Patents by Inventor Yasuzo Shimotori

Yasuzo Shimotori 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: 5585578
    Abstract: An elastic rubber piece is set in a through-hole formed in a connecting member in such a manner that it is clamped by the protruded portions of a handle member. The elastic rubber piece, being held between the end faces of the protruded portions, is deformed and brought into contact with the inner surface of the through-hole. The handle member is so set that it is swingable about the axis of the through-hole of the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho
    Inventor: Yasuzo Shimotori
  • Patent number: 5179236
    Abstract: A speed governor for a music box driven by an energized spring includes a worm wheel operatively connected to and driven by the energized spring; a worm shaft driven by the worm wheel; a rotary member connected to the shaft and driven by the wheel and having a top, a bottom and at least one peripheral surface, the member including a plurality of coupling portions connected to the shaft, which are elastically deformed due to rotation, each of the coupling portions having at least one groove and being disposed so that at least one of the top and the bottom surfaces of each of the coupling portions is located substantially parallel to but not coincident with an imaginary plane containing the center of gravity of the member located perpendicular to the shaft: and a brake portion provided near one of the top, the bottom or peripheral surface of the member so as to be rubbed by one of the top, the bottom or peripheral surface when the rotational speed of the rotary member is greater than or equal to a predetermined
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: K.K. Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yasuzo Shimotori, Katsuhiko Ushiyama