Patents by Inventor Tsutomi Inaba

Tsutomi Inaba 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).

  • Scroll-type apparatus with gap adjustment means
    Patent number: 4655697
    Abstract: A scroll-type apparatus having an improved radial seal and a method for the assembly thereof is disclosed. The spiral wrap of a moving scroll and a stationary scroll are provided with gap adjusting means for providing a gap of a desired size between the top surface of the spiral wrap of each scroll and the top surface of the base plate of the opposing scroll. The gap adjustment means comprises a spiral-shaped elastic element which fits into a groove formed in the top surface of a spiral wrap or on top of a protrusion formed on the top surface of the spiral wrap. The elastic element is supported by the spiral wrap by friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Nakamura, Masahiro Sugihara, Tsutomi Inaba, Masahiko Oide, Tadashi Kimura, Norihide Kobayashi