Patents by Inventor Masazi Honda

Masazi Honda 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).

  • Carbon canister drained vapor diffusing device
    Patent number: 4727955
    Abstract: In a motor vehicle having in an engine room a carbon canister for adsorbing a vapor from a fuel tank, there is provided a vapor diffusing device which comprises a front side channel member extending in the engine room from a front portion of the vehicle toward a passenger room of the same, a structure incorporated with a part of the channel member to define an enclosed chamber, a first arrangement for fluidly connecting the interior of the enclosed chamber with a purge air opening of the carbon canister, and a second arrangement for defining a vapor diffusing opening through which the interior of the enclosed chamber is exposed to the interior of the engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masazi Honda, Akio Chiba, Hirotaka Tomioka