Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Takechi

Kimihiro Takechi 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).

  • Liquid feeding apparatus having a cassette accommodating an elastic tube
    Patent number: 5938414
    Abstract: A liquid feeding apparatus quantitatively feeds a liquid by pressing and clogging an elastic tube between a press roller and an arc-shaped guide portion through rotational motion of the press roller. The liquid feeding apparatus includes a main unit in which the press roller is provided, and a liquid cassette which accommodates a liquid cartridge. One end of the elastic tube is connected to a reservoir for the liquid to be fed, and the other end is connected to a check valve. The liquid cassette is removably fitted to the liquid feeding apparatus so that the elastic tube is subject to pressing action of the press roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignees: Miura Co., Ltd., Miura Institute of Research & Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kayahara, Kazuhiro Tachino, Yoshitami Tsubota, Sadatoshi Takechi, Yuuji Ukena, Satoshi Wakasa, Kimihiro Takechi, Hideo Furukawa