Patents by Inventor Ryota URAKAWA

Ryota URAKAWA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a switching valve having a small contact resistance when a valve body moves along a seating surface of a housing. In a switching valve which includes a valve body, coming into contact with a seating surface of a housing having a plurality of ports and selectively communicating at least two ports of the plurality of ports, and applies a fluid pressure to a back surface of the valve body, the switching valve includes a biasing member configured for biasing the valve body in a direction in which the valve body is moved away from the seating surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAWA, Hideki HIGASHIDOZONO, Naoki MURATA, Takayuki KONDO, Ryota URAKAWA, Fuminobu ENOKIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20220252312
    Abstract: An expansion valve includes: a main body portion having a valve chamber and a valve seat; a case fixed to the main body portion; and a screw shaft that is driven by driving force of rotation obtained by reducing a rotational movement of a rotor due to the excitation of an excitation portion by a speed reduction mechanism to move a valve body forward and backward. A bellows configured to seal a gap between the inside of the case and the valve chamber is arranged in the valve chamber to be externally fitted onto the valve body, and the rotation of the valve body relative to the main body portion is restricted by a rotation restrictor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Noriyuki OGAWA, Koji SATO, Takayuki KONDO, Naoki MURATA, Ryota URAKAWA