Patents by Inventor Yusuke Hiramatsu

Yusuke Hiramatsu 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: 11898478
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe forming a flow path of exhaust gas of a vehicle includes a first end including a first opening, a first flange portion formed on the first end, and a cover member. The first flange portion is configured to be fastened to a second flange portion formed on a second end of another exhaust pipe. The cover member includes a held portion and an inner circumferential portion. The held portion is held between the first end and the second end when the first flange portion and the second flange portion are fastened together. The inner circumferential portion covers a region adjacent to the first opening in the inner circumferential surface of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hiramatsu, Shigeru Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20220381175
    Abstract: An exhaust pipe forming a flow path of exhaust gas of a vehicle includes a first end including a first opening, a first flange portion formed on the first end, and a cover member. The first flange portion is configured to be fastened to a second flange portion formed on a second end of another exhaust pipe. The cover member includes a held portion and an inner circumferential portion. The held portion is held between the first end and the second end when the first flange portion and the second flange portion are fastened together. The inner circumferential portion covers a region adjacent to the first opening in the inner circumferential surface of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yusuke Hiramatsu, Shigeru Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10465590
    Abstract: A changeover valve includes: a valve body portion that closes an opening formed at a switching position of an exhaust flow path; a fixing portion that rotatably fixes the valve body portion; a first raised portion protruding at one of a flow path forming portion and the fixing portion; a cushion portion; a second raised portion protruding at the valve body portion; and a biasing portion that biases the valve body portion. The first raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to a valve closing direction and the second raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to the valve closing direction. Both of the inclined portions are contactable with each other at the time of valve closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: FUTABA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Munehiro Tsubosaka, Yusuke Hiramatsu, Yasushi Okamoto, Kazuya Okamoto, Yasufumi Umeno
  • Publication number: 20180245501
    Abstract: A changeover valve includes: a valve body portion that closes an opening formed at a switching position of an exhaust flow path; a fixing portion that rotatably fixes the valve body portion; a first raised portion protruding at one of a flow path forming portion and the fixing portion; a cushion portion; a second raised portion protruding at the valve body portion; and a biasing portion that biases the valve body portion. The first raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to a valve closing direction and the second raised portion has an inclined portion inclined relative to the valve closing direction. Both of the inclined portions are contactable with each other at the time of valve closing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Munehiro Tsubosaka, Yusuke Hiramatsu, Yasushi Okamoto, Kazuya Okamoto, Yasufumi Umeno