Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Gotou

Kunihiko Gotou 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).

  • Fuel filling device and fuel leakage detection method
    Patent number: 6904944
    Abstract: A fuel filling device is provided with a fuel supply adjusting section which adjusts the amount of fuel supplied, a fuel feed line which feeds fuel from a fuel supply adjusting section to a vehicle W, a nozzle removably coupled to vehicle W that supplies fuel from fuel feed line to vehicle W, and a discharge device that discharges fuel present within fuel feed line to the outside to prevent deterioration of packings used in the device in the case of filling a fuel at high pressure, while also facilitate the operation of a filling nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignees: Nitto Kohki Co., Ltd., Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Satou, Naoyuki Takano, Yoshikazu Shirane, Kunihiko Gotou, Koji Matsumoto
  • Fuel filling device and fuel leakage detection method
    Publication number: 20030209282
    Abstract: A fuel filling device is provided with a fuel supply adjusting section which adjusts the amount of fuel supplied, a fuel feed line which feeds fuel from a fuel supply adjusting section to a vehicle W, a nozzle removably coupled to vehicle W that supplies fuel from fuel feed line to vehicle W, and a discharge device that discharges fuel present within fuel feed line to the outside to prevent deterioration of packings used in the device in the case of filling a fuel at high pressure, while also facilitate the operation of a filling nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION and NITTO KOHKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Satou, Naoyuki Takano, Yoshikazu Shirane, Kunihiko Gotou, Koji Matsumoto