Patents by Inventor Shun OKAMOTO

Shun OKAMOTO 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: 11781473
    Abstract: A turbine includes: a housing including an accommodating portion accommodating a turbine impeller; a first turbine scroll flow path communicating with the accommodating portion; a second turbine scroll flow path communicating with the accommodating portion and having a volume larger than a volume of the first turbine scroll flow path; a valve seat having a first port and a second port, the first port communicating with the first turbine scroll flow path, the second port communicating with the second turbine scroll flow path and having an opening area smaller than an opening area of the first port; a valve configured to contact the valve seat; and a shaft holding the valve and arranged on a side opposite to the first port with respect to the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Okamoto, Tomohiro Inoue, Toshifumi Terui, Isao Morita
  • Publication number: 20220316388
    Abstract: A turbine includes: a housing including an accommodating portion accommodating a turbine impeller; a first turbine scroll flow path communicating with the accommodating portion; a second turbine scroll flow path communicating with the accommodating portion and having a volume larger than a volume of the first turbine scroll flow path; a valve seat having a first port and a second port, the first port communicating with the first turbine scroll flow path, the second port communicating with the second turbine scroll flow path and having an opening area smaller than an opening area of the first port; a valve configured to contact the valve seat; and a shaft holding the valve and arranged on a side opposite to the first port with respect to the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Shun OKAMOTO, Tomohiro INOUE, Toshifumi TERUI, Isao MORITA
  • Publication number: 20220003151
    Abstract: A turbine includes: a turbine impeller accommodated in an accommodation space; two turbine scroll flow paths connected to the accommodation space; a first wastegate flow path (wastegate flow path) opened to one of the turbine scroll flow paths (second turbine scroll flow path) and separated from the other turbine scroll flow path (first turbine scroll flow path), and a valve for opening and closing the first wastegate flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Shun OKAMOTO, Yoshiaki HIRAI