Patents by Inventor Tadashi IKEMOTO

Tadashi IKEMOTO 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: 20230407977
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 11788634
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
  • Publication number: 20230110298
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230050115
    Abstract: A valve, which is rotated about a rotational axis, includes a valve outer peripheral portion. The valve outer peripheral portion has a valve inflow port for supplying fluid to a flow passage of the valve outer peripheral portion and valve outflow ports for discharging the fluid from the flow passage. The valve outflow ports include: a main outflow port which is configured to communicate with a whole of a seat opening of a valve seat; and a plurality of intermediate outflow ports, each of which is configured to communicate with a portion of the seat opening. An axial dimension of each intermediate outflow port, which is measured in an axial direction of the rotational axis, is smaller than an axial dimension of the seat opening, which is measured in the axial direction. The axial dimension of each intermediate outflow port is progressively changed in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kousei TAKAGI, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Naohito SEKO
  • Patent number: 11560958
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 11473953
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a pipe, a sensor connector, a sensor, a sealing member, a first clip insertion window, a second clip insertion window, a clip, and at least one cutout portion. The pipe defines a fluid passage. The sensor connector defines a sensor insertion hole. The sensor detects a physical quantity of a fluid flowing through the fluid passage and includes a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion, and a step portion. The second clip insertion window is located opposite to the first clip insertion window relative to an axis of the sensor insertion hole. The clip is inserted into the first clip insertion window and the second clip insertion window to fix the sensor in the sensor insertion hole by holding both sides of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20220243830
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 11333257
    Abstract: A cooling water control valve device includes a housing and a valve. The housing includes an inside space, an attachment surface, at least one inlet port, and at least one outlet port. The attachment surface is in contact with an outer wall of the engine. The valve is disposed in the inside space to control communication between the at least one inlet port and the at least one outlet port by rotating. The housing includes a housing body that defines the inside space therein and a bypass passage forming member that defines at least a portion of a bypass passage. The bypass passage bypasses the valve and fluidly connects the at least one inlet port and the inside space. The housing is attached to the engine such that the attachment surface comes into contact with the outer wall of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Ikemoto, Akihiro Kamiya, Masao Ino
  • Patent number: 11333258
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Sato, Yuto Sato, Masato Ichikawa, Akihiko Goto, Tadashi Ikemoto, Ryo Nomura, Ryuki Tsuji, Takahito Suzuki, Shogo Kanzaki
  • Patent number: 11085548
    Abstract: A cooling-water control valve as a valve device includes a housing and a valve member. The housing has an inlet port and multiple outlet ports, each of which connects an inner space of the housing to an outside. The valve member is rotatably provided in the inner space of the housing and connects the inlet port to the multiple outlet ports or disconnects the inlet port from the outlet ports depending on a rotational position of the valve member. The inlet port is communicated to the inner space of the housing independently of the rotational position of the valve member. At least a part of one outlet port overlaps with one or more than one of the other outlet ports, when viewed them in an axial direction of the valve member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20210080014
    Abstract: A housing has a housing main body and an outlet port. The housing main body includes a cylindrical housing inner wall that defines an internal space therein. The outlet port fluidly connects the internal space and an outside of the housing main body to each other. The valve has a valve body rotatable about an rotation axis along a rotation axis of the cylindrical housing inner wall. The valve is configured to selectively open and close the outlet port depending on a rotation position of the valve. The housing inner wall is formed such that a distance between the housing inner wall and the axis of the housing inner wall varies in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Shingo SATO, Yuto SATO, Masato ICHIKAWA, Akihiko GOTO, Tadashi IKEMOTO, Ryo NOMURA, Ryuki TSUJI, Takahito SUZUKI, Shogo KANZAKI
  • Patent number: 10914226
    Abstract: A cooling water control valve device includes a housing and a valve. The housing includes a planar attachment surface, a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and at least one outlet port. The first inlet port and the second inlet port are open on the planar attachment surface. The housing is attached to the engine such that the first inlet port and the second inlet port are fluidly connected to a first outlet and a second outlet, respectively, and the planar attachment surface comes into contact with an outer wall of either one of an engine block or an engine head of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Ikemoto
  • Publication number: 20210010842
    Abstract: A sensor device includes a pipe, a sensor connector, a sensor, a sealing member, a first clip insertion window, a second clip insertion window, a clip, and at least one cutout portion. The pipe defines a fluid passage. The sensor connector defines a sensor insertion hole. The sensor detects a physical quantity of a fluid flowing through the fluid passage and includes a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion, and a step portion. The second clip insertion window is located opposite to the first clip insertion window relative to an axis of the sensor insertion hole. The clip is inserted into the first clip insertion window and the second clip insertion window to fix the sensor in the sensor insertion hole by holding both sides of the small diameter portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Tadashi IKEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200300375
    Abstract: A cooling water control valve device includes a housing and a valve. The housing includes an inside space, an attachment surface, at least one inlet port, and at least one outlet port. The attachment surface is in contact with an outer wall of the engine. The valve is disposed in the inside space to control communication between the at least one inlet port and the at least one outlet port by rotating. The housing includes a housing body that defines the inside space therein and a bypass passage forming member that defines at least a portion of a bypass passage. The bypass passage bypasses the valve and fluidly connects the at least one inlet port and the inside space. The housing is attached to the engine such that the attachment surface comes into contact with the outer wall of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tadashi IKEMOTO, Akihiro KAMIYA, Masao INO
  • Publication number: 20200300154
    Abstract: A cooling water control valve device includes a housing and a valve. The housing includes a planar attachment surface, a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and at least one outlet port. The first inlet port and the second inlet port are open on the planar attachment surface. The housing is attached to the engine such that the first inlet port and the second inlet port are fluidly connected to a first outlet and a second outlet, respectively, and the planar attachment surface comes into contact with an outer wall of either one of an engine block or an engine head of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Tadashi IKEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200109788
    Abstract: A cooling-water control valve as a valve device includes a housing and a valve member. The housing has an inlet port and multiple outlet ports, each of which connects an inner space of the housing to an outside. The valve member is rotatably provided in the inner space of the housing and connects the inlet port to the multiple outlet ports or disconnects the inlet port from the outlet ports depending on a rotational position of the valve member. The inlet port is communicated to the inner space of the housing independently of the rotational position of the valve member. At least a part of one outlet port overlaps with one or more than one of the other outlet ports, when viewed them in an axial direction of the valve member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventor: Tadashi IKEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190017612
    Abstract: A rotary valve body has a first passage and changes a communication state between the first passage and a second passage. A housing has the second passage and defines a valve chamber in which a valve body is accommodated and in which the second passage is opened. A sealing member having a third passage is compressed between an outer surface of the valve body and an inner wall surface defining the valve chamber. The sealing member is in pressure contact with the outer surface of the valve body and the inner wall surface defining the valve chamber at a peripheral edge of an opening on one side of the third passage and at a peripheral edge of an opening on the other side, respectively. A diameter of the third passage is maximized at one of the opening on one side and the opening on the other side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Tadashi IKEMOTO, Makoto SHIGEMATSU