Patents by Inventor Zenjiro Odera

Zenjiro Odera 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: 5975165
    Abstract: This invention relates to a refueling nozzle that can be inserted easily into a filler opening in such a manner as to seal up the filler opening, securely engaging the nozzle and opening, and thereby prevent erroneous operation. Additionally, the refueling nozzle can automatically stop or start the refueling. The fuel discharge unit 3 comprises a fitting member 9 in the shape of a truncated cone such that the cross-sectional diameter gradually becomes smaller from a value larger than the inside diameter of the filler opening of a fuel tank. In the fitting member 9, a vapor passage 11 is formed to recover or discharge fuel vapor in the fuel tank. A fuel sensor 14 detects the presence of fuel and kind of fuel vapor present in the fuel tank through contact with the fuel vapor flowing through the vapor passage 11. A liquid level sensor 15 determines the surface level of fuel in the tank and whether the level of the fuel in the fuel tank has reached a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kenji Motosugi, Zenjiro Odera