Patents by Inventor Takayoshi Kataoka

Takayoshi Kataoka 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: 6474943
    Abstract: A fan shroud is provided for a cooling fan that is partially offset relative to a core portion of a vehicle mounted heat converter. The fan shroud has an arcuate portion that is offset from the core portion. The fan shroud also has an arcuate portion and a connection portion that are not offset from the core portion. The fan shroud has an overlap ratio defined as a ratio of the portion of the fan blades covered by the fan shroud in the cooling fan to the axial depth (front end to rear end) of blades. The overlap ratio at the arcuate portion is set smaller than the overlap ratio at the arcuate portion and the connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kataoka, Shunichi Nakao
  • Publication number: 20020009365
    Abstract: A fan shroud is provided for a cooling fan that is partially offset relative to a core portion of a vehicle mounted heat converter. The fan shroud has an arcuate portion that is offset from the core portion. The fan shroud also has an arcuate portion and a connection portion that are not offset from the core portion. The fan shroud has an overlap ratio defined as a ratio of the portion of the fan blades covered by the fan shroud in the cooling fan to the axial depth (front end to rear end) of blades. The overlap ratio at the arcuate portion is set smaller than the overlap ratio at the arcuate portion and the connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kataoka, Shunichi Nakao
  • Patent number: 6302195
    Abstract: A heat exchanger according to the present invention has tube capable of flowing a fluid through interiors of the tube, a partition member provided in the tube to extend in the flowing direction of the fluid flows, a flow-through space determined by using the partition member in the tube, the fluid flowing through the interior of the flow-through space, and a non-flow-through space determined by using the partition member in the tube, the fluid being unable to flow through the interior of the non-flow-through space. Heat is exchanged between the fluid and the exterior of the tube. A portion of the tube corresponding to the non-flow-through space is mainly applied with an external action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayoshi Kataoka