Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Muramatsu

Katsuhiko Muramatsu 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).

  • Shift lever support mechanism for transmissions
    Patent number: 4576059
    Abstract: A shift lever support mechanism for a transmission comprises a shift lever having a partly spherical pivot body and a distal end extending from the partly spherical pivot body for engagement with a gear shifting actuator shaft of the transmission, a retainer member adapted to be mounted on the transmission casing and having a bore accommodating the spherical pivot body therein, the retainer member including a partly spherical seat supporting the partly spherical pivot body, the retainer member having a central opening through which the distal end extends, resilient means disposed in the bore in the retainer member for normally urging the partly spherical pivot body against the partly spherical seat, and a boot mounted on the shift lever and the retainer member and defining a space therein communicating with the bore in the retainer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1986
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsufumi Nishu, Kenji Takeuchi, Masanori Sato, Ichiro Horiuchi, Katsuhiko Muramatsu, Koji Kiryu