Patents by Inventor Satoru YOKOSHIMA

Satoru YOKOSHIMA 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: 20230304428
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device, an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided such that a measuring portion is located in a region surrounded by a downstream-side end surface of a TWC, an upstream-side end surface of a GPF, and an inner wall surface of a case against which the exhaust gas G that has passed through the TWC flows, that is the region a region on the GPF side of the center of the TWC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugaya, Shunichi Mitsuishi, Takaharu Yamamoto, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Hisanaga, Daisuke Shimamura
  • Patent number: 11708776
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device, an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided such that a measuring portion is located in a region surrounded by a downstream-side end surface of a TWC, an upstream-side end surface of a GPF, and an inner wall surface of a case against which the exhaust gas G that has passed through the TWC flows, that is the region a region on the GPF side of the center of the TWC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugaya, Shunichi Mitsuishi, Takaharu Yamamoto, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Hisanaga, Daisuke Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20220412241
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device, an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided such that a measuring portion is located in a region surrounded by a downstream-side end surface of a TWC, an upstream-side end surface of a GPF, and an inner wall surface of a case against which the exhaust gas G that has passed through the TWC flows, that is the region a region on the GPF side of the center of the TWC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugaya, Shunichi Mitsuishi, Takaharu Yamamoto, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Hisanaga, Daisuke Shimamura
  • Patent number: 11473466
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device, an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided such that a measuring portion is located in a region surrounded by a downstream-side end surface of a TWC, an upstream-side end surface of a GPF, and an inner wall surface of a case against which the exhaust gas G that has passed through the TWC flows, that is the region a region on the GPF side of the center of the TWC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugaya, Shunichi Mitsuishi, Takaharu Yamamoto, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Hisanaga, Daisuke Shimamura
  • Patent number: 11371367
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a turbine housing having an exhaust gas flow path, the exhaust gas flow path in the turbine housing is formed of a sheet-metal-made divided body and a cast-metal-made divided body, the sheet-metal-made divided body is formed by press molding a sheet metal material, and the cast-metal-made divided body is molded by casting, when the cast-metal-made divided body is cast, one end of the sheet-metal-made divided body is cast into the cast-metal-made divided body by melting the one end of the sheet-metal-made divided body such that the original shape thereof is disappeared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okamoto, Satoru Yokoshima
  • Publication number: 20220065147
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas processing device, an air-fuel ratio sensor is provided such that a measuring portion is located in a region surrounded by a downstream-side end surface of a TWC, an upstream-side end surface of a GPF, and an inner wall surface of a case against which the exhaust gas G that has passed through the TWC flows, that is the region a region on the GPF side of the center of the TWC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugaya, Shunichi Mitsuishi, Takaharu Yamamoto, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Hisanaga, Daisuke Shimamura
  • Publication number: 20200318487
    Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a turbine housing having an exhaust gas flow path, the exhaust gas flow path in the turbine housing is formed of a sheet-metal-made divided body and a cast-metal-made divided body, the sheet-metal-made divided body is formed by press molding a sheet metal material, and the cast-metal-made divided body is molded by casting, when the cast-metal-made divided body is cast, one end of the sheet-metal-made divided body is cast into the cast-metal-made divided body by melting the one end of the sheet-metal-made divided body such that the original shape thereof is disappeared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Okamoto, Satoru Yokoshima
  • Patent number: 10570779
    Abstract: A turbine housing includes an inner pipe that forms an exhaust air flow path in which a turbine wheel accommodating a turbine shaft is arranged; and an outer pipe that is spaced from the inner pipe at a predetermined distance and covers the inner pipe. At least one reinforcing plate is secured to an inner surface of the outer pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Hara, Satoru Yokoshima, Tooru Iijima, Yasunori Kozuka, Etsuo Kobayashi, Naoki Tobari
  • Patent number: 10519806
    Abstract: In a turbine housing that includes a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion of the scroll portion, a part of a passage face of the exhaust gas passage, in the scroll portion, is formed from a scroll member made of a casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru Yokoshima, Toru Iijima, Naoki Tobari, Yasunori Kozuka, Takaharu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180328226
    Abstract: In a turbine housing that includes a scroll portion constituting a spiral exhaust gas passage between an exhaust inlet side flange constituting an inlet for exhaust gas and an exhaust outlet side flange constituting an outlet for the exhaust gas, the turbine housing discharging the exhaust gas to an exhaust outlet side through a turbine wheel disposed in a central portion of the scroll portion, a part of a passage face of the exhaust gas passage, in the scroll portion, is formed from a scroll member made of a casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru YOKOSHIMA, Toru IIJIMA, Naoki TOBARI, Yasunori KOZUKA, Takaharu YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180066541
    Abstract: A turbine housing includes an inner pipe that forms an exhaust air flow path in which a turbine wheel accommodating a turbine shaft is arranged; and an outer pipe that is spaced from the inner pipe at a predetermined distance and covers the inner pipe. At least one reinforcing plate is secured to an inner surface of the outer pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki HARA, Satoru YOKOSHIMA, Tooru IIJIMA, Yasunori KOZUKA, Etsuo KOBAYASHI, Naoki TOBARI