Patents by Inventor Akira Horimoto

Akira Horimoto 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).

  • Publication number: 20040161851
    Abstract: The clinical test analyzing device (100) includes an appearance pattern storing section (301) that stores a plurality of appearance patterns on analyzing results of a prescribed plurality of items in clinical tests for a prescribed population, a clinical test result input section (302) that inputs analyzing results of the prescribed plurality of items in clinical tests for a subject, and a resemblance calculation section (303) that calculates the degree of resemblance of the analyzing result to the most resembling appearance pattern, based on the analyzing results that was input by the clinical test result input section (302) and the plurality of appearance patterns stored in the appearance pattern storing section (301).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Akira Horimoto, Hiromi Kataoka
  • Patent number: 6382680
    Abstract: A coupler apparatus for hoses, etc. comprises a pair of coupler bodies 1a, 1b having no distinction between male and female and having the same structure. Front end faces of the coupler bodies are provided with seal faces 5. In addition, the front end faces of the coupler bodies are provided with a plurality of engaging projections 8 and engaging recesses 7 formed among the engaging projections. The engaging projections 8 and engaging recesses 7 are axially engaged with the engaging projections 8 and engaging recesses 7 of the mating coupler body in a complementary manner. One side face 8a of each engaging projection 8 is provided with an engaging hook portion 9, and the engaging hook portions 9 are circumferentially engaged to couple the pair of the coupler bodies 1a, 1b. At least both side faces 8a, 8b of the engaging projection 8 are defined by radially extending planes passing through a central axis of the coupler body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Sakura Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Horimoto
  • Patent number: 5857713
    Abstract: A coupling for coupling hoses comprising a pair of coupling main bodies that are structurally identical and undiscriminable for male and female. Each of said coupling main bodies is provided at the front end surface with a sealing surface for mutual abutment and at the front end with a plurality of engaging projections and engaging recesses, each of said engaging recesses being arranged between any two adjacent engaging projections, so that the engaging projections and the engaging recesses of the two coupling main bodies can be complementarily engaged with the corresponding engaging projections and engaging recesses of the other coupling main bodies. The engaging projections are provided with respective hooked anchor sections that are peripherally engaged to restrict axial movement and consequently couple the pair of coupling main bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Sakura Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Horimoto
  • Patent number: 5645302
    Abstract: A coupling apparatus is constituted by a pair of couplers. The pair of couplers have substantially the same structure and are complementary to each other. A cylindrical body of each coupler has at least a pair of locking pieces projecting in an axial direction and locking pieces engageable with the locking pieces. When the pair of couplers are abutted against each other in the axial direction and the locking pieces of one coupler are engaged with the locking pieces of the other coupler, the pair of couplers are coupled to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Sakura Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Horimoto