Patents by Inventor Katsumi Tozawa
Katsumi Tozawa 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: 9115645Abstract: A handheld engine-driven cutter is provided with a disk blade and a main body that drives the disk blade. The main body comprises a four-stroke engine, an oil supplying opening from which engine oil is supplied, and an oil exhausting opening from which the engine oil is exhausted. In this engine cutter, the oil supplying opening and the oil exhausting opening are both disposed on one side of the main body where one end of a driving axis of the four-stroke engine is located.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Sugiyama, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Masaki Kondo, Tomonobu Nashimoto, Masayoshi Okumi, Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: 8991514Abstract: A cultivator may include at least one rechargeable battery for an electrical power tool as a power source. The at least one rechargeable battery may include a plurality of rechargeable batteries. Further, the plurality of rechargeable batteries may be switched in sequence, so as to be used as the power source.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Katsumi Tozawa, Shigeru Takeda, Kouji Haneda, Mitsunori Watanabe
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Patent number: 8683706Abstract: A handheld engine-driven cutter is provided with a disk blade and an engine that drives the disk blade, a filter through which air provided to the four-stroke engine passes, a carburetor that mixes fuel and the air that passed through the filter, a casing that houses the filter and the carburetor, at least one operation member that is operated by a user and connected to the carburetor via a link, and a shaft that is connected to the casing and supports the operation member in a swingable manner. A shaft receiving groove that supports the shaft is formed in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Okumi, Masaki Kondo, Tomonobu Nashimoto, Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: 8595944Abstract: A handheld engine-driven cutter is provided with a disk blade and an engine that drives the disk blade, a filter through which air provided to the four-stroke engine passes, a carburetor that mixes fuel and the air that passed through the filter, a casing that houses the filter and the carburetor, at least one operation member that is operated by a user and connected to the carburetor via a link, and a shaft that is connected to the casing and supports the operation member in a swingable manner. A shaft receiving groove that supports the shaft is formed in the casing.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Okumi, Masaki Kondo, Tomonobu Nashimoto, Katsumi Tozawa
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Publication number: 20130049477Abstract: A cultivator configured such that at least one rechargeable specified battery for an electrical power tool can be attached thereto as a power source may include at least one battery converter that is capable of being coupled to at least one battery coupling portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi TOZAWA, Shigeru TAKEDA, Kouji HANEDA, Mitsunori WATANABE
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Publication number: 20130014966Abstract: A cultivator may include at least one rechargeable battery for an electrical power tool as a power source. The at least one rechargeable battery may include a plurality of rechargeable batteries. Further, the plurality of rechargeable batteries may be switched in sequence, so as to be used as the power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi TOZAWA, Shigeru TAKEDA, Kouji HANEDA, Mitsunori WATANABE
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Publication number: 20110214297Abstract: A handheld engine-driven cutter is provided with a disk blade and a main body that drives the disk blade. The main body comprises a four-stroke engine, an oil supplying opening from which engine oil is supplied, and an oil exhausting opening from which the engine oil is exhausted. In this engine cutter, the oil supplying opening and the oil exhausting opening are both disposed on one side of the main body where one end of a driving axis of the four-stroke engine is located.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki SUGIYAMA, Tetsuya HASEGAWA, Masaki KONDO, Tomonobu NASHIMOTO, Masayoshi OKUMI, Katsumi TOZAWA
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Publication number: 20110214657Abstract: A handheld engine-driven cutter is provided with a disk blade and an engine that drives the disk blade, a filter through which air provided to the four-stroke engine passes, a carburetor that mixes fuel and the air that passed through the filter, a casing that houses the filter and the carburetor, at least one operation member that is operated by a user and connected to the carburetor via a link, and a shaft that is connected to the casing and supports the operation member in a swingable manner. A shaft receiving groove that supports the shaft is formed in the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Masayoshi OKUMI, Masaki KONDO, Tomonobu NASHIMOTO, Katsumi TOZAWA
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Patent number: 7424779Abstract: A cutting tool is provided for preventing dust intrusion into a guide member effectively as well as cooling a housing, thereby maintaining an excellent operability. A cutting tool has a body housing including an upper housing and a lower housing. In front of a flange portion of the lower housing, right-and-left air outlets are provided. At the front end of the lower housing, right-and-left second guiding ports are provided. Further, between an insulating cover and the lower housing, clearances which allow the outlets and the second guiding ports to communicate with each other are provided. Therefore, when the insulating cover is placed, an air passage is formed in which cooling air discharged from the air outlets moves to the front passing through the clearances, and flows into a space as the junction through the second guiding ports to be discharged to the front.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Katsumi Tozawa, Masamichi Miyazawa
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Publication number: 20050246905Abstract: A cutting tool is provided for preventing dust intrusion into a guide member effectively as well as cooling a housing, thereby maintaining an excellent operability. A cutting tool has a body housing including an upper housing and a lower housing. In front of a flange portion of the lower housing, right-and-left air outlets are provided. At the front end of the lower housing, right-and-left second guiding ports are provided. Further, between an insulating cover and the lower housing, clearances which allow the outlets and the second guiding ports to communicate with each other are provided. Therefore, when the insulating cover is placed, an air passage is formed in which cooling air discharged from the air outlets moves to the front passing through the clearances, and flows into a space as the junction through the second guiding ports to be discharged to the front.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Katsumi Tozawa, Masamichi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 6305481Abstract: A lock washer (24) presses balls (21) and pins (23) against a clutch cam (18) with protrusions (19) formed on its front face. A rear end (25a) of a spring holder (25) abuts on the inner edge of the front face of the lock washer (24) while the half of the front end surface of each pin (23) abuts on the rear face of the outer edge of the lock washer (24). Furthermore, the compression spring (26) also abuts on the lock washer (24) with its outer edge approximately aligned with the outer edge of the lock washer (24). Therefore, if a large load is instantaneously applied to a spindle (11) at the end of screw tightening, the outer edge of the lock washer (24) deforms forward. This in turn causes the balls (21) to ride over the protrusions (19) of the clutch face, thus allowing a slight rotation of the internal gear (10c). This clutch operation lessens the impact that occurs at the end of screw tightening, serving to protect the tool mechanism and to reduce the shock to the operator's hand.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1997Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Takashi Yamazaki, Zenichi Oda, Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: 5769657Abstract: A simple attachment structure of the present invention ensures favorable connection of a battery pack with a battery holder in a power-driven tool over a long time period without causing any defective contact. A pair of side slots (47a,47b) as well as a pair of insertion slots (48a,48b) are formed in a connection surface (49) of an upper battery case (20) of a battery pack (10). Electrode terminal assemblies (41a,41b) are set in the side slots (47a,47b) and the insertion slots (48a,48b) to be exposed on the two side faces thereof. A positive spring terminal (64a) and a negative spring terminal (64b) are integrally joined with and supported by a terminal base 61 of a battery holder (60). Each spring terminal (64a,64b) has an insertion element (66a,66b) formed to have a width a little greater than the width of the insertion slot (48a,48b).Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 1996Date of Patent: June 23, 1998Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Masayoshi Kondo, Takahide Kawakami, Norio Isogai, Youichi Kato, Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: D307463Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1987Date of Patent: April 24, 1990Assignee: Makita Electric Works, Ltd.Inventors: Fusao Fushiya, Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: D350267Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1993Date of Patent: September 6, 1994Assignee: Makita CorporationInventor: Katsumi Tozawa
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Patent number: D386662Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1996Date of Patent: November 25, 1997Assignee: Makita CorporationInventors: Katsumi Tozawa, Naohiro Hayakawa, Norifumi Niwa, Hiroshi Fujimoto