Patents by Inventor Shigeru Kudo

Shigeru Kudo 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).

  • Clutch driven plates and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 5093057
    Abstract: A clutch driven plate comprising a clutch facing plate molded from a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier and a back-up plate carrying the clutch facing plate, wherein a number of dimples are formed on the surface of the clutch facing plate. The clutch driven plate is obtainable by thermo-compression molding a back-up plate and a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier to integrate the plate and clutch facing material into one body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Chemical Co.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hara, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideo Baba, Tadashi Okazaki, Shigeru Kudo
  • Clutch driven plates and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 5004089
    Abstract: A clutch driven plate comprising a clutch facing plate molded from a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier and a back-up plate carrying the clutch facing plate, wherein a number of dimples are formed on the surface of the clutch facing plate.The clutch driven plate is obtainable by thermo-compression molding a back-up plate and a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier to integrate them in one body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hara, Mitsuhiro Inoue, Hideo Baba, Tadashi Okazaki, Shigeru Kudo