Patents by Inventor Hidetsugu Komatsu

Hidetsugu Komatsu 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).

  • Engine supercharger lubricating apparatus
    Patent number: 8109365
    Abstract: An engine supercharger lubricating apparatus is provided with an oil passage, a pump and an air introducing passage. The oil passage is configured and arranged to supply a lubricating oil to a supercharger of an engine and to return the lubricating oil from the supercharger to an oil pan. The pump is arranged in the oil passage at a location downstream of the supercharger for pumping the lubricating oil from the supercharger to the oil pan. The air introducing passage is arranged to introduce air into the oil passage at a location downstream of the supercharger and upstream of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Arata Taguchi, Hidetsugu Komatsu
  • ENGINE SUPERCHARGER LUBRICATING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080277201
    Abstract: An engine supercharger lubricating apparatus is provided with an oil passage, a pump and an air introducing passage. The oil passage is configured and arranged to supply a lubricating oil to a supercharger of an engine and to return the lubricating oil from the supercharger to an oil pan. The pump is arranged in the oil passage at a location downstream of the supercharger for pumping the lubricating oil from the supercharger to the oil pan. The air introducing passage is arranged to introduce air into the oil passage at a location downstream of the supercharger and upstream of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Arata TAGUCHI, Hidetsugu KOMATSU