Patents by Inventor Shuichi Okumura

Shuichi Okumura 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).

  • Patent number: 4480787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rail fastening device particularly suitable for fastening a long rail to a wooden tie, comprising: a flat bellows-shaped intermediate member having tie-mounting parts provided at constant distances; a spike member for securing each of the tie-mounting parts to a tie; a bolt for securing a rail to the intermediate member; and a plate spring clip adapted to strongly hold the base portion of the rail supported by the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Inventor: Shuichi Okumura
  • Patent number: 4479607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rail fastening device adapted to fasten a rail. The device includes leaf springs each being bent at its intermediate portion and provided at its base portion with a screw spike hole and at the rail pressing end thereof with an elongated hole. A tie plate is laid between a rail and a sleeper. The tie plate has a central rail mounting surface and screw spike holes formed at both sides of the rail mounting surface. The screw spike holes formed in the base of the leaf spring and in the tie plate at each side of the rail are adapted to receive a screw spike having a flange having a diameter smaller than the width of the elongated slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1984
    Assignee: Toyo Kizai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shuichi Okumura, Yutaka Satoh