Patents by Inventor Noriko MIZUKAWA

Noriko MIZUKAWA 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: 11975412
    Abstract: A feeding and fastening device for a coin-shaped fastener and comprising: a punch tool; a feeding device configured to feed the fastener one at a time; a hollow pillar-shaped portion below the punch tool; a holding portion to temporarily hold the fastener fed though a side surface thereof and to release the fastener when the punch tool pushes down on that fastener; a part passage route portion below the holding portion for guiding the fastener downward in a vertical orientation by means of a cross section with a width that prevents inversion; a guide portion below the passage route portion guides the fastener from the vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation; and a fastening portion below the guide portion receives the fastener in the vertical orientation and locates the fastener above the workpiece until struck by the punch tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventors: Noriko Mizukawa, Daisuke Miura, Hiroyo Makino
  • Publication number: 20230001523
    Abstract: A feeding and fastening device for a coin-shaped fastener and comprising: a punch tool; a feeding device configured to feed the fastener one at a time; a hollow pillar-shaped portion below the punch tool; a holding portion to temporarily hold the fastener fed though a side surface thereof and to release the fastener when the punch tool pushes down on that fastener; a part passage route portion below the holding portion for guiding the fastener downward in a vertical orientation by means of a cross section with a width that prevents inversion; a guide portion below the passage route portion guides the fastener from the vertical orientation to a horizontal orientation; and a fastening portion below the guide portion receives the fastener in the vertical orientation and locates the fastener above the workpiece until struck by the punch tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Noriko MIZUKAWA, Daisuke MIURA, Hiroyo MAKINO
  • Patent number: 11207728
    Abstract: A collet to feed and fasten cylindrical rivets includes an inlet unit that accepts and supports the rivet, a first feeding unit connected from the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, a second feeding unit connected to the first feeding unit opposite to the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, and an outlet unit that is connected to the second feeding unit opposite to the first feeding unit and supports the rivet that is fed to it. The inlet unit and the first feeding unit have at least two first slots at opposite angles, the second feeding unit and the outlet unit have more of second slots than the first slots, and when the rivet enters the first feeding unit, the second slots are closed by the opening of the first slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: NEWFREY LLC
    Inventors: Noriko Mizukawa, Hiroyo Makino, Daisuke Miura
  • Publication number: 20210252585
    Abstract: A collet to feed and fasten cylindrical rivets includes an inlet unit that accepts and supports the rivet, a first feeding unit connected from the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, a second feeding unit connected to the first feeding unit opposite to the inlet unit and configured to feed the rivet, and an outlet unit that is connected to the second feeding unit opposite to the first feeding unit and supports the rivet that is fed to it. The inlet unit and the first feeding unit have at least two first slots at opposite angles, the second feeding unit and the outlet unit have more of second slots than the first slots , and when the rivet enters the first feeding unit, the second slots are closed by the opening of the first slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Noriko MIZUKAWA, Hiroyo MAKINO, Daisuke MIURA