Patents by Inventor HIROAKI IGAKI

HIROAKI IGAKI 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: 11408520
    Abstract: A notch 41, which is formed on a land 31 that, in a main spool 30, blocks a reach-in side actuator port A from communicating with a second passage T, comprises a first notch and a second notch. The first notch comprises a first region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of an opening between a valve body 40 and the land 31 becomes gradually larger, and a second region that is connected to the first region and in which the area of an opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant, and the second notch comprises a third region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 gradually becomes larger, and a fourth region that is connected to the third region and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Igaki
  • Publication number: 20200355280
    Abstract: A notch 41, which is formed on a land 31 that, in a main spool 30, blocks a reach-in side actuator port A from communicating with a second passage T, comprises a first notch and a second notch. The first notch comprises a first region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of an opening between a valve body 40 and the land 31 becomes gradually larger, and a second region that is connected to the first region and in which the area of an opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant, and the second notch comprises a third region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 gradually becomes larger, and a fourth region that is connected to the third region and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventor: HIROAKI IGAKI