Patents by Inventor Hayato Tawada
Hayato Tawada 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).
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Patent number: 11377990Abstract: An exhaust pipe with a double pipe structure that can reduce generation of a turbulent flow of exhaust gases is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust pipe includes a double pipe and a retention member. The double pipe includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. The retention member is disposed in a gap provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe. The retention member is disposed at at least one end of the double pipe. At the end of the double pipe where the retention member is disposed, a radial clearance between the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe at an opening of the inner pipe is smaller than the radial clearance in an arrangement area where the retention member is disposed.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinnosuke Toichi, Takeshi Osanai, Yoshiaki Kataoka, Hayato Tawada, Katsuhiko Kainuma
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Patent number: 11261768Abstract: A muffler including a double-pipe structure to muffle sounds in two or more frequencies is provided. The muffler includes an inner and outer pipes with a clearance therebetween. The inner pipe includes a first and second outer surfaces, and, at one end, an opening communicating with the outer pipe. The clearance communicates with an exhaust passage via the opening. The second outer surface forms the opening and is situated closer to the center of the inner pipe than the first outer surface is. A space between the inner and outer pipes is closed due to a contact between the first outer surface and an inner-circumferential surface of the outer pipe. A part of the clearance is formed between the first outer surface and the inner-circumferential surface. The outer-circumferential surfaces of the inner pipe include at least one communication hole that communicates the inner pipe with the clearance.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Hayato Tawada, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
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Patent number: 10961895Abstract: A muffler includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe which, along with the inner pipe, forms a double-wall pipe. A cavity is provided between the inner and outer pipes. A first end of the double-wall pipe is closed between the inner and outer pipes, and a second end of the double-wall pipe has an opening between the inner and outer pipes. The cavity communicates with an exhaust channel via the opening. The cavity is formed as a result of the inner pipe being shaped in a manner such that a portion of an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe is positioned on an inner-circumferential side relative to a reference, the reference being a position of an outer-circumferential surface of the outer pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuneyuki Higashino, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Takehiro Miura, Shinnosuke Toichi, Hayato Tawada
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Publication number: 20200217231Abstract: An exhaust pipe with a double pipe structure that can reduce generation of a turbulent flow of exhaust gases is provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust pipe includes a double pipe and a retention member. The double pipe includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe. The retention member is disposed in a gap provided between an outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe. The retention member is disposed at at least one end of the double pipe. At the end of the double pipe where the retention member is disposed, a radial clearance between the outer circumferential surface of the inner pipe and the inner circumferential surface of the outer pipe at an opening of the inner pipe is smaller than the radial clearance in an arrangement area where the retention member is disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Shinnosuke Toichi, Takeshi Osanai, Yoshiaki Kataoka, Hayato Tawada, Katsuhiko Kainuma
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Publication number: 20190234263Abstract: A muffler including a double-pipe structure to muffle sounds in two or more frequencies is provided. The muffler includes an inner and outer pipes with a clearance therebetween. The inner pipe includes a first and second outer surfaces, and, at one end, an opening communicating with the outer pipe. The clearance communicates with an exhaust passage via the opening. The second outer surface forms the opening and is situated closer to the center of the inner pipe than the first outer surface is. A space between the inner and outer pipes is closed due to a contact between the first outer surface and an inner-circumferential surface of the outer pipe. A part of the clearance is formed between the first outer surface and the inner-circumferential surface. The outer-circumferential surfaces of the inner pipe include at least one communication hole that communicates the inner pipe with the clearance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Hayato Tawada, Shinnosuke Toichi, Katsuhiko Kainuma
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Publication number: 20180266301Abstract: A muffler includes an inner pipe and an outer pipe which, along with the inner pipe, forms a double-wall pipe. A cavity is provided between the inner and outer pipes. A first end of the double-wall pipe is closed between the inner and outer pipes, and a second end of the double-wall pipe has an opening between the inner and outer pipes. The cavity communicates with an exhaust channel via the opening. The cavity is formed as a result of the inner pipe being shaped in a manner such that a portion of an outer-circumferential surface of the inner pipe is positioned on an inner-circumferential side relative to a reference, the reference being a position of an outer-circumferential surface of the outer pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Tsuneyuki Higashino, Katsuhiko Kainuma, Takehiro Miura, Shinnosuke Toichi, Hayato Tawada