Patents by Inventor Takashi Murate

Takashi Murate 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).

  • Torque fluctuation absorber
    Patent number: 8663021
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member arranged to be rotatable, a second rotating member arranged in a rotatable manner relative to the first rotating member, a coil spring for buffering a torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, and a cushion member arranged at an inside of the coil spring and buffering the torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, wherein the cushion member includes an elastic member formed in a columnar shape, and an abrasion resistant member partly covering a side surface of the elastic member and including a greater abrasion resistance than an abrasion resistance of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kojima Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Saeki, Atsushi Yamazumi, Yuki Miyamoto, Makoto Yokota, Chihiro Hayashi, Takashi Murate
  • TORQUE FLUCTUATION ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20120252588
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorber includes a first rotating member arranged to be rotatable, a second rotating member arranged in a rotatable manner relative to the first rotating member, a coil spring for buffering a torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, and a cushion member arranged at an inside of the coil spring and buffering the torsion between the first rotating member and the second rotating member by means of an elastic force, wherein the cushion member includes an elastic member formed in a columnar shape, and an abrasion resistant member partly covering a side surface of the elastic member and including a greater abrasion resistance than an abrasion resistance of the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicants: KOJIMA CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro SAEKI, Atsushi Yamazumi, Yuki Miyamoto, Makoto Yokota, Chihiro Hayashi, Takashi Murate