Patents by Inventor Hisayuki Goma

Hisayuki Goma 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: 8573183
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fuel tank tube routing and valve placement to prevent fuel leaks into the evaporative emissions system are disclosed. An embodiment provides a vehicle fuel tank venting system that uses strategically placed valves and a low profile tube routing to prevent the leakage of liquid fuel to an evaporative emission system in the event of a valve failure. In one aspect, a first and second outlet valve may be positioned such that at least one of the valves is above a full fuel level for a desired range of fuel tank tilted positions. Among the desired range, when the first valve is submerged in fuel, at least a portion of the first outlet tube may be above the full fuel level, and when the second valve is submerged, at least a portion of the second outlet tube may be above the full fuel level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jason Anthony Graham, Scott Jeffrey Volchko, Tetsuhiro Ito, Hisayuki Goma
  • Publication number: 20120012599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fuel tank tube routing and valve placement to prevent fuel leaks into the evaporative emissions system are disclosed. An embodiment provides a vehicle fuel tank venting system that uses strategically placed valves and a low profile tube routing to prevent the leakage of liquid fuel to an evaporative emission system in the event of a valve failure. In one aspect, a first and second outlet valve may be positioned such that at least one of the valves is above a full fuel level for a desired range of fuel tank tilted positions. Among the desired range, when the first valve is submerged in fuel, at least a portion of the first outlet tube may be above the full fuel level, and when the second valve is submerged, at least a portion of the second outlet tube may be above the full fuel level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Jason Anthony Graham, Scott Jeffrey Volchko, Tetsuhiro Ito, Hisayuki Goma
  • Patent number: 6886705
    Abstract: The fuel tank includes a tank main body, a filler pipe, a first breather pipe, and a second breather pipe. The tank main body stores fuel therein. The filler pipe supplies fuel to the tank main body. The first breather pipe connects the upper space of the tank main body to the neighboring portion of a fuel supply opening. The second breather pipe connects the middle portion of the filler pipe to the neighboring portion of the fuel supply opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Souma, Osamu Kondo, Hisayuki Goma, Shoji Uhara, Naoki Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6857454
    Abstract: A fuel tank and a canister are connected to each other by a first evaporated-fuel passage and a second evaporated-fuel passage, and a valve chamber of a float valve separate from the fuel tank is disposed at an intermediate portion of the first evaporated-fuel passage. Thus, there is no limitation in the positional relationship between a filled-up liquid surface in the fuel tank and a valve seat of the float valve. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the vertical dimension of the float valve. Moreover, since the valve chamber is provided separately from the fuel tank, it is unnecessary to define an opening for mounting the valve chamber to the fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taiki Yanase, Tsuyoshi Chou, Hisayuki Goma
  • Publication number: 20040055582
    Abstract: In a fuel vapor processing system, a float valve and a check valve are provided in upper parts of a fuel tank to conduct fuel vapor to a canister via a fuel vapor passage. The check valve includes a low set-pressure valve and high set-pressure valve, and operates in two stages so that the internal pressure of the fuel tank can be favorably controlled by the opening of the low set-pressure valve when the fuel tank is being filled to full so that the sensor associated with the fill nozzle can successfully detect a tank full state, and any excessive rise in the internal pressure of the fuel tank typically caused by a high temperature of the surrounding environment can be avoided by the opening of the high set-pressure valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Taiki Yanase, Hisayuki Goma
  • Publication number: 20030057213
    Abstract: The fuel tank includes a tank main body, a filler pipe, a first breather pipe, and a second breather pipe. The tank main body stores fuel therein. The filler pipe supplies fuel to the tank main body. The first breather pipe connects the upper space of the tank main body to the neighboring portion of a fuel supply opening. The second breather pipe connects the middle portion of the filler pipe to the neighboring portion of the fuel supply opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Souma, Osamu Kondo, Hisayuki Goma, Shoji Uhara, Naoki Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5868119
    Abstract: A fuel tank venting system for a vehicle comprises first and second vent passages connected to the fuel tank, and a third vent passage connected to the fuel tank. The first to third vent passages each have one end thereof located in the fuel tank at an upper front location thereof, an upper rear location thereof, and an upper central location thereof, respectively. An anti-overcharging valve is arranged in the fuel tank and connected to the other end of the third vent passage. A first valve is connected to the one ends of the first and second vent passages, and a confluent vent passage extends from the first valve toward an internal combustion engine installed in the vehicle. A second valve is arranged across the confluent vent passage on one side of the first valve closer to the engine. The third vent passage has the other end thereof connected to the confluent vent passage at a location intermediate between the first valve and the second valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasunobu Endo, Atsushi Ota, Tsuyoshi Chiyou, Hisayuki Goma, Masaaki Horiuchi