Patents by Inventor Akira Oji

Akira Oji 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).

  • Publication number: 20050254888
    Abstract: A torque rod having: a rigid torque rod body of a form in which first and second outer cylinders at both ends are linked to each other by a linking portion; and a first and a second bushing each having a rigid inner cylinder and a rubber elastic body affixed thereabout, the first and second bushings being respectively installed within first and second outer cylinders. The second outer cylinder has an inside peripheral wall of inwardly protruding shape that becomes smaller in diameter moving towards the center from the axial ends. The rubber elastic body of the second bushing is a solid member having a shape corresponding to the inwardly protruding shape, with the second bushing installed directly press-fit in the axial direction into the second outer cylinder, at an outer circumferential face of the rubber elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Akira Oji