Patents by Inventor Mitsunari Kato

Mitsunari Kato 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).

  • Automatic tension controlling mechanism of control cable
    Patent number: 5813290
    Abstract: An automatic tension controlling mechanism of a control cable having a tension controlling mechanism. The tension controlling mechanism includes a case through which through a threaded rod of a control cable passes, a split threaded ring composed of plural split parts stored in the case which can be meshed with threaded rod, a spring stored in the case, and a tapered face formed in the case so as to urge the split threaded ring in the direction of meshing with the threaded rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignees: UNI Flex Inc., NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigemasa Takahashi, Mitsunari Kato, Yoshiharu Kitamura