Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Maruyama

Tetsuro Maruyama 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: 6029903
    Abstract: A suck back valve is equipped with a coupling having a fluid passage with a first port formed in one end, and a second port formed in another end thereof, a suck back mechanism for sucking a pressurized fluid inside the fluid passage under a displacement action of a second diaphragm which is displaced by a pilot pressure, and an ON/OFF valve disposed coaxially with the second diaphragm for opening and closing the fluid passage by displacement and movement thereof with the second diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5996636
    Abstract: A tube joint includes a joint body having a through hole to serve as a fluid passage provided along a direction of an axis, a nut member for connecting a tube to the joint body, and an insert bush inserted and fitted to an opening of the joint body and having an insert section to be inserted into the tube and an expanded section protruding from one end of the tube. The expanded section is formed with first projections which make linear contact with an inner wall surface of the opening and which function as seals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5979792
    Abstract: A suck back valve comprises a valve body including a fluid passage having a first port formed at one end and a second port formed at the other end, and an air supply port for introducing a pressurized fluid; a displacement mechanism provided displaceably at the inside of the valve body, for making displacement in accordance with an action of the pressurized fluid introduced from the air port; a first diaphragm coupled to the displacement mechanism, for making displacement integrally with the displacement mechanism; and a seat section provided to face to the fluid passage, for seating the first diaphragm or making separation from the first diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5971296
    Abstract: A suck back valve in which the response speed of a diaphragm is improved and in which control becomes assured, wherein there is no concern of changes occurring in an amount of sucked fluid, and wherein a system employing the suck back valve is kept small in scale, thereby enabling ease of installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5967414
    Abstract: A suck back valve includes a fitting having a fluid passage formed with a first port at one end thereof and a second port at another end, a valve actuator having a suck back mechanism for sucking a fluid from inside the fluid passage according to a negative pressure action of a diaphragm displaced by a pilot pressure, and first and second electromagnetic valves which increase/reduce the pilot pressure supplied to a diaphragm chamber in accordance with supply and discharge actions. A controller is provided for energizing and deenergizing the first and second electromagnetic valves, wherein said fitting, said actuator and said controller are assembled together as an integral unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5951060
    Abstract: A pipe joint has a body having a through hole defined axially therein as a fluid passage, a nut threaded on the joint body thereby connecting the pipe to the joint body, and a sleeve held against a bottom of a hole defined in the joint body by an annular step surface and having a bulging portion slanting at a predetermined angle. The nut has a radially inner pipe presser which is bent and flexed into a shape complementary to the bulging portion when the nut is progressively threaded over the joint body, for pressing an end of the pipe against the sleeve under a resilient force tending to return the radially inner pipe presser to an original shape thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5950923
    Abstract: A suck back valve is proposed, comprising a suck back mechanism for sucking a coating liquid inside a fluid passage under a negative pressure action of a diaphragm displaced by a pilot pressure, an ON/OFF valve for opening and closing the fluid passage under action of the pilot pressure, and a flow amount control device for controlling the pilot pressure supplied to the ON/OFF valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5931384
    Abstract: A suck back valve is proposed, comprising a suck back mechanism for sucking a coating liquid inside a fluid passage under a negative pressure action of a third diaphragm displaced by a pilot pressure, an ON/OFF valve for opening and closing the fluid passage under action of the same pilot pressure which is supplied to the suck back mechanism, and a fluid passage switching element for switching the pilot pressure supplied respectively to the suck back mechanism and to the ON/OFF valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5918810
    Abstract: A suck back valve is proposed which prevents displacement of a diaphragm due to pressure of a supply fluid, together with alleviating concern of changes in the amount of supply fluid which is to be sucked, and enabling ease of installation by making compact the system which employs the suck back valve. A diaphragm is displaced in the direction of arrow A under an activation operation of a linear voice coil type luffing device. Compressed air is introduced into a chamber, wherein the diaphragm is supported under an applied pressure. A coating liquid which is introduced through a fluid passage is supplied onto a semiconductor wafer from a nozzle. When an ON/OFF valve is activated and supply of the coating liquid is prevented, together with activating the linear voice coil luffing device and causing displacement of a plunger in the direction of arrow B, a poppet valve is displaced so that compressed air inside the chamber is output from a fluid output passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: 5779224
    Abstract: A two-way valve has a poppet valve displaceably disposed in a bonnet for selectively opening and closing a communication passage between primary and secondary ports, and a resilient member disposed in a diaphragm chamber defined between the bonnet and the poppet valve and resiliently deformable for dampening a load applied to a diaphragm of the poppet valve which is exposed to the communication passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: SMC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Fukano, Tetsuro Maruyama, Tadashi Uchino, Masaaki Ono, Yuzuru Okita
  • Patent number: D336620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Maruyama
  • Patent number: D340869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1993
    Assignees: Seiko Instruments Inc., Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuro Maruyama, Yoshito Uzawa
  • Patent number: D343582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Tetsuro Maruyama