Patents by Inventor Nagao Sakakura

Nagao Sakakura 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: 5408935
    Abstract: A magnet-type transportation system of a car-side primary type includes a rail of a magnetic material, fixedly laid down along a traveling track, and a power car capable of self-movement by a plurality of wheels adapted to roll over the traveling track. The power car includes a plurality of magnet belt conveyor units, each having a magnet belt extended in an endless manner around a driving wheel and a driven wheel. The power car also includes a power unit and a power transfer/transmission mechanism for driving each conveyor unit. The power car is adapted so that the magnet belts mounted thereon are magnetically attracted to the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignees: Furukawa Denki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, East Japan Railway Company, Magnetic Transportation System Engineering Company, Railway Electrical Engineering Association of Japan
    Inventors: Kazumi Matsui, Takashi Takasue, Nagao Sakakura