Patents by Inventor Taizo Minami

Taizo Minami 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: 20130119092
    Abstract: In order to provide a check valve capable of sufficiently suppressing the mixing of air into the container even if a certain impact is applied to the container and also capable of stably maintaining good pouring of the content, a check valve 10 of the invention is formed of rubber material and manufactured by integral molding. The check valve 10 has a tubular main body 1 having openings 1a and 1b at opposite ends, a lid 3 arranged to close one opening 1a of the main body 1, and a hinge 5 that connects the main body 1 and the lid 3. The lid 3 has a projection 3a on the side surface 3b, the projection 3a coming in contact with a peripheral edge of the opening 1a of the main body 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: KIKKOMAN CORPORATION, MIKASA INDUSTRY CO., LTD., ASAHI KASEI PAX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Denmi Kuwagaki, Michio Sugawa, Hitoshi Hagimoto, Taizo Minami, Takehisa Hashimoto