Patents by Inventor Joji Inaba

Joji Inaba 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: 9803765
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve assembling workability of the flow passage block and the sealability between the manifold solenoid valve and the flow passage block. A flow passage block 61 is mounted on a manifold solenoid valve having valve bases 12 on which solenoid valves 11 are respectively mounted, a block mounting face 60 is formed by the valve bases 12, an output joint 36 protrudes from each valve base, a joint seal member 71 is detachably mounted on the output joint 36, with the flow passage block 61 being mounted on the block mounting face 60, the joint seal member 71 seals between an outer peripheral surface of an output joint 36 and an inner peripheral surface of an connecting hole 64 which communicates with an air passage of the flow passage block 61.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOGANEI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Patent number: 9689503
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve assembly workability of a manifold solenoid valve. A manifold solenoid valve is assembled by connecting each valve base 12 to an adjacent valve base with a connecting attachment 13, each valve base 12 is provided with: an air supply hole 32 communicating with an air supply port of a corresponding solenoid valve; an exhaust hole 33 communicating with an exhaust port of the corresponding solenoid valve; and an output hole 31 communicating with an output port of the corresponding solenoid valve, each side part of one end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a first protruding part 41, and each side part of the other end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a second protruding part 42, and the connecting attachment 13 has: a first clamp piece 53 provided with a claw part 53 engaging with the first protruding part 41; and a second clamp piece 52 provided with a claw part 54 engaging with the second protruding part 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Publication number: 20150276080
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve assembling workability of the flow passage block and the sealability between the manifold solenoid valve and the flow passage block. A flow passage block 61 is mounted on a manifold solenoid valve having valve bases 12 on which solenoid valves 11 are respectively mounted, a block mounting face 60 is formed by the valve bases 12, an output joint 36 protrudes from each valve base, a joint seal member 71 is detachably mounted on the output joint 36, with the flow passage block 61 being mounted on the block mounting face 60, the joint seal member 71 seals between an outer peripheral surface of an output joint 36 and an inner peripheral surface of an connecting hole 64 which communicates with an air passage of the flow passage block 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Publication number: 20150276079
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve assembly workability of a manifold solenoid valve. A manifold solenoid valve is assembled by connecting each valve base 12 to an adjacent valve base with a connecting attachment 13, each valve base 12 is provided with: an air supply hole 32 communicating with an air supply port of a corresponding solenoid valve; an exhaust hole 33 communicating with an exhaust port of the corresponding solenoid valve; and an output hole 24 communicating with an output port of the corresponding solenoid valve, each side part of one end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a first protruding part 41, and each side part of the other end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a second protruding part 42, and the connecting attachment 13 has: a first clamp piece 53 provided with a claw part 53 engaging with the first protruding part 41; and a second clamp piece 52 provided with a claw part 54 engaging with the second protruding part 42.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Patent number: D737933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Patent number: D742481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventor: Joji Inaba
  • Patent number: D809627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Watanabe, Koichi Teraki, Joji Inaba, Hirokazu Ohki, Kazuya Okamoto
  • Patent number: D863504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Koganei Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Watanabe, Koichi Teraki, Joji Inaba, Hirokazu Ohki, Kazuya Okamoto