Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Fujimoto

Yasuyuki Fujimoto 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: 20230142408
    Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a body including an output portion, a battery holder having a first surface and a second surface, a first battery mount located on the first surface and including a first guide to allow a first battery to slide on the first battery mount while being guided along the first guide for attachment to and detachment from the first battery mount, and a second battery mount located on the second surface and including a second guide to allow a second battery to slide on the second battery mount while being guided along the second guide for attachment to and detachment from the second battery mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Masao MIWA
  • Publication number: 20230058325
    Abstract: An electric kettle includes: a body unit having a liquid container and a heating part; a lid unit configured to seal the liquid container via a sealing member; a spout; a liquid passage; an opening/closing valve; and a filter part. The liquid passage is configured such that an inside of the liquid container communicates with the spout via the lid unit. The opening/closing valve is configured to separate from the lid unit by being moved downward, thereby providing communication between the liquid container and the liquid passage, and to abut on the lid unit by being moved upward, thereby blocking the communication between the liquid container and the liquid passage. The filter part is provided in the liquid passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230035426
    Abstract: A clip device includes an arm portion including a plurality of arms that are biased to an open state; a pressing tube into which a proximal-end portion of the arm portion is accommodated and configured to be able to lock the arm portion in a closed state; an insertion portion connected to a proximal-end opening of the pressing tube at a distal end of the insertion portion; a power transmission member extending through the insertion portion; a link configured to detachably connect a distal-end portion of the power transmission member and a proximal-end portion of the arm portion; a first stopper configured to regulate the distal-end portion of the power transmission member from protruding from a distal-end opening of the pressing tube, and a switching portion configured to switch the clip device between a first state and a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshinori TAMURA, Kensuke UESAKA, Ryu YORITA, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220278539
    Abstract: A voltage control device in one aspect of the present disclosure includes an appliance connector, a voltage output circuit, a manual switch, and a controller. The voltage output circuit outputs an operating voltage based on a direct voltage received from a direct-current power source. In response to a first electric appliance being connected to the appliance connector, the controller controls the voltage output circuit so as to fix the operating voltage. In response to a second electric appliance being connected to the appliance connector, the controller controls the voltage output circuit so as to vary the operating voltage in accordance with a manual operation applied to the manual switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhito FUJINAMI, Ken YAMAUCHI, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220167774
    Abstract: An electric kettle includes: a kettle body having a power receiving connection part and a heating part; a power supply unit including a power supply base having a power supply connection part, and a mounting unit; and a detection part. The detection part is configured to detect whether the kettle body is on the power supply base. The electric kettle is configured to supply power to the heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part when the detection part detects that the kettle body is on the power supply base, and to stop power supply to the heating part when the detection part detects that the kettle body is not on the power supply base. The power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part are disconnected after the detection part detects that the kettle body is not on the power supply base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi HORI, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220167775
    Abstract: An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a power supply base, a mounting unit and a first detection part. The power supply base is configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof, and has a power supply connection part that is configured to be electrically removably connected to a power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as an external power source for supplying power to a heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part. The first detection part is configured to detect that the power supply unit is on a plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi HORI, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210353296
    Abstract: A clip cartridge includes a clip unit having a pressing tube, an arm member and a connection portion. The connection portion can transition between a protrusion configuration and an accommodation configuration. The clip cartridge also includes a housing that can accommodate the clip unit. The housing has a stopper that restricts movement of the connection portion and a release mechanism or a groove that permits movement of the connection portion. The stopper is able to restrict movement of the clip unit by contacting the arm member or the pressing tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Kensuke UESAKA, Ryu YORITA, Yuta MUYARI
  • Publication number: 20210322024
    Abstract: A medical instrument has a capsule; an arm member disposed to protrude from the capsule; an operation wire connected to the arm member; a sheath configured to accommodate the operation wire; and a link configured to connect the sheath with the capsule, wherein the link has an engaging portion including a first surface intersecting with the longitudinal axis; and an engaged portion movable to an opposite position opposite to the first surface and a position spaced away from the first surface in spite of a relative position of the capsule with respect to the sheath, and configured to restrict a separation of the capsule with respect to the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position to contact the first surface, and wherein the capsule is rotatable in response to a rotation force from the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke UESAKA, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Shinya ANSAI, Ryu YORITA
  • Publication number: 20210298759
    Abstract: An applicator capable of operating a clip unit including a first link, a medical apparatus including the applicator and the clip unit, and a method for operating the medical apparatus are disclosed. The applicator includes: a second link capable of engaging with the first link; an operation wire; a sheath capable of accommodating the second link; a slider that is connected to the operation wire and can be operated to move the second link; and a knob. In a state where the slider is in an advanced-most position, the knob can be operated to adjust the length of the wire extending from the slider to the second link between: a first length at which the second link protrudes from the sheath, and a second length that is shorter than the first length, and at which the second link is inside the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Kensuke UESAKA
  • Publication number: 20210290244
    Abstract: A cartridge accommodates a clip unit including an arm member and a tubular housing, and is configured so that the clip unit is able to be mounted in an applicator having a sheath and an operation wire. The cartridge includes a main body in which an insertion hole into which the sheath is inserted is formed and a pusher configured to be movable with respect to the main body. The pusher is configured to come into contact with an engaging member provided in the sheath by moving the sheath with respect to the main body in a state in which the sheath is inserted into the insertion hole. The pusher is configured to push the engaging member against the housing, and to engage the sheath with the housing by engaging the engaging member with both the housing and the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Kensuke UESAKA, Ryu YORITA, Shinya ANSAI
  • Patent number: 11076862
    Abstract: A medical instrument has a capsule; an arm member disposed to protrude from the capsule; an operation wire connected to the arm member; a sheath configured to accommodate the operation wire; and a link configured to connect the sheath with the capsule, wherein the link has an engaging portion including a first surface intersecting with the longitudinal axis; and an engaged portion movable to an opposite position opposite to the first surface and a position spaced away from the first surface in spite of a relative position of the capsule with respect to the sheath, and configured to restrict a separation of the capsule with respect to the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position to contact the first surface, and wherein the capsule is rotatable in response to a rotation force from the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke Uesaka, Yasuyuki Fujimoto, Shinya Ansai, Ryu Yorita
  • Publication number: 20200205836
    Abstract: A medical instrument has a capsule; an arm member disposed to protrude from the capsule; an operation wire connected to the arm member; a sheath configured to accommodate the operation wire; and a link configured to connect the sheath with the capsule, wherein the link has an engaging portion including a first surface intersecting with the longitudinal axis; and an engaged portion movable to an opposite position opposite to the first surface and a position spaced away from the first surface in spite of a relative position of the capsule with respect to the sheath, and configured to restrict a separation of the capsule with respect to the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position to contact the first surface, and wherein the capsule is rotatable in response to a rotation force from the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke UESAKA, Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO, Shinya ANSAI, Ryu YORITA
  • Patent number: 8550323
    Abstract: A technique is provided which contributes to improvement in workability in a driving tool. The driving tool includes a cam switching member 183 and a driving mechanism 115. The cam switching member 183 normally holds a cam member 137 in an inoperative position, and when a user's driving operation is performed, it performs a switching movement to move the cam member 137 from the inoperative position to an operative position and further to return the cam member 137 from the operative position to the inoperative position. When the earn member 137 moves from the inoperative position to the operative position, the earn member 137 moves a driving member 133 for the driving mechanism to a first position in a direction of a rotational axis of a rotating member 131. At this time, the driving mechanism 115 mechanically engages with the driving member 133 for the driving mechanism in the first position and performs a movement of driving a material to be driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20110248062
    Abstract: A technique is provided which contributes to improvement in workability in a driving tool. The driving tool includes a cam switching member 183 and a driving mechanism 115. The cam switching member 183 normally holds a cam member 137 in an inoperative position, and when a user's driving operation is performed, it performs a switching movement to move the cam member 137 from the inoperative position to an operative position and further to return the cam member 137 from the operative position to the inoperative position. When the earn member 137 moves from the inoperative position to the operative position, the earn member 137 moves a driving member 133 for the driving mechanism to a first position in a direction of a rotational axis of a rotating member 131. At this time, the driving mechanism 115 mechanically engages with the driving member 133 for the driving mechanism in the first position and performs a movement of driving a material to be driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki FUJIMOTO
  • Patent number: 7513403
    Abstract: An idle driving operation preventing device (40) includes an engaging member (45) disposed on a pusher (31). The engaging member (45) can engage a stopper member (47) coupled to an operation member (5a), so that the movement of the operation member (5a) for driving the fastener (n) can be inhibited. The engaging member (45) is biased by a biasing force that is smaller than a biasing force applied to the pusher (31).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20070138229
    Abstract: An idle driving operation preventing device (40) includes an engaging member (45) disposed on a pusher (31). The engaging member (45) can engage a stopper member (47) coupled to an operation member (5a), so that the movement of the operation member (5a) for driving the fastener (n) can be inhibited. The engaging member (45) is biased by a biasing force that is smaller than a biasing force applied to the pusher (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 7000294
    Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a tool body. A driver guide is coupled to the tool body and defines a fastener driving channel though which fasteners are driven out. A magazine is coupled to the driver guide and serves to store the fasteners. A detecting device serves to detect when no fastener exists within the fastener driving channel. The detecting device includes a detection member and a detection recess formed in a fastener driving channel. The detection member has a front end in contact with the fasteners stored within magazine, so that the detecting member engages the detection recess when no fastener exists within the magazine and the fastener driving channel. The detection recess is positioned not to oppose the head of the fastener that has been fed into the fastener driving channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kakuda, Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20040222266
    Abstract: A fastener driving tool includes a tool body. A driver guide is coupled to the tool body and defines a fastener driving channel though which fasteners are driven out. A magazine is coupled to the driver guide and serves to store the fasteners. A detecting device serves to detect when no fastener exists within the fastener driving channel. The detecting device includes a detection member and a detection recess formed in a fastener driving channel. The detection member has a front end in contact with the fasteners stored within magazine, so that the detecting member engages the detection recess when no fastener exists within the magazine and the fastener driving channel. The detection recess is positioned not to oppose the head of the fastener that has been fed into the fastener driving channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kakuda, Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Patent number: D994415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Fujimoto
  • Patent number: D994594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohei Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Fujimoto