Patents by Inventor Toru Nodai

Toru Nodai 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).

  • Internal combustion engine with auxiliary combustion chamber
    Patent number: 7216623
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a main combustion chamber part, an auxiliary combustion chamber part, a first communicating passage, a second communicating passage and an igniting component. The auxiliary combustion chamber part includes first and second auxiliary combustion chambers. The first auxiliary combustion chamber is disposed adjacent to the main combustion chamber part. The second auxiliary combustion chamber is disposed adjacent to the first auxiliary combustion chamber at a position further away from the main combustion chamber part. The first communicating passage extends between the main combustion chamber part and the first auxiliary combustion chamber and the second communicating passage extends between the first auxiliary combustion chamber and the second auxiliary combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Teraji, Kaori Arai, Eiji Takahashi, Toru Nodai