Patents by Inventor Michio Yamaji

Michio Yamaji 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: 9127796
    Abstract: A gasket type orifice includes a first orifice base having a through-type passage in a central area thereof, a second orifice base having in a central area thereof a through-type passage communicating with the passage of the first orifice base, and an orifice plate having an orifice hole formed in a central area thereof, wherein the orifice plate is mounted by insertion in an airtight manner between both orifice bases, and the gasket type orifice is installed in a fluid passage, in which the outer end faces of both orifice bases respectively serve as sealing faces, and an outer diameter of the second orifice base, located on the downstream side, is larger than an outer diameter of the first orifice base located on the upstream side, and an outer peripheral edge portion of an inner end face of the second orifice base serves as another sealing face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Takashi Hirose, Tsutomu Shinohara, Toshihide Yoshida, Kohei Shigyou, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20150233412
    Abstract: A bolt-locking apparatus includes a plurality of fitting members 2 and 3 which are relatively non-rotatably fitted to heads of a plurality of bolts 5, and an engaging member 4 fitted to the plurality of fitting members 2 and 3 such that the engaging member 4 straddles the fitting members 2 and 3. Outer peripheral surfaces 2b and 3b of the fitting members 2 and 3 are non-circular in shape. The engaging member 4 includes a plurality of engaging holes (non-circular engaging portions) 8a and 8b which correspond to the non-circular outer peripheral surfaces 2b and 3b of the plurality of fitting members 2 and 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Norihiko AMIKURA, Satoshi KAGATSUME, Masahiko SATOH, Yukio NAITO, Satoshi MUTO, Tomohiro NAKATA, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Michio YAMAJI
  • Publication number: 20150234390
    Abstract: A plurality of stacked and fixed gas supplying units U, each gas supplying unit U having at least four gas supply lines S is formed by opposingly combining and fixing two flow controllers 3, each flow controller 3 provided with a plurality of flow control units, to a gas inlet-side block 12 and a gas outlet-side block 13 that are disposed in parallel across an interval in plan view and providing each flow controller 3 with an inlet opening and closing valve 1 and an outlet opening and closing valve 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Mutsunori Koyomogi, Takashi Hirose, Michio Yamaji, Takahiro Matsuda
  • Patent number: 9103366
    Abstract: A bolt-locking apparatus includes a plurality of fitting members 2 and 3 which are relatively non-rotatably fitted to heads of a plurality of bolts 5, and an engaging member 4 fitted to the plurality of fitting members 2 and 3 such that the engaging member 4 straddles the fitting members 2 and 3. Outer peripheral surfaces 2b and 3b of the fitting members 2 and 3 are non-circular in shape. The engaging member 4 includes a plurality of engaging holes (non-circular engaging portions) 8a and 8b which correspond to the non-circular outer peripheral surfaces 2b and 3b of the plurality of fitting members 2 and 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Norihiko Amikura, Satoshi Kagatsume, Masahiko Satoh, Yukio Naito, Satoshi Muto, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 9068679
    Abstract: Providing a fluid coupling, in which a coupling member is readily retained by a retainer and the retainer can be readily attached to or detached from the coupling member, and a retainer for such a fluid coupling. A retainer includes an annular gasket retaining portion for retaining a gasket therein and an annular coupling member retaining portion which has an inner diameter greater than that of the gasket retaining portion and retains one coupling member. At an inner circumference of the gasket retaining portion and an inner circumference of the coupling member retaining portion are formed annular grooves respectively, for holding therein elastic rings respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakata, Akihiro Harada, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20150143876
    Abstract: There is provided a leakage detection device which can be reduced in size and attached to a leakage detection target member, such as a fluid controller, all the time, and thus, can monitor leakage of fluid all the time, and a fluid controller having the same. A fluid controller is configured by a fluid controller main body and a leakage detection device which is attached to the fluid controller main body. In the fluid controller main body, a leakage port for detecting the leakage is provided. The leakage detection device includes a sensor holding body which is attached to the fluid controller main body; an ultrasonic sensor which is held by the sensor holding body to face the leakage port; an ultrasonic passage provided between a sensor surface of the ultrasonic sensor and the leakage port; and a processing circuit for processing an ultrasonic wave obtained by the ultrasonic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryousuke Dohi, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kouji Nishino, Toshio Doh, Nobukazu Ikeda, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 8973615
    Abstract: Rails 20 corresponding to lines A, B, C are provided in parallel on a bass plate 1, and coupling members 21, 22 are slidably mounted on each of the rails 20. Each of fluid controllers 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 is mounted generally on two of these coupling members 21, 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, CKD Corporation, Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: George Hoshi, Tsuneyuki Okabe, Kenichi Goshima, Hideo Kobayashi, Akinori Nagaya, Michio Yamaji, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Yuji Kawano
  • Publication number: 20140333067
    Abstract: Provided is a joint which can decrease the number of kinds of parts. A bolt 5 has a shaft portion 14 which is constituted of a distal end portion on which male threads 14a are formed and a remaining portion 14b on which male threads are not formed. First and second joint members 2, 3 have the same shape. A shaft insertion hole 15 which is disposed on an abutting end surface side of the joint member and a threaded hole 16 which is communicated with the shaft insertion hole 15 and extends to an end surface of the joint member on a side opposite to an abutting end surface of the joint member are formed in the first and second joint members 2, 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shuji Moriya, Kenichi Sato, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20140326915
    Abstract: There is provided a diaphragm valve configured to prevent a body from being scratched significantly even when replacement of a seat is repeated. A body 2, a seat 4 arranged on a peripheral edge of a fluid channel 2a formed on the body 2 so as to be demountably mountable, and a seat holder 5 arranged on the body 2 so as to be demountably mountable and configured to hold the seat 4 are provided. The body 2 and the seat holder 5 are each formed of a metal. Vickers hardness of the seat holder 5 is set to be smaller than Vickers hardness of the body 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Taichi Kitano, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji, Ryutaro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20140319403
    Abstract: A diaphragm valve and a seat holder unit for the diaphragm valve which allows easy replacement of a seat is provided. The diaphragm valve includes a retainer configured to hold a seat holder. The seat holder is demountably arranged on a body to hold a seat. The retainer has a substantially cylindrical shape and includes an inward flange portion receiving the outer peripheral edge portion of the seat holder, and is demountably mounted on the diaphragm holding members in a state of holding the seat holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Taichi Kitano, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji, Ryutaro Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20140312617
    Abstract: Provided is a pipe joint which can prevent fine particles generated when a male threaded member and a female threaded member are threadedly engaged with each other from entering a fluid passage thus maintaining a high degree of cleanliness. Joint members 2, 3 are joined to each other by a male threaded member 6 formed on one joint member 2 and a female threaded member 7 formed on the other joint member 3. A cover portion 16 which covers outer peripheral surfaces of abutting portions of both joint members 2, 3 is formed on the male threaded member 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki Okabe, Shuji Moriya, Kenichi Sato, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20140299201
    Abstract: A gas supply line and gas supplying apparatus that facilitates maintenance and management of various types of devices. The supplying apparatus is formed with a supply line that is made up of a gas inlet-side block, a gas outlet-side block and a plurality of fluid control devices. The gas supplying apparatus is formed with at least two gas supply lines, the fluid control device of each gas supply line includes at least one flow controller, an inlet-side block of the flow controller on one gas supplying line is connected to an inlet-side block of the flow controller on the other gas supply line so as to oppose the inlet-side block, and an outlet-side block of one flow controller is connected to an outlet-side block of the other flow controller so as to oppose the gas outlet-side block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Takashi Hirose, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20140110937
    Abstract: A pipe joint which does not generate fine particles even though being repeatedly mounted and demounted is provided. A pipe joint includes first and second joint members having fluid channels communicating with each other, an annular gasket to be interposed between abutting end surfaces of the both joint members, and a nut configured to couple the joint members. The nut is provided with an inner surface treated layer. The inner surface treated layer includes a Co (cobalt)-P (phosphorous) alloy metal coating provided on an inner surface of the nut and a fluorine coating provided on the surface of the alloy metal coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicants: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED, TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneyuki OKABE, Syuji MORIYA, Kenichi SATO, Tomohiro NAKATA, Tsutomu SHINOHARA, Michio YAMAJI
  • Publication number: 20140110936
    Abstract: Provided are a fixing device for a lower-stage member which facilitates a leveling operation for making upper surfaces of lower-stage members coplanar, and can further enhance a vibration absorbing effect generated by an elastic member, and a fluid control device which includes the fixing device. A fixing device for a lower-stage member is configured such that respective lower-stage members are fixed once and, thereafter, a desired lower-stage member is moved upwardly against an elastic force so as to finely adjust positions of upper surfaces of a plurality of lower-stage members. The elastic member is formed of an annular body made of rubber or a synthetic resin. A cutout which imparts the elastic deformation by bending when a force in the vertical direction is applied to the elastic member is formed on an upper portion and a lower portion of an inner peripheral surface of the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shinohara, Takahiro Matsuda, Tomohiro Nakata, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 8662471
    Abstract: There is provided a solenoid valve that realizes space-saving by reducing the size of a dedicated driving power source. There is provided a solenoid valve capable of instantaneously opening and closing that includes an electric double layer capacitor having a low direct current internal resistance and a low equivalent series resistance as a motive power supply. The electric double layer capacitor has single-cell electrical properties including a capacitance of 1 to 5 F, a rated voltage of 21 to 2.7 V, a direct current internal resistance of 0.01 to 0.1?, and an equivalent series resistance at 1 KHz of 0.03 to 0.09?, and includes a polarizable electrode made of glassy carbon having a specific surface area of 1 to 500 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Fujikin Incorporated, National University Corporation Tohoku University
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Kouji Nishino, Tsuyoshi Tanigawa, Michio Yamaji, Nobukazu Ikeda, Ryousuke Dohi
  • Patent number: 8443830
    Abstract: A heater built-in valve usable even under a high-temperature condition beyond 200° C. is provided. Piston driving means 7 has an upper compressed-air introducing chamber 24 for moving a piston 6 downward, and a lower compressed-air introducing chamber 25 for moving the piston 6 upward. Piston sealing means 8 has an upper bellows 29 that seals the upper compressed-air introducing chamber 24, and a lower bellows 30 that seals the lower compressed air introducing chamber 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Tanikawa, Michio Yamaji, Tadayuki Yakushijin, Hiroshi Fukuchi, Keisuke Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 8434522
    Abstract: There is provided a fluid control apparatus which can reduce the number of members and can improve the assembling operation efficiency. A pressure indication device 4 to be replaced with a relatively-higher frequency is coupled to a base block 5 existing thereunder through male screw members 17 from above. An on-off valve 6 to be replaced with a relatively-lower frequency has, at its lower portion, a block-shaped main body 6a formed integrally therewith. The main body 6a of the on-off valve 6 is coupled to the base block 5 through male screw members 18 in the forward and rearward directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Tokyo Electron Limited, Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Wataru Okase, Shuji Moriya, Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 8381755
    Abstract: A pressure type flow rate control reference allows the performance of flow rate calibrations of a flow rate controller on all types of gases, including corrosive gases, at low costs, and also has excellent flow rate control accuracy. The pressure type flow rate control reference includes a pressure controller for adjusting the pressure of a calibration gas from a calibration gas supply source, a first volume provided on the downstream side of a pressure controller, a first connection mouth of an uncalibrated flow rate controller provided on the downstream side of the first volume, a reference pressure type flow rate controller connected to a second connection mouth on the downstream side of the uncalibrated flow rate controller, a second volume provided on the downstream side of a reference pressure type flow rate controller, and an evacuation device provided on the downstream side of the second volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignees: Fujikin Incorporated, Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Shuji Moriya, Wataru Okase, Tsutomu Shinohara, Nobukazu Ikeda, Michio Yamaji, Yasutaka Hayashi, Toshihide Yoshida, Yasuyuki Omata
  • Patent number: 8340749
    Abstract: A cardiac disease treating system has an input part for inputting a patient's indexes of kinetics of blood circulation including at least heart rate, a cardiac oxygen consumption calculation monitor unit for calculating the estimated value of said patient's amount of cardiac oxygen consumption based on the indexes of kinetics of blood circulation input from the input part, and a cardiac oxygen consumption curtailment unit for comparing the heart rate input from the input part and the critical heart rate minimizing the estimated value of amount of cardiac oxygen consumption calculated by the cardiac oxygen consumption monitor unit and controlling the patient's heart rate in conformity with the results of this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Japan Health Sciences Foundation, FUJIKIN Incorporated
    Inventors: Masaru Sugimachi, Kazunori Uemura, Atsunori Kamiya, Kenji Sunagawa, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 8281816
    Abstract: There is provided a fluid control apparatus which enables reducing widths of lines for further reducing space occupied by the apparatus. Support flow-channel blocks 9 and 10 are constituted by large block portions 25 and 27 which have openings of fluid flow channels 9a and 10a abutted against openings of fluid flow channels 11c and 11d in extended flow-channel blocks 11a and 11b with seal portions 20 interposed therebetween and, also, are abutted against lower surfaces of the extended flow-channel blocks 11a and 11b, and small block portions 26 and 28 which have lower surfaces flushed with the large block portions 25 and 27 and have heights smaller than those of the large block portions. The small block portions 26 and 28 are provided with male-screw-members insertion holes 26a and 28a for mounting the support flow-channel blocks 9 and 10 to a base member 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakata, Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji