Patents by Inventor Yasushi Hirako

Yasushi Hirako 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: 7357368
    Abstract: A combined valve is constructed by integrating a manual valve operating as a safety mechanism and a pilot valve. When a handle of a knob of the manual valve is in a safety mechanism release position, a valve mechanism can be opened and closed depending on whether or not there is air supply to an operation port. When the handle is in the safety mechanism release position and the valve mechanism is even in a valve open state, the valve mechanism can be forcibly brought to a valve closed state by rotating the handle to a safety mechanism set position. Further, when the handle is in the safety mechanism set position, the valve mechanism can always be kept in the valve closed state irrespective of air supply to the operation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Takeda, Takahisa Toho, Yasushi Hirako
  • Patent number: 7090190
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flow control valve which regulates a flow rate by determining a stop position of a piston by contact in an opened state, and which enables remote and high-precision flow rate regulation. In a closed state, an urging force of a return spring acts on a piston, bringing a diaphragm into close contact with a valve seat. In this state, when compressed air is supplied into a pilot chamber, moving the piston, the diaphragm is brought out of contact with the valve seat. Then, the piston comes into contact with a nut and the diaphragm is stopped providing a fixed clearance between the diaphragm and the valve seat. An opened state is established. Of course, the nut can be moved to any desired position by means of a serve motor or the like, so that a position at which the piston comes into contact with the nut can be changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasue, Yasushi Hirako, Hiroshi Kagohashi, Kazuhiro Sugata
  • Publication number: 20060145106
    Abstract: A combined valve is constructed by integrating a manual valve operating as a safety mechanism and a pilot valve. When a handle of a knob of the manual valve is in a safety mechanism release position, a valve mechanism can be opened and closed depending on whether or not there is air supply to an operation port. When the handle is in the safety mechanism release position and the valve mechanism is even in a valve open state, the valve mechanism can be forcibly brought to a valve closed state by rotating the handle to a safety mechanism set position. Further, when the handle is in the safety mechanism set position, the valve mechanism can always be kept in the valve closed state irrespective of air supply to the operation port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Hideyuki Takeda, Takahisa Toho, Yasushi Hirako
  • Publication number: 20050253100
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flow control valve which regulates a flow rate by determining a stop position of a piston by contact in an opened state, and which enables remote and high-precision flow rate regulation. In a closed state, an urging force of a return spring acts on a piston, bringing a diaphragm into close contact with a valve seat. In this state, when compressed air is supplied into a pilot chamber, moving the piston, the diaphragm is brought out of contact with the valve seat. Then, the piston comes into contact with a nut and the diaphragm is stopped providing a fixed clearance between the diaphragm and the valve seat. An opened state is established. Of course, the nut can be moved to any desired position by means of a serve motor or the like, so that a position at which the piston comes into contact with the nut can be changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroto Yasue, Yasushi Hirako, Hiroshi Kagohashi, Kazuhiro Sugata