Patents by Inventor Katsumi Takagaki

Katsumi Takagaki 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: 5065841
    Abstract: A balancer shaft is disposed parallel to a crankshaft, and rotated at the same speed as the crankshaft. An oil pump is provided below the balancer shaft and is driven by the balancer shaft. Oil passages are provided for supplying oil from the oil pump passing through a passage formed in the balancer shaft. The oil is ejected to a big end of a connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsumi Takagaki
  • Patent number: 4627521
    Abstract: A system for braking an engine is provided with a brake drum in the form of an annular projection formed on a side of a flywheel secured to a crankshaft of the engine. A pair of brake shoes are provided inside of the brake drum, and an end of each brake shoe is rotatably supported on a supporting plate. A spring is provided between the brake shoes to contract the shoes. A cam is rotatably provided on the supporting plate to be engaged with the other end of each brake shoe. A lever is connected to the cam and a spring is provided to urge the lever in the direction to expand the brake shoes. The lever is held by a brake operating device in the contracting state of the brake shoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsumi Takagaki, Yukinori Ito, Kiyohide Sumi