Patents by Inventor Shota Mafune

Shota Mafune 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).

  • Baffle plate and transmission provided with the same
    Patent number: 9435421
    Abstract: A baffle plate provided with a body section arranged to separate between a differential gear and an oil sump section, a first drain section for leading oil scooped up by the differential gear in a machine room to a control room, a notch section for defining a communicating passage between the inside surface of the casing and itself for letting oil flow from the control room to the machine room, a through-hole formed on a peripheral side of an opening of the body section and a second drain section for guiding oil scooped up by the differential gear and having passed via the through-hole to a shaft support of the differential gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Mafune, Shuji Ueda
  • BAFFLE PLATE AND TRANSMISSION PROVIDED WITH THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150204436
    Abstract: A baffle plate provided with a body section arranged to separate between a differential gear and an oil sump section, a first drain section for leading oil scooped up by the differential gear in a machine room to a control room, a notch section for defining a communicating passage between the inside surface of the casing and itself for letting oil flow from the control room to the machine room, a through-hole formed on a peripheral side of an opening of the body section and a second drain section for guiding oil scooped up by the differential gear and having passed via the through-hole to a shaft support of the differential gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Shota Mafune, Shuji Ueda