Patents by Inventor Maiko Futamura

Maiko Futamura 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).

  • Endurance testing apparatus
    Patent number: 7487683
    Abstract: An endurance testing apparatus, which is for performing an endurance test of a contacting/separating portion in which a first member and a second member repeats contacting with and separating from each other, has a contact load generator and a testing medium fluid supply means. The contact load generator reciprocates the second member relative to the first member to generate a contact load acting between the first member and the second member repeatedly. The testing medium fluid supply means supplies a testing medium fluid to the contacting/separating portion to expose the first member and the second member to the testing medium fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Kato, Maiko Futamura, Hiroshi Miyagawa
  • Endurance testing apparatus
    Publication number: 20060219024
    Abstract: An endurance testing apparatus, which is for performing an endurance test of a contacting/separating portion in which a first member and a second member repeats contacting with and separating from each other, has a contact load generator and a testing medium fluid supply means. The contact load generator reciprocates the second member relative to the first member to generate a contact load acting between the first member and the second member repeatedly. The testing medium fluid supply means supplies a testing medium fluid to the contacting/separating portion to expose the first member and the second member to the testing medium fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicants: Denso Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Kato, Maiko Futamura, Hiroshi Miyagawa