Patents by Inventor Makoto ARANO

Makoto ARANO 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).

  • Valve structure of shock absorber
    Patent number: 10837514
    Abstract: A valve structure of a shock absorber includes a piston to which a first communication passage and a second communication passage are provided, and a load application member that applies an initial load to a first leaf valve. The initial load is applied to the first leaf valve within a range between the inside in the radial direction from a first seat part and the outside in the radial direction from an abutting part of the piston, the first seat part being positioned on the outside in the radial direction of the first communication passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Kimishima, Hideki Yamada, Makoto Arano, Kenji Hibi, Koji Kawamura
  • VALVE STRUCTURE OF SHOCK ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20200088261
    Abstract: A valve structure of a shock absorber includes a piston to which a first communication passage and a second communication passage are provided, and a load application member that applies an initial load to a first leaf valve. The initial load is applied to the first leaf valve within a range between the inside in the radial direction from a first seat part and the outside in the radial direction from an abutting part of the piston, the first seat part being positioned on the outside in the radial direction of the first communication passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki KIMISHIMA, Hideki YAMADA, Makoto ARANO, Kenji HIBI, Koji KAWAMURA
  • Spring rubber seat and strut-type suspension
    Patent number: 9694638
    Abstract: A spring rubber seat provided between a spring formed by winding a wire rod to elastically support a chassis and a spring seat where the spring is placed. The spring rubber seat includes an arc seat portion having a seat surface where the spring is seated; and a link portion that links one circumferential end with the other circumferential end of the seat portion to make the spring rubber seat in an annular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Arano, Takao Nagasawa
  • SPRING RUBBER SEAT AND STRUT-TYPE SUSPENSION
    Publication number: 20160031280
    Abstract: A spring rubber seat provided between a spring formed by winding a wire rod to elastically support a chassis and a spring seat where the spring is placed. The spring rubber seat includes an arc seat portion having a seat surface where the spring is seated; and a link portion that links one circumferential end with the other circumferential end of the seat portion to make the spring rubber seat in an annular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KAYABA INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto ARANO, Takao NAGASAWA