Patents by Inventor Yasuo Minagawa

Yasuo Minagawa 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).

  • Vehicle engine cooling apparatus
    Patent number: 8281754
    Abstract: A radiator is provided within an engine room and in front of an engine for cooling engine cooling water. A shutter is provided in front of the radiator and covers a portion of a core surface of the radiator for adjusting an amount of cooling air to be directed toward the radiator. A baffle plate is provided behind a remaining portion of the core surface, which is not covered with the shutter, for directing the air, having passed through the remaining portion, to outside the engine room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Saida, Choji Sakuma, Hironori Shuto, Isao Tsunoda, Yasuo Minagawa
  • VEHICLE ENGINE COOLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100083917
    Abstract: A radiator is provided within an engine room and in front of an engine for cooling engine cooling water. A shutter is provided in front of the radiator and covers a portion of a core surface of the radiator for adjusting an amount of cooling air to be directed toward the radiator. A baffle plate is provided behind a remaining portion of the core surface, which is not covered with the shutter, for directing the air, having passed through the remaining portion, to outside the engine room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Saida, Choji Sakuma, Hironori Shuto, Isao Tsunoda, Yasuo Minagawa