Patents by Inventor Akiho Nishimura

Akiho Nishimura 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: 11852260
    Abstract: A time delay valve includes a switching valve that switches between a first position and a second position; an urging member that urges the switching valve toward the first position; a driving mechanism that urges the switching valve toward the second position located opposite the first position in the presence of the pressure of a pilot fluid being supplied; a pilot flow channel that introduces the pilot fluid to the driving mechanism; and a delaying mechanism that delays the switching timing of the switching valve. The delaying mechanism includes a first throttle valve provided on the pilot flow channel, a compensation mechanism that urges the switching valve toward the first position in the presence of the pressure of the pilot fluid being supplied, and a compensation flow channel that is branched from the pilot flow channel to introduce a portion of the pilot fluid to the compensation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiho Nishimura, Akira Tadano
  • Publication number: 20230213113
    Abstract: A time delay valve includes a switching valve that switches between a first position and a second position; an urging member that urges the switching valve toward the first position; a driving mechanism that urges the switching valve toward the second position located opposite the first position in the presence of the pressure of a pilot fluid being supplied: a pilot flow channel that introduces the pilot fluid to the driving mechanism; and a delaying mechanism that delays the switching timing of the switching valve. The delaying mechanism includes a first throttle valve provided on the pilot flow channel, a compensation mechanism that urges the switching valve toward the first position in the presence of the pressure of the pilot fluid being supplied, and a compensation flow channel that is branched from the pilot flow channel to introduce a portion of the pilot fluid to the compensation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiho NISHIMURA, Akira TADANO
  • Patent number: 11339806
    Abstract: A flow controller that changes the flow rate of air exhausted from an air cylinder in mid-stroke includes a first switching valve displaced from a first position to a second position under the effect of pilot air, and causing one port of the air cylinder to communicate with a first channel at the first position, exhausting air exhausted from the one port of the air cylinder while reducing the flow rate of the air using a first regulating valve at the second position. Since the pilot air is taken into the first switching valve from a second channel in a system different from the system of the first channel, a second regulating valve can be adjusted without being affected by the degree of opening of the first regulating valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiho Nishimura, Hirosuke Yamada, Kenji Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20220049720
    Abstract: A flow controller that changes the flow rate of air exhausted from an air cylinder in mid-stroke includes a first switching valve displaced from a first position to a second position under the effect of pilot air, and causing one port of the air cylinder to communicate with a first channel at the first position, exhausting air exhausted from the one port of the air cylinder while reducing the flow rate of the air using a first regulating valve at the second position. Since the pilot air is taken into the first switching valve from a second channel in a system different from the system of the first channel, a second regulating valve can be adjusted without being affected by the degree of opening of the first regulating valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiho NISHIMURA, Hirosuke YAMADA, Kenji FUKUSHIMA
  • Patent number: 10871175
    Abstract: A valve body of a speed controller includes a main body that extends along a first axis and a mounting portion that projects from a side of the main body along a second axis that intersects the first axis orthogonally. A first port, a needle valve, and a check valve are disposed in the main body. The mounting portion, which is a portion to be mounted on a cylinder portion, includes a second port formed therein. A position at which the mounting portion is disposed on the side of the main body is away from the first axis in a direction of a third axis that orthogonally intersects the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
  • Publication number: 20200182264
    Abstract: A valve body of a speed controller includes a main body that extends along a first axis and a mounting portion that projects from a side of the main body along a second axis that intersects the first axis orthogonally. A first port, a needle valve, and a check valve are disposed in the main body. The mounting portion, which is a portion to be mounted on a cylinder portion, includes a second port formed therein. A position at which the mounting portion is disposed on the side of the main body is away from the first axis in a direction of a third axis that orthogonally intersects the first axis and the second axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke YAMADA, Naoyuki SUGA, Akiho NISHIMURA, Masahiko YOSHIWARA
  • Patent number: D736896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiho Nishimura
  • Patent number: D753268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiho Nishimura
  • Patent number: D844751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
  • Patent number: D854658
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
  • Patent number: D855153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
  • Patent number: D858704
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
  • Patent number: D875886
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiho Nishimura
  • Patent number: D875887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiho Nishimura
  • Patent number: D984588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akiho Nishimura, Akira Tadano