Patents by Inventor Toru Takasu
Toru Takasu 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).
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Patent number: 9239112Abstract: A metal gasket 10 includes a pair of bead plates 14 and 14 having a cylinder hole 12 corresponding to a cylinder bore, a full bead 22 surrounding the cylinder hole, a first intermediate plate 18 interposed between the pair of bead plates, and a shim plate 16 interposed between the first intermediate plate and one bead plate in an area around the cylinder hole. The shim plate 16 is disposed to overlap with the full bead 22, and the thickness of a contact portion 19 to contact with the shim plate 16 of the first intermediate plate changes in the peripheral direction of the cylinder hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignees: NIPPON GASKET CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Uchida, Toru Takasu, Kazuya Yoshijima
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Patent number: 8967543Abstract: An aircraft ice protection system is provided for preventing ice accretion on a wing of an aircraft or removing the accreted ice. Bleed air extracted from a main engine of the aircraft and air introduced from an air intake installed on an airframe and heated by a heat source of the airframe of the aircraft are selectively supplied to a hot air chamber formed inside the wing, thereby carrying out ice protection.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Isao Saito, Tatsuo Ishiguro, Shigeki Abe, Hideaki Tanaka, Toru Takasu, Motohiro Atsumi, Masakazu Nakanishi, Minoru Kamogari
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Patent number: 8960681Abstract: A cylinder head gasket 1 is sandwiched between a cylinder head 2 and a cylinder block 3 with a cylinder bore 4 and includes a substrate 10 with a combustion chamber hole 14 drilled at a position of the cylinder bore 4, and seal plates 11 to 13, the substrate 10 and the seal plates are stacked on one another. Fixation members 21 and 22 are secured to the substrate around a periphery of the combustion chamber hole. The seal plates include an engagement hole 23 formed therein and with which the fixation members are engaged. The engagement hole is engaged with the fixation members. The fixation members are sandwiched between the cylinder head and the cylinder block. The cylinder head and the cylinder block can be firmly coupled together via the fixation members.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignees: Nippon Gasket Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasumaro Takeda, Toru Takasu, Ryosuke Fujiki, Kazuya Yoshijima, Yoshihiko Masuda
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Publication number: 20130223951Abstract: A cap (9) that is used in a fixing structure (1) for fixing a plurality of overlaid structural members (3) by means of a fastener (5) inserted into through-holes (3a) formed in the overlaid structural members and a collar (7) fastened onto a distal end (5a) of the fastener protruding from a surface of the structural members and that is disposed so as to surround the distal end of the fastener and the collar. The cap is attached, in a non-engaged state, to the distal end of the fastener and the collar, and a concave groove (9d) that accommodates a sealant (11) to be filled in a space formed between an inner peripheral surface (9e) and the surface of the structural members is formed in the inner peripheral surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Inventors: Masahiro Bessho, Takamitsu Himeno, Yasunori Watanabe, Hideo Yamakoshi, Soichiro Umemoto, Wataru Nishimura, Yuichiro Kamino, Naomoto Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Kamihara, Fumitoshi Moriya, Yoshiro Aoshima, Toru Takasu
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Publication number: 20130195658Abstract: An aircraft ice protection system is provided for preventing ice accretion on a wing of an aircraft or removing the accreted ice. Bleed air extracted from a main engine of the aircraft and air introduced from an air intake installed on an airframe and heated by a heat source of the airframe of the aircraft are selectively supplied to a hot air chamber formed inside the wing, thereby carrying out ice protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventors: Isao Saito, Tatsuo Ishiguro, Shigeki Abe, Hideaki Tanaka, Toru Takasu, Motohiro Atsumi, Masakazu Nakanishi, Minoru Kamogari
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Publication number: 20110095492Abstract: A cylinder head gasket 1 is sandwiched between a cylinder head 2 and a cylinder block 3 with a cylinder bore 4 and includes a substrate 10 with a combustion chamber hole 14 drilled at a position of the cylinder bore 4, and seal plates 11 to 13, the substrate 10 and the seal plates are stacked on one another. Fixation members 21 and 22 are secured to the substrate around a periphery of the combustion chamber hole. The seal plate includes an engagement hole 23 formed therein and with which the fixation members are engaged. The engagement hole is engaged with the fixation members. The fixation members are sandwiched between the cylinder head and the cylinder block. The cylinder head and the cylinder block can be firmly coupled together via the fixation members. This allows deformation of the cylinder block caused by explosion pressure in an engine to be suppressed. As a result, possible degradation of sealability can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Yasumaro Takeda, Toru Takasu, Ryosuke Fujiki, Kazuya Yoshijima, Yoshihiko Masuda
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Publication number: 20100025940Abstract: The effective utilization of the elasticity of a full bead is prevented from being interfered by a thickness portion of the shim plate by providing a shim plate inside a full bead, thereby a lowering of the follow-up performance to head amplitude at the time of combustion is prevented, and the improvement of the sealability is achieved. A metal gasket 10 includes a pair of bead plates 14 and 14 having a cylinder hole 12 corresponding to a cylinder bore and a full bead 22 surrounding the cylinder hole, a first intermediate plate 18 interposed between the pair of bead plates, and a shim plate 16 interposed between the first intermediate plate and one bead plate in an area around the cylinder hole. The shim plate 16 is disposed to overlap with the full bead 22, and the thickness of a contact portion 19 to contact the shim plate 16 of the first intermediate plate changes in the peripheral direction of the cylinder hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Kenji Uchida, Toru Takasu, Kazuya Yoshijima
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Patent number: 7343995Abstract: The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container dollies to thereby automatically transport the air cargo. The air cargo is conveyed by an underground air cargo conveyor mechanism which has the conveyor line including the guide line installed underground to link the air cargo holding area in the airport terminal building and the aircraft parking area. Further, the system connects the loading/unloading cargo door of the aircraft and the underground loading/unloading position for the underground air cargo conveyor mechanism by an air cargo elevator.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yugo Fukuhara, Toru Takasu
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Patent number: 6659704Abstract: In the conventional air cargo transportation system, the transportation of the cargo that is stored inside of the airport terminal building, to the area of the loading/unloading door is normally performed using the package/cargo carts. However, numerous workers were needed to load the cargo and drive the carts, which is very labor intensive and entails high manpower costs. The conventional system is also dangerous as they move along the complex tarmac markings.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yugo Fukuhara, Toru Takasu
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Publication number: 20020164236Abstract: In the conventional air cargo transportation system, the transportation of the cargo that is stored inside of the airport terminal building, to the area of the loading/unloading door is normally performed using the package/cargo carts. However, numerous workers were needed to load the cargo and drive the carts, which is very labor intensive and entails high manpower costs. The conventional system is also dangerous as they move along the complex tarmac markings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2002Publication date: November 7, 2002Inventors: Yugo Fukuhara, Toru Takasu
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Publication number: 20020159869Abstract: The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container dollies to thereby automatically transport the air cargo. The air cargo is conveyed by an underground air cargo conveyor mechanism which has the conveyor line including the guide line installed underground to link the air cargo holding area in the airport terminal building and the aircraft parking area. Further, the system connects the loading/unloading cargo door of the aircraft and the underground loading/unloading position for the underground air cargo conveyor mechanism by an air cargo elevator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Yugo Fukuhara, Toru Takasu