Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kito

Hiroaki Kito 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: 6755206
    Abstract: A fuel cutoff valve comprises a casing, a cover having a cover supporting part for supporting an upper part of the casing, an O-ring disposed on an outer periphery of the casing, and a seal holding member. The seal holding part is constituted by a member made of a material having a high degree of shape stability, such as a polyamide, into which glass fibers are added. Further, the seal holding part is thermally welded to a welding end of a cover inner layer made of a modified polyamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishi, Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito
  • Publication number: 20040094200
    Abstract: Disclosed is a valve being attached to a fuel tank, the valve permitting a vaporized fuel to flow out and inhibiting a liquid fuel from flowing out. The valve includes a cover and a case. For example, the cover is bonded to an upper portion of a fuel tank, is independent of the fuel tank, and includes a connecting surface to be connected to the fuel tank and a flow-out passage in which a vaporized fuel flows out. The connecting surface has a connector portion formed of a resin exhibiting a good bondability to the fuel tank. The case is screwed to the cover, and includes an evaporator opening and a floating valve. The evaporator opening communicates with the flow-out passage. The floating valve opens or closes the evaporator opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hiroshi Nishi, Kenichiro Kaneko, Masayuki Nakagawa, Masahiro Ando
  • Patent number: 6679282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a valve being attached to a fuel tank, the valve permitting a vaporized fuel to flow out and inhibiting a liquid fuel from flowing out. The valve includes a cover and a case. For example, the cover is bonded to an upper portion of a fuel tank, is independent of the fuel tank, and includes a connecting surface to be connected to the fuel tank and a flow-out passage in which a vaporized fuel flows out. The connecting surface has a connector portion formed of a resin exhibiting a good bondability to the fuel tank. The case is screwed to the cover, and includes an evaporator opening and a floating valve. The evaporator opening communicates with the flow-out passage. The floating valve opens or closes the evaporator opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hiroshi Nishi, Kenichiro Kaneko, Masayuki Nakagawa, Masahiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20030062083
    Abstract: A fuel cutoff valve comprises a casing, a cover having a cover supporting part for supporting an upper part of the casing, an O-ring disposed on an outer periphery of the casing, and a seal holding member. The seal holding part is constituted by a member made of a material having a high degree of shape stability, such as a polyamide, into which glass fibers are added. Further, the seal holding part is thermally welded to a welding end of a cover inner layer made of a modified polyamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nishi, Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito
  • Publication number: 20020121517
    Abstract: A welding joint 10 for a fuel tank reduces the amount of fuel vapor in the fuel tank that escapes into the atmosphere. The fuel tank welding joint 10 a joint main body 20 and a barrier layer laminated on the surface of the joint main body 20. The joint main body 20 is formed of a first resin material weldable to the wall of the fuel tank FT, and the barrier layer 30 is formed of a second resin material that is adhesively and chemically reactive with the first resin material and that is more fuel-impermeable than the first resin material. An end portion 34 formed so as to be exposed to the outside at the end of a tube portion 24 is formed on the barrier layer 30. When the barrier layer 30 is injection molded on the surface of the joint main body 20, the end portion 34 is formed by the flow of the second resin material through the end of the tube portion 24 to increase the adhesive strength of the end face where the parts are joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hiroshi Nishi, Masayuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 6408867
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel cutoff valve that reduces the emission of fuel vapors from within fuel tanks. The fuel cutoff valve is mounted by partial insertion into a fixation hole provided in an upper tank wall of a fuel tank. The fuel cutoff valve comprises a cover, a casing, a float, and a spring. In the cover, a matrix of polyacetal having excellent resistance to fuel permeation reduces emission of fuel vapors into the atmosphere, while a dispersed phase of polyethylene in the matrix allows welding to fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hisatsugu Goto, Masayuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20020059954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a valve being attached to a fuel tank, the valve permitting a vaporized fuel to flow out and inhibiting a liquid fuel from flowing out. The valve includes a cover and a case. For example, the cover is bonded to an upper portion of a fuel tank, is independent of the fuel tank, and includes a connecting surface to be connected to the fuel tank and a flow-out passage in which a vaporized fuel flows out. The connecting surface has a connector portion formed of a resin exhibiting a good bondability to the fuel tank. The case is screwed to the cover, and includes an evaporator opening and a floating valve. The evaporator opening communicates with the flow-out passage. The floating valve opens or closes the evaporator opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hiroshi Nishi, Kenichiro Kaneko, Masayuki Nakagawa, Masahiro Ando
  • Publication number: 20010047822
    Abstract: Provided is a fuel cutoff valve that reduces the emission of fuel vapors from within fuel tanks. The fuel cutoff valve is mounted by partial insertion into a fixation hole provided in an upper tank wall of a fuel tank. The fuel cutoff valve comprises a cover, a casing, a float, and a spring. In the cover, a matrix of polyacetal having excellent resistance to fuel permeation reduces emission of fuel vapors into the atmosphere, while a dispersed phase of polyethylene in the matrix allows welding to fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Tomohide Aoki, Hiroaki Kito, Hisatsugu Goto, Masayuki Nakagawa