Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Kusanagi

Ryuichi Kusanagi 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: 7025386
    Abstract: A short common rail requiring less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The common rail includes a short body portion formed of a thick tube body, a cap bonded to openings on both ends of the body portion, a securing flange bonded to one end of the body portion, a branch connector formed of a branch pipe or a branch joint fitting inserted into a through hole formed on the body portion and bonded thereto. The respective components are assembled and bonded by means of brazing or diffusion bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Publication number: 20050110271
    Abstract: A short common rail requiring less expensive manufacturing cost is provided. The common rail includes a short body portion formed of a thick tube body, a cap bonded to openings on both ends of the body portion, a securing flange bonded to one end of the body portion, a branch connector formed of a branch pipe or a branch joint fitting inserted into a through hole formed on the body portion and bonded thereto. The respective components are assembled and bonded by means of brazing or diffusion bonding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Publication number: 20030231960
    Abstract: A fan comprising resin blades which prevents the generation of cracks due to stress generated by the concentration of stress during rotation and heat contraction of the material, and which has improved fan durability and cooling performance, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Ryuichi Kusanagi, Haruyasu Ito, Kazunori Takikawa, Hiroshi Kanazashi, Yoshiyuki Mita
  • Patent number: 6642471
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved method of projection welding which enables the sound welding of high-carbon, and high-tension low-alloy steels. A spacer is disposed between two parts to be joined by projection welding. At least one of the parts is made of a high-carbon, or high-tension low-alloy steel. The spacer is a thin sheet, or coating formed on at least one of those parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kaneyuki Imai, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6595558
    Abstract: A connection head at a connection end of a thick wall steel pipe has an outer end face formed as a truncated cone or a truncated sphere. A lower neck portion is formed at the rear of the connection head and has a cylindrical outer surface and a taper to the outer surface of the pipe. A connection washer covers the lower neck portion of the connection head. A shallow gently sloping annular groove is produced inside the connection head as a result of a press forming. The above structure can prevent fatigue fracture due to stress concentration at the annular groove inside the head and sticking of a nut to the washer due to excessive tightening torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6408826
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process by the press is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6397881
    Abstract: A member for a high pressure fluid or a member for a high pressure fluid with a built-in slider having higher quality which can be provided at a low price, and by which the generation of tensile stress in the lower end inner peripheral edge part of a branch hole can be canceled by compressive residual stress to be effectively restrained, the internal pressure fatigue strength in the branch hole part can be improved to be excellent in durability, prevent a fluid leakage due to the occurrence of cracks and then exhibit a sure and stable function, further only the addition of the pressing force applying process to the ordinary manufacturing process will be sufficient, and complicated equipment is not required to hardly cause the problems of an increase in the equipment cost due to an increase in the number of processes and lowering of productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Publication number: 20020017554
    Abstract: This invention provides an improved method of projection welding which enables the sound welding of high-carbon, and high-tension low-alloy steels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Kaneyuki Imai, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Publication number: 20020005186
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process by the press is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: KIKUO ASADA, MASAYOSHI USUI, EIJI WATANABLE, KAZAUNORI TAKIKAWA, RYUICHI KUSANAGI
  • Publication number: 20020005642
    Abstract: A connection head at a connection end of a thick wall steel pipe has an outer end face formed as a truncated cone or a truncated sphere. A lower neck portion is formed at the rear of the connection head and has a cylindrical outer surface and a taper to the outer surface of the pipe. A connection washer covers the lower neck portion of the connection head. A shallow gently sloping annular groove is produced inside the connection head as a result of a press forming. The above structure can prevent fatigue fracture due to stress concentration at the annular groove inside the head and sticking of a nut to the washer due to excessive tightening torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventor: Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6317975
    Abstract: A method is provided for manufacturing common rails, such as a high-pressure fluid manifold or a block rail that may be use in an accumulator fluid injection system. The method includes providing a main tubular rail with a flow passage extending in an axial direction. A bottomed lower hole is formed generally transverse to the axial flow passage. A pressing force is applied to the bottomed lower hole to generate a residual compressive stress in a circumferential part of the end portion of the bottom hole. The bottom lower hole then is made to communicate with the flow passage in the main rail. Defects that may have been caused by the application of the pressing force then are cut off. The removal of the defects improves an internal pressure fatigue strength, achieves high durability and ensures freedom from leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6263862
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a tensile stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole by canceling by means of a compression residual stress and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, and a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6126208
    Abstract: A common rail includes a generally cylindrical peripheral wall having a communication passage extending axially therethrough. At least one branch hole extends through the peripheral wall and is aligned perpendicular to the axis of the common rail. The intersection of the branch hole with the outer surface of the main pipe rail defines an outwardly flared pressure receiving seat for receiving the connection head portion of a branch pipe. A sleeve nipple is welded or brazed to the outer surface of the main pipe rail and surrounds the branch hole. Inner surface regions of the peripheral wall surrounding the branch hole have a compression residual stress imparted thereto. The creation of the compression residual stress may cause a portion of the inner surface of the main pipe rail surrounding the branch hole to assume a non-cylindrical configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi