Patents by Inventor Hikotsugu KOZAKI

Hikotsugu KOZAKI 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: 9562566
    Abstract: A cage includes a pair of annular rings and a plurality of cage bars, and an area enclosed by the pair of annular rings and the circumferentially adjacent cage bars that serves as a pocket that holds the roller. The cage further includes a tab provided so as to protrude from a radially outer area of the cage bars to prevent the roller in the pocket from slipping out through the pocket toward a radially outer side. A surface of a bottom portion of the tab is discontinuous with surfaces of the cage bar, which are located on both sides of the tab in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hikotsugu Kozaki
  • Publication number: 20160032972
    Abstract: A cage includes a pair of annular rings and a plurality of cage bars, and an area enclosed by the pair of annular rings and the circumferentially adjacent cage bars that serves as a pocket that holds the roller. The cage further includes a tab provided so as to protrude from a radially outer area of the cage bars to prevent the roller in the pocket from slipping out through the pocket toward a radially outer side. A surface of a bottom portion of the tab is discontinuous with surfaces of the cage bar, which are located on both sides of the tab in a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: Hikotsugu KOZAKI