Patents by Inventor Naoki YASUKOUCHI

Naoki YASUKOUCHI 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: 20250060019
    Abstract: A shock absorber of the present invention includes a cylinder, a piston slidably inserted into the cylinder, a piston rod movably inserted into the cylinder, a rebound spring including a coil spring disposed on an outer periphery of the piston rod and an annular lower collar attached to the coil spring, and an annular support facing the lower collar in an axial direction and supporting a piston side end of the lower collar, in which the support includes a cylindrical portion attached to the outer periphery of the piston rod, and a receiving portion that is annular, has an inner periphery connected to an anti-piston side end of the cylindrical portion, faces a piston side end of the lower collar in the axial direction, and is capable of abutting on the lower collar, and a regulating portion that regulates eccentricity of the lower collar with respect to the receiving portion is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki YASUKOUCHI, Naoki HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20230331054
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a shock absorber that can use a single bracket regardless of difference in thickness of a knuckle bracket. A shock absorber according to the present invention includes: a shock absorber main body having an outer shell and a rod movably inserted into the outer shell; a knuckle bracket attached to an outer circumference on a bottom end side of the outer shell; and a bracket including a curved piece curved along a circumferential direction of an outer circumference of the outer shell and an attachment piece extending from the curved piece and to which a mounting component is attached, the curved piece including a bracket attached to the outer shell by being welded to the outer circumference of the outer shell and within a range from a top end to a bottom end of the knuckle bracket in an axial direction of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumasa TANAKA, Naoki YASUKOUCHI, Dawei LI
  • Patent number: 11536345
    Abstract: A valve seat member is provided with: a first seat arranged so as to be spaced apart from an opening of a port; a second seat connected to the first seat at both ends so as to surround the opening of the port; an island portion arranged on the first seat side of the opening of the port in a region surrounded by the first seat and the second seat such that a hollow space is formed between the island portion and the first seat; and a passage configured to extend through the island portion to allow communication between the port and the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Ishimaru, Kazuyuki Kimishima, Hirohito Mori, Masahiro Miwa, Gai Cho, Hisato Shii, Naoki Yasukouchi, Takahiro Owa
  • Patent number: 11320019
    Abstract: A bump cap includes: a tubular main body part; and three or more protrusions provided at different positions in a circumferential direction of an inner circumference of the main body part. A plurality of protrusions are press-fit protrusions having a radial height higher than a radial height of the other protrusions, and the number of the press-fit protrusions are smaller than the number of the other protrusions, and the bump cap is configured to be mounted on an outer circumference of an outer shell of a shock absorber in state where the press-fit protrusions are pushed against the outer circumference of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: KYB CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Yasukouchi
  • Publication number: 20200400208
    Abstract: A valve seat member is provided with: a first seat arranged so as to be spaced apart from an opening of a port; a second seat connected to the first seat at both ends so as to surround the opening of the port; an island portion arranged on the first seat side of the opening of the port in a region surrounded by the first seat and the second seat such that a hollow space is formed between the island portion and the first seat; and a passage configured to extend through the island portion to allow communication between the port and the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta ISHIMARU, Kazuyuki KIMISHIMA, Hirohito MORI, Masahiro MIWA, Gai CHO, Hisato SHII, Naoki YASUKOUCHI, Takahiro OWA
  • Publication number: 20190293148
    Abstract: A bump cap includes: a tubular main body part; and three or more protrusions provided at different positions in a circumferential direction of an inner circumference of the main body part. A plurality of protrusions are press-fit protrusions having a radial height higher than a radial height of the other protrusions, and the number of the press-fit protrusions are smaller than the number of the other protrusions, and the bump cap is configured to be mounted on an outer circumference of an outer shell of a shock absorber in state where the press-fit protrusions are pushed against the outer circumference of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki YASUKOUCHI