Patents by Inventor Manabu FUCHIBE

Manabu FUCHIBE 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).

  • Publication number: 20160138614
    Abstract: There is provided an impeller for a centrifugal fan which rotates around an axis extending from one side to the other side. The impeller includes a main plate, a plurality of blades each having one side portion located at the one side and the other side portion located at the other side, the one side portion being connected to a first surface of the main plate, and a connecting ring which connects the other side portions of the blades. A first circumferential groove to which a first balance weight is attachable is formed in an outer circumferential portion of a second surface of the main plate facing toward the one side. A second circumferential groove to which a second balance weight is attachable is formed in the connecting ring. An annular raised portion is formed on the first surface at a portion corresponding to the first circumferential groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Manabu FUCHIBE
  • Publication number: 20120251321
    Abstract: Herein disclosed are an impeller and a centrifugal fan having the same. The impeller includes a cup-shaped metallic hub having a cylindrical portion. The hub includes a flange extending outwardly from an edge of the cup, a plurality of resin vanes disposed above an outer portion of the flange and coaxially with the cylindrical portion, and an annular part made of resin supporting the plurality of resin vanes thereon and holding the outer portion of the flange embedded therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MINEBEA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Manabu FUCHIBE