Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Kayama

Hiroaki Kayama 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: 11878258
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter includes a plurality of cells extending in a filter axial direction, a porous partition separating and defining the plurality of cells, and a sealing section sealing the plurality of cells alternately at both filter ends. In the exhaust gas purification filter, the partition has a void volume of a reduced dale, Vvv, and a material volume of a reduced peak, Vmp, as volume parameters determined in noncontact surface roughness measurement on a surface of the partition, with their total value being 1.8 ?m3/?m2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kayama
  • Patent number: 11850541
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter includes a plurality of cells extending in a filter axial direction, a porous partition separating and defining the plurality of cells, and a sealing section sealing the plurality of cells alternately at both filter ends. The partition has a void volume of a reduced dale, Vvv, and a material volume of a reduced peak, Vmp, as volume parameters determined in noncontact surface roughness measurement on a surface of the partition, with their total value being more than 1.3 ?m3/?m2 and 1.7 ?m3/?m2 or less. The partition has a mean pore size of 12 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less. The partition also has a porosity of 50% or more and 75% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kayama
  • Patent number: 11767779
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purifying filter used with a HC purifying catalyst supported thereon. Numerous pores are formed in partitions of the exhaust gas purifying filter. In a cross-section of the partition, pores are open at a passage surface, having an open end of which the opening diameter is 50 ?m or larger. In the cross-section of the partitions, the partitions include a narrow part where a pore diameter is 5 ?m or more and the pore diameter becomes a minimum in a region. In the cross-section of the partitions, the region is positioned between a pair of virtual lines L1 and L2 extending from opposing sides of the opening end to a passage surface positioned opposite to the opening end along the wall thickness direction X, Z. The pore diameter at the narrow part is 6% or more and less than or equal to 20% of the opening diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kayama, Kazuhiko Koike
  • Publication number: 20220176298
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter includes a plurality of cells extending in a filter axial direction, a porous partition separating and defining the plurality of cells, and a sealing section sealing the plurality of cells alternately at both filter ends. The partition has a void volume of a reduced dale, Vvv, and a material volume of a reduced peak, Vmp, as volume parameters determined in noncontact surface roughness measurement on a surface of the partition, with their total value being more than 1.3 ?m3/?m2 and 1.7 ?m3/?m2 or less. The partition has a mean pore size of 12 ?m or more and 20 ?m or less. The partition also has a porosity of 50% or more and 75% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220088521
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter includes a plurality of cells extending in a filter axial direction, a porous partition separating and defining the plurality of cells, and a sealing section sealing the plurality of cells alternately at both filter ends. In the exhaust gas purification filter, the partition has a void volume of a reduced dale, Vvv, and a material volume of a reduced peak, Vmp, as volume parameters determined in noncontact surface roughness measurement on a surface of the partition, with their total value being 1.8 ?m3/?m2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20220042435
    Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas purifying filter used with a HC purifying catalyst supported thereon. Numerous pores are formed in partitions of the exhaust gas purifying filter. In a cross-section of the partition, pores are open at a passage surface, having an open end of which the opening diameter is 50 ?m or larger. In the cross-section of the partitions, the partitions include a narrow part where a pore diameter is 5 ?m or more and the pore diameter becomes a minimum in a region. In the cross-section of the partitions, the region is positioned between a pair of virtual lines L1 and L2 extending from opposing sides of the opening end to a passage surface positioned opposite to the opening end along the wall thickness direction X, Z. The pore diameter at the narrow part is 6% or more and less than or equal to 20% of the opening diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroaki KAYAMA, Kazuhiko KOIKE
  • Publication number: 20220042436
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter is used so as to support a NOX purification catalyst. The exhaust gas purification filter includes a honeycomb structure portion and a plug portion. The honeycomb structure portion includes a partition wall and cells. Numerous pores are formed in the partition wall. The cells are partitioned by the partition walls and form a flow path for an exhaust gas. The plug portion alternately seals an inflow end surface or an outflow end surface for the exhaust gas in the cells. The partition wall has a gas permeability coefficient that is equal to or greater than 0.35×10?12 m2, a pore volume ratio of pore diameters of 9 ?m or less that is equal to or less than 25%, and an average pore diameter that is equal to or greater than 12 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10946369
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure body has a skin part of a cylindrical shape and a honeycomb structural part formed with the skin part together in a monolithic body. The skin part and the honeycomb structural part have partition walls of a porous structure. The cells have first cells arranged adjacent to the skin part and second cells arranged adjacent to the first cells. The skin part, the first cells and the second cells form an outer peripheral section. A central section is arranged inside the outer peripheral section. The honeycomb structure body satisfies a relationship in which a thermal expansion coefficient of the outer peripheral section is greater than a thermal expansion coefficient of the central section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Koike, Keisuke Mizutani, Hiroaki Kayama
  • Publication number: 20200306743
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure body has a skin part of a cylindrical shape and a honeycomb structural part formed with the skin part together in a monolithic body. The skin part and the honeycomb structural part have partition walls of a porous structure. The cells have first cells arranged adjacent to the skin part and second cells arranged adjacent to the first cells. The skin part, the first cells and the second cells form an outer peripheral section. A central section is arranged inside the outer peripheral section. The honeycomb structure body satisfies a relationship in which a thermal expansion coefficient of the outer peripheral section is greater than a thermal expansion coefficient of the central section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KOIKE, Keisuke MIZUTANI, Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Patent number: 10648380
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure body has an outer skin, cells arranged in an inside of the outer skin, and partition walls having pores. The partition walls are arranged in the inside of the outer skin. Each of the cells is surrounded by the partition walls. The pores have communicating pores which communicate with each other adjacent cells. Exhaust gas emitted from an engine passes adjacent cells through the communicating pores. The number of the communicating pores is at a density of not less than 18000 [pores/0.25 mm2] before a catalyst is supported in the pores. An exhaust gas purification filter having the honeycomb structure body with the catalyst is arranged in an exhaust gas pipe to purify exhaust gas containing PM emitted from an engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroaki Kayama
  • Publication number: 20200101442
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification filter is provided which has a high capture ratio of particulate matter even when having a high porosity. The exhaust gas purification filter has a case, partition walls and cells. The partition walls are porous, and the interior of the case is partitioned into a plurality of the cells by the partition walls. The partition walls have a plurality of communicating pores which communicate between cells adjacent to respective partition walls. The degree of tortuosity L/T of the communicating pores satisfies L/T?1.1, where T ?m is the thickness of the partition walls and L ?m is the average flow path length of the communicating pores. Furthermore the exhaust gas purification filter is manufactured using porous silica having a tapped bulk density that is no greater than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200003094
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure body has an outer skin, cells arranged in an inside of the outer skin, and partition walls having pores. The partition walls are arranged in the inside of the outer skin. Each of the cells is surrounded by the partition walls. The pores have communicating pores which communicate with each other adjacent cells. Exhaust gas emitted from an engine passes adjacent cells through the communicating pores. The number of the communicating pores is at a density of not less than 18000 [pores/0.25 mm2] before a catalyst is supported in the pores. An exhaust gas purification filter having the honeycomb structure body with the catalyst is arranged in an exhaust gas pipe to purify exhaust gas containing PM emitted from an engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroaki KAYAMA
  • Patent number: 6122914
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a swash plate type continuously variable transmission capable of automatically affording a lock-up state in which second distributing valves are stopped at their stroke mid-point to cut off motor ports when a motor swash plate stands upright, even without using any special interlocking mechanism. Second distributing valves for bringing motor ports of motor cylinder bores into communication with a high-pressure oil path and a low-pressure oil path selectively in an alternate manner are arranged in parallel with the axis X of a cylinder block; a valve swash plate for reciprocating the second distributing valves is integrally combined with a motor swash plate on the same slant plane; and the motor ports are formed so as to be controlled selectively by the second distributing valves at respective positions 90.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabhushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hayashi, Yoshihiro Nakajima, Hideo Okuzaki, Masako Takahashi, Hiroaki Kayama, Kenji Sakakibara
  • Patent number: 5617938
    Abstract: A friction clutch wherein the distance between a clutch center member on a driven shaft side and a pressure plate, between which an alternate arrangement of clutch friction plates on a driving shaft side and clutch plates on the driven shaft side is disposed, is increased or decreased to disconnect or connect transmission of power between the driving shaft side and the driven shaft side. The driven shaft is constructed so that the clutch center member and the pressure plate are disposed for relative displacement in a direction of rotation. The friction clutch includes a conversion mechanism for converting a relative displacement in the direction of rotation caused by a countertorque inputted to the friction clutch into a relative displacement in a direction of an axis of rotation to increase the distance between the clutch center member and the pressure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Tsukada, Kazuhiko Nakamura, Mitsuru Saito, Hiroaki Kayama
  • Patent number: 4570506
    Abstract: An operating wire control device for a brake system having an adjust lever rotatable in accordance with the stroke of an inner wire. An adjuster is rotatable by the rotation of the adjust lever and an adjust bolt is movable upon rotation of the adjuster to alter the relative length of the inner wire and an outer wire. The adjust lever comprises a first lever having an abutment member for detecting the stroke of the inner wire and a second lever having a ratchet pawl engaged with a ratchet tooth on a ratchet wheel formed integrally on the adjuster. The second lever is longer than the first lever. An adjust lever spring is provided between the first and second levers, while a return spring extends between the second lever and a housing. The adjust lever spring has a spring force which becomes smaller than that of the return spring when the inner wire has been pulled beyond a prescribed stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Inventors: Sadashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kayama, Masaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4543849
    Abstract: An automatic adjusting device which is disposed midway of a control wire connecting an actuating mechanism such as a brake and an operating lever. The automatic adjusting device automatically compensates not only the internal wear of the actuating mechanism but also the extension of the control wire so that it can always take up any excessive play or slack of the control wire to thereby impart to the operating lever a minimum play, which corresponds to the proper ineffective stroke of the actuating mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kayama, Masaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 4456101
    Abstract: A vehicular brake operating system which comprises a wheel brake, an operating member, a control wire connecting the wheel brake and the operating member and including an outer wire and an inner wire fitted in the former, and an adjusting device disposed midway of the control wire for automatically adjusting a play of the operating member to a proper level in response to the operation of the control wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sadashi Yamamoto, Hiroaki Kayama, Masaki Watanabe