Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Ninomiya

Tomohiro Ninomiya 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: 9670883
    Abstract: An engine includes an engine body, a DPF case therein, high pressure and low pressure EGR paths, and a supercharger. The high pressure EGR path is between exhaust and intake manifolds. An exhaust gas discharge path extends from the DPF case. An intake pipe extends from the supercharger air compressor. The low pressure EGR path is between the exhaust gas discharge path of the DPF case and the intake pipe. The low pressure EGR path includes a low pressure EGR cooler. An extending direction of a crankshaft defines a longitudinal direction. A flywheel exists on a rear side. A width direction of the engine body defines a lateral direction. The low pressure EGR path includes a rear path portion extending along a rear side of the engine body, and a side path portion extending along a lateral side of the engine body on a side close to the exhaust manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Kazumichi Matsuishi, Tetsuya Kosaka, Tomohiro Ninomiya, Yusuke Suzuki, Toshio Nakanishi, Yongchol Lee, Takashi Kushigemachi
  • Publication number: 20150082772
    Abstract: An engine includes an engine body, a DPF case therein, high pressure and low pressure EGR paths, and a supercharger. The high pressure EGR path is between exhaust and intake manifolds. An exhaust gas discharge path extends from the DPF case. An intake pipe extends from the supercharger air compressor. The low pressure EGR path is between the exhaust gas discharge path of the DPF case and the intake pipe. The low pressure EGR path includes a low pressure EGR cooler. An extending direction of a crankshaft defines a longitudinal direction. A flywheel exists on a rear side. A width direction of the engine body defines a lateral direction. The low pressure EGR path includes a rear path portion extending along a rear side of the engine body, and a side path portion extending along a lateral side of the engine body on a side close to the exhaust manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Kazumichi MATSUISHI, Tetsuya KOSAKA, Tomohiro NINOMIYA, Yusuke SUZUKI, Toshio NAKANISHI, Yongchol LEE, Takashi KUSHIGEMACHI
  • Patent number: 8931264
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device for a diesel engine includes a DPF, a PM deposition amount estimating unit for PM deposited in the DPF, a DPF regenerating unit, a DPF regeneration control unit, a storage unit, an acceleration regeneration request information notifying unit, an acceleration regeneration start operating unit, and a mode selecting unit. When a normal regeneration process is selected, the time at which acceleration regeneration request determination reserve period T1 elapses from the start of the normal regeneration process without the end of the normal regeneration process is time T2 for acceleration regeneration request determination, at which time, if the PM deposition amount estimation value is greater or equal to acceleration regeneration request determination value J2, it is determined that there is the acceleration regeneration request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Katsushi Inoue, Yuuki Ishii, Yongchol Lee, Tomohiro Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8758464
    Abstract: The disclosed exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine can prevent heat damage to a DPF when regenerating said DPF. If a selection device (7), which selects whether to allow or prohibit an automatic DPF regeneration process, is set to prohibit the automatic DPF regeneration process, a DPF regeneration control device (4) is made able to start a process to cancel execution of the automatic DPF regeneration process. If the selection device (7) is set to allow the automatic DPF regeneration process, the DPF regeneration control device (4) retracts the cancellation of the automatic DPF regeneration process, allowing execution of the previously-cancelled automatic DPF regeneration process to begin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujii, Masanori Fujiwara, Katsushi Inoue, Yuuki Ishii, Kenta Mitamura, Noriyoshi Eguchi, Yongchol Lee, Tomohiro Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20130305694
    Abstract: An exhaust gas processing device for a diesel engine includes a DPF, a PM deposition amount estimating unit for PM deposited in the DPF, a DPF regenerating unit, a DPF regeneration control unit, a storage unit, an acceleration regeneration request information notifying unit, an acceleration regeneration start operating unit, and a mode selecting unit. When a normal regeneration process is selected, the time at which acceleration regeneration request determination reserve period T1 elapses from the start of the normal regeneration process without the end of the normal regeneration process is time T2 for acceleration regeneration request determination, at which time, if the PM deposition amount estimation value is greater or equal to acceleration regeneration request determination value J2, it is determined that there is the acceleration regeneration request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Inoue, Yuuki Ishii, Yongchol Lee, Tomohiro Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20130042584
    Abstract: The disclosed exhaust treatment device for a diesel engine can prevent heat damage to a DPF when regenerating said DPF. If a selection device (7), which selects whether to allow or prohibit an automatic DPF regeneration process, is set to prohibit the automatic DPF regeneration process, a DPF regeneration control device (4) is made able to start a process to cancel execution of the automatic DPF regeneration process. If the selection device (7) is set to allow the automatic DPF regeneration process, the DPF regeneration control device (4) retracts the cancellation of the automatic DPF regeneration process, allowing execution of the previously-cancelled automatic DPF regeneration process to begin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: KUBOTA Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujii, Masanori Fujiwara, Katsushi Inoue, Yuuki Ishii, Kenta Mitamura, Noriyoshi Eguchi, Yongchol Lee, Tomohiro Ninomiya