Patents by Inventor Taisei Okubo

Taisei Okubo 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: 8113184
    Abstract: An EGR valve device includes a valve housing of which inside exhaust gas passes through, a poppet valve as a valve body accommodated in the valve housing, and a hydraulic servo actuator for driving the poppet valve to be opened and closed. The hydraulic servo actuator is provided by a three-port or four-port servo valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Seiyama, Tadashi Iijima, Shuuji Hori, Daisuke Kozuka, Taisei Okubo
  • Publication number: 20110308778
    Abstract: An EGR cooler includes: a casing in which cooling water flows; a plurality of tubes in which exhaust gas flows, the plurality of tubes being housed in the casing; a header plate to which ends of the plurality of tubes are bonded, the header plate being bonded to an end of the casing; an inlet tank into which the exhaust gas is introduced, the inlet tank being bonded to the end of the casing; and a shielding member being provided in the inlet tank to shield a circumferential wall of the inlet tank from the introduced exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tsuda, Taisei Okubo, Kazuo Furuhashi, Keiichi Inaba
  • Publication number: 20100319662
    Abstract: An EGR valve device includes a valve housing of which inside exhaust gas passes through, a poppet valve as a valve body accommodated in the valve housing, and a hydraulic servo actuator for driving the poppet valve to be opened and closed. The hydraulic servo actuator is provided by a three-port or four-port servo valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Hideyuki Seiyama, Tadashi Iijima, Shuuji Hori, Daisuke Kozuka, Taisei Okubo
  • Patent number: 7455056
    Abstract: A valve device includes a valve housing body having a passage for fluid, a valve guide formed in the valve housing body, a valve stem sliding in the valve guide for opening and closing the valve, a hydraulic actuator for opening and closing a valve, and a hydraulic control valve for controlling the hydraulic actuator, in which a scraper is provided on an end of the passage side of the valve guide for scraping the deposits on the valve stem. Further, the hydraulic actuator and the hydraulic control valve are integrated with the valve housing body. Furthermore, the device is provided with a nozzle oriented toward the valve guide and having an orifice for jetting pressured oil for cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Seiyama, Taisei Okubo, Kouichi Okaya, Tatsuya Iwazaki, Hiroshi Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20070194260
    Abstract: A valve device includes a valve housing body having a passage for fluid, a valve guide formed in the valve housing body, a valve stem sliding in the valve guide for opening and closing the valve, a hydraulic actuator for opening and closing a valve, and a hydraulic control valve for controlling the hydraulic actuator, in which a scraper is provided on an end of the passage side of the valve guide for scraping the deposits on the valve stem. Further, the hydraulic actuator and the hydraulic control valve are integrated with the valve housing body. Furthermore, the device is provided with a nozzle oriented toward the valve guide and having an orifice for jetting pressured oil for cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Hideyuki Seiyama, Taisei Okubo, Kouichi Okaya, Tatsuya Iwazaki, Hiroshi Tsuda