Patents by Inventor Terunaga Oukouchi

Terunaga Oukouchi 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: 5445472
    Abstract: In a drag-free joint assembly: a stationary body 1 is embedded flush in a connected object 10; a rotary shaft 7 is embedded flush in the body 1; a spring 4 is in a cavity 15 of the shaft 7; a locking shaft 2 is inserted in an upper end of the cavity 15 flush with the shaft 7; a lock pin 3 passes through an axially-elongated through-hole 17 of the shaft 7 and is inserted into a through-hole 16 of the shaft 2; a notch 8 is in an inner surface of the body 1 to permit an end of the pin 3 to move when the shaft 2 is rotated; the notch 8 has an axially-extending locking groove 9 in an end of its bottom surface; the groove 9 engages with the end of the pin 3; and a hole 11 is in the other object 12; whereby the pin 3 engages with the groove 9 when the shaft 7 is rotated to have the plate 5 crossed with the hole 11 at a right angle behind the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Takigen Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Terunaga Oukouchi