Patents by Inventor Ryou Horiuchi

Ryou Horiuchi 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).

  • Engine valve operating system
    Patent number: 7363892
    Abstract: First and second connecting portions 61a and 62a are arranged in parallel and relatively turnably connected to a rocker arm 36 and a movable support portion 62b of a second link arm 62 is placed nearer to an engine valve 19 than a fixed support portion 61b of a first link arm 61. This makes it possible to decrease the size of a valve operating system and ensure the follow-up ability of the opening/closing operation as well as to vary a lift amount of the engine valve continuously while maintaining the reliability and durability of drive means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Katsunori Nakamura, Kazunari Kaneshima, Yousuke Kohara, Tomoya Fujimoto, Ryou Horiuchi, Keiko Yoshida
  • Engine valve operating system
    Publication number: 20070144471
    Abstract: First and second connecting portions 61a and 62a are arranged in parallel and relatively turnably connected to a rocker arm 36 and a movable support portion 62b of a second link arm 62 is placed nearer to an engine valve 19 than a fixed support portion 61b of a first link arm 61. This makes it possible to decrease the size of a valve operating system and ensure the follow-up ability of the opening/closing operation as well as to vary a lift amount of the engine valve continuously while maintaining the reliability and durability of drive means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO.,
    Inventors: Noriaki Fujii, Akiyuki Yonekawa, Katsunori Nakamura, Kazunari Kaneshima, Yousuke Kohara, Tomoya Fujimoto, Ryou Horiuchi, Keiko Yoshida