Patents by Inventor Yukiyasu Okouchi

Yukiyasu Okouchi 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: 11667020
    Abstract: In a driving tool, during and/or after a driving operation has been completed, a restriction member is retained in an on-position by a cam. An energizing switch is retained in an on-state by an actuation portion of the restriction member. Because of this configuration, if a trigger is released during and/or after the driving operation has been completed, an electric motor continues to be activated, which causes a driver to return to a standby position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun Kuriki, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Yoshitaka Akiba, Norikazu Baba
  • Patent number: 11413735
    Abstract: A driving tool includes an electric motor, a battery mount that receives a battery for powering the electric motor, a flywheel that rotates by the electric motor, a magazine that loads a connected fastener rolled in a coil and including a plurality of fasteners temporarily connected in parallel, an impact driver that advances through a driving path with rotational power of the flywheel to drive the fasteners, and a feed mechanism that feeds the connected fastener by a pitch from the magazine toward the driving path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Akiba, Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Publication number: 20220097219
    Abstract: In a driving tool, during and/or after a driving operation has been completed, a restriction member is retained in an on-position by a cam. An energizing switch is retained in an on-state by an actuation portion of the restriction member. Because of this configuration, if a trigger is released during and/or after the driving operation has been completed, an electric motor continues to be activated, which causes a driver to return to a standby position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun KURIKI, Yukiyasu OKOUCHI, Yoshitaka AKIBA, Norikazu BABA
  • Publication number: 20210394346
    Abstract: A driving tool includes a driver configured to linearly move forward along a driving line to thereby strike and drive a fastener into a workpiece. The driver includes a striking member, a support member, and an engagement member engaged with the striking member and the support member and configured to restrict movement of the striking member relative to the support member in a front-rear direction. The support member includes a support surface supporting a portion of the striking member, at least one receiving surface configured to receive a reaction force to the striking member caused by driving of the fastener, and restricting parts spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction, located at an opposite side of the striking member from the support surface in a crossing direction crossing the support surface, and configured to restrict movement of the striking member in a direction away from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiyasu OKOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20200306941
    Abstract: A driving tool includes an electric motor, a battery mount that receives a battery for powering the electric motor, a flywheel that rotates by the electric motor, a magazine that loads a connected fastener rolled in a coil and including a plurality of fasteners temporarily connected in parallel, an impact driver that advances through a driving path with rotational power of the flywheel to drive the fasteners, and a feed mechanism that feeds the connected fastener by a pitch from the magazine toward the driving path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitaka AKIBA, Yukiyasu OKOUCHI
  • Patent number: 9248566
    Abstract: A tool housing case includes a main body case, for holding a power tool, for example, and an accessory case, for holding a power tool accessory, for example, which accessory case is connectable to the main body case on a handle side of the main body case near a main body case handle. The accessory case has an opening that can be selectively closed by a cover element. A space is provided between the handle and the accessory case for receiving a user's hand when the handle is gripped, and when a user's hand is not gripping the handle, this space allows access to the accessory case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Horiyama, Naoto Akiyama, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Shinya Bito, Kiyozumi Kokawa
  • Publication number: 20140183075
    Abstract: A tool housing case includes a main body case, for holding a power tool, for example, and an accessory case, for holding a power tool accessory, for example, which accessory case is connectable to the main body case on a handle side of the main body case near a main body case handle. The accessory case has an opening that can be selectively closed by a cover element. A space is provided between the handle and the accessory case for receiving a user's hand when the handle is gripped, and when a user's hand is not gripping the handle, this space allows access to the accessory case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Tooru Horiyama, Naoto Akiyama, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Shinya Bito, Kiyozumi Kokawa
  • Patent number: 8752744
    Abstract: The present invention includes a portable tool including a tool body having a handle, a hook including a hook body, and a mounting device. The mounting device enables the hook body to be mounted to the handle with the hook body oriented in any one of a plurality of different directions and positioned at any one of a plurality of different positions along the oriented direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Yukiyasu Okouchi, Shingo Umemura, Takayoshi Yoshimura, Jiro Oda, Kenichi Miyata
  • Publication number: 20120018330
    Abstract: A tool storage bag includes a hexahedral fabric bag body and openable only at a top side or at the top side and a bottom side, and an interlining material at least provided at three adjoining sides of the bag body. The interlining material includes plural flat plates corresponding to the three sides. At least one of the flat plates is detachable from a corresponding one of the sides of the bag body, while the bag body is foldable without folding the sides provided with the interlining material. The bag body with at least one flat plate detached from the corresponding side is folded down by overlapping, on one of the unfoldable sides of the bag body, the side other than the above one side and provided with the interlining material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki KATO, Yukiyasu OKOUCHI, Kenji ABE, Yuichi SUGIURA, Toru HORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20090278012
    Abstract: The present invention includes a portable tool including a tool body having a handle, a hook including a hook body, and a mounting device. The mounting device enables the hook body to be mounted to the handle with the hook body oriented in any one of a plurality of different directions and positioned at any one of a plurality of different positions along the oriented direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukiyasu Okouchi, Shingo Umemura, Takayoshi Yoshimura, Jiro Oda, Kenichi Miyata
  • Patent number: 7513402
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an improvement of the operability in a driving operation using a power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Miyashita, Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Patent number: 7445139
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for achieving a smooth driving operation with a driving power tool for driving a driving material into a workpiece. A representative driving power tool for driving a driving material into a workpiece is provided with a coil spring, an operating member. The power tool fixer includes a rotating element that rotates in a normal direction it the spring force of the coil spring as the drive member drives the coil spring, an outer edge of the rotating element, an engaging member and a lock avoiding mechanism. The outer edge includes a first outer edge portion and a second outer edge portion, a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall. The engaging member defines a working stroke of the driving operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Publication number: 20070284406
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an effective technique for achieving a smooth driving operation with a driving power tool for driving a driving material into a workpiece. A representative driving power tool for driving a driving material into a workpiece is provided with a coil spring, an operating member. The power tool fixer includes a rotating element that rotates in a normal direction it the spring force of the coil spring as the drive member drives the coil spring, an outer edge of the rotating element, an engaging member and a lock avoiding mechanism. The outer edge includes a first outer edge portion and a second outer edge portion, a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall. The engaging member defines a working stroke of the driving operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Patent number: 7246444
    Abstract: A cutting tool that improves operability by facilitating operation of a lever for operating a clamp mechanism of a guide member is provided. A clamp mechanism is constituted by a clamp pin that protrudes its distal end to the outside of the blade case while penetrating a depth guide and the blade case, a first lever that is connected to the distal end of the clamp pin and directly moves the clamp pin in the axial direction, and a second lever that is connected to the upper portion of the first lever through a connecting pin and has a cam lever. When the second lever is rotated toward the blade case, the cam lever presses the connecting pin to tilt the first lever, whereby the clamp pin is pulled outward. As a result, the depth guide is pressed to the inner surface of the blade case and clamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonobu Nashimoto, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Takahiro Kamiya
  • Publication number: 20070102470
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an improvement of the operability in a driving operation using a power tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Miyashita, Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Publication number: 20060117578
    Abstract: A cutting tool that improves operability by facilitating operation of a lever for operating a clamp mechanism of a guide member is provided. A clamp mechanism is constituted by a clamp pin that protrudes its distal end to the outside of the blade case while penetrating a depth guide and the blade case, a first lever that is connected to the distal end of the clamp pin and directly moves the clamp pin in the axial direction, and a second lever that is connected to the upper portion of the first lever through a connecting pin and has a cam lever. When the second lever is rotated toward the blade case, the cam lever presses the connecting pin to tilt the first lever, whereby the clamp pin is pulled outward. As a result, the depth guide is pressed to the inner surface of the blade case and clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomonobu Nashimoto, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Takahiro Kamiya
  • Patent number: 6145727
    Abstract: A pneumatic tool, such as a nailer, includes a housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, and a piston slidably movable within the cylinder. The piston has a driver for driving fasteners, such as nails. An upper piston chamber and a lower piston chamber are defined within the cylinder on an upper side and a lower side of the piston, respectively. A control device is provided for controlling the supply of compressed air from a compressed air supply device to the upper piston chamber and to the lower piston chamber to drive the fasteners into a workpiece. The control device includes a variable pressure chamber and a valve. The variable pressure chamber is always connected to the compressed air supply device. The valve is operable to connect and disconnect the variable pressure chamber and the lower piston chamber in response to the position of the piston relative to the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Mukoyama, Yukiyasu Okouchi, Masaki Sakuragi, Junichi Iwakami
  • Patent number: 5267682
    Abstract: A fastener driving device includes a body, a driver guide extending downwardly from the body for driving fasteners by a driver, a first abutting member mounted on the driver guide and having a first reference surface for abutment on an edge of a work to be fixed, and a second abutting member having a second reference surface for abutment on an edge of another work which has been previously fixed. An adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the position of the second abutting member relative to the first abutting member. The adjusting mechanism includes a support member mounted on the body and supporting the second abutting member in such a manner that the second abutting member is slidably movable along a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the driver guide. A tightening mechanism is operable for fixing the position of the second abutting member and for permitting movement of the second abutting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Patent number: D527973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Shinsuke Okuda, Yukiyasu Okouchi
  • Patent number: D637812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Yukiyasu Okouchi