Patents by Inventor Chiharu Tamura

Chiharu Tamura 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).

  • Steer angle adjusting apparatus for vehicle
    Patent number: 4717175
    Abstract: A steer angle adjusting apparatus for a vehicle is arranged such that the respective steer angles of right and left steered wheels of the vehicle which are steered by a steering device are adjusted independently of each other by a steer angle adjusting mechanism. A running condition of the vehicle is detected by running condition detectors, and the steer angle adjusting mechanism is controlled by a controller in accordance with the detected running condition. Accordingly, the steering stability is improved irrespective of the running condition of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noritoshi Arai, Chiharu Tamura
  • After-burning preventive and flame-out apparatus
    Patent number: 4056934
    Abstract: For use in a muffler of an internal combustion engine improved flame-out apparatus includes first and second L-shaped screens each having a longitudinal section and a transverse section. The transverse sections are axially spaced apart and the space therebetween is occupied by a pair of axially spaced apart, transversely oriented perforated partition plates and flame extinguishing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shinichiro Mizusawa, Chiharu Tamura, Norihiko Nakamura, Hiromichi Yanagihara