Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Muta

Tsutomu Muta 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).

  • Apparatus for driving a movable body
    Patent number: 6480458
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving a movable body, comprises a driving power source having an output shaft; and a driving gear provided on the output shaft to drive the movable body. The driving gear is capable of slipping relative to the output shaft of the driving power source. The output shaft of the driving power source may be connected to the movable body through a gear train for transmitting driving power from the driving power source to the movable body. In this case, the gear train includes the driving gear and the driving gear slips when a prescribed load is applied to the gear train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Youichi Konno, Tsutomu Muta