Patents by Inventor Ken'ichi Ikebe

Ken'ichi Ikebe 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: 4516746
    Abstract: In a nutation damper system which includes a pendulum (30, 33, 34, 38) swingable at a natural frequency and a block element (35) which cooperates with the pendulum to damp nutations having a nutation frequency, a control member (40) electromagnetically coupled to the pendulum is provided for varying the natural frequency to a forced frequency substantially equal to the nutation frequency. The control member comprises an electromagnetic coil energized by a control signal having electric current produced by a control signal circuit which is proportional to a square of the nutation frequency. The block element may comprise either a permanent magnet or an electromagnet when a pendulum weight of the pendulum is of an electrical conductor. The electromagnet may intermittently be energized by a power source circuit. Alternatively, the block element may be of an electrical conductor when the pendulum weight is of a permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Susumu Takezawa, Ken'ichi Ikebe, Haruki Ayada, Tatsuyuki Fukui, Munenori Okada