Patents by Inventor Hirokazu Eda

Hirokazu Eda 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).

  • Propeller shaft assembly
    Patent number: 7163462
    Abstract: A propeller shaft assembly is provided that includes a shock absorbing section(s) that couples an outer shaft and an inner shaft that are mutually spline-engaged to be retractable with impact loads, wherein the shock absorbing section is constructed such that a supporting member is press-fit into an inner-diameter portion of the outer shaft, and an end face of the inner shaft is disposed in contact with the supporting member in the present invention relate to a direction of retraction with respect to the outer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Hirokazu Eda
  • Propeller shaft assembly
    Publication number: 20040152528
    Abstract: A propeller shaft assembly is provided that includes a shock absorbing section(s) that couples an outer shaft and an inner shaft that are mutually spline-engaged to be retractable with impact loads, wherein the shock absorbing section is constructed such that a supporting member is press-fit into an inner-diameter portion of the outer shaft, and an end face of the inner shaft is disposed in contact with the supporting member in the present invention relate to a direction of retraction with respect to the outer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Hirokazu Eda