Patents by Inventor Kouichi Minagawa

Kouichi Minagawa 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: 5653480
    Abstract: A pipe coupling is constructed such that: a pressing member is supported by an inner collar and presses an inserted pipe body in a state in which the pressing member contacts an inclined surface of an outer collar; the inclined surface of the outer collar causes the pressing member to be moved in a radial direction thereof when the pressing member moves toward a deep portion within the pipe coupling, and restricts the movement of the pressing member in the radial direction when the pressing member moves in a direction of an exit; the inner collar is urged toward the exit by an elastic member; and the outer collar is relatively movably coupled to a housing of the pipe coupling. In the case of any type of rigid pipe body, the pipe coupling can be freely and easily connected to and removed from the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Bridgestone Flowtech Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Mine, Yasushi Kashima, Takahiro Yokomatsu, Kunihiro Tanaka, Kouichi Minagawa, Yoshiharu Nishimura