Patents by Inventor Hideyuki Akaba

Hideyuki Akaba 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).

  • Clutch with reduced dragging
    Patent number: 4751989
    Abstract: A clutch for equipment which is powered by an internal combustion engine, comprising a drive member which is connected to an output shaft of the engine, a driven member connected to an input shaft of a power transmission device, a number of clutch plates which are interposed between the drive member and the driven member for frictional engagement between the two members by a pressure member which is axially moveable and is biased by a spring, a lifter member for disengagement of the two members against the biasing force acting on the pressure member, and a brake device for stopping the motion of the driven member when the power transmission between the two members is disconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahide Shinokawa, Takanori Suzuki, Hideyuki Akaba, Sadanori Nishimura, Yuji Kishizawa