Patents by Inventor Masaya Amano

Masaya Amano 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).

  • Vehicle drive train
    Patent number: 6258001
    Abstract: The present invention improves mountability of a drive train in a hybrid vehicle by minimizing axial and radial dimensions while providing for adequate output torque of the motor/generator of the drive train. A center portion of a front cover of a torque converter extends axially and a multiple disc lock-up clutch is arranged at the inner circumferential surface of the center portion while the motor/generator is arranged at the outer circumferential surface of the center portion. A spring damper is provided at the radially inner side of a circumferential surface defined by friction plates of the lock-up clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoru Wakuta, Keiichi Shinohara, Masahiro Hasebe, Shigeo Tsuzuki, Kenji Omote, Atsushi Tabata, Yutaka Taga, Seiji Nakamura, Masaya Amano