Patents by Inventor Tomoya TAKANASHI

Tomoya TAKANASHI 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).

  • Transmission
    Patent number: 10100870
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft is made of a first metal material. The first shaft has a hollow structure. The second shaft is made of a second metal material different from the first metal material. The second shaft is fitted into the hollow structure of the first shaft at an axial overlap section. The first shaft and the second shaft are coaxially connected at the axial overlap section with friction stir welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya Takanashi, Yosuke Tokoro, Mitsuru Sayama
  • TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20170037895
    Abstract: A transmission includes a first shaft and a second shaft. The first shaft is made of a first metal material. The first shaft has a hollow structure. The second shaft is made of a second metal material different from the first metal material. The second shaft is fitted into the hollow structure of the first shaft at an axial overlap section. The first shaft and the second shaft are coaxially connected at the axial overlap section with friction stir welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoya TAKANASHI, Yosuke TOKORO, Mitsuru SAYAMA