Patents by Inventor Takafumi KOZAIKU

Takafumi KOZAIKU 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).

  • Honeycomb unit for exhaust emission control
    Patent number: 9057311
    Abstract: A metal honeycomb structure includes planar and corrugated sheets brazed together at first and second joining portions made of brazing materials applied to the corrugated sheet. The first and second joining portions are located proximate exhaust inlet and outlet of the honeycomb structure. The honeycomb further includes a joining strip joined to a metal outer tube. The joining strip is made of a brazing material applied to an inner wall of the metal outer tube. The second joining portion overlaps the joining strip and has a brazing length larger than a brazing length of the first joining portion which does not overlap the joining strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., GOSHI GIKEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Horimura, Daiji Kawaguchi, Satoru Suwa, Katsuhiro Iwane, Takafumi Kozaiku
  • HONEYCOMB UNIT FOR EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120247076
    Abstract: A metal honeycomb structure includes planar and corrugated sheets brazed together at first and second joining portions made of brazing materials applied to the corrugated sheet. The first and second joining portions are located proximate exhaust inlet and outlet of the honeycomb structure. The honeycomb further includes a joining strip joined to a metal outer tube. The joining strip is made of a brazing material applied to an inner wall of the metal outer tube. The second joining portion overlaps the joining strip and has a brazing length larger than a brazing length of the first joining portion which does not overlap the joining strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: GOSHI GIKEN CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki HORIMURA, Daiji KAWAGUCHI, Satoru SUWA, Katsuhiro IWANE, Takafumi KOZAIKU