Patents by Inventor Soichi Uemura

Soichi Uemura 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: 7879124
    Abstract: There is provided an air cleaner in which an adsorption element for adsorbing vaporized fuel is surely fixed to a housing without additionally providing a special step, and moreover the performance of element and the performance of an air cleaner itself can be maintained, and a manufacturing method for the air cleaner. The air cleaner is configured so that a filter element and an adsorption element for adsorbing vaporized fuel are incorporated in a housing formed by joining the open ends of a pair of housing members to each other. At the open end of each of the housing members, a welding protrusion projecting toward the open end on the other side is formed, and a connecting portion formed with a welding protrusion is provided on a holding frame of the adsorption element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Wataru Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 7780770
    Abstract: An air cleaner particularly disposed for an internal combustion engine is provided with a housing, a filter element disposed in the housing, and adsorbent disposed on the side of an outlet formed to the housing and adapted to adsorb an evaporated fuel invaded inside the housing through the outlet. The adsorbent includes an adsorbing material adsorbing the evaporated fuel and a pair of non-woven fabrics sandwiching the adsorbent material from both sides thereof, and at least one of the non-woven fabrics disposed on the outlet side includes a reinforcing material so as to be integrated with the non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7699912
    Abstract: The air-cleaner includes a housing. The air-cleaner includes a filter element located in the housing to filter air taken into the housing. The air-cleaner includes an adsorption element for adsorbing vaporized fuel flowing into the housing. The housing includes first and second housing components having open ends put on each other. The filter element is held between the first and second housing components, separating the housing into a clean side and a dust side. The adsorption element includes a frame at the periphery; and an adsorption portion located inside the frame. One of the first and second housing components as the clean side has an inner side back in the open end, the inner side having a mounting portion having the adsorption element mounted thereto. The mounting portion includes the adsorption element; and a support member placed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Wataru Sugimoto, Osamu Kaneko, Tetsuo Akiyama, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7473306
    Abstract: An air cleaner is provided with a housing, a filter element disposed inside the housing for filtrating air introduced into the housing, and an adsorption element disposed in the housing for adsorbing gasified fuel in the housing, the adsorption element including an adsorbing member adsorbing gasified fuel and a frame surrounding the adsorbing member to hold the adsorbing member. The air cleaner further includes a plurality of first fusing projections projecting from one surface of the frame, a plurality of ribs formed to an inner surface of the housing so as to project therefrom and extending laterally and transversely to cross each other, and a plurality of second fusing projections formed to the inner surface of the housing at positions corresponding to the location of the first fusing projections formed to the frame of the adsorption element, each of the second projections being surrounded by a pair of crossing ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Tetsuo Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20080134898
    Abstract: An air cleaner particularly disposed for an internal combustion engine is provided with a housing, a filter element disposed in the housing, and adsorbent disposed on the side of an outlet formed to the housing and adapted to adsorb an evaporated fuel invaded inside the housing through the outlet. The adsorbent includes an adsorbing material adsorbing the evaporated fuel and a pair of non-woven fabrics sandwiching the adsorbent material from both sides thereof, and at least one of the non-woven fabrics disposed on the outlet side includes a reinforcing material so as to be integrated with the non-woven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Toyo Roki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080034974
    Abstract: The air-cleaner includes a housing. The air-cleaner includes a filter element located in the housing to filter an air taken into the housing. The air-cleaner includes an adsorption element for adsorbing a vaporized fuel flowing into the housing. The housing includes first and second housing components having open ends put on each other. The filter element is held between the first and second housing components, separating the housing into a clean side and a dust side. The adsorption element includes a frame at the periphery; and an adsorption portion located inside of the frame. One housing component of the first and second housing components as the clean side has an inner side back in the open end, the inner side having a mounting portion having the adsorption element mounted thereto. The mounting portion includes the adsorption element; and a support member put on the adsorption element and supporting the adsorption portion. The support member is located back in said one housing component for fixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Soichi UEMURA, Wataru Sugimoto, Osamu Kaneko, Tetsuo Akiyama, Atsushi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20070209517
    Abstract: There are provided an air cleaner in which an adsorption element for adsorbing vaporized fuel is surely fixed to a housing without additionally providing a special step, and moreover the performance of element and the performance of an air cleaner itself can be maintained, and a manufacturing method for the air cleaner. The air cleaner is configured so that a filter element 60 and an adsorption element 40 for adsorbing vaporized fuel are incorporated in a housing 1A formed by joining the open ends of a pair of housing members 2 and 20 to each other. At the open end of each of the housing members 2 and 20, a welding protrusion 12, 29 projecting toward the open end on the other side is formed, and a connecting portion 46 formed with a welding protrusion 47 is provided on a holding frame 42 of the adsorption element 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Wataru Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20060272509
    Abstract: An air cleaner is provided with a housing, a filter element disposed inside the housing for filtrating air introduced into the housing, and an adsorption element disposed in the housing for adsorbing gasified fuel in the housing, the adsorption element including an adsorbing member adsorbing gasified fuel and a frame surrounding the adsorbing member to hold the adsorbing member. The air cleaner further includes a plurality of first fusing projections projecting from one surface of the frame, a plurality of ribs formed to an inner surface of the housing so as to project therefrom and extending laterally and transversely to cross each other, and a plurality of second fusing projections formed to the inner surface of the housing at positions corresponding to the location of the first fusing projections formed to the frame of the adsorption element, each of the second projections being surrounded by a pair of crossing ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: TOYO ROKI SEIZO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soichi Uemura, Tetsuo Akiyama