Patents by Inventor Koichi Inoko

Koichi Inoko 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).

  • Link plate for silent chains and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 6450910
    Abstract: A link plate for silent chains includes a circumferential edge beveled to a greater extent at at least one of opposite longitudinal ends of the link plate than at another part including a pair of link teeth, so as to form a tapered butt-inserting portion which enables smooth intermeshing engagement of the link plate relative to a pair of laterally spaced ones of such link plates when the link plates at opposite ends of an elongated chain is connected together to form an endless chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.
    Inventors: Masaaki Matsumoto, Koichi Inoko