Patents by Inventor Seiji Akamine

Seiji Akamine 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).

  • Vehicle drive system
    Publication number: 20080142290
    Abstract: A vehicle drive system including: a front drive unit in a front part of a vehicle, which has an engine and a torque converter integrally assembled to one another; a rear drive unit in a rear part of the vehicle, which has a transmission and a differential integrally assembled to one another; and a drive shaft connecting the torque converter of the front drive unit and the transmission of the rear drive unit. The drive shaft is configured to be elastically twistable for damping vibration transmission between the front and rear drive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Mizuno, Kouji Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nomura, Tatsuro Yamataka, Seiji Akamine, Haruaki Nakatsukasa
  • Vehicle drive system
    Publication number: 20050061573
    Abstract: A vehicle drive system including: a front drive unit in a front part of a vehicle, which has an engine and a torque converter integrally assembled to one another; a rear drive unit in a rear part of the vehicle, which has a transmission and a differential integrally assembled to one another; and a drive shaft connecting the torque converter of the front drive unit and the transmission of the rear drive unit. The drive shaft is configured to be elastically twistable for damping vibration transmission between the front and rear drive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kazuioshi Mizuno, Kouji Takahashi, Hiroyuki Nomura, Tatsuro Yamataka, Seiji Akamine, Haruaki Nakatsukasa