Patents by Inventor Saki NOZUE

Saki NOZUE 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: 11015501
    Abstract: There is provided a breather chamber structure. An inner wall partitions a breather space surrounded by outer walls into a plurality of chambers including a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber. An inlet allows the gas to flow into the first chamber. A first communication path communicates between the first chamber and the second chamber. A second communication path communicates between the second chamber and the third chamber. An outlet allows the gas in the third chamber to flow out of the breather space. An oil discharge port is configured to return oil separated from gas in the breather space to an oil reservoir. The third chamber has a volume equal to or greater than half of a volume of the breather space. The first chamber has a volume larger than a volume of any of the chambers except for the first and third chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Kimpara, Saki Nozue
  • Publication number: 20200208554
    Abstract: There is provided a breather chamber structure. An inner wall partitions a breather space surrounded by outer walls into a plurality of chambers including a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber. An inlet allows the gas to flow into the first chamber. A first communication path communicates between the first chamber and the second chamber. A second communication path communicates between the second chamber and the third chamber. An outlet allows the gas in the third chamber to flow out of the breather space. An oil discharge port is configured to return oil separated from gas in the breather space to an oil reservoir. The third chamber has a volume equal to or greater than half of a volume of the breather space. The first chamber has a volume larger than a volume of any of the chambers except for the first and third chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi KIMPARA, Saki NOZUE
  • Patent number: 10151234
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes a water jacket provided in a water-cooled engine, a first channel configured to allow a downstream-side end of a coolant flow of the water jacket to communicate with the external air, a thermo-valve provided between a downstream-side end of the coolant flow of the water jacket and an upstream-side end of the coolant flow of the first channel, a second channel configured to allow an upstream side of the coolant flow of the thermo-valve to communicate with the external air, and a second valve configured to open or close a second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morio Kishimoto, Saki Nozue
  • Publication number: 20180163611
    Abstract: An outboard motor includes a water jacket provided in a water-cooled engine, a first channel configured to allow a downstream-side end of a coolant flow of the water jacket to communicate with the external air, a thermo-valve provided between a downstream-side end of the coolant flow of the water jacket and an upstream-side end of the coolant flow of the first channel, a second channel configured to allow an upstream side of the coolant flow of the thermo-valve to communicate with the external air, and a second valve configured to open or close a second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morio KISHIMOTO, Saki NOZUE