Patents by Inventor Tooru Shimode

Tooru Shimode 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: 7464732
    Abstract: A valve housing which is internally formed with a filled liquid passage and a liquid valve which allows or interrupts a communication of the filled liquid passage are provided, and a liquid valve opening/closing air cylinder opens or closes the liquid valve to perform a filling operation of a filled liquid. An outlet portion located at the bottom end of the valve housing is formed by a separate liquid outlet member. A first liquid outlet member which is connected with a gas exhaust passage and used for a carbonated filling operation and a second liquid outlet member which carries a screen on its bottom end and used for a non-carbonated filling operation are interchangeably used. A filling valve which permits a combined use with a carbonated filling operation and a non-carbonated filling operation enables an accommodation for a filling operation which should take place in a clean environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukinobu Nishino, Shinya Kamori, Tooru Shimode, Kenichi Tsukano
  • Publication number: 20060113002
    Abstract: A valve housing 46 which is internally formed with a filled liquid passage 48 and a liquid valve 50 which allows or interrupts a communication of the filled liquid passage are provided, and a liquid valve opening/closing air cylinder 54 opens or closes the liquid valve 50 to perform a filling operation of a filled liquid. An outlet portion located at the bottom end of the valve housing 46 is formed by a separate liquid outlet member 82 or 108. A first liquid outlet member 82 which is connected with a gas exhaust passage 86 and used for a carbonated filling operation and a second liquid outlet member 108 which carries a screen 110 on its bottom end and used for a non-carbonated filling operation are interchangeably used. A filling valve 8 which permits a combined use with a carbonated filling operation and a non-carbonated filling operation enables an accommodation for a filling operation which should take place in a clean environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Yukinobu Nishino, Shinya Kamori, Tooru Shimode, Kenichi Tsukano