Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Kato
Yoshinobu Kato 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: 11401897Abstract: An intake pipe includes a pipe body and an ejector part. The pipe body includes an intake passage therein. The ejector part includes an air inlet, a vapor inlet, and an outlet pipe part. The ejector part is configured to generate a negative pressure in response to a compressed air supplied from a compressor through the air inlet to suction fuel vapor generated in a fuel tank through the vapor inlet. The ejector part is configured to discharge a gaseous mixture of the compressed air and the fuel vapor into the intake passage via the outlet pipe part. The pipe body includes a passage wall part formed with the ejector part as a monolithic, single-piece. The passage wall part includes a recess open to the intake passage side. The outlet pipe part is disposed in the recess and extends in a discharge direction of the compressed air from the ejector part.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinobu Kato, Takashi Bessho
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Publication number: 20220082070Abstract: An intake pipe includes a pipe body and an ejector part. The pipe body includes an intake passage therein. The ejector part includes an air inlet, a vapor inlet, and an outlet pipe part. The ejector part is configured to generate a negative pressure in response to a compressed air supplied from a compressor through the air inlet to suction fuel vapor generated in a fuel tank through the vapor inlet. The ejector part is configured to discharge a gaseous mixture of the compressed air and the fuel vapor into the intake passage via the outlet pipe part. The pipe body includes a passage wall part formed with the ejector part as a monolithic, single-piece. The passage wall part includes a recess open to the intake passage side. The outlet pipe part is disposed in the recess and extends in a discharge direction of the compressed air from the ejector part.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinobu KATO, Takashi BESSHO
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Patent number: 10739038Abstract: The present invention provides a solar heat collecting device having good heat collection efficiency. A uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group is arranged such that each longitudinal axis thereof faces the same direction. A first biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group and a second biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group are arranged lined up in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis direction of uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirrors. The uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group is arranged so as to be sandwiched on both sides by the first biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group and the second biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group. Each mirror group sends solar heat received during uniaxial or biaxial tracking in accordance with the position of the sun, to a heat collecting device.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinobu Kato, Kiyoshi Satake
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Patent number: 10480827Abstract: A solar heat collector with high heat collection effect is provided. The solar heat collector includes a first heat collection pipe and a second heat collection pipe. The first heat collection pipe receives reflected light from a single-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror group to collect heat. The second heat collection pipe receives reflected light from the single-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror group and dual-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror groups to collect heat. The second heat collection pipe has an amount of heat collection per unit area larger than the first heat collection pipe. Therefore, compared with the use of only the first heat collection pipe, this ensures obtaining larger energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinobu Kato, Kiyoshi Satake
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Publication number: 20180112892Abstract: A solar heat collector with high heat collection effect is provided. The solar heat collector includes a first heat collection pipe and a second heat collection pipe. The first heat collection pipe receives reflected light from a single-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror group to collect heat. The second heat collection pipe receives reflected light from the single-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror group and dual-axial tracking solar type reflective mirror groups to collect heat. The second heat collection pipe has an amount of heat collection per unit area larger than the first heat collection pipe. Therefore, compared with the use of only the first heat collection pipe, this ensures obtaining larger energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Applicant: TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshinobu KATO, Kiyoshi SATAKE
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Publication number: 20170159972Abstract: The present invention provides a solar heat collecting device having good heat collection efficiency. A uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group is arranged such that each longitudinal axis thereof faces the same direction. A first biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group and a second biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group are arranged lined up in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis direction of uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirrors. The uniaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group is arranged so as to be sandwiched on both sides by the first biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group and the second biaxial solar-tracking reflective mirror group. Each mirror group sends solar heat received during uniaxial or biaxial tracking in accordance with the position of the sun, to a heat collecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Toyo Engineering CorporationInventors: Yoshinobu KATO, Kiyoshi SATAKE
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Patent number: 8544123Abstract: A flush toilet device has a toilet body having a bowl section, rim water discharge opening, a jet water discharge opening, and a discharge water trap conduit. A pressurizing pump is provided for pressurizing flush water contained in a cistern to supply it to the jet water discharge opening. A pump controller regulates the operation and rotation speed of the pressurizing pump to regulate the flow speed and flow rate of flush water discharged from the jet water discharge opening so that flush water at a first flow rate for generating a siphon effect is discharged and then at a second flow rate is discharged at the end of the siphon effect generated by the first flow rate. The second flow rate having a flow speed that can carry away human wastes and causes the siphon effect to continue by closing the cross section of any portion of the discharge water trap conduit.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi, Shinji Shibata
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Patent number: 8540598Abstract: A speed change gear includes: an internal gear member; an eccentric member; an oscillating member; a pair of first and second rotating members; and a pin that is supported at both ends by insertion holes of the first and second rotating members. The insertion hole and the insertion hole have the same diameter. The outside diameter of the other side end portion of the pin is smaller than the outside diameter of one side end portion of the pin such that the one side end portion is press-fitted in the corresponding insertion hole and the other side end portion is supported by the corresponding insertion hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Mayuko Wakida, Motoyasu Yamamori, Atsushi Ando, Kazuya Hattori, Hiromichi Ota, Yoshinobu Kato, Koji Nagumo, Tomohiro Honda
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Patent number: 8460542Abstract: A suction filter may comprise a bag-shaped filter member and a passage member. The passage member is disposed in an internal space of the filter member. The passage member has a fuel passage and a plurality of openings, and guides fuel from the internal space to the outside of the internal space. The openings communicate the internal space of the filter member to the fuel passage. When the passage member is cut along a surface thereof perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the passage member in each of the openings, a position on an outer circumferential surface of the passage member in the cut surface, in which the distance between the outer circumferential surface and the filter member is the smallest, is distant in a circumferential direction from a position on the outer circumferential surface where the opening is formed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihide Oku, Tetsuya Hara, Yoshinobu Kato
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Patent number: 8418277Abstract: A flush toilet in which an appropriate amount of water is supplied and that can be installed in an area where water pressure is low.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi, Ayako Harada
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Patent number: 8281424Abstract: A flush toilet for prevention of reverse flow and uses a reduced number of parts. The flush toilet includes a toilet body having a bowl, a rim water outlet, a jet water outlet, and a discharge water trap piping; a water storage tank. A flush water supply mechanism is provided for supplying flush water to the rim water outlet and the water storage tank and a pressurizing pump pressurizes the flush water in the water storage tank. A jet-side water supply path supplies the pressurized flush water to the jet water outlet. An overflow path is provided having a lower end connected to the downstream side of the highest position of the jet-side water supply path and an upper end opened in the upper part in the water storage tank with a flapper valve provided in the overflow path.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Toto Ltd.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi
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Publication number: 20110245030Abstract: A speed change gear includes: an internal gear member; an eccentric member; an oscillating member; a pair of first and second rotating members; and a pin that is supported at both ends by insertion holes of the first and second rotating members. The insertion hole and the insertion hole have the same diameter. The outside diameter of the other side end portion of the pin is smaller than the outside diameter of one side end portion of the pin such that the one side end portion is press-fitted in the corresponding insertion hole and the other side end portion is supported by the corresponding insertion hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATIONInventors: Mayuko WAKIDA, Motoyasu YAMAMORI, Atsushi ANDO, Kazuya HATTORI, Hiromichi OTA, Yoshinobu KATO, Koji NAGUMO, Tomohiro HONDA
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Publication number: 20100332108Abstract: A fuel vapor pressure measuring device is provided, in a fuel supplying system, with a fuel tank for containing fuel, a fuel pump for supplying the fuel in the fuel tank to an injector, a fuel vapor generating section having a nozzle, a vaporizing chamber, and a venturi and vaporizing, in the vaporizing chamber, fuel by ejecting the fuel from the nozzle and causing the fuel to pass through the venturi, a first fuel path for interconnecting the fuel pump and the injector, a second fuel path having one end connected to the fuel pump and the other end connected to the fuel vapor generating section, a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure in the fuel vapor generating section, and an ECU for calculating the pressure of fuel vapor based on the result of detection by the pressure sensor. The fuel vapor generating section is mounted in the fuel tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2009Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinobu Kato, Masaki Ikeya
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Publication number: 20100206793Abstract: A suction filter may comprise a bag-shaped filter member and a passage member. The passage member is disposed in an internal space of the filter member. The passage member has a fuel passage and a plurality of openings, and guides fuel from the internal space to the outside of the internal space. The openings communicate the internal space of the filter member to the fuel passage. When the passage member is cut along a surface thereof perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the passage member in each of the openings, a position on an outer circumferential surface of the passage member in the cut surface, in which the distance between the outer circumferential surface and the filter member is the smallest, is distant in a circumferential direction from a position on the outer circumferential surface where the opening is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihide Oku, Tetsuya Hara, Yoshinobu Kato
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Publication number: 20100132105Abstract: The present invention provides a flush toilet for simplifying structures used for backflow prevention and the like, and for reducing the number of parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: TOTO Ltd.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi
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Publication number: 20100077544Abstract: A flush toilet in which an appropriate amount of water is supplied and that can be installed in an area where water pressure is low.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi, Ayako Harada
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Publication number: 20090313750Abstract: A flush toilet device has a toilet body having a bowl section, rim water discharge opening, a jet water discharge opening, and a discharge water trap conduit. A pressurizing pump is provided for pressurizing flush water contained in a cistern to supply it to the jet water discharge opening. A pump controller regulates the operation and rotation speed of the pressurizing pump to regulate the flow speed and flow rate of flush water discharged from the jet water discharge opening so that flush water at a first flow rate for generating a siphon effect is discharged and then at a second flow rate is discharged at the end of the siphon effect generated by the first flow rate. The second flow rate having a flow speed that can carry away human wastes and causes the siphon effect to continue by closing the cross section of any portion of the discharge water trap conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: TOTO LTD.Inventors: Mayu Okubo, Yoshikazu Ushijima, Yuichi Sato, Yoshinobu Kato, Ryosuke Hayashi, Shinji Shibata
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Patent number: 6040666Abstract: A machine tool has a spindle with a tooling body mounted thereon, a detector for detecting an acceleration time for the tooling body to reach from a rotation start to a predetermined rpm, a controller for controlling an rpm of the spindle under a lowered limit when the acceleration time is longer than a reference time. Another detector detects an asymmetricity of radial forces acting on the spindle, and the controller controls the rpm of the spindle under a lowered limit when the asymmetricity of radial forces exceeds a reference degree.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hirohiko Honda, Yoshinobu Kato
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Patent number: 5617643Abstract: An apparatus for continuously and automatically measuring deformation and warp of a shaped electrode plate for electrolysis before the electrode plate includes means for lifting shaped electrode plates 1 hanging from crossbars 2 one by one to a predetermined measurement position by a suspending apparatus having a hanger mechanism and adjusting it about a measurement vertical plane position; for so freely suspending the electrode plate 1 vertically about the underside of a crossbar 2 that the electrode plate is not subject to deformation caused by the influence of its own weight or external forces; and a computing device 23 for continuously scanning the flatness of the electrode plate 1 by a moving mechanism which moves sensors 11a, 11b which measure distances between the electrode plate 1 and planes parallel to and facing the front and rear sides of the electrode plate 1 respectively without making contact with the electrode plate horizontally and vertically over those planes and A/D converting and analyzingType: GrantFiled: December 21, 1994Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: Sumitomo Metal Mining Company, LimitedInventors: Yoshinobu Kato, Mitsuharu Oonishi, Hideaki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 5026515Abstract: A method of setting a crude tire into a space between upper and lower molds in a tire vulcanizing press having upper and lower mold units movable relative to each other includes the steps of pushing an upper bead of the crude tire into a bead of the upper mold by a vertically movable device which supports the upper bead of the crude tire, introducing gas into a bladder to expand the bladder while restricting the elevation of an upper portion fixing ring of a bladder holder mechanism attached to the lower mold unit, and pushing a lower bead of the crude tire into a bead of the lower mold by utilizing the expansion forces of the bladder. With the bladder enclosed air-tightly, the tire lower bead can efficiently be pushed into the lower mold bead.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1989Date of Patent: June 25, 1991Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Akira Hasegawa, Yoshinobu Kato, Toshifumi Murakami