Patents by Inventor Koichi Wakizaka

Koichi Wakizaka 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: 7341393
    Abstract: A mechanism for connecting first and second members through a sealing member sandwiched therebetween includes a position adjustment portion which adjusts a position of the first member in a direction substantially perpendicular to a surface of the second member with respect to the sealing member arranged on the second member, a reference portion which is provided to the second member and has a reference surface substantially perpendicular to the surface of the second member, and a pressing portion which presses the first member in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the second member against the reference surface of the reference portion. A positioning member is provided to the first member and comes into contact with the reference surface of the reference portion, with the positioning member being position-adjustable with respect to a reference position of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Masaki Hosoda, Masato Muraki, Yasuhiro Someda, Mahito Negishi, Koichi Wakizaka, Masakazu Sugaya
  • Publication number: 20060006342
    Abstract: An assembly having first and second members arranged through a sealing member sandwiched between them is disclosed. The second member has a reference portion having a reference surface. The assembly includes a pressing portion which presses the first member against the reference surface in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the second member. The second member is fixed to the first member while the first member abuts against the reference surface and the sealing member is compressed between the first and second members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Hosoda, Masato Muraki, Yasuhiro Someda, Mahito Negishi, Koichi Wakizaka, Masakazu Sugaya