Patents by Inventor Yasuo Hishikawa

Yasuo Hishikawa 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).

  • Fluid foil bearing
    Patent number: 4526483
    Abstract: A fluid foil bearing comprises a bearing housing in which the journal of a rotatable shaft is positioned, a single foil bearing is so arranged in the housing as to surround substantially the whole circumference of the shaft journal with a minute space interposed between the foil bearing and the shaft journal, and supporting under foils are disposed outside the foil bearing and inside the housing for resiliently supporting the foil bearing at circumferentially spaced intervals so as to provide a predetermined preload on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Shimadzu Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuo Hishikawa, Hisashi Mitani, Masanao Ando