Patents by Inventor Kouji HORIKIRI

Kouji HORIKIRI 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).

  • Fluid heating device of engine
    Patent number: 10524314
    Abstract: A fluid heating device of an engine is provided that is capable of reducing power consumption of a heat source required for heating a fluid. The fluid heating device of the engine includes a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes and an induction heating coil. Heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid. A whole periphery of the heat radiation pipe is surrounded by the induction heating coil. The induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe. A holder is included, and the induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe via the holder. The holder, to which the induction heating coil is attached, is detachably supported by the heat radiation pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Kazunari Tsujino, Yasuo Fujii, Mikio Ishida, Kouji Horikiri, Katsushi Inoue
  • FLUID HEATING DEVICE OF ENGINE
    Publication number: 20170208651
    Abstract: A fluid heating device of an engine is provided that is capable of reducing power consumption of a heat source required for heating a fluid. The fluid heating device of the engine includes a heat radiation pipe through which a fluid passes and an induction heating coil. Heat of the heat radiation pipe that is inductively heated by the induction heating coil is radiated to the fluid. A whole periphery of the heat radiation pipe is surrounded by the induction heating coil. The induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe. A holder is included, and the induction heating coil is supported by the heat radiation pipe via the holder. The holder, to which the induction heating coil is attached, is detachably supported by the heat radiation pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kazunari TSUJINO, Yasuo FUJII, Mikio ISHIDA, Kouji HORIKIRI, Katsushi INOUE