Patents by Inventor Kazuhide Kihira

Kazuhide Kihira 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).

  • Air by-pass system in an internal combustion engine with a supercharger
    Patent number: 4449371
    Abstract: An air by-pass system in an internal combustion engine with a turbocharger which comprises a compressor driven by an exhaust gas turbine for supercharging suction air fed to the engine through a throttle valve, wherein an air by-pass passage is provided for connecting an area upstream from the compressor and an area downstream from the throttle valve, and an air valve is provided in the by-pass passage for controlling the amount of the by-pass air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeru Sone, Yasuhiro Ikuta, Kazuaki Komiya, Kazuhide Kihira, Nobutaka Mizuno