Patents by Inventor Kenichirou Murakami

Kenichirou Murakami 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).

  • Transfer for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5819192
    Abstract: There is disclosed a motor vehicle having a set of front wheels, a set of rear wheels, an engine, and a transmission driven by the engine and having a transmission output shaft. The motor vehicle further has a transfer including a variable torque trasmitting (VTT) clutch for varying a distribution of torque between the set of front wheels and the set of rear wheels depending upon degree of engagement thereof. A clutch activating pressure is generated and transmitted to the VTT clutch under the control of a mode selector valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuo Wakahara, Kenichirou Murakami, Masaki Ohki, Koichi Hayasaki