Patents by Inventor Tomoyuki Suuchi

Tomoyuki Suuchi 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: 10308112
    Abstract: Provided is a saddle type fuel tank in which liquid fuel does not reach a canister through an exhaust passage immediately after full-tank refueling. The saddle type fuel tank includes a saddle type tank body and a full-tank regulating valve. The full-tank regulating valve includes a valve body, a float valve, a first hanging pipe communicatively connected to the valve body and having a first opening at a hanging end thereof, and a second hanging pipe communicatively connected to the valve body and having a second opening at a hanging end thereof. The first opening of the first hanging pipe is located at a height corresponding to a full-tank liquid level RA1_full in the first chamber. The second opening of the second hanging pipe is located at a height lower than that corresponding to a full-tank liquid level RA2_full in the second chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Suuchi, Takeharu Yoshihashi
  • Publication number: 20180162220
    Abstract: Provided is a saddle type fuel tank in which liquid fuel does not reach a canister through an exhaust passage immediately after full-tank refueling. The saddle type fuel tank includes a saddle type tank body and a full-tank regulating valve. The full-tank regulating valve includes a valve body, a float valve, a first hanging pipe communicatively connected to the valve body and having a first opening at a hanging end thereof, and a second hanging pipe communicatively connected to the valve body and having a second opening at a hanging end thereof. The first opening of the first hanging pipe is located at a height corresponding to a full-tank liquid level RA1_full in the first chamber. The second opening of the second hanging pipe is located at a height lower than that corresponding to a full-tank liquid level RA2_full in the second chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomoyuki Suuchi, Takeharu Yoshihashi