Patents by Inventor Mitsuaki Murota

Mitsuaki Murota 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).

  • Patent number: 8267016
    Abstract: An open/close control system for an inspection lid adapted not to open while a vehicle travels. An emergency release device is provided behind the inspection lid, where the emergency release device disables power transmission of a driver which opens and closes a side entrance/exit door of a railway vehicle. The emergency release device is installed in a space inside a wall surface inside the vehicle, and the space can be opened and closed by the inspection lid. The open/close control system has a locking device provided in the space inside the wall surface in order to restrict rotation of the inspection lid, and also has an open/close controller which detects traveling of the railway vehicle to actuate the locking device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignees: Nippon Sharyo, Ltd., Central Japan Railway Company
    Inventors: Haruo Akoshita, Mitsuaki Murota, Minoru Nakao, Mamoru Tanaka, Kouji Yokoyama, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa
  • Publication number: 20100126075
    Abstract: An open/close control system for an inspection lid adapted not to open while a vehicle travels. The open/close control system has emergency release means which disables power transmission of drive means for opening and closing a side entrance/exit door of a railway vehicle. The emergency release means is installed in a space inside a wall surface inside the vehicle, and the space can be opened and closed by the inspection lid. The emergency release means has locking devices provided in the space inside the wall surface in order to restrict rotation of the inspection lid, and also has an open/close controller for detecting traveling of the railway vehicle to actuate the locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NIPPON SHARYO, LTD
    Inventors: Haruo Akoshita, Mitsuaki Murota, Minoru Nakao, Mamoru Tanaka, Kouji Yokoyama, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa