Patents by Inventor Ryoichi KANEHIRA

Ryoichi KANEHIRA 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: 11199140
    Abstract: Provided is an engine, including: a cylinder including a cylinder liner; a piston provided inside the cylinder liner; a piston ring provided on the piston; a contact detector configured to detect a contact between a step formed in an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder liner and the piston ring; and a compression ratio controller configured to control a top dead center position of the piston so that the piston ring at the top dead center position is located on a combustion chamber side with respect to the step when the contact is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Masuda, Yoshiyuki Umemoto, Ryoichi Kanehira
  • Publication number: 20200291874
    Abstract: Provided is an engine, including: a cylinder including a cylinder liner; a piston provided inside the cylinder liner; a piston ring provided on the piston; a contact detector configured to detect a contact between a step formed in an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder liner and the piston ring; and a compression ratio controller configured to control a top dead center position of the piston so that the piston ring at the top dead center position is located on a combustion chamber side with respect to the step when the contact is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka MASUDA, Yoshiyuki UMEMOTO, Ryoichi KANEHIRA