Patents by Inventor Etuhisa Mimura

Etuhisa Mimura 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: 4703771
    Abstract: A vehicle fuel tank in which the tank bottom has a protrusion so as to provide a space for accommodating the frame and other parts of the vehicle under the fuel tank, the protrusion defining a plurality of compartments in the fuel tank. An overhanging siphon having an opening in the top thereof provides communication between compartments. A fuel inlet pipe and a fuel suction pipe are communicated with a first compartment so that the supply of fuel into the fuel tank and the suction of fuel from the fuel tank are conducted through the first compartment. A valve such as a float valve is provided on the siphon opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Etuhisa Mimura