Patents by Inventor Shizuo Takatou

Shizuo Takatou 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).

  • Training system
    Patent number: 9205300
    Abstract: Training system including: a training machine including: a Magnet Rheological fluid (MR-fluid) load generating unit generating a load to be exerted on the trainee, by using an MR-fluid having a variable viscosity depending on a magnetic field strength; mechanical arrangements; a displacement detection sensor; a power-assisting motor; a storage unit configure to store MR-fluid load characteristic information on a relationship between a current through the MR-fluid load generating unit and the load generated by the MR-fluid load generating unit; and chain and sprocket arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., TAKEI SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD., YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ishii, Shizuo Takatou, Kenichi Honda, Hajime Watanabe, Kouichi Yamada, Yasuyuki Murayama, Toshihiko Shiraishi, Shin Morishita