Patents by Inventor Akinori Araki

Akinori Araki 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: 6994102
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve which is comprised of a valve body being comprised of a cylinder, a spool slidably disposed in the cylinder with a clearance, the spool and the cylinder defining a pressure chamber and a space portion, and an urging member which urges the spool in a direction opposite to a direction of a force applied to the spool by fluid pressure in the pressure chamber. A supply passage fluidly communicates the cylinder and a fluid pressure supply source, and a drain passage fluidly communicates the cylinder and a sump. A through-passage formed in the spool fluidly communicates the pressure chamber and the space portion. An orifice disposed between the space portion and a sump limits a flow rate of fluid drained from the space portion to the sump. The spool is made of material having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than material of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: JATCO LTD
    Inventors: Kunihiro Yamaguchi, Koichi Tamura, Akinori Araki, Yasushi Nagai
  • Publication number: 20040138025
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve which is comprised of a valve body being comprised of a cylinder, a spool slidably disposed in the cylinder with a clearance, the spool and the cylinder defining a pressure chamber and a space portion, and an urging member which urges the spool in a direction opposite to a direction of a force applied to the spool by fluid pressure in the pressure chamber. A supply passage fluidly communicates the cylinder and a fluid pressure supply source, and a drain passage fluidly communicates the cylinder and a sump. A through-passage formed in the spool fluidly communicates the pressure chamber and the space portion. An orifice disposed between the space portion and a sump limits a flow rate of fluid drained from the space portion to the sump. The spool is made of material having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than material of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: JATCO Ltd
    Inventors: Kunihiro Yamaguchi, Koichi Tamura, Akinori Araki, Yasushi Nagai