Patents by Inventor Kouji Toriyama

Kouji Toriyama 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).

  • Seal for an endless track
    Patent number: 7004474
    Abstract: A seal for an endless track has a cross section having a centerline parallel to an axis of the seal and a configuration symmetric with respect to the centerline of the cross section. The seal can include an elastically deformably configured portion having a cross section like alphabetical letter X, and a protrusion extending from an intersection of legs of letter X in a bushing-side direction further than a plane connecting bushing-side end portions of the legs of letter X. The protrusion has an end surface where the protrusion contacts the bushing. The seal can further include an embedding portion embedded in a space between legs of letter X, on a bushing-side of the intersection of the legs of letter X.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignees: Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Valqua Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Masaki Ohara, Akiyoshi Kurihara, Seiji Oomura, Noriyuki Andou, Takashi Konno, Hiromasa Muraki, Akira Muramatsu, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kouji Toriyama
  • Seal for an endless track
    Publication number: 20040007833
    Abstract: A seal for an endless track has a cross section having a centerline parallel to an axis of the seal and a configuration symmetric with respect to the centerline of the cross section. The seal can include an elastically deformably configured portion having a cross section like alphabetical letter X, and a protrusion extending from an intersection of legs of letter X in a bushing-side direction further than a plane connecting bushing-side end portions of the legs of letter X. The protrusion has an end surface where the protrusion contacts the bushing. The seal can further include an embedding portion embedded in a space between legs of letter X, on a bushing-side of the intersection of the legs of letter X.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicants: TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NIPPON VALQUA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Takahashi, Masaki Ohara, Akiyoshi Kurihara, Seiji Oomura, Noriyuki Andou, Takashi Konno, Hiromasa Muraki, Akira Muramatsu, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kouji Toriyama