Patents by Inventor Chiharu Masuda

Chiharu Masuda 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: 11536188
    Abstract: A marine cooling system performs a temperature adjustment of an object to be cooled such as an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel. The marine cooling system includes a water supply flow passage to supply cooling water to the object, a water drain flow passage to drain the cooling water from the object to reduce an amount of the cooling water that contacts the object, and a flow passage controller to shut off the water to the drain flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Chiharu Masuda, Norimitsu Nakatsugawa
  • Publication number: 20220260004
    Abstract: A marine cooling system performs a temperature adjustment of an object to be cooled such as an internal combustion engine of a marine vessel. The marine cooling system includes a water supply flow passage to supply cooling water to the object, a water drain flow passage to drain the cooling water from the object to reduce an amount of the cooling water that contacts the object, and a flow passage controller to shut off the water to the drain flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Chiharu MASUDA, Norimitsu NAKATSUGAWA
  • Publication number: 20220194536
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an attachment attached to a hull, and a support vertically rotatably connected to the attachment and horizontally rotatably supporting an outboard motor main unit. The support includes an upper support and a lower support. The outboard motor includes a left reinforcement that includes a left upper connector connected to the upper support and a left lower connector connected to the lower support, and a right reinforcement that includes a right upper connector connected to the upper support and a right lower connector connected to the lower support. The left upper connector is located leftward of a left side of the upper support. The right upper connector is located rightward of a right side of the upper support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto MIZUTANI, Tomohiro HAGI, Chiharu MASUDA
  • Patent number: 11148777
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a crankshaft, a crankcase, a support that contacts a lower end of the crankcase, and a damper connected to a lower portion of the crankshaft and disposed in an isolated space defined by the crankcase and the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Chiharu Masuda
  • Publication number: 20190322343
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a crankshaft, a crankcase, a support that contacts a lower end of the crankcase, and a damper connected to a lower portion of the crankshaft and disposed in an isolated space defined by the crankcase and the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Chiharu MASUDA
  • Patent number: 10322785
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an oil cooler, an engine cooling water passage, an oil cooling water passage, and a water discharge passage. The oil cooler is disposed forward of a crankshaft. The engine cooling water passage is disposed inside an engine. The oil cooling water passage is connected to the oil cooler and branches from the engine cooling water passage. The water discharge passage is connected to the oil cooler. The water discharge passage is disposed lower than the oil cooler and forward of a center axis of the crankshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kimitaka Saruwatari, Chiharu Masuda, Yutaka Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 10293911
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a cooling water passage, a pump that is driven in conjunction with the engine, an inlet water passage that branches from the cooling water passage, an oil cooler, an outlet water passage, a first thermostat located in the cooling water passage, and a second thermostat. The pump takes outside water into the cooling water passage. The oil cooler includes a water-storing space into which water in the inlet water passage is taken. The outlet water passage is connected to an outlet of the oil cooler. The first thermostat increases and decreases the flow rate of water flowing through the engine. The second thermostat is located at the outlet or at the outlet water passage, and increases and decreases the flow rate of water flowing through the outlet water passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kimitaka Saruwatari, Chiharu Masuda, Satoshi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20190112018
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a cooling water passage, a pump that is driven in conjunction with the engine, an inlet water passage that branches from the cooling water passage, an oil cooler, an outlet water passage, a first thermostat located in the cooling water passage, and a second thermostat. The pump takes outside water into the cooling water passage. The oil cooler includes a water-storing space into which water in the inlet water passage is taken. The outlet water passage is connected to an outlet of the oil cooler. The first thermostat increases and decreases the flow rate of water flowing through the engine. The second thermostat is located at the outlet or at the outlet water passage, and increases and decreases the flow rate of water flowing through the outlet water passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kimitaka SARUWATARI, Chiharu MASUDA, Satoshi MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180251202
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes an oil cooler, an engine cooling water passage, an oil cooling water passage, and a water discharge passage. The oil cooler is disposed forward of a crankshaft. The engine cooling water passage is disposed inside an engine. The oil cooling water passage is connected to the oil cooler and branches from the engine cooling water passage. The water discharge passage is connected to the oil cooler. The water discharge passage is disposed lower than the oil cooler and forward of a center axis of the crankshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kimitaka SARUWATARI, Chiharu MASUDA, Yutaka NAKANISHI
  • Patent number: 4939175
    Abstract: Use of N,N-dimethyl-1-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclobutyl]-3-methylbutylamine or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof for manufacture of a cerebral function improver for the treatment of cerebral function disorders, which is useful as an improver for cerebral function disorders such as amnestic syndrome, senile dementia and Parkinson's disease, since it can intensively activate the central nervous system, especially dopamine neuron, and also increase the spontaneous movement in human or animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Assignee: The Boots Co. PLC
    Inventors: Kiyoharu Ukai, Chiharu Masuda, Satoko Kubo, Teruo Mukai, Terutake Nakagawa