Patents by Inventor Masahiro Hasunuma

Masahiro Hasunuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20230279975
    Abstract: Provided is joint unit having a resin tube, a joint structure, and a nut, the joint structure has a guide part that guides the outer circumferential face of the resin tube, a protrusion that forms an insertion groove between the guide part and the protrusion, and a fixing part that fixes the resin tube inserted in the insertion groove, the tip of the protrusion is located closer to a main body than the tip of the guide part, the nut has a recessed part having an inner diameter greater than a first outer diameter of the guide part and smaller than a second outer diameter of the fixing part, and the tip of the fixing part in contact with the recessed part bites into the outer circumferential face of the resin tube in a state where the nut is fastened to the joint structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi IMAI, Masahiro HASUNUMA
  • Patent number: 11733118
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure detection device that can suppress variation in the pressure detection characteristics of a pressure detection unit from occurring due to individual differences in the shape of flow passage units, variation in work in mounting the flow passage unit on the pressure detection unit, or the like. The pressure detection device including: a pressure detection unit; a flow passage unit; and a mounting unit configured to removably mount the flow passage unit on the pressure detection unit. The pressure detection unit has a pressure detecting diaphragm and a sensor rod arranged at the center part of a first surface of the pressure detecting diaphragm. The flow passage unit has a flow passage diaphragm, and a displacement of the flow passage diaphragm in contact with the top surface is transmitted to the pressure detecting diaphragm via the sensor rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Publication number: 20220307931
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure detection device including: a pressure detection unit; a flow passage unit; and a mounting unit configured to removably mount the flow passage unit on the pressure detection unit. The pressure detection unit has a pressure detecting diaphragm and a sensor rod arranged at the center part of a first surface of the pressure detecting diaphragm, protruding toward the flow passage unit along a first axis orthogonal to the pressure detecting diaphragm, and having a top surface orthogonal to the first axis. The flow passage unit has a flow passage diaphragm, and a displacement of the flow passage diaphragm in contact with the top surface is transmitted to the pressure detecting diaphragm via the sensor rod in a state where the flow passage unit is mounted on the pressure detection unit by the mounting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 11435022
    Abstract: A liquid transfer connector according to the present disclosure is provided with a plug having a plug body in which a fluid channel is formed, a socket having a socket body in which a fluid channel communicating with the fluid channel is formed when the plug is connected, a plug body housing part provided in the socket body, that receives and houses a distal end of the plug body inserted therein at a time of connection, an O-ring provided in the plug body housing part, that seals an outer periphery of the plug body inserted in the socket body and a cleaning liquid supply hole that supplies a cleaning liquid into the plug body housing part at a position opposite to the distal end of the plug body with respect to the O-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 11293575
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid transfer connector plug that allows for easy engagement of keys with key grooves. The fluid transfer connector plug includes: a plug body having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end allowing a hose to be fixed thereto, the distal end being removably connected to a socket, the plug body including a fluid channel communicating with the hose; a key plate on an outer periphery of the plug body, the key plate being rotatable relative to the plug body; and two or more keys on the key plate. The plug further includes a main key having a larger circumferential width than that of each of the other keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10767802
    Abstract: Provided is a plug device which includes: a body portion; and a valve element portion. A fluid flow passage is formed in the body portion. The fluid flow passage extends along an axis, and has a valve hole at one end thereof. The valve element portion is accommodated in the body portion in an advancing and retracting manner along the axis. A proximal end portion of the valve element portion is made of a conductive fluororesin material containing a fluororesin material and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the fluororesin material. The proximal end portion is conductive with a conductive member maintained at a ground potential. A volume resistivity of the conductive fluororesin material falls within a range of larger than 1.0x×103 ?·cm and less than 1.0×104 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10724664
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including: a plug to be attached to an opening of a liquid storing container and attached to an inner peripheral surface of the opening; a key ring to be attached to an outer peripheral surface of the opening extending along an axial line and including a key hole portion disposed at an outside of the outer peripheral surface with respect to the axial line; and a socket to be detachably attached to the plug and including a key rod portion to be engaged with the key hole portion. The plug and the socket are coupled together in a state where the key hole portion and the key rod portion are engaged with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Kobayashi, Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10682648
    Abstract: The plug-integrating container includes a container body having an opening part having external threads formed on its outer circumferential surface, a plug having a locking groove for connection to a socket, and a cap having formed on its inner circumferential surface internal threads fastened to the external threads. In the plug-integrating container, the container body has an open end formed at an axis directional end of the opening part, the plug has an annular part formed at an axis directional end and having the same diameter as that of the open end, the open end and the annular part are joined together by welding as they are butted against each other, and the opening part and the plug are accommodated inside the cap when the external threads and the internal threads are fastened together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Masahiro Hasunuma, Masamichi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200032947
    Abstract: A liquid transfer connector according to the present disclosure is provided with a plug having a plug body in which a fluid channel is formed, a socket having a socket body in which a fluid channel communicating with the fluid channel is formed when the plug is connected, a plug body housing part provided in the socket body, that receives and houses a distal end of the plug body inserted therein at a time of connection, an O-ring provided in the plug body housing part, that seals an outer periphery of the plug body inserted in the socket body and a cleaning liquid supply hole that supplies a cleaning liquid into the plug body housing part at a position opposite to the distal end of the plug body with respect to the O-ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Publication number: 20200018434
    Abstract: Provided is a fluid transfer connector plug that allows for easy engagement of keys with key grooves. The fluid transfer connector plug includes: a plug body having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end allowing a hose to be fixed thereto, the distal end being removably connected to a socket, the plug body including a fluid channel communicating with the hose; a key plate on an outer periphery of the plug body, the key plate being rotatable relative to the plug body; and two or more keys on the key plate. The plug further includes a main key having a larger circumferential width than that of each of the other keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10352492
    Abstract: Provided is a coupling device including a cylindrical housing portion, a valve portion that turns into an open state by contact with the plug device, a bellows portion having therein an expandable and contractible supply passage for supplying incompressible fluid from the plug device to a supply tube, a moving portion being movable to be brought into contact with or distanced from the plug device fitted inside one end side of the housing portion, a first pressure chamber generating a biasing force in a direction to distance the moving portion from the plug device and contract the bellows portion, and a safety valve for discharging the incompressible fluid within the supply passage to the outside when the incompressible fluid within the supply passage reaches or exceeds a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10281349
    Abstract: Provided is a pressure detection device including a pressure detection unit configured to detect a pressure to be transmitted to a pressure sensor, and a flow channel unit on which the pressure detection unit is disposed. The pressure detection unit) includes a pressure sensor and a conductive protective film disposed in contact with the pressure sensor, the conductive protective film breaking contact between the pressure sensor and a fluid. The conductive protective film is formed of a conductive fluororesin material including a fluororesin material and a conductive material dispersed in the fluororesin material and is connected to a ground portion maintained at a ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10228075
    Abstract: Provided is a flow rate adjustment device including: a valve body portion configured to be movable along an axis line; a body portion having a valve bore and an upstream-side fluid chamber formed therein, the valve body portion being inserted into the valve bore, the upstream-side fluid chamber being configured to circulate a fluid; and a thin film-like first diaphragm portion which is coupled to the valve body portion and configured to isolate the upstream-side fluid chamber from a spring accommodation chamber adjacent to the upstream-side fluid chamber. The first diaphragm portion is formed of a conductive fluororesin material including a fluororesin material and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the fluororesin material, and the conductive fluororesin material has a volume resistivity of more than 1.0×103 ?·cm and less than 1.0×104 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Masahiro Hasunuma, Kazuki Hirai
  • Patent number: 10222286
    Abstract: To improve connectivity with tubes to be connected to an inlet and an outlet of a flow passage, while increasing the rapidity of an operation of changing a fluid to be passed through the flow passage and also increasing the safety. Provided is a pressure detecting device including a pressure detecting unit detecting a pressure transmitted to a diaphragm, a flow passage unit having a diaphragm for transmitting a pressure of a fluid flowing through the flow passage to the diaphragm, and a nut for removably mounting the flow passage unit onto the pressure detecting unit. The nut mounts the flow passage unit onto the pressure detecting unit when a position of a positioning groove of the pressure detecting unit about an axis coincides with a position of a positioning projection of the flow passage unit about an axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Masahiro Hasunuma, Masamichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10173883
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plug to be fixed to an inner peripheral surface of an opening of a liquid storing container, and a socket to be detachably attached to the plug. The plug includes a plug body including, formed therein, a first liquid outflow passage, a first liquid inflow passage, and a first gas passage. The socket includes: a socket body including, formed therein, a second liquid outflow passage, a second liquid inflow passage, and a second gas passage; and a ball lock mechanism that allows lock balls to be engaged with engagement grooves formed along a circumferential direction about an axial line in an outer peripheral surface of the opening of the liquid storing container and fixes the lock balls to the engagement grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hasunuma, Masamichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10118813
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plug and a socket. The socket includes: a socket body in which a second liquid outflow passage and a second liquid inflow passage are formed; a ball lock mechanism that is attached to the socket body and fixes the socket body to a key ring; and a switching mechanism that switches an open state and a closed state of a rotary valve. The switching mechanism includes an opening/closing arm that regulates releasing of the fixation of the socket body to the key ring by the ball lock mechanism in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Kobayashi, Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 10088088
    Abstract: A connector including a plug and a socket. The socket includes: a socket body having an insertion hole formed therein; a columnar rotary valve inserted into the insertion hole; and a switching mechanism for switching an open state and a closed state. The rotary valve includes a pair of convex portions respectively in contact with both ends of the insertion hole to seal an outflow of a liquid; and a concave portion provided between the pair of convex portions and forming a cleaning space) in which a cleaning fluid is circulated between the concave portion and an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole. The socket body includes a cleaning fluid inflow passage for guiding the cleaning fluid to the cleaning space and a cleaning fluid outflow passage through which the cleaning fluid flows out of the cleaning space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SURPASS INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masamichi Kobayashi, Masahiro Hasunuma
  • Publication number: 20180252352
    Abstract: Provided is a plug device which includes: a body portion; and a valve element portion. A fluid flow passage is formed in the body portion. The fluid flow passage extends along an axis, and has a valve hole at one end thereof. The valve element portion is accommodated in the body portion in an advancing and retracting manner along the axis. A proximal end portion of the valve element portion is made of a conductive fluororesin material containing a fluororesin material and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the fluororesin material. The proximal end portion is conductive with a conductive member maintained at a ground potential. A volume resistivity of the conductive fluororesin material falls within a range of larger than 1.0x×103 ?·cm and less than 1.0×104 ?·cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro HASUNUMA
  • Patent number: 10000371
    Abstract: Provided is a connector including a plug to be fixed to an inner peripheral surface of an opening of a liquid storing container, and a socket to be detachably attached to the plug. The plug includes a plug body in which a first liquid outflow passage, a first liquid inflow passage, and a first gas passage are formed. The socket includes a socket body including, formed therein, a second liquid outflow passage, a second liquid inflow passage), and a second gas passage; a rotary valve having an outflow through-hole and an inflow through-hole; and a switching mechanism for switching between an open state and a closed state when the rotary valve is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hasunuma, Masamichi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9995415
    Abstract: There is provided a flow rate adjustment apparatus including a main body inside which a fluid flow passage that guides a fluid has been formed, in which the main body is formed of a conductive fluorine resin material containing a fluorine resin material, and a carbon nanotube dispersed in the fluorine resin material, and in which a volume resistivity of the conductive fluorine resin material is more than 1.0×103 ?·cm and less than 1.0×104 ?·cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Imai, Masahiro Hasunuma