Patents by Inventor Makio Miyamoto

Makio Miyamoto 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).

  • Actuator in a needle-selecting apparatus for a knitting machine
    Patent number: 6526784
    Abstract: The tip (26a) of a rear-end mount (26) that fastens the piezoelectric element (6) is tapered. The rearmost part (26b) of the rear-end mount (26) that fastens the piezoelectric element (6) is indented in a U shape. An eccentric pin (30), which extends in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the piezoelectric element (6), is fitted in this indentation. The rear-end mount (42), which fastens one end of the finger (8), is provided with a pin (46) that extends in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the piezoelectric element (6). This pin (46) is provided with a spiral groove (48) over practically its entire length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Mitsu Tec Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toyoji Machida, Wataru Awata, Makio Miyamoto, Sumikazu Tsuchitani, Kazuyuki Zenio
  • Actuator in a needle-selecting apparatus for a knitting machine
    Publication number: 20020078716
    Abstract: The tip (26a) of a rear-end mount (26) that fastens the piezoelectric element (6) is tapered. The rearmost part (26b) of the rear-end mount (26) that fastens the piezoelectric element (6) is indented in a U shape. An eccentric pin (30), which extends in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the piezoelectric element (6), is fitted in this indentation. The rear-end mount (42), which fastens one end of the finger (8), is provided with a pin (46) that extends in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the piezoelectric element (6). This pin (46) is provided with a spiral groove (48) over practically its entire length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsu Tec Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toyoji Machida, Wataru Awata, Makio Miyamoto, Sumikazu Tsuchitani, Kazuyuki Zenio