Patents by Inventor Akiharu Kitada

Akiharu Kitada 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: 5085561
    Abstract: A gas removable pump for liquid comprising a housing having an inlet for introducing the liquid thereinto and an outlet for feeding the liquid therefrom, a drive shaft extending into the housing and having formed therein an axial bore, a rotary pump disposed within the housing, and a discharging chamber defined within the housing and separated from the rotary pump in a liquid-tight manner. The rotary pump includes a rotor secured to the drive shaft for co-rotation therewith and a plurality of cells for feeding the liquid, each cell constituting a separator for gas-rich liquid upon rotation of the rotor. A stationary shaft extends in the axial bore between the rotary pump and the discharging chamber. A connecting arrangement is provided in the drive shaft and stationary shaft for selectively connecting each cell with the discharging chamber. Also provided is an injector for ejecting into the discharging chamber the gas-rich liquid separated in the cells through the connecting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Yano, Junsuke Yabumoto, Akiharu Kitada
  • Patent number: 5064452
    Abstract: A gas removable pump for liquid comprising a housing having an inlet for introducing the liquid thereinto and an outlet for feeding the liquid therefrom, a drive shaft extending into the housing and a rotary pump disposed within the housing, the rotary pump including a rotor secured to the drive shaft for co-rotation therewith and a plurality of cells for feeding the liquid, each cell constituting a separator for gas-rich liquid upon rotation of the rotor. An ejector is provided for ejecting the gas-rich liquid separated in each cell through a passage formed in the drive shaft and the rotor. Also provided is a valve in the passage for opening and closing the same, the valve being arranged to operate in response to a pressure in the cell. The gas rich liquid gathers at inner portion of the cell due to a centrifugal force and is discharged by means of the ejector through the passage when the valve is in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Yano, Junsuke Yabumoto, Akiharu Kitada
  • Patent number: 5051072
    Abstract: A gas removable pump for liquid comprising a housing having an inlet for introducing a liquid thereinto and an outlet for feeding the liquid therefrom, a drive shaft extending into the housing, a pump disposed within said housing and secured to the shaft for co-rotatin therewith, the pump dividing in a liquid-tight manner the interior space of the housing into a suction side and a delivery side. A chamber is confined around the shaft within at least one of the suction side and the delivery side of the housing and is arranged to generate a vortical flow of the liquid introduced therein to thereby separate gas-rich liquid which gathers in an axially central portion of the chamber. A collecting space for collecting the liquid containing little gaseous contaminants is provided in at least one of the suction side and the delivery side radially outward of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Oil Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisashi Yano, Junsuke Yabumoto, Akiharu Kitada