Patents by Inventor Masato Katsumata

Masato Katsumata 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).

  • Column type change lever mechanism for automatic transmission in automotive vehicle
    Patent number: 5280732
    Abstract: A column type change lever mechanism mounted on a tiltable steering shaft assembly having an upper steering column arranged to be tiltable upwardly or downwardly at a tilt center axis. The column type change lever mechanism is composed of a shift arm rotatably mounted on the upper steering column, a manual change lever connected to the shift arm to be operated for rotating the shift arm, a bell crank mounted on the upper steering column in such a manner as to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the tilt center axis and a central axis of the upper steering column and having a first arm pivoted to the shift arm and a second arm pivotally connected to one end of a forwardly extending push-pull cable the other end of which is operatively connected to an automatic transmission of an automotive vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Banno Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masato Katsumata, Motoharu Akiyama