Patents by Inventor Yukiya MATSUOKA

Yukiya MATSUOKA 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: 20240173821
    Abstract: A power tool includes a spindle, a housing, a cover body configured to be removably mounted to the housing, a first engagement part provided on or in the cover body, and a second engagement part provided on or in the housing. The cover body includes an upper plate part and an outer peripheral part. The second engagement part is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. The first and second engagement parts are configured to restrict rotation of the cover body around the drive axis relative to the housing by engaging with each other. The first engagement part is (i) at a same location as or radially outward of the outer peripheral part of the cover body in a radial direction orthogonal to the drive axis, and (ii) between an upper end and a lower end of the cover body in the up-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAKAMURA, Hiroki KANEKO, Yunosuke TANAKA, Yukiya MATSUOKA, Takahiro KAWAKAMI, Takafumi KOTSUJI
  • Publication number: 20230405774
    Abstract: To avoid prolonged operation time at construction sites, an attachment includes an input shaft rotatable about a first rotation axis to receive power input from a power tool, a tip socket including a recess having a socket opening, a housing having a housing opening to receive a workpiece and supporting the tip socket in a rotatable manner, a power transmission that transmits, to the tip socket, power input into the input shaft, and a front aligner that stops rotation of the tip socket with the socket opening being aligned with the housing opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuya YOSHIDA, Yuya INOUE, Yukiya MATSUOKA