Patents by Inventor Masaomi Kurihara

Masaomi Kurihara 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).

  • Track belt for snowmobiles
    Patent number: 5174638
    Abstract: A track belt for snowmobiles equipped with metal guide clips that are disposed on the outer peripheral of reinforcing rods crossing the gaps between belt sections through a rubber layer. Each guide clip includes a main guide portion for guiding the lower surface of a guide rail and a flange portion for guiding the side surface of the guide rail, and the flange portion is shaped in an outwardly projecting spherical shape. The outer peripheral edge portion of this spherically shaped flange portion is buried into the side surface of an adjacent drive lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1992
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Tokue, Masaomi Kurihara