Patents by Inventor Michinosuke Higuti

Michinosuke Higuti 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).

  • Apparatus for pushing a barge with a push boat
    Patent number: 4223628
    Abstract: An improved apparatus for controlling the relative course of travel between a barge and a push boat wherein the stern of the barge and the bow of the push boat are directly connected together by a connecting mechanism which permits relative freedom of movement of the boat and barge and the rudder angle of the push boat is controlled by the relative drift angle between the barge and boat occurring at the connecting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Assignee: Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Michinosuke Higuti, Tatsuki Yoshikai