Patents by Inventor Shintaro Makihata

Shintaro Makihata 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: 11441717
    Abstract: A resin tube fitting has a body with a sleeve allowing the longitudinal end of the tube to be put therein, an inner ring with a press-in portion configured to be pressed in the longitudinal end of the tube, and a union nut with a connector configured to be screwed to an outer periphery of the body to allow the longitudinal end of the tube to be put radially between the connector and the press-in portion. The inner ring and the union nut are made of resin, which has a property of contracting in response to change in ambient temperature. The radial contraction rate of the connector is higher by 0.05% or more than that of the press-in portion of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujii, Masaki Miyamoto, Tatsuya Fujii, Toshihide Iida, Tomoyuki Koike, Shintaro Makihata
  • Patent number: 11280434
    Abstract: A resin tube fitting has: a body with an outer sleeve; an inner ring including an insert portion insertable into the outer sleeve to contact the outer sleeve radially, and a press-in portion configured to be pressed into a longitudinal end of the tube; and a union nut configured to be engageable with the body. The body and the inner ring are made of resin, which has a property of contracting in response to change in ambient temperature. A radial contraction rate of the outer sleeve of the body is designed to be higher by 0.09% or more than that of the insert portion of the inner ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujii, Masaki Miyamoto, Tatsuya Fujii, Toshihide Iida, Tomoyuki Koike, Shintaro Makihata
  • Patent number: 10571060
    Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a sleeve which is press-insertable from one axial side into one longitudinal end portion of a flexible tube to flare the one longitudinal end portion to hold the flared state, a joint body which is couplable to the sleeve, and a union nut which is fastenable to the joint body to hold a state where the sleeve press-inserted into the one longitudinal end portion is coupled to the joint body. The sleeve has a taper-like first outer circumferential surface, a second outer circumferential surface having an outer diameter that is smaller than a maximum outer diameter of the first outer circumferential surface, and an annular step portion which is an annular step portion that is disposed between the first outer circumferential surface and the second outer circumferential surface and comprises an edge portion on a side of the first outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujii, Kazukiyo Teshima, Tatsuya Fujii, Toshihide Iida, Tomoyuki Koike, Shintaro Makihata
  • Patent number: 10436364
    Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a joint body having a cylindrical shape, a sleeve having a cylindrical press-inserting portion which is press-insertable into the joint body and a cylindrical coupling portion which is press-insertable into a tube, and a fastening member for fixing the tube which is in a state where the coupling portion is press-inserted, to the joint body through the sleeve. The sleeve contains a sealing surface in an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, the sealing surface being closely contactable with an inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and comprises a non-contacting surface between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, the non-contacting surface forming a space with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the joint body, when the sealing surface is closely contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the joint body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Fujii, Masaki Miyamoto, Tatsuya Fujii, Toshihide Iida, Tomoyuki Koike, Shintaro Makihata
  • Publication number: 20190257458
    Abstract: A resin tube fitting has a body with a sleeve allowing the longitudinal end of the tube to be put therein, an inner ring with a press-in portion configured to be pressed in the longitudinal end of the tube, and a union nut with a connector configured to be screwed to an outer periphery of the body to allow the longitudinal end of the tube to be put radially between the connector and the press-in portion. The inner ring and the union nut are made of resin, which has a property of contracting in response to change in ambient temperature. The radial contraction rate of the connector is higher by 0.05% or more than that of the press-in portion of the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJII, Masaki MIYAMOTO, Tatsuya FUJII, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Shintaro MAKIHATA
  • Publication number: 20190203858
    Abstract: A resin tube fitting has: a body with an outer sleeve; an inner ring including an insert portion insertable into the outer sleeve to contact the outer sleeve radially, and a press-in portion configured to be pressed into a longitudinal end of the tube; and a union nut configured to be engageable with the body. The body and the inner ring are made of resin, which has a property of contracting in response to change in ambient temperature. A radial contraction rate of the outer sleeve of the body is designed to be higher by 0.09% or more than that of the insert portion of the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON PILLAR PACKING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJII, Masaki MIYAMOTO, Tatsuya FUJll, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Shintaro MAKIHATA
  • Publication number: 20170307118
    Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a sleeve which is press-insertable from one axial side into one longitudinal end portion of a flexible tube to flare the one longitudinal end portion to hold the flared state, a joint body which is couplable to the sleeve, and a union nut which is fastenable to the joint body to hold a state where the sleeve press-inserted into the one longitudinal end portion is coupled to the joint body. The sleeve has a taper-like first outer circumferential surface, a second outer circumferential surface having an outer diameter that is smaller than a maximum outer diameter of the first outer circumferential surface, and an annular step portion which is an annular step portion that is disposed between the first outer circumferential surface and the second outer circumferential surface and comprises an edge portion on a side of the first outer circumferential surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJII, Kazukiyo TESHIMA, Tatsuya FUJII, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Shintaro MAKIHATA
  • Publication number: 20170299097
    Abstract: A structure of a resin-made pipe joint includes a joint body having a cylindrical shape, a sleeve having a cylindrical press-inserting portion which is press-insertable into the joint body and a cylindrical coupling portion which is press-insertable into a tube, and a fastening member for fixing the tube which is in a state where the coupling portion is press-inserted, to the joint body through the sleeve. The sleeve contains a sealing surface in an outer circumferential surface of the press-inserting portion, the sealing surface being closely contactable with an inner circumferential surface of the joint body, and comprises a non-contacting surface between the press-inserting portion and the coupling portion, the non-contacting surface forming a space with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the joint body, when the sealing surface is closely contacted with the inner circumferential surface of the joint body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Nippon Pillar Packing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto FUJII, Masaki MIYAMOTO, Tatsuya FUJII, Toshihide IIDA, Tomoyuki KOIKE, Shintaro MAKIHATA
  • Publication number: 20160377071
    Abstract: A fluid apparatus includes a bellows that is configured to be extendable and contractible in an axial direction in order to suck a fluid from a suction flow passage and eject the fluid to an ejection flow passage. The bellows has peak portions and valley portions, which are alternately formed in the axial direction, and annular side surface portions, which are located between the peak portions and the valley portions and connect the peak and valley portions to each other. A ratio B/A of the thickness B of the axial middle part of each of the peak portions in a direction which is perpendicular to the axial direction, to the thickness A of each of the side surface portions in the axial direction is set within a range of 1.3 to 1.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Tatsuya Fujii, Makoto Fujii, Masaki Miyamoto, Masateru Yamada, Shintaro Makihata, Tomohiro Adachi, Masaya Shiomi, Kenji Yamazaki