Patents by Inventor Shotaro Ozu

Shotaro Ozu 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).

  • Bogie frame for railroad vehicle
    Patent number: 8720346
    Abstract: In a bogie frame, a lateral beam disposed in the left-right direction which is the direction in which the rail ties extend is joined to left and right side beams arranged so as to extend in the front-rear direction which is the direction in which the rails extend. The lateral beam has a flat shape having a width in the front-rear direction greater than the thickness thereof in the top-bottom direction, and the lateral beam is provided with left and right joining sections joined to the side beams, and also with an intermediate section sandwiched between the left and right joining sections. The width of the intermediate section in the front-rear direction is greater than the width of the joining sections in the front-rear direction. A through-hole is formed in the intermediate section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Nippon Sharyo, Ltd., Central Japan Railway Company
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shinmura, Daizo Kanaya, Yasuyuki Fukui, Yuki Kunimatsu, Shotaro Ozu, Yoshitomo Watanabe, Takehiro Tozawa, Koichi Yamada, Junichi Ishiyama
  • BOGIE FRAME FOR RAILROAD VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20120318164
    Abstract: In a bogie frame, a lateral beam disposed in the left-right direction which is the direction in which the rail ties extend is joined to left and right side beams arranged so as to extend in the front-rear direction which is the direction in which the rails extend. The lateral beam has a flat shape having a width in the front-rear direction greater than the thickness thereof in the top-bottom direction, and the lateral beam is provided with left and right joining sections joined to the side beams, and also with an intermediate section sandwiched between the left and right joining sections. The width of the intermediate section in the front-rear direction is greater than the width of the joining sections in the front-rear direction. A through-hole is formed in the intermediate section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY, NIPPON SHARYO, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shinmura, Daizo Kanaya, Yasuyuki Fukui, Yuki Kunimatsu, Shotaro Ozu, Yoshitomo Watanabe, Takehiro Tozawa, Koichi Yamada, Junichi Ishiyama