Patents by Inventor Kazunori MASUMOTO

Kazunori MASUMOTO 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).

  • MONO-TUBE SHOCK ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20180180132
    Abstract: A mono-tube shock absorber includes a cylinder, a piston slidably inserted into the cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the piston, an upper component group detachably attached to an end portion at a side of an extension-side chamber of the cylinder, a tube that is disposed inside a contraction-side chamber and has one end secured to an end portion at a side of the contraction-side chamber of the cylinder, a valve mechanism detachably attached to the other end side of the tube to partition a reservoir inside the tube, and a free piston that partitions the reservoir into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: KYB Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori KOBAYASHI, Kazunori MASUMOTO, Takao MURATA, Kazuyuki MAMIYA