Patents by Inventor Shoichiro Kumagai

Shoichiro Kumagai 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: 9539894
    Abstract: A fuel tank includes a tank body having an outer wall formed of a synthetic resin layer having a multilayer structure. The tank body has at least an inner body layer (an inner adhesive layer and an inner base layer) and an outer body layer (a skin layer, an outer base layer, and an outer adhesive layer) between which a barrier layer is interposed. A structure having an air layer therein is attached to the outer side of the skin layer of the outer body layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Shoichiro Kumagai, Hiroshi Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20150360560
    Abstract: A fuel tank includes a tank body having an outer wall formed of a synthetic resin layer having a multilayer structure. The tank body has at least an inner body layer (an inner adhesive layer and an inner base layer) and an outer body layer (a skin layer, an outer base layer, and an outer adhesive layer) between which a barrier layer is interposed. A structure having an air layer therein is attached to the outer side of the skin layer of the outer body layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kotaro Tanaka, Shoichiro Kumagai, Hiroshi Kitamura
  • Patent number: 7647955
    Abstract: In a filler pipe assembly, a holder member secured to an inner wall of a filler pipe is provided with an outer profile of a circular cross section substantially conforming to an inner peripheral wall of the filler pipe and an inner profile defining a bore of a circular cross section eccentric to the outer profile thereof. A relief valve is provided in a part of the holder member defined between the outer profile thereof and the bore owing to an eccentricity of the bore relative to the outer profile. Owing to the eccentric relationship between the outer profile and inner bore of the holder member, a space for a relief valve can be provided in the area where the distance between the inner wall of the bore and the outer profile is the greatest, and this allows the relief valve to be mounted without complicating the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Murabayashi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Tsuyoshi Chou, Nobuyuki Kosaka, Keiichiro Tachisako
  • Patent number: 7615108
    Abstract: A canister includes a casing made of a material including a polyamide resin. The casing includes a charge port to let in fuel vapor, a purge port to let out desorbed fuel and an atmospheric air port to let in air. Granular adsorbing agent and granular heat storing agent are held in the casing. The adsorbing agent includes a granular activated carbon. The granular heat storing agent is mixed with the granular activated carbon in the casing, and the granular heat storing agent including the material of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignees: Mahle Filter Systems Japan Corp., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Yamazaki, Koichi Hidano, Shoichiro Kumagai, Takahiro Imamura
  • Publication number: 20090000669
    Abstract: A fuel cutoff valve 10 has a float assembly 52 and an upper valve plug 60 located in a valve chest 30S defined by a casing 20. The float assembly 52 has a valve support member 55 formed in its upper portion to support the upper valve plug 60. The upper valve plug 60 has a support convex 66b held on a support plane 56a of the valve support member 55, where a center of gravity of the upper valve plug 60 is located below a supporting point 55a around which the support convex 66b is balanced on the valve support member 55. The upper valve plug 60 includes a first valve section 61 and a second valve section 65. The first valve section 61 has a first valve body 62 and a sheet member 64. The first valve body 62 is made of POM (polyoxymethylene), while the second valve section 65 is made of PA6 (polyamide) containing 30% of glass fibers. The second valve section 65 is accordingly structured to have a lower density than the first valve body 62.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., HONDA R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kito, Kenichiro Kaneko, Hiroshi Nishi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Hiroshi Kitamura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa, Shoji Uhara
  • Publication number: 20080302245
    Abstract: A canister includes a casing made of a material including a polyamide resin. The casing includes a charge port to let in fuel vapor, a purge port to let out desorbed fuel and an atmospheric air port to let in air. Granular adsorbing agent and granular heat storing agent are held in the casing. The adsorbing agent includes a granular activated carbon. The granular heat storing agent is mixed with the granular activated carbon in the casing, and the granular heat storing agent including the material of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicants: MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Koji Yamazaki, Koichi Hidano, Shoichiro Kumagai, Takahiro Imamura
  • Patent number: 7343903
    Abstract: A fuel tank in which at least a part of a fuel storing unit is formed of a flexible film is provided with a main chamber having a variable volume by deforming according to a storing amount of a fuel, a sub-chamber having a volume which is kept substantially constant, and a fuel pump housed inside the sub-chamber. The main chamber and the sub-chamber are integrally formed to form the fuel storing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Murabayashi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Koichiro Toyoda, Tohru Wako, Yoshinobu Terada, Manami Endo, legal representative, Yasunobu Endo
  • Publication number: 20070210607
    Abstract: In a filler pipe assembly, a holder member (13. 15) secured to an inner wall of a filler pipe (2) is provided with an outer profile of a circular cross section substantially conforming to an inner peripheral wall of the filler pipe and an inner profile defining a bore (17) of a circular cross section eccentric to the outer profile thereof. A relief valve (30) is provided in a part of the holder member defined between the outer profile thereof and the bore owing to an eccentricity of the bore relative to the outer profile. Owing to the eccentric relationship between the outer profile and inner bore of the holder member, a space for a relief valve can be provided in the area where the distance between the inner wall of the bore and the outer profile is the greatest, and this allows the relief valve to be mounted without complicating the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Murabayashi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Tsuyoshi Chou, Nobuyuki Kosaka, Keiichiro Tachisako
  • Publication number: 20060219224
    Abstract: A fuel tank in which at least a part of a fuel storing unit is formed of a flexible film is provided with a main chamber having a variable volume by deforming according to a storing amount of a fuel, a sub-chamber having a volume which is kept substantially constant, and a fuel pump housed inside the sub-chamber. The main chamber and the sub-chamber are integrally formed to form the fuel storing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Murabayashi, Shoichiro Kumagai, Koichiro Toyoda, Tohru Wako, Yoshinobu Terada, Yasunobu Endo, Manami Endo
  • Patent number: 6893047
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a canister for collecting fuel vapors generated in a fuel tank is provided. The canister is disposed within the space between a front end and a rear end of a subframe for supporting rear suspensions. The subframe is mounted to a rear portion of the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Chou, Shoichiro Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20040075269
    Abstract: A mounting structure for a canister for collecting fuel vapors generated in a fuel tank is provided. The canister is disposed within the space between a front end and a rear end of a subframe for supporting rear suspensions. The subframe is mounted to a rear portion of the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Chou, Shoichiro Kumagai