Patents by Inventor Kotaro Katsuno

Kotaro Katsuno 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).

  • Dry clutch, and motorcycle equipped with the same
    Patent number: 8215439
    Abstract: In some preferred embodiments, the dry clutch is capable of suppressing transmission of engine rotational fluctuations from the engine to a rider via a vehicle body. In the dry clutch including a driving member (clutch shoe) 66 and a driven member (clutch drum) 62 configured to be engaged with each other and disengaged from each other in a non-lubricating atmosphere to transmit/intercept the motive power of the engine to a drive wheel, a solid lubricant 70 is interposed between the driving member 66 and the driven member 62.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sugitani, Mitsukazu Takebe, Fumio Takeda, Atsushi Aoyama, Kotaro Katsuno
  • DRY CLUTCH, AND MOTORCYCLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090277710
    Abstract: In some preferred embodiments, the dry clutch is capable of suppressing transmission of engine rotational fluctuations from the engine to a rider via a vehicle body. In the dry clutch including a driving member (clutch shoe) 66 and a driven member (clutch drum) 62 configured to be engaged with each other and disengaged from each other in a non-lubricating atmosphere to transmit/intercept the motive power of the engine to a drive wheel, a solid lubricant 70 is interposed between the driving member 66 and the driven member 62.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi SUGITANI, Mitsukazu TAKEBE, Fumio TAKEDA, Atsushi AOYAMA, Kotaro KATSUNO