Patents by Inventor Hisato Kitaoka

Hisato Kitaoka 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: 9534569
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes: an air cleaner provided with a vacuator; a planar portion located below the air cleaner; an emission receiver provided to the planar portion at a position right under the vacuator, the emission receiver being recessed downward while having an upper opening, the emission receiver including a bottom surface; and a discharge channel having a base end that is in communication with the emission receiver through a communication opening and a distal end that is opened to an outside of the working vehicle through a discharge port, the discharge channel having an inclined surface inclined downward from the communication opening toward discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Toshiyuki Ohta
  • Publication number: 20160312747
    Abstract: A working vehicle includes: an air cleaner provided with a vacuator; a planar portion located below the air cleaner; an emission receiver provided to the planar portion at a position right under the vacuator, the emission receiver being recessed downward while having an upper opening, the emission receiver including a bottom surface; and a discharge channel having a base end that is in communication with the emission receiver through a communication opening and a distal end that is opened to an outside of the working vehicle through a discharge port, the discharge channel having an inclined surface inclined downward from the communication opening toward discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Toshiyuki Ohta
  • Patent number: 9441527
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports a first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Patent number: 9238901
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine, and includes a sub-bracket, a base bracket, and first and second supporting members. The base bracket includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The sub-bracket supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The base bracket supports the sub-bracket. The first and second supporting members respectively support one side and the other side of the base bracket. The first and second connecting parts are respectively joined to the first and second supporting members. The first and second pipe members are installed between the first and second connecting parts. The sub-bracket is attached to the first and second pipe members, extends in the lateral direction of the first and second pipe members, and is separated from the first and second connecting parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Patent number: 9121331
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports a first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Publication number: 20150233089
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports first and second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine, and includes a sub-bracket, a base bracket, and first and second supporting members. The base bracket includes first and second connecting parts, and first and second pipe members. The sub-bracket supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The base bracket supports the sub-bracket. The first and second supporting members respectively support one side and the other side of the base bracket. The first and second connecting parts are respectively joined to the first and second supporting members. The first and second pipe members are installed between the first and second connecting parts. The sub-bracket is attached to the first and second pipe members, extends in the lateral direction of the first and second pipe members, and is separated from the first and second connecting parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota
  • Publication number: 20150075894
    Abstract: A supporting mechanism supports a first and a second exhaust treatment devices for treating exhaust gas from an engine and is provided with a base member, a first supporting member, and a second supporting member. The base member includes a first and second connecting parts, and a first and a second pipe members. The base member supports the first and second exhaust treatment devices. The first supporting member supports one side of the base member. The second supporting member supports the other side of the base member. The first connecting part is joined with the first supporting member. The second connecting part is joined with the second supporting member. The first and the second pipe members are disposed side by side on a common horizontal plane. An opening section is formed by the edges of the first pipe member, the second pipe member, the first connecting part, and the second connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Takeshi Kamimae, Hisato Kitaoka, Toshimitsu Honda, Masaya Ota