Patents by Inventor Masatsugu OTSUKI

Masatsugu OTSUKI 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).

  • Rigid wheel and grouser designs for off-road mobility
    Patent number: 10131183
    Abstract: A wheel includes a circular wheel main body and at least one grouser. The at least one grouser is provided along an outer circumference of the wheel main body and has a contact surface capable of drawing a first tangent line. The first tangent line is inclined opposite to a rotational direction of the wheel main body from the center line of the wheel main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
    Inventors: Issa A. Nesnas, Masatsugu Otsuki
  • RIGID WHEEL AND GROUSER DESIGNS FOR OFF-ROAD MOBILITY
    Publication number: 20170129280
    Abstract: A wheel includes a circular wheel main body and at least one grouser. The at least one grouser is provided along an outer circumference of the wheel main body and has a contact surface capable of drawing a first tangent line. The first tangent line is inclined opposite to a rotational direction of the wheel main body from the center line of the wheel main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Issa A. NESNAS, Masatsugu OTSUKI