Patents by Inventor Tomonari Saito

Tomonari Saito 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: 9506432
    Abstract: A sealing device that is capable of suppressing the generation of unusual noise by guiding a gas flow and suppressing the generation of unusual noise caused by resonance between the gas flow and a pipe. An intake noise reduction portion (20) includes a flow-guiding net portion (21) for guiding a gas flowing in an intake pipe, an annular frame body portion (22) for supporting the flow-guiding net portion (21), a cylindrical portion (23) that extends from the frame body portion (22) in a direction in which the pipe extends, and is fitted into an inner circumferential surface of a second pipe (220) and a flange portion (24) that extends from an end portion of the cylindrical portion (23) toward an outer circumferential surface side, and is disposed in a space between an end surface of a first pipe (210) and an end surface of the second pipe (220). A gasket portion (10) is provided on both surfaces of the flange portion (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko Inoue, Tomonari Saito, Yasushi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20160146167
    Abstract: A sealing device that is capable of suppressing the generation of unusual noise by guiding a gas flow and suppressing the generation of unusual noise caused by resonance between the gas flow and a pipe. An intake noise reduction portion (20) includes a flow-guiding net portion (21) for guiding a gas flowing in an intake pipe, an annular frame body portion (22) for supporting the flow-guiding net portion (21), a cylindrical portion (23) that extends from the frame body portion (22) in a direction in which the pipe extends, and is fitted into an inner circumferential surface of a second pipe (220) and a flange portion (24) that extends from an end portion of the cylindrical portion (23) toward an outer circumferential surface side, and is disposed in a space between an end surface of a first pipe (210) and an end surface of the second pipe (220). A gasket portion (10) is provided on both surfaces of the flange portion (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiko INOUE, Tomonari SAITO, Yasushi SASAKI
  • Patent number: 8371336
    Abstract: An outer gas type or inner gas type accumulator has a mechanism for reducing a pressure difference generated when liquid in a liquid chamber and gas expand thermally at a zero-down time, the pressure difference between the inside and outside of a bellows is reduced to suppress abnormal deformation of the bellows, a movable plate supported by a spring is provided at the bellows cap side of an oil port, the movable plate is supported by the spring and away from a seal in normal operation, the movable plate is pushed by the bellows cap and contacts with the seal while elastically deforming the spring, in a zero-down state, and when the liquid and the gas expand thermally in the zero-down state, the bellows cap moves to a position where the liquid pressure and the gas pressure balance, while the movable plate keeps contact with the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakaoka, Kuniaki Miyake, Junichi Nakayama, Taisuke Yamada, Takeshi Watanabe, Tomonari Saito
  • Patent number: 8096324
    Abstract: To restrain abnormal deformation of a bellows due to a pressure difference between the inside and outside thereof, an outside gas type accumulator includes a pressure difference regulation mechanism (21) having a movable plate (22) supported by a coil spring (23) on the oil port (4) side of a bellows cap (8), the plate (22) moves together with the cap (8) in a state of being supported by the spring (23), during normal operation, the plate (22) moves together with the cap (8) to be brought into contact with a seal (13) at zero-down time, and the plate (22) keeps contact with the seal (13) and the cap (8) moves to a position where liquid pressure and gas pressure balances while compressing the spring (23) when the liquid and the charged gas expand thermally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignees: NOK Corporation, Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakaoka, Kuniaki Miyake, Tomonari Saito, Hiroyuki Nikamoto, Eiji Mizutani, Tomoo Ogura
  • Publication number: 20120006438
    Abstract: An outer gas type or inner gas type accumulator has a mechanism for reducing a pressure difference generated when liquid in a liquid chamber and gas expand thermally at a zero-down time, the pressure difference between the inside and outside of a bellows is reduced to suppress abnormal deformation of the bellows, a movable plate supported by spring means is provided at the bellows cap side of an oil port, the movable plate is supported by the spring means and away from a seal in normal operation, the movable plate is pushed by the bellows cap and contacts with the seal while elastically deforming the spring means, in a zero-down state, and when the liquid and the gas expand thermally in the zero-down state, the bellows cap moves to a position where the liquid pressure and the gas pressure balance, while the movable plate keeps contact with the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Nakaoka, Kuniaki Miyake, Junichi Nakayama, Taisuke Yamada, Takeshi Watanabe, Tomonari Saito
  • Patent number: 7810522
    Abstract: To prevent abnormal deformation of a bellows, an accumulator has a regulation mechanism for reducing a pressure difference generated when liquid sealed in a liquid chamber and charged gas are thermally expanded at a zero-down time, a seal plate is arranged in an inner peripheral side of a bellows floating end, an elastically deformable thin plate is bonded to the seal plate, an outer peripheral portion of the thin plate is bonded to the bellows floating end, the seal plate is away from a seal at a time of a steady operation, the seal plate contacts with the seal at a zero-down time, and the thin plate is elastically deformed to make liquid pressure balance with gas pressure while the seal plate being kept in contact with the seal when the liquid and gas are thermally expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: NOK Corporation, Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakaoka, Kuniaki Miyake, Taisuke Yamada, Takeshi Watanabe, Tomonari Saito, Eiji Mizutani, Tomoo Ogura
  • Publication number: 20100193059
    Abstract: To restrain abnormal deformation of a bellows due to a pressure difference between the inside and outside thereof, an outside gas type accumulator includes a pressure difference regulation mechanism (21) having a movable plate (22) supported by a coil spring (23) on the oil port (4) side of a bellows cap (8), the plate (22) moves together with the cap (8) in a state of being supported by the spring (23), during normal operation, the plate (22) moves together with the cap (8) to be brought into contact with a seal (13) at zero-down time, and the plate (22) keeps contact with the seal (13) and the cap (8) moves to a position where liquid pressure and gas pressure balances while compressing the spring (23) when the liquid and the charged gas expand thermally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicants: NOK CORPORATION, ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Nakaoka, Kuniaki Miyake, Tomonari Saito, Hiroyuki Nikamoto, Eiji Mizutani, Tomoo Ogura
  • Patent number: 6911563
    Abstract: A method for carrying out a reaction of one substance capable of being activated by a catalyst with another substance capable of reacting with said one substance activated, characterized in that the substance capable of being activated is activated by passing the substance through a diaphragm type catalyst and the reaction is thus performed in one reaction step; a method for producing an aromatic alcohol utilizing the above method; and a reaction apparatus suitable for these reactions. In the method, one substance is activated by passing through a diaphragm type catalyst and an objective reaction is carried out by using the activated substance, and the reaction can be performed in one reaction step and with safety. Moreover, the contact of the above activated substance with a compound to be reacted therewith can be freely controlled, and therefore, over-reaction can be prevented and an objective product can be produced in high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science, NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Fujio Mizukami, Shuichi Niwa, Makoto Toba, Naotsugu Itoh, Tomonari Saito, Takemi Nanba, Hiroshi Shoji, Kazuhiko Haba
  • Publication number: 20040110995
    Abstract: A method for carrying out a reaction of one substance capable of being activated by a catalyst with another substance capable of reacting with said one substance activated, characterized in that the substance capable of being activated is activated by passing the substance through a diaphragm type catalyst and the reaction is thus performed in one reaction step; a method for producing an aromatic alcohol utilizing the above method; and a reaction apparatus suitable for these reactions. In the method, one substance is activated by passing through a diaphragm type catalyst and an objective reaction is carried out by using the activated substance, and the reaction can be performed in one reaction step and with safety. Moreover, the contact of the above activated substance with a compound to be reacted therewith can be freely controlled, and therefore, over-reaction can be prevented and an objective product can be produced in high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Fujio Mizukami, Shuichi Niwa, Makoto Toba, Naotsugu Itoh, Tomonari Saito, Takemi Nanba, Hiroshi Shoji, Kazuhiko Haba
  • Patent number: D892830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: PFU Limited
    Inventors: Tomonari Saito, Mitsuhiro Katsuizumi, Shinichiro Kamimaru, Yuu Okuno