Patents by Inventor Katsuhisa Udo

Katsuhisa Udo 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: 9506466
    Abstract: In a gear pump, an outer rotor and an inner rotor are disposed in a rotor installation chamber defined by a pump body and a pump cover. A suction port groove and a discharge port groove are formed in at least one of the pump body and the pump cover. A narrowing portion is formed at a portion of a radially outer side wall portion of the suction port groove, the portion being close to a terminal end wall portion of the suction port groove. The narrowing portion narrows the groove width in the radial direction. A pressurizing region that pressurizes oil in the gear chamber is formed between the narrowing portion and the terminal end wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ebihara, Teppei Morita, Katsuhisa Udo
  • Publication number: 20150030488
    Abstract: In a gear pump, an outer rotor and an inner rotor are disposed in a rotor installation chamber defined by a pump body and a pump cover. A suction port groove and a discharge port groove are formed in at least one of the pump body and the pump cover. A narrowing portion is formed at a portion of a radially outer side wall portion of the suction port groove, the portion being close to a terminal end wall portion of the suction port groove. The narrowing portion narrows the groove width in the radial direction. A pressurizing region that pressurizes oil in the gear chamber is formed between the narrowing portion and the terminal end wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Ebihara, Teppei Morita, Katsuhisa Udo