Patents by Inventor Motohiro Inagaki

Motohiro Inagaki 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: 11939201
    Abstract: A replaceable component for a dispense head includes a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of a dispense head, a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container, and a sealing member. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container, and a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD., ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Miyatani, Tsutomu Maeda, Masanori Yamagishi, Motohiro Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20230166887
    Abstract: A replaceable component for a beverage container to be attached to a beverage extraction pipe of the beverage container is provided. The replaceable component for a beverage container includes a tubular member slidable along a longitudinal direction of the beverage extraction pipe and capable of coming in annular contact with an outer circumferential surface of the beverage extraction pipe, and a bag, which is attached to the tubular member, for containing a beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohisa MIYATANI, Tsutomu MAEDA, Masanori YAMAGISHI, Motohiro INAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20220332561
    Abstract: A replaceable component for a dispense head includes a first pipe disposed to pass through an inside of a dispense head, a pressing portion capable of pressing a valve body of a beverage supply valve in a beverage container, and a sealing member. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion capable of coming in contact with a beverage outlet of the beverage container, and a membrane connected to the first sealing portion and inhibiting a beverage from adhering to the dispense head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohisa MIYATANI, Tsutomu MAEDA, Masanori YAMAGISHI, Motohiro INAGAKI
  • Patent number: 8127958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fitting for a beverage container capable of completely preventing foreign matter, dirty water and so on from entering by eliminating a gap between a ferrule and an attachment member, and enabling a reduction in maintenance operations. The fitting for a beverage container comprises a ferrule of a beverage container in which a valve seat portion and an attachment portion are provided integrally, a down tube supported by the attachment portion, a gas valve fitted onto an upper end portion of the down tube, and a beverage valve provided in the interior of the upper end portion of the down tube. The gas valve is constituted by a metallic core metal 31a and a valve member having increased flexibility, and a plan outer peripheral shape of the core metal comprises a constant diameter portion 311 having a constant diameter and a small diameter portion 312a having a smaller diameter than the constant diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Techno Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Furuichi, Hiroshi Furuichi, Motohiro Inagaki
  • Publication number: 20090134177
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fitting for a beverage container capable of completely preventing foreign matter, dirty water and so on from entering by eliminating a gap between a ferrule and an attachment member, and enabling a reduction in maintenance operations. The fitting for a beverage container comprises a ferrule of a beverage container in which a valve seat portion and an attachment portion are provided integrally, a down tube supported by the attachment portion, a gas valve fitted onto an upper end portion of the down tube, and a beverage valve provided in the interior of the upper end portion of the down tube. The gas valve is constituted by a metallic core metal 31a and a valve member having increased flexibility, and a plan outer peripheral shape of the core metal comprises a constant diameter portion 311 having a constant diameter and a small diameter portion 312a having a smaller diameter than the constant diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Fuji Techno Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Furuichi, Hiroshi Furuichi, Motohiro Inagaki