Patents by Inventor Takafumi Hosoda

Takafumi Hosoda 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: 8863786
    Abstract: A propellant filling device that reliably fills a prescribed amount of propellant into an aerosol container without variations in amount while also preventing backflow to a supply unit side even when the pressure in the aerosol container is higher than a supply unit side pressure. The propellant filling device includes a valve opening member that continuously presses a valve to open a valve system. On the upper end side of the valve opening member, a flow conduit is provided. A valve member in the flow conduit allows a flow channel of the flow conduit to be closed. The valve system is kept in an open state. When the pressure in the aerosol container is higher than the supply unit side pressure, the propellant flows into the aerosol container with backflow of aerosol content being prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Hosoda, Yoshikazu Iuchi, Nobuyuki Hanai, Takuo Shibata
  • Publication number: 20120168027
    Abstract: A propellant filling device for filling a propellant into an aerosol container containing a liquid concentrate and the propellant previously filled thereinto includes a valve opening member that continuously presses a valve member to open a valve system of the aerosol container and has a communicating hole. On the upper end side of the valve opening member, a flow conduit is provided. A valve member is provided in the flow conduit to allow a flow channel of the flow conduit to be closed. The valve system is kept in an open state, and when the pressure in the aerosol container is higher than the supply unit side pressure, the backflow of aerosol content is prevented, and when the supply unit side pressure is higher than the pressure in the aerosol container, the propellant flows into the aerosol container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Hosoda, Yoshikazu Iuchi, Nobuyuki Hanai, Takuo Shibata