Patents by Inventor Toru Nirei

Toru Nirei 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: 6508343
    Abstract: A vibration damper little depending on temperature, capable of damping plural resonance vibrations over a wide frequency region as well as damping a specific frequency vibration is provided. The vibration damper comprises a housing formed of a rigid material, having an internal space and fixed to a vibration transmitting member, an elastic body inserted in the internal space not bonded thereto with a gap in a direction of vibration of the housing, and a weight integrally supported by the elastic body so as not to touch the housing. The elastic body and the weight form a dynamic damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Misaji, Kengo Okamura, Yuji Kuruhara, Keiichi Sunami, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Akihiro Maejima, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Toru Nirei, Rentaro Kato, Koichi Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20020017353
    Abstract: The external surface of a tire 1 except for a tread surface 9 thereof or the external surfaces of shoulder portions 12 and side portions 10 of the tire 1 are covered with a coating 13 formed from fluorine rubber which makes difficult the transmission of HC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toru Nirei
  • Publication number: 20010022256
    Abstract: A vibration damper little depending on temperature, capable of damping plural resonance vibrations over a wide frequency region as well as damping a specific frequency vibration is provided. The vibration damper comprises a housing formed of a rigid material, having an internal space and fixed to a vibration transmitting member, an elastic body inserted in the internal space not bonded thereto with a gap in a direction of vibration of the housing, and a weight integrally supported by the elastic body so as not to touch the housing. The elastic body and the weight form a dynamic damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Kazuhito Misaji, Kengo Okamura, Yuji Kuruhara, Keiichi Sunami, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Akihiro Maejima, Yoshihiro Noguchi, Toru Nirei, Rentaro Kato, Koichi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 4909295
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle tire structure in which a tubeless pneumatic tire is fitted over a wheel, characterized in that: at least a pair of walls project in substantially radial direction from an outer circumferential surface of the wheel into an annular chamber defined between the tire and the wheel. These walls prevents the generation of standing waves or the air column resonace inside the tire and contribute to the overall reduction of the road noise of the vehicle. The proximal ends of the walls may be either bonded to an annular member which surrounds the wheel or pivoted to a similar annular member and biased into radial or upright positions by a spring member, in such a manner as not to interfere with the replacement of the tire. Alternatively, the walls may consist of inflatable bags which may be inflated into upright positions and deflated into flat positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushike Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Nirei, Hiroyuki Ikegami, Yuichi Yoshimura