Patents by Inventor Seiichi Kitabayashi

Seiichi Kitabayashi 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: 20030186755
    Abstract: The golf putter according to the present invention has a mechanism to fix a putter shaft to a head in an arbitrary orientation relative to the head. Specifically, the head has a circular hole formed on its upper surface to extend at a angle in which the putter shaft is attached to the head and-a screw hole formed on its rear surface that communicates with the circular hole. A lower end portion of the putter shaft is fixed to a columnar member which has a circumferential groove formed on the surface of its leading end portion and fits the circular hole. The putter shaft which has the member inserted into the circular hole can be rotated 360 degrees with respect to the head. The putter shaft is fixed to the head by adjusting the orientation of the putter shaft to a desired orientation relative to the head, and screwing the tightening screw inserted into the screw hole so as to engage its leading end portion with and push it against the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 5967420
    Abstract: A rotatably operable nozzle assembly for spraying provided to an operating member for spraying which has a valve stem engaging hole into which a valve stem of a mounting cap of an upper end of a canister is engaged, wherein a spray port of the spray port member is opened when the nozzle assembly for spraying is hung, while a horizontal holding plate is positioned to be brought into contact with or approach towards a top face of the spray port member in a position for covering the spray port of the spray port member when the nozzle assembly for spraying is rotated by 90 degrees into a horizontal position; and a base portion of the nozzle assembly for spraying has a face suitable for rotation on the side opposite to the spray port, thereby allowing rotation of the operating member for spraying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Earth Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Kitabayashi, Naoki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5203841
    Abstract: A guard device for exposed acting portions of aerosol dispensing containers. The nozzle, which projects out of a cap upon use is taken in and all of the acting portions containing the nozzle are closed, making operation impossible to provide protection against pollution and external forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4457697
    Abstract: A throwaway type gas lighter is disclosed which comprises a windbreak, a fuel tank filled with a liquefied fuel gas, a spark generating mechanism including a rasp wheel and a spring-biased flint, fuel supplying means including a fuel injection pipe for supplying the fuel gas from the fuel tank, an outer valve member made of elastic resilient material and sealingly surrounding the fuel injection pipe for selectively preventing the fuel gas from flowing and allowing the same to flow therethrough when the outer valve member is suitably deformed, and fuel supply adjusting means for adjusting the fuel flow rate in the fuel injection pipe whereby when the outer valve member is actuated and the rasp wheel is rotated, the ignition is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4337052
    Abstract: A wave energy propelling marine ship comprises a cylindrical ship body having a hollow space therein for transporting fluid material therewithin, a ship body disposed in or on the sea; a propeller attached to the ship body for the purpose of propelling the marine ship for sailing; a rudder for controlling the moving direction of the marine ship; at least one rotary device which includes a plurality of compartments which are each partitioned into a plurality of water chambers by a plurality of radial plates, and a plurality of water charge and/or discharge ports, wherein wave energy is converted into mechanical energy; and device for adjusting buoyancy of the marine ship so that the rotary device is positioned advantageously on the sea surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4325692
    Abstract: A throwaway type gas lighter is disclosed which comprises a windbreak, a fuel tank filled with a liquefied fuel gas, a spark generating mechanism including a rasp wheel and a spring-biased flint, fuel supplying means including a fuel injection pipe for supplying the fuel gas from the fuel tank, an outer valve member made of elastic resilient material and sealingly surrounding the fuel injection pipe for selectively preventing the fuel gas from flowing and allowing the same to flow therethrough when the outer valve member is suitably deformed, and fuel supply adjusting means for adjusting the fuel flow rate in the fuel injection pipe whereby when the outer valve member is actuated and the rasp wheel is rotated, the ignition is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4310297
    Abstract: A gas lighter comprises a fuel injection pipe member having a main passage and at least one radial lateral passage, a fuel tank for liquefied fuel gas, a valve member made of resilient, flexible material and sealingly surrounding the fuel injection pipe member for selectively preventing the fuel gas from flowing therethrough and allowing the fuel gas to flow therethrough when the valve member is suitably deformed, a spark generating mechanism for generating a spark, having a tubular body, a flint, a spring and a knurled wheel, the spring disposed in a hollow cylindrical space of said tubular body for urging the flint toward the knurled wheel, a windbreak for substantially enclosing the fuel injection pipe member and retaining the spark generating mechanism therein so that the mechanism is movable downwardly against the spring, guide means for assisting the up and down movement of mechanism spark generating, and valve actuating means for deforming the valve member, including a camming surface for tilting the f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4253818
    Abstract: An igniting device wherein an elongated and hollow tubular body member is fixed at one longitudinal end to a gasifiable fuel container, a rotary member having an axial shaft extended at an end to the other extended end of the body member is rotatably born adjacent the fixed end of the body member, and gasified fuel discharged at the extended end of the body member is ignited by a flame generating means which cooperates with the extended end of the shaft of the rotary member. The flame generating means thus disposed at a remote end from the fuel container utilized as gripping part of the device enables it possible to ignite easily and reliably even burners located relatively deeply inside gas equipments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1981
    Assignee: Nippon Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syunji Ogawa, Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 4138845
    Abstract: A reciprocating motor comprises a reciprocating device composed of a vertical cylinder having a bottom opened to a water supply pipe provided with a valve and a piston having valve means which is opened to allow a downward movement of the piston by gravity and closed to allow an upward movement of the piston by water pressure, a pumping device composed of at least a pair of piled annular tanks provided with valves to allow selective communication between the tanks or between the cylinder and the tank, means provided with valves to allow selective communication between either tank and a pressure source and relay switch means for operating the valves in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi
  • Patent number: 3999499
    Abstract: A cylindrical tank-like submarine hull acts as a cargo carrier and carries its propulsion element which is power driven through a power supply from a surface vessel through a power transport member interconnecting the surface vessel to the underwater carrier. The member interconnecting the surface vessel and the underwater carrier also carries the control line for steering and submerging of the underwater carrier actuated from the surface vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1976
    Inventor: Seiichi Kitabayashi