Patents by Inventor Kozo Ohno

Kozo Ohno 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).

  • Four-wheel steering system for automotive vehicles
    Patent number: 5033568
    Abstract: A four-wheel steering system for an automotive vehicle in which a cable linkage is adapted to operatively interconnect front and rear wheel steering mechanisms. The cable linkage is provided with a displacement transmitting mechanism which includes an input element operatively connected to a front lateral bar in the front wheel steering mechanism through the cable linkage, an output element operatively connected to the rear wheel steering mechanism, and a spring element disposed between the input and output elements to transmit displacement of the input element to the output element without any deflection in a condition where the output element is freely movable and to absorb displacement of the input element in a condition where the output element is restrained by an excessive load applied thereto from the rear wheel steering mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Oda, Junichi Miyagi, Hidemi Masuda, Keiichi Nakamura, Kunihiko Eto, Kiyotaka Kato, Keiji Suzuki, Akira Ohnishi, Kozo Ohno, Fumio Ukai