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).
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Patent number: 11852260Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Akiho Nishimura, Akira Tadano
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Publication number: 20230213113Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Akiho NISHIMURA, Akira TADANO
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Patent number: 11339806Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Akiho Nishimura, Hirosuke Yamada, Kenji Fukushima
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Publication number: 20220049720Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Akiho NISHIMURA, Hirosuke YAMADA, Kenji FUKUSHIMA
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Patent number: 10871175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
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Publication number: 20200182264Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke YAMADA, Naoyuki SUGA, Akiho NISHIMURA, Masahiko YOSHIWARA
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Patent number: D736896Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Akiho Nishimura
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Patent number: D753268Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Akiho Nishimura
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Patent number: D844751Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
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Patent number: D854658Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
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Patent number: D855153Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
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Patent number: D858704Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosuke Yamada, Naoyuki Suga, Akiho Nishimura, Masahiko Yoshiwara
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Patent number: D875886Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Akiho Nishimura
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Patent number: D875887Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Akiho Nishimura
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Patent number: D984588Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Akiho Nishimura, Akira Tadano