Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Kumagai

Hiroshi Kumagai 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).

  • Publication number: 20090169787
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer article suitable for use as a fuel hose in an automotive fuel system and the like, which has an inner rubber layer, an outer rubber layer and an inter-mediate resin layer formed of polyamine-based resin between the inner and outer rubber layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Atsuhiro SHINODA, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20090101375
    Abstract: Mounted on a revolving frame are onboard equipments including engine and heat exchanger. These onboard equipments are accommodated in a housing cover consisted by including a front partition panel. The front partition panel is fixed to a seat screw member which is provided on the revolving frame. At this time, lower end portion of the front partition panel is hung in a floated state above the revolving frame by a stopper which is adapted rest on an upper end portion of the seat screw member. Therefore, lower end portion of the front partition panel is hung in a floated state above a upper surface of a left side frame, facilitating to align a bolt through hole in the front partition panel with a nut of the seat screw member at the time of threading and tightening a bolt into the nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsukui, Tomonori Mamada, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yasuhiro Kurumisawa
  • Patent number: 7488521
    Abstract: A resinous tube which has a low permeability for alcohol-contained fuel in addition to usual gasoline and is sufficiently high in adhesiveness between a barrier layer (permeation-interrupting layer) and a protecting layer (layer covering the permeation-interrupting layer), is easy in reuse of marginal materials and the like, and is a low cost material arrangement is furnished. This resinous tube is formed by laminating pipe-shaped resin layers, in which a main component of at least one layer of layers constituting the tube is a resin such as PBT, PBN, PET, PEN or the like, and a main component of a layer other than the above-mentioned layer is PBT copolymer. The PBT copolymer contains an acid component and a glycol component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Morohoshi, Hiroshi Kumagai, Tetsuya Enomoto
  • Patent number: 7482052
    Abstract: A laser processing method where laser beam for processing is irradiated on a processing object and the laser beam for processing directly removes a part of the processing object. The processing object is made of a glass substrate, metal thin film having high absorption to laser beam for processing is formed on a surface of glass substrate, into which laser beam for processing is made incident, the laser beam for processing is irradiated from a surface of metal thin film, and matter is directly removed by irradiation of laser beam onto the processing object in order to form a region finer than an irradiation region of laser beam for processing on the processing object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Riken
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamada, Katsumi Midorikawa, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20090000685
    Abstract: A multi-layer hose usable for a fuel hose of an automotive vehicle. The multi-layer hose includes an intermediate layer formed of a resin whose main component includes polyester. An outer layer is provided formed of rubber and disposed outside the intermediate layer. Additionally, an inner layer is provided formed of fluoroelastomer and disposed inside the intermediate layer to be laminated directly on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Atsuhiro SHINODA, Hiroshi KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20090000684
    Abstract: A multi-layer hose usable for a fuel hose of an automotive vehicle. The multi-layer hose includes an intermediate layer formed of a resin whose main component includes at least one of polyvinyl alcohol and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer. An outer layer is provided formed of rubber and disposed outside the intermediate layer. Additionally, an inner layer is provided formed of fluoroelastomer and disposed inside the intermediate layer to be laminated directly on the intermediate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Atsuhiro SHINODA, Hiroshi KUMAGAI
  • Publication number: 20080067805
    Abstract: A pulsation absorber is provided in a fluid channel formed in a body of a fluid coupling. Fluid flows through the fluid channel in an assembled state. The pulsation absorber is arranged to deform in a same direction as the fluid to flow in the fluid channel pulsates. The pulsation absorber thereby absorbs pulsation of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Seiji Kamada, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20070149329
    Abstract: A sliding member used in a chain system of an automotive internal combustion engine and made of a resin composition. The resin composition includes a matrix resin which is a thermoplastic resin having a number average molecular weight of not less than 20000; and a fluororesin in an amount ranging from 5 to 40% by mass based on a total amount of the resin composition, the fluororesin having a surface energy ranging from 200 to 400 ?N/cm and a visible light transmittance of not less than 10% at a wavelength of 600 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Tomohito Ota, Hiroshi Kumagai, Hiroyuki Taniai, Masayuki Tamura, Sadahiko Yamaguchi, Hiroo Kusano, Yasuaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7090262
    Abstract: A fuel tank connector for connecting a fuel tank and a pipe in communicating fashion includes a gas barrier member made of a synthetic resin and having a gas barrier property. The gas barrier member includes a tubular portion and a flanged portion provided on a peripheral side of the tubular portion, which extends beyond an opening of the fuel tank. The gas barrier member is made of a liquid crystal polymer, aromatic polyamide, a blended polymer of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and high-density polyethylene, a blended polymer of polyamide and polyethylene, or a blended polymer of polyamide and high-density polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignees: Nifco, Inc., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Kurihara, Toshihide Kimisawa, Tsuyoshi Kato, Yasutomo Kobayashi, Masami Honma, Katsunori Ozaki, Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsumi Morohoshi
  • Patent number: 7067198
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing a three-dimensional structure having a fine three-dimensional shape and a smooth surface is disclosed in which the three-dimensional structure is usable for an optical device. The process method comprises the steps of depositing a thin layer for absorption of laser light on a flat substrate; depositing a transparent layer on the thin layer for absorption of laser light; and irradiating a process laser light, passing through the transparent layer; in which pulse injection energy of the process laser light is set to be the same as or smaller than the maximum pulse injection energy capable of exposing a surface of the thin layer in front in the incident direction of the process laser light, and to be set the same as or greater than the minimum pulse injection energy capable of removing the transparent layer in rear in the incident direction of the process laser light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., RIKEN
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamada, Katsumi Midorikawa, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20060083883
    Abstract: A multi-layer resinous tube or container includes a PBN copolymer layer formed as a fuel permeation-interrupting layer and containing a copolymer of polybutylene naphthalate and polybutylene terephthalate. Another layer other than the PBN copolymer layer is provided containing at least one of polyester resin and polyester copolymer elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Shinoda, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yuichi Fujinuma
  • Publication number: 20060054127
    Abstract: A member for an internal combustion engine, such as a piston, a valve and a fuel injection valve. The member includes a substrate. A carbon-based coating film is formed on the substrate to cover at least a part of a region of the substrate to which region fuel for the internal combustion engine is contactable. The carbon-based coating film contains fluorine and has a thickness of 10 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Seiji Kamada, Hiroshi Kumagai, Midori Kondou, Kenji Kikuchi, Takumaru Sagawa, Yutaka Mabuchi, Takahiro Nakahigashi
  • Publication number: 20050263198
    Abstract: A pulsation absorber is provided in a fluid channel formed in a body of a fluid coupling. Fluid flows through the fluid channel in an assembled state. The pulsation absorber is arranged to deform in a same direction as the fluid to flow in the fluid channel pulsates. The pulsation absorber thereby absorbs pulsation of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Seiji Kamada, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20050244622
    Abstract: A laser processing method where laser beam for processing is irradiated on a processing object and the laser beam for processing directly removes a part of the processing object. The processing object is made of a glass substrate, metal thin film having high absorption to laser beam for processing is formed on a surface of glass substrate, into which laser beam for processing is made incident, the laser beam for processing is irradiated from a surface of metal thin film, and matter is directly removed by irradiation of laser beam onto the processing object in order to form a region finer than an irradiation region of laser beam for processing on the processing object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamada, Katsumi Midorikawa, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Patent number: 6949215
    Abstract: A laser processing method capable of performing fine and highly accurate processing by low energy is obtained. The invention relates to the laser processing method where laser beam for processing (4) is irradiated on a processing object (2) and the laser beam for processing (4) directly removes a part of the processing object (2). The processing object (2) is made of a glass substrate, metal thin film (3) having high absorption to laser beam for processing (4) is formed on a surface of glass substrate, into which laser beam for processing (4) is made incident, the laser beam for processing (4) is irradiated from a surface of metal thin film (3), and matter is directly removed by irradiation of laser beam onto the processing object (2) in order to form a region finer than an irradiation region of laser beam for processing (4) on the processing object (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Ltd., Riken
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yamada, Katsumi Midorikawa, Hiroshi Kumagai
  • Publication number: 20050191452
    Abstract: A fuel container having a multi-layer structure, to be used as a fuel tank of an automotive vehicle. The fuel container includes at least one fuel permeation preventing layer whose main component is a first barrier-functional resin, and base material layers whose main component is a thermoplastic resin is secured to the fuel permeation preventing layer. In the above-mentioned base material layers, at least one base material layer is a barrier-functional base material layer which contains a second barrier-functional resin homogeneous with the first barrier-functional resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kumagai, Hiroaki Himeki
  • Patent number: 6923218
    Abstract: A fuel hose for an automotive vehicle has an end section to which a connection-partner member is to be fitted. The fuel hose comprises an innermost layer formed of rubber or synthetic resin. The innermost layer has an inner surface defining an opening through which fuel flows and has an end section corresponding to the end section of the fuel hose. An outer layer is formed outside the innermost layer and formed of a material lower in fuel permeability coefficient than the innermost layer. Additionally, an end covering material is formed covering a surface region of the innermost layer which surface region includes the inner surface at a part extending from a sealing position to an end face of the innermost layer and the end face of the innermost layer. The end covering material is lower in fuel permeability coefficient than the innermost layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsumi Morohoshi, Mitsuo Yamada, Masami Honma
  • Publication number: 20050069702
    Abstract: A resinous tube which has a low permeability for alcohol-contained fuel in addition to usual gasoline and is sufficiently high in adhesiveness between a barrier layer (permeation-interrupting layer) and a protecting layer (layer covering the permeation-interrupting layer), is easy in reuse of marginal materials and the like, and is a low cost material arrangement is furnished. This resinous tube is formed by laminating pipe-shaped resin layers, in which a main component of at least one layer of layers constituting the tube is a resin such as PBT, PBN, PET, PEN or the like, and a main component of a layer other than the above-mentioned layer is PBT copolymer. The PBT copolymer contains an acid component and a glycol component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Katsumi Morohoshi, Hiroshi Kumagai, Tetsuya Enomoto
  • Patent number: 6866297
    Abstract: A welded structure constituted of a fuel filling container having an opening, and a welded part including a pipe-shaped section whose one end is disposed in the opening of the fuel filling container. A welding section is fixedly disposed around the outer periphery of the pipe-shaped section. The welding section is welded through a welding surface to the outer surface of the fuel filling container. In the welded structure, the welding section of the welded part includes a welding strength providing layer and a fuel permeation resistance layer which are coaxial with the pipe-shaped section of the welded part and radially laminated to define the annular welding surface. Additionally, at least an inner peripheral surface portion of the pipe-shaped section and an outer peripheral surface portion of the other end portion of the pipe-shaped section are formed of a fuel permeation resisting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Morohoshi, Hiroshi Kumagai, Masami Honma, Tomoyuki Satou, Mitsuo Yamada
  • Publication number: 20050053742
    Abstract: A resin tube has a multilayer resin structure. A first resin layer contains polybutylene naphthalate. Second and third resin layers are layers containing copolymer of polybutylene naphthalate and polytetramethylene glycol. The second resin layer is on an outer side of the first resin layer, and the third resin layer is on an inner side of the first resin layer. A fourth resin layer contains polybutyene terephthalate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Katsumi Morohoshi, Hiroshi Kumagai, Yuichi Fujinuma, Todomu Nishino, Ryoji Manai