Patents by Inventor Yoshitomo KANEMURA

Yoshitomo KANEMURA 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).

  • Patent number: 10260651
    Abstract: A butterfly valve includes a valve body-side valve seat section, a valve box-side valve seat section, and a valve movement mechanism. The valve movement mechanism includes a cam groove, a cam projection, and a reverse key. The valve movement mechanism moves the valve body in an extending direction of the flow passage along with rotation of the valve shaft between a blocking position and an open position. One of the valve body-side valve seat section and the valve box-side valve seat section is formed of a laminated material composed of alternatingly stacked plates made of metal and plates made of expanded graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd., Okano Valve Mfg. Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Kawahara, Yoshihisa Kiyotoki, Takayoshi Nakashima, Keisuke Sakemura, Yoshitomo Kanemura, Yukio Imoto
  • Publication number: 20170370491
    Abstract: Provided is a butterfly valve configured so that the sealing performance of the butterfly valve is ensured even if the butterfly valve is exposed to high-temperature fluid and is installed in a high radiation environment. A butterfly valve has: a valve body-side valve seat section which is formed on the outer periphery of a valve body; a valve box-side valve seat section which is formed on a valve box; and a valve movement mechanism which, as a valve shaft pivots, moves the valve body in the direction of extension of a flow passage, between a blocking position at which the valve body-side valve seat section and the valve box-side valve seat section are in contact with each other to close a flow passage, and an open position at which the valve body-side valve seat section and the valve box-side valve seat section are separated from each other to open the flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshiharu KAWAHARA, Yoshihisa KIYOTOKI, Takayoshi NAKASHIMA, Keisuke SAKEMURA, Yoshitomo KANEMURA, Yukio IMOTO