Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Minegishi

Hiroaki Minegishi 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: 9500121
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes: a turbine housing which houses a turbine impeller; an introduction hole provided in the turbine housing and configured to guide an exhaust gas, which flows into the introduction hole from an exhaust manifold of an engine, to the turbine impeller; a valve provided inside the introduction hole and configured to open and close an exhaust-gas discharge hole in the exhaust manifold; and a restriction portion configured to restrict a turn of the mounting plate in order to make part of an outer peripheral surface of a stem, which is exposed through an exposure hole of the mounting plate, visible from outside of the turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Hikaru Sugiura, Hiroaki Minegishi
  • Publication number: 20150000271
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes: a turbine housing which houses a turbine impeller; an introduction hole provided in the turbine housing and configured to guide an exhaust gas, which flows into the introduction hole from an exhaust manifold of an engine, to the turbine impeller; a valve provided inside the introduction hole and configured to open and close an exhaust-gas discharge hole in the exhaust manifold; and a restriction portion configured to restrict a turn of the mounting plate in order to make part of an outer peripheral surface of a stem, which is exposed through an exposure hole of the mounting plate, visible from outside of the turbine housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Hikaru SUGIURA, Hiroaki Minegishi