Patents by Inventor Akihiko Suganuma

Akihiko Suganuma 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 linkage for vehicles
    Patent number: 4327926
    Abstract: A steering linkage for vehicles of the type having left and right side knucle arms, a tie rod, a Pitman arm, and a relay rod which pivotably connects the Pitman arm with an intermediate portion of the tie rod and is generally inclined downward from its one end connected with the Pitman arm toward its other end connected with the tie rod, wherein the relative position between the relay rod and the tie rod is so determined that the axis of the relay rod substantially intersects the axis of the tie rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akihiko Suganuma