Patents by Inventor Sigeji Kunimoto

Sigeji Kunimoto 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: 5218989
    Abstract: A flow control valve unit for controlling flow rate of a pressurized working fluid flowing from a hydraulic pump to an actuator of a power steering device includes a spool chamber, a spool valve, an inlet port, a discharge port, a drain port and a notch. The spool chamber has a first chamber portion for receiving the fluid through the inlet port, and a second chamber portion which is communicated with the discharge port. The spool valve is movable from a first position in which the drain port is fully closed to a second position in which the drain port is partially opened. The second position defines first and second gaps respectively between a first land portion of the spool valve and an edge of the drain port and between the first land portion and an edge of the notch for allowing the fluid to flow from the first chamber portion to the drain port through two passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Atsugi Unisia Corporation
    Inventor: Sigeji Kunimoto