Patents by Inventor Akira Nishiuchi

Akira Nishiuchi 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: 5664935
    Abstract: A dry turbo vacuum pump has a multistage circumferential impeller supported on a shaft, and a stator which cooperates with it to form a multistage peripheral flow pump. A centrifugal pump arranged at an inlet side of the peripheral flow pump is also mounted on the same shaft, so that gas sucked from the inlet is discharged to the atmosphere from the peripheral flow pump. The multistage peripheral flow pump and at least one stage of the centrifugal pump are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishiuchi, Masahiro Mase, Noboru Matsumura, Katsuaki Kikuchi, Takashi Nagaoka
  • Patent number: 5536148
    Abstract: A turbo vacuum pump for compressing a low-pressure gas to discharge the compressed gas into atmosphere comprises pump stator having a gas flow passage comprising a plurality of annular flow passages on an inner surface thereof arranged stepwise diameters of which become smaller toward downstream and passages intercommunicating with adjacent annular flow passages and a gas discharge port communicated with one of the plurality of annular flow passages disposed at the most downstream. The pump stator includes a cylindrical spiral grooved pump impeller and a plurality of peripheral flow pump impellers facing the annular flow passages provided downstream of the cylindrical spiral grooved pump impeller and having stepwise diameters which become smaller toward downstream to form a peripheral flow pump stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Nishiuchi, Masahiro Mase, Noboru Matsumura, Katsuaki Kikuchi, Takashi Nagaoka, Seiji Sakagami
  • Patent number: 5501583
    Abstract: A turbo vacuum pump has a housing provided with a suction port and a discharge port, an evacuation pump disposed in the housing for compressing a gas suctioned through the suction port and discharging the compressed gas through the discharge port, and a motor for driving the evacuation pump, the motor and the evacuation pump having a common rotor. The rotor is supported at its both axial ends by bearings. A spiral grooved dynamic seal is disposed in the vicinity of the suction port and at the opposite side of the suction port to the evacuation pump. The diameter of the spiral grooved dynamic seal, at the smallest, is greater than the outside diameter of the final stage impeller of the evacuation pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1996
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagaoka, Shinjiro Ueda, Seiji Sakagami, Akira Nishiuchi, Hirofumi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 5380171
    Abstract: A turbo vacuum pump has a housing provided with a suction port and a discharge port, an evacuation pump disposed in the housing for compressing a gas sucked through the suction port and discharging the compressed gas through the discharge port, and a motor for driving the evacuation pump, the motor and the evacuation pump having a common rotor. The rotor is supported at its both axial ends by bearings. A spiral grooved dynamic seal is disposed in the vicinity of the suction port and at the opposite side of the suction port to the evacuation pump. The diameter of the spiral grooved dynamic seal, at the smallest, is greater than the outside diameter of the final stage impeller of the evacuation pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagaoka, Shinjiro Ueda, Seiji Sakagami, Akira Nishiuchi, Hirofumi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4904155
    Abstract: A vacuum pump with a heating portion for preventing adhesion of reaction products on a discharge side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nagaoka, Ichiro Gyobu, Kimio Muramatsu, Keiji Ueyama, Masahiro Mase, Yoshihisa Awada, Akira Nishiuchi