Patents by Inventor Noaki Kato

Noaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20100029430
    Abstract: An automatic transmission includes: a differential mechanism which includes a ring gear; a case which forms a differential chamber that houses the differential mechanism; and an oil pan which is fitted to the case, and which stores oil. The differential chamber includes a first space in which the oil supplied from the oil pan is gathered, and a second space which is formed on the opposite side of the first space with respect to the ring gear in the direction in which the rotational axis of the ring gear extends, and which is communicated with a space inside the oil pan. An oil passage, through which the oil is introduced from the first space to the second space, is formed in the case. The oil passage is formed in a bottom portion of the differential chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norihiko Tokai, Noaki Kato, Hiroki Goshima
  • Patent number: D540864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Pentel of America, Ltd.
    Inventor: Noaki Kato