Patents by Inventor Riichi Tsuji

Riichi Tsuji 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: 4328832
    Abstract: An orifice apparatus is provided which couples a vacuum advancer of a distributor associated with an engine for a vehicle with a carburetor of the engine. The orifice apparatus includes a body having an upper and a lower opening between which an isolation wall is formed in which a plurality of orifices are circumferentially spaced apart at an equal angular interval. A plurality of orifice members are disposed below the isolation wall and each has an orifice of a different diameter formed therein which is located below one of the plurality of orifices. A rotary plate is disposed above the isolation wall and is secured to a regulating member in the form of a rotatable shaft. A seal member is bonded to the lower surface of the rotary plate, which is formed with a passage port which can be brought into alignment with one of the plurality of orifices formed in the isolation wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Inada, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shuji Okumura, Takao Nonoyama, Riichi Tsuji
  • Patent number: 4298020
    Abstract: An integrated valve device includes a base board means and control valve means mounted thereon for an exhaust gas purifying system. The control valve means is provided at its outer surface with a pair of fingers adapted to be inserted into openings on the base board means. The fingers engage therefore with shoulders of the openings when mounted on the base board means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1981
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Inada, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shoji Ito, Takao Nonoyama, Riichi Tsuji
  • Patent number: 4254938
    Abstract: A valve device includes a base board and a suction pressure responsive valve having two ports defined by tubular portions. The base board is composed of a pair of superimposed plates and a sealing gasket between the plates. One of the plates is formed with a pair of channels and the other with a pair of openings communicating with the channels, respectively. The sealing gasket has a pair of tubular portions disposed respectively in the openings of the base board plate with radial clearances. The tubular portions of the suction pressure responsive valve are sealingly inserted respectively into the tubular portions in the sealing gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Inada, Kazuhiko Kitamura, Shoji Ito, Takao Nonoyama, Riichi Tsuji