Patents by Inventor Takamu Kanayama

Takamu Kanayama 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: 20170284274
    Abstract: A dump truck includes: a vehicle body; a cooling fan (9A) disposed in front of the vehicle body in a travel direction; an engine (7) disposed behind the cooling fan (9A); a platform (8) covering the cooling fan (9A) and a top of the engine (7); an exhaust aftertreatment device (11) disposed behind the engine (7) and above the platform (8); an opening (12A) through which an upper side of the platform (8) communicates with a lower side thereof and provided in front of the exhaust aftertreatment device (11); and a duct (21, 22) provided to a lower surface of the platform (8) and comprising a base-end opening connected to the opening (12A) and a leading-end opening (21A) directed to the cooling fan (9A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamu Kanayama, Yuuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9777616
    Abstract: A dump truck includes: a vehicle body; a cooling fan disposed in front of the vehicle body in a travel direction; an engine disposed behind the cooling fan; a platform covering the cooling fan and a top of the engine; an exhaust aftertreatment device disposed behind the engine and above the platform; an opening through which an upper side of the platform communicates with a lower side thereof and provided in front of the exhaust aftertreatment device; and a duct provided to a lower surface of the platform and comprising a base-end opening connected to the opening and a leading-end opening directed to the cooling fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takamu Kanayama, Yuuki Ishikawa