Patents by Inventor Keith TAKASAWA

Keith TAKASAWA 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).

  • Mounting arrangement for a powertrain of a four-wheeled vehicle
    Patent number: 11642953
    Abstract: An arrangement for mounting a powertrain of a four-wheeled vehicle of a body-on-frame type, wherein the powertrain is mounted on a chassis in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The mounting arrangement comprises a right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the right-hand side, a left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the left-hand side of the vehicle, and a powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the rear side of the powertrain 100. The right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 and the left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 comprise a right isolating element 316 and a left isolating element 326 respectively, and the powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 comprises a roll restricting and isolating element 334.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Samir Ramesh Rawte, Radhakrishnan Janakiraman, Christopher Nelander, Karl Plattenberger, Keith Takasawa, Richard Paul Haas
  • MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A POWERTRAIN OF A FOUR-WHEELED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210197654
    Abstract: The present disclosure envisages an arrangement for mounting a powertrain of a four-wheeled vehicle of a body-on-frame type, wherein the powertrain is mounted on a chassis in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The mounting arrangement comprises a right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the right-hand side, a left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the left-hand side of the vehicle, and a powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 for supporting the powertrain 100 on the rear side of the powertrain 100. The right-side powertrain mounting assembly 310 and the left-side powertrain mounting assembly 320 comprise a right isolating element 316 and a left isolating element 326 respectively, and the powertrain roll-restricting and mounting assembly 330 comprises a roll restricting and isolating element 334.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Samir Ramesh RAWTE, Radhakrishnan JANAKIRAMAN, Christopher NELANDER, Karl PLATTENBERGER, Keith TAKASAWA, Richard Paul HAAS