Patents by Inventor Norikazu Asaya

Norikazu Asaya 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: 8297251
    Abstract: A lubricant structure of an engine capable of easily and compactly attaching and detaching primary oil filters connected to oil intake sides of two oil pumps to and from a crank case. A power transmission chamber in the crank case dually divided in a crankshaft direction is an oil reserving portion. The lubricant structure includes a first oil pump for pressure-feeding oil of the oil reserving portion to a lubricant point, a second oil pump for returning the oil returned to the crank chamber to the oil reserving portion, and first and second oil filters connected to the oil intake sides of the oil pumps. The first oil filter is inserted from one of left and right crank case members, the second oil filter is inserted from the other crank case member, and both the oil filters are closed by oil filter caps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norikazu Asaya
  • Publication number: 20100012074
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a lubricant structure of an engine capable of easily and compactly attaching and detaching primary oil filters connected to oil intake sides of two oil pumps to and from a crank case. A power transmission chamber in the crank case dually divided in a crankshaft direction is an oil reserving portion. A first oil pump for pressure-feeding oil of the oil reserving portion to a lubricant point, a second oil pump for returning the oil returned to the crank chamber to the oil reserving portion, and first and second oil filters connected to the oil intake sides of the oil pumps are provided. The first oil filter is inserted from one of left and right crank case members, the second oil filter is inserted from the other crank case member, and both the oil filters are closed by oil filter caps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventor: Norikazu ASAYA