Patents by Inventor Mikio Nammoto

Mikio Nammoto 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: 6113459
    Abstract: A steering assembly for vehicles, particularly toy vehicles including a remote control assembly having a steering mechanism mounted thereon in the form of a steering wheel or yoke being manually rotatable wherein movement of the steering wheel causes a proportionate movement in a steering effectuator mounted on the vehicle thus replicating or closely representing the steering operation or "feel" of a conventional vehicle. A plurality of cam lobes are mounted on and move with the steering mechanism and serve to activate a cam following switch which is connected to electronic control circuitry which is designed to effectively control the steering effectuator of the vehicle by generating a fixed number of pulses of a predetermined duration so as to accomplish a discrete change in steering position with each generated pulse in order to closely represent the steering operation of a conventional vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: Mikio Nammoto