Patents by Inventor Futomi Hanji

Futomi Hanji 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).

  • Automatic transmission
    Patent number: 6878086
    Abstract: Second and third clutches are axially aligned so that the back side of the second clutch and the front side of the third clutch oppose each other, and a first clutch is positioned radially inward of the second and third clutches. Further, a clutch drum is extended so as to be used in common by the second and third clutches, the second clutch is engaged and disengaged from the axial front side by a second piston of a second oil pressure actuator, and the third clutch is engaged and disengaged from the axial rear side by a third piston of a third oil pressure actuator. The first through third clutches are positioned in a compact manner and can be independently operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignees: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobutada Sugiura, Futomi Hanji, Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Kazuhisa Ozaki, Youichi Hayakawa, Keizo Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Nozaki, Yoshinobu Nozaki, Yuuji Kashihara
  • Automatic transmission
    Publication number: 20030139246
    Abstract: Second and third clutches are axially aligned so that the back side of the second clutch and the front side of the third clutch oppose each other, and a first clutch is positioned radially inward of the second and third clutches. Further, a clutch drum is extended so as to be used in common by the second and third clutches, the second clutch is engaged and disengaged from the axial front side by a second piston of a second oil pressure actuator, and the third clutch is engaged and disengaged from the axial rear side by a third piston of a third oil pressure actuator. The first through third clutches are positioned in a compact manner and can be independently operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Nobutada Sugiura, Futomi Hanji, Hiroyuki Tsukamoto, Kazuhisa Ozaki, Youichi Hayakawa, Keizo Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Nozaki, Yoshinobu Nozaki, Yuuji Kashihara