Patents by Inventor Masao Miwa

Masao Miwa 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: 20230173652
    Abstract: A power tool, such as a hammer drill (100), has first and second battery mount parts (160A, 160B) that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the power tool. First and second batteries (170A, 170B) are mountable thereon in series along a straight line that extends in the longitudinal direction. The first battery (170A) is mounted on the first battery mount part (160A) by sliding along the straight line towards the second battery mount part (160B). The second battery (170B) is mounted on the second battery mount part (170B) by sliding along the straight line towards the first battery mount part (170A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230142408
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a body including an output portion, a battery holder having a first surface and a second surface, a first battery mount located on the first surface and including a first guide to allow a first battery to slide on the first battery mount while being guided along the first guide for attachment to and detachment from the first battery mount, and a second battery mount located on the second surface and including a second guide to allow a second battery to slide on the second battery mount while being guided along the second guide for attachment to and detachment from the second battery mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Masao MIWA
  • Patent number: 11597068
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170 A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170 A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119). In a state in which at least one of the battery packs (170 A, 170B) is mounted on at least one of the battery mount parts (160 A, 160B), a length of the mounted battery in a driving axis extending direction is shorter than a length of the mounted battery in a cross direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Publication number: 20210402584
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119). In a state in which at least one of the battery packs (170A, 170B) is mounted on at least one of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B), a length of the mounted battery in a driving axis extending direction is shorter than a length of the mounted battery in a cross direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 11148272
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyonobu Yoshikane, Hajime Takeuchi, Yoshiro Tada, Masanori Furusawa, Masao Miwa, Shinji Onoda, Yoshitaka Machida
  • Patent number: 11112099
    Abstract: A user can replace a battery smoothly. A portable lighting apparatus includes a guide pipe, a pole supported on the guide pipe in a manner movable in a vertical direction parallel to a central axis of the guide pipe, at least one light emitter at an upper end of the pole, a collar surrounding the guide pipe, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the collar, and a battery mount located in an upper part of the guide pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masao Miwa
  • Publication number: 20210140614
    Abstract: A user can replace a battery smoothly. A portable lighting apparatus includes a guide pipe, a pole supported on the guide pipe in a manner movable in a vertical direction parallel to a central axis of the guide pipe, at least one light emitter at an upper end of the pole, a collar surrounding the guide pipe, a plurality of legs pivotally connected to the collar, and a battery mount located in an upper part of the guide pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masao MIWA
  • Publication number: 20190381646
    Abstract: A power tool (100) comprises a motor (110) operably driving a tool bit (119), a tool body (101) housing the motor (110), a handle (109) coupled to the tool body (101), and at least two battery mount parts (160A, 160B) defined on the handle (109) and/or the tool body (101). Each of the battery mount parts (160A, 160B) comprises a battery engaging part (161) configured to detachably engage with battery packs (170A, 170B) by sliding the battery packs (170A, 170B) relative to the battery engaging part (161) in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tool bit (119).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Patent number: 10315300
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20190166928
    Abstract: A ventilation apparatus is mountable on a garment, such as a jacket. The ventilation apparatus includes a fan that is rotationally driven by a motor and is housed in a main body that includes intake ports and exhaust ports. The motor may be a brushless motor. In addition or in the alternative, a main body of the motor may be shorter than blades of a fan mounted on a drive shaft of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Masao MIWA, Yasutoshi SHINMA, Kentaro KOURA, Yasushi OGURA
  • Patent number: 9802306
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an impact tool improved in vibration-proofing structure of a handle. A representative impact tool has a tool body and handle. The handle has a handle body and pair of grips that extend in a direction crossing an axial direction of a tool accessory, designed to be held by user's right and left hands. The handle body has a first part to which the grips are connected in a fixed manner and a second part that is connected to the tool body in a fixed manner. The first part is supported against the tool body via an elastic member and is allowed to move with respect to the tool body and the second part while being biased by an elastic force of the elastic member. A current supply cable, supplying current to a motor, is installed on the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Miwa, Masanori Furusawa
  • Patent number: 9440344
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20160250740
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki IKUTA, Ken YAMAUCHI, Takamasa HANAI, Masao MIWA, Tomohiro UKAI, Shusaku WAKATSUKI, Akihiro ITO
  • Patent number: 9302363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a feature that collects dust particles that arise from a processing operation of an impact tool. The dust collection device collects dust that arises from of a processing operation and is attached to the impact tool that performs a pre-determined processing operation on a processed member by way of a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body being linearly operated at least in the lengthwise direction. The dust collection device has a dust collection unit of which the tip opens as a dust intake port and the contour shape is formed unevenly around the long axis of the tool bit. The position of the dust collection unit is freely selected around the long axis of the tool bit, and it is possible to cause the position to change around the long axis of the bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9296079
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for adapting to the length of a tool bit mounted to a power tool when tool bits of different lengths are selectively used by replacement to perform an operation, in a dust collecting device for collecting dust generated by operation of the power tool. A dust collecting device 210 is attached to a power tool 101 and collects dust generated by operation. The dust collecting device 210 includes a dust collecting part that covers a tool bit 119 over a predetermined range in the axial direction and collects dust generated by operation. The dust collecting part is formed in one of a first form and a second form which is arbitrarily selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Miwa, Masanori Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20150328764
    Abstract: A power tool includes a motor which drives a tool bit, a tool body, a handle, and battery mount part, to which battery is detachably mounted. The power tool includes a plurality of battery mount parts, and the battery mount part, includes a battery engaging part with which the battery, can engage. The battery is mounted to the battery mount part by sliding against the battery engaging part in a crossing direction which crosses the longitudinal direction of the tool bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Kiyonobu YOSHIKANE, Hajime TAKEUCHI, Yoshiro TADA, Masanori FURUSAWA, Masao MIWA, Shinji ONODA, Yoshitaka MACHIDA
  • Publication number: 20150090470
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an impact tool improved in vibration-proofing structure of a handle. A representative impact tool has a tool body and handle. The handle has a handle body and pair of grips that extend in a direction crossing an axial direction of a tool accessory, designed to be held by user's right and left hands. The handle body has a first part to which the grips are connected in a fixed manner and a second part that is connected to the tool body in a fixed manner. The first part is supported against the tool body via an elastic member and is allowed to move with respect to the tool body and the second part while being biased by an elastic force of the elastic member. A current supply cable, supplying current to a motor, is installed on the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Masao MIWA, Masanori FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20130213681
    Abstract: Disclosed is a feature that collects dust particles that arise from a processing operation of an impact tool. The dust collection device collects dust that arises from of a processing operation and is attached to the impact tool that performs a pre-determined processing operation on a processed member by way of a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body being linearly operated at least in the lengthwise direction. The dust collection device has a dust collection unit of which the tip opens as a dust intake port and the contour shape is formed unevenly around the long axis of the tool bit. The position of the dust collection unit is freely selected around the long axis of the tool bit, and it is possible to cause the position to change around the long axis of the bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Publication number: 20130206440
    Abstract: A dust collection device, that collects dust particles generated by an impact tool, has a feature that enables the attachment of the device to the impact tool, which is not provided with an attachment section for the device. The dust collection device has a tool body and an auxiliary handle, attached removably to the tool body, and is attached to an electric hammer that, in the lengthwise direction, linearly operates a tool bit mounted to the tip region of the tool body, and collects dust generated by the electric hammer. The dust collection device has: a dust collection unit that has a dust intake port at the tip; a dust collection hose, connected to the dust collection unit, for transferring dust to the downstream side; and a hose-holding unit that holds the dust collection hose. The hose-holding unit can be attached to and removed from the auxiliary handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Ikuta, Ken Yamauchi, Takamasa Hanai, Masao Miwa, Tomohiro Ukai, Shusaku Wakatsuki, Akihiro Ito
  • Patent number: D921964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonori Kawase, Masao Miwa