Patents by Inventor Yoshikazu RIKITAKE

Yoshikazu RIKITAKE 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).

  • Steering system
    Patent number: 8899621
    Abstract: A steering system includes a column shaft that is supported by a column tube so that the column shaft is able to rotate. A male serration is formed in a lower end of a lower shaft of the column shaft in an axial direction. A universal joint connects the lower shaft with an intermediate shaft. A first portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a rotor of a steering angle sensor, and a second portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a first yoke of the universal joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Tanaka, Yoshikazu Rikitake
  • STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140007733
    Abstract: A steering system includes a column shaft that is supported by a column tube so that the column shaft is able to rotate. A male serration is formed in a lower end of a lower shaft of the column shaft in an axial direction. A universal joint connects the lower shaft with an intermediate shaft. A first portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a rotor of a steering angle sensor, and a second portion of the male serration is fitted to a serration hole of a first yoke of the universal joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji TANAKA, Yoshikazu RIKITAKE