Patents by Inventor Minoru TAKAKUWA

Minoru TAKAKUWA 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).

  • Patent number: 8424502
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intake manifold that improves the intake performance and has a reduced weight. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and intake pipes. Each intake pipe has an inlet port that is connected to the surge tank. The inlet ports are arranged along a flow direction of air drawn into the surge tank from the opening of the surge tank, and project into the surge tank along direction that intersects the flow direction. Each adjacent pair of the inlet ports are separated only by a single common pipe wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Minoru Takakuwa, Hideki Inaba, Keita Izumi
  • Publication number: 20100242892
    Abstract: The present invention provides an intake manifold that improves the intake performance and has a reduced weight. The intake manifold includes a surge tank and intake pipes. Each intake pipe has an inlet port that is connected to the surge tank. The inlet ports are arranged along a flow direction of air drawn into the surge tank from the opening of the surge tank, and project into the surge tank along direction that intersects the flow direction. Each adjacent pair of the inlet ports are separated only by a single common pipe wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Minoru TAKAKUWA, Hideki INABA, Keita IZUMI