Patents by Inventor Kouichi Sekine

Kouichi Sekine 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: 6880806
    Abstract: A valve gear includes a valve (30), which controls a flow rate of a fluid and an opening of which is determined according to a rotational position of a valve element, an actuator (20) for providing a rotational force to a rotary valve shaft that changes the opening of the valve (30), and attaching/detaching means. The attaching/detaching means includes a locking element (32) formed at its prescribed positions with locking concave/convex portions and an engaging element (22) formed at its prescribed positions with engaging concave/convex portions. The locking element (32) and the engaging element (22) are relatively rotatable around the rotary valve shaft up to a prescribed angle, and prevent the actuator (20) from coming off the valve (30) at an engaging position where the engaging concave/convex portions and the locking concave/convex portions are engaged with one another, and allow the actuator (20) and the valve (30) to be detached from each other at a disengaging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Yamatake Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Haikawa, Kouichi Sekine
  • Publication number: 20040099833
    Abstract: A valve gear includes a valve (30), which controls a flow rate of a fluid and an opening of which is determined according to a rotational position of a valve element, an actuator (20) for providing a rotational force to a rotary valve shaft that changes the opening of the valve (30), and attaching/detaching means for detachably attaching the valve to the actuator (20). The attaching/detaching means includes a locking element (32) formed at its prescribed positions with locking concave/convex portions and an engaging element (22) formed at its prescribed positions with engaging concave/convex portions. The locking element (32) and the engaging element (22) are relatively rotatable around the rotary valve shaft up to a prescribed angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Applicant: YAMATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Haikawa, Kouichi Sekine