Patents by Inventor Kenkichi Kumakura

Kenkichi Kumakura 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: 4677328
    Abstract: A generator has a rotor attached to one of a pair of spoke suspending hub flanges rotatably mounted on an axle of a bicycle and a stator fixedly mounted on the axle. The generator includes a hub drum having a disc portion and a rim portion, the disc portion being concentrically fixed on an outer surface of the one hub flange and formed at its central portion with a through hole through which the axle is rotatably inserted, the rim portion being integrally formed on an outer circumferential edge of the disc portion so as to project in the direction of an outer surface of the disc portion. An annular magnet assembly constituting the rotor is attached on an inner circumferential surface of the rim portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Rikichi Kumakura
    Inventor: Kenkichi Kumakura