Patents by Inventor Kimito Tanoue

Kimito Tanoue 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).

  • Transmission case with relief valve disposed therein
    Patent number: 6216559
    Abstract: A pressure control valve for maintaining a discharge pressure of an oil pump at a predetermined value is installed in a transmission integral casing integrally constituted by a torque converter housing, an oil pump cover a transmission case of a transmission is integrally connected to the torque converter housing. The transmission case has a projecting portion that extends toward the torque converter housing and is located in the vicinity of an oil discharge port of the oil pump cover. The relief valve is installed in the projecting portion and is connected to a hydraulic passage connecting the oil discharge port and an oil supply port of a transmission control valve assembly installed at a lower portion of the transmission case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimito Tanoue, Masaki Nakano