Patents by Inventor Yumiko Sawamura

Yumiko Sawamura 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: 20130285368
    Abstract: Tube end connector which connects a first tubular member and a second tubular member while securing sealing performance is provided. The tube end connector according to the present invention is provided with a heat-shrinkable TeflonĀ® tube 4b which covers both outer surface of an end portion of a zeolite membrane covered ceramic tube 1 and outer surface of an end portion of a metal tube 5 in conditions of jointing the end portion of the zeolite membrane covered ceramic tube 1 and the end portion of the metal tube 5; and a heat-shrinkable fluororubber tube 3b which is placed at the region between the heat-shrinkable tube 4b and the outer surfaces both of the first tubular member and the second tubular member, and which has solvent resistance and swelling property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Kentaro SAWAMURA, Yumiko Sawamura
  • Publication number: 20100109321
    Abstract: A pipe end connector which connects a first tubular member to a second tubular member while securing sealing properties. The pipe end connector is characterized by comprising: a heat-shrinkable tube (4b) made of Teflon (registered trademark) with which the outer surface of an end part of a ceramic tube (1) having a zeolite film attached thereto and the outer surface of an end part of a metallic tube (5) are covered while keeping the end part of the ceramic tube (1) having a zeolite film attached thereto being connected to the end part of the metallic tube (5); and a heat-shrinkable fluororubber tube (3b) which is disposed between the outer surfaces of the ceramic tube (1) having a zeolite film attached thereto and of the metallic tube (5) and the heat-shrinkable tube (4b) and which has solvent resistance and the property of swelling in solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: BUSSAN NANOTECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Kentaro Sawamura, Yumiko Sawamura