Patents by Inventor Yutaka Tomizu

Yutaka Tomizu 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: 4327927
    Abstract: In a suspension system for an automotive vehicle which comprises a longitudinal shaft fixedly mounted on the vehicle body structure along the fore-and-aft axis, a control arm of the so-called "A" type swingably supported at one end thereof from the shaft by means of a pair of front and rear rubber bushes, and a pair of retainer plates fixed to front and rear ends of the shaft and arranged to receive a load acting on the control arm in the forward or rearward direction through a portion of the respective rubber bushes for restricting forward or rearward displacement of the control arm, a stopper member is secured to the rear portion of the control arm and straddling the rear end of the shaft with a predetermined clearance, the stopper member being brought into engagement with the rear end of the shaft when the load acting on the control arm is larger than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toru Tanaka, Yutaka Tomizu
  • Patent number: 3949581
    Abstract: A steering lock assembly for preventing the burglary of diesel motor vehicles. The assembly includes an operating rod coupled to a fuel injection pump for de-activating the pump. The operating rod is axially movable in a guide sleeve and has a recess formed in the lower portion thereof. The assembly also includes a steering lock device actuated by a steering lock actuating device for preventing rotation of the steering shaft of a vehicle. The operating rod and steering lock actuating device are connected through a rocker arm and a wire attached to one end of the rocker arm so that when the operating rod is pulled to an engine stop position, the steering lock device is actuated by the steering lock actuating device to prevent rotation of said steering shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeo Toyama, Yutaka Tomizu