Patents by Inventor Yoshihiko Kondou

Yoshihiko Kondou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11396094
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou, Kouji Kubo
  • Patent number: 11376722
    Abstract: A striking tool includes: a striking mechanism configured to strike a fastener into a member to be struck; a motor configured to drive the striking mechanism; and a clutch provided between the striking mechanism and the motor and configured to switch transmission and interruption of a drive force of the motor to the striking mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10603773
    Abstract: A driving tool is configured to drive fasteners shot from an ejection port into a driving target. The driving tool includes a trigger configured to carry out a driving action, a nose part formed with the ejection port, a contact member provided to be slidable relative to the nose part and is capable of being pressed against the driving target, and a contact detecting part configured to detect that the contact member is pressed against the driving target. The driving action is carried out when the contact detecting part detects that the contact member is pressed against the driving target and when the trigger is operated. The contact member is slidable to a side opposite to and beyond a tip of the nose part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Kondou
  • Publication number: 20190299379
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KONDOU, Kouji KUBO
  • Publication number: 20190255690
    Abstract: A striking tool includes: a striking mechanism configured to strike a fastener into a member to be struck; a motor configured to drive the striking mechanism; and a clutch provided between the striking mechanism and the motor and configured to switch transmission and interruption of a drive force of the motor to the striking mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KONDOU, Takashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10377026
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou, Kouji Kubo
  • Publication number: 20170259417
    Abstract: A driving tool is configured to drive fasteners shot from an ejection port into a driving target. The driving tool includes a trigger configured to carry out a driving action, a nose part formed with the ejection port, a contact member provided to be slidable relative to the nose part and is capable of being pressed against the driving target, and a contact detecting part configured to detect that the contact member is pressed against the driving target. The driving action is carried out when the contact detecting part detects that the contact member is pressed against the driving target and when the trigger is operated. The contact member is slidable to a side opposite to and beyond a tip of the nose part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko KONDOU
  • Publication number: 20170036332
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KONDOU, Kouji KUBO
  • Patent number: 9546253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyolefin porous film, the method including the steps of: (a) melt-kneading a solution containing a polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 or more and a solvent to obtain a kneaded product; (b) extruding and cooling the kneaded product to obtain a gel-like molded product; (c) drawing the gel-like molded product to obtain a drawn sheet; (d) removing the solvent from the drawn sheet, followed by drying to obtain a film in which fine pores are formed; (e) conducting heat treatment, while fixing the film in both directions of a MD and a TD thereof and drawing the film at a draw ratio of exceeding 0% to less than 0.1% in at least one direction of the MD and the TD thereof; and (f) conducting heat treatment while decreasing a width of the film in at least one direction of the MD and the TD of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Noumi, Kouji Tadokoro, Yoshihiko Kondou, Masatoshi Kawamura
  • Patent number: 9505115
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou, Kouji Kubo
  • Patent number: 9321162
    Abstract: In an electric driving tool of the invention, when moving a driver 21 having driven out a fastener upwardly from a bottom dead center position and making the driver 21 to stop at a wait position, a wait position when a decrease of a residual quantity of connected fasteners in the magazine 12 is detected is set to be lower than a wait position when the decrease of a residual quantity of connected fasteners in the magazine 12 is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki Adachi, Kouji Kubo, Yoshihiko Kondou, Yuuji Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9302381
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kondou, Kouji Kubo
  • Publication number: 20150258671
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KONDOU, Kouji KUBO
  • Publication number: 20120325886
    Abstract: In an electric driving tool of the invention, when moving a driver 21 having driven out a fastener upwardly from a bottom dead center position and making the driver 21 to stop at a wait position, a wait position when a decrease of a residual quantity of connected fasteners in the magazine 12 is detected is set to be lower than a wait position when the decrease of a residual quantity of connected fasteners in the magazine 12 is not detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michiaki ADACHI, Kouji Kubo, Yoshihiko Kondou, Yuuji Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120211540
    Abstract: A driving tool is provided with a driver for driving out a fastener from a nozzle, a balancer, and a balancer biasing member for biasing the balancer in a direction away from the nozzle. The balancer moves in the direction away from the nozzle by a biasing force of the balancer biasing member when the driver moves toward the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko KONDOU, Kouji Kubo
  • Publication number: 20120035285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyolefin porous film, the method including the steps of: (a) melt-kneading a solution containing a polyolefin having a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 or more and a solvent to obtain a kneaded product; (b) extruding and cooling the kneaded product to obtain a gel-like molded product; (c) drawing the gel-like molded product to obtain a drawn sheet; (d) removing the solvent from the drawn sheet, followed by drying to obtain a film in which fine pores are formed; (e) conducting heat treatment, while fixing the film in both directions of a MD and a TD thereof and drawing the film at a draw ratio of exceeding 0% to less than 0.1% in at least one direction of the MD and the TD thereof; and (f) conducting heat treatment while decreasing a width of the film in at least one direction of the MD and the TD of the film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke NOUMI, Kouji TADOKORO, Yoshihiko KONDOU, Masatoshi KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20110061900
    Abstract: A wired-circuit-board-assembly sheet includes a plurality of wired circuit boards arranged in parallel in one direction, which are regularly omitted at given intervals, and a plurality of units defined by margin portions where the wired circuit boards are omitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Shigehiro Umetani, Yoshihiko Kondou, Hiroyuki Tanabe
  • Patent number: 6168648
    Abstract: A spiral wound type membrane element is formed by superposing gas-liquid contact membranes on both surfaces of a first fluid passage forming member, superposing a second fluid passage forming member on the surface of one of the gas-liquid contact membranes and spirally winding the gas-liquid contact membranes around a second fluid supply pipe along with the first fluid passage forming member and the second fluid passage forming member. A side portion on the inner peripheral side and a side portion on the outer peripheral side of a first fluid passage formed by the first fluid passage forming member between the gas-liquid contact membranes are sealed. Both end portions of a second fluid passage formed by the second fluid passage forming member between the gas-liquid contact membranes are sealed. The spiral wound type membrane element is stored inside a cylindrical container. The gas-liquid contact membranes are formed by PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) porous membranes having hydrophobicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Ootani, Hideki Hayama, Yoshihiko Kondou