Patents by Inventor Masatugu Nagatomo

Masatugu Nagatomo 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).

  • Automatically adjusting braking device
    Patent number: 4009769
    Abstract: An automatically adjusting braking device in a band brake of a vehicle for automatically adjusting the gap between the brake drum and lining, and which has an adjusting component connected to the brake band and a feed mechanism for driving the adjusting component. The feed mechanism is connected between the adjusting component and a piston rod of a hydraulic cylinder piston assembly. Thus, a reduction in the braking force due to wearing of the brake lining is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventor: Masatugu Nagatomo