Patents by Inventor Mutsuo HENMI

Mutsuo HENMI 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 9670879
    Abstract: A valve apparatus includes a body with a supply passage for gas and a solenoid valve housed in the body. The solenoid valve includes a tubular sleeve internally having a flow passage leading to the supply passage, and a valve element and a valve seat that open and close the flow passage. The solenoid valve includes a driving portion that opens and closes the valve element. A seal member is disposed between an outer wall of the sleeve and an inner wall of the body. A tip of the sleeve on a downstream side of the valve element is exposed from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Nakano, Toshihiko Shima, Akio Nakamura, Yoshiyuki Takeuchi, Tomoya Noda, Mutsuo Henmi
  • VALVE APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150300295
    Abstract: A valve apparatus includes a body with a supply passage for gas and a solenoid valve housed in the body. The solenoid valve includes a tubular sleeve internally having a flow passage leading to the supply passage, and a valve element and a valve seat that open and close the flow passage. The solenoid valve includes a driving portion that opens and closes the valve element. A seal member is disposed between an outer wall of the sleeve and an inner wall of the body. A tip of the sleeve on a downstream side of the valve element is exposed from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Akira NAKANO, Toshihiko SHIMA, Akio NAKAMURA, Yoshiyuki TAKEUCHI, Tomoya NODA, Mutsuo HENMI