Patents by Inventor Yutaka Okude

Yutaka Okude 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).

  • Propeller shaft assembly
    Patent number: 7163462
    Abstract: A propeller shaft assembly is provided that includes a shock absorbing section(s) that couples an outer shaft and an inner shaft that are mutually spline-engaged to be retractable with impact loads, wherein the shock absorbing section is constructed such that a supporting member is press-fit into an inner-diameter portion of the outer shaft, and an end face of the inner shaft is disposed in contact with the supporting member in the present invention relate to a direction of retraction with respect to the outer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Hirokazu Eda
  • Propeller shaft assembly
    Publication number: 20040152528
    Abstract: A propeller shaft assembly is provided that includes a shock absorbing section(s) that couples an outer shaft and an inner shaft that are mutually spline-engaged to be retractable with impact loads, wherein the shock absorbing section is constructed such that a supporting member is press-fit into an inner-diameter portion of the outer shaft, and an end face of the inner shaft is disposed in contact with the supporting member in the present invention relate to a direction of retraction with respect to the outer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Hirokazu Eda
  • Power transmission apparatus
    Patent number: 6708806
    Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, comprising: a sub-clutch apparatus, a main clutch apparatus and a cam apparatus, wherein the electromagnet is arranged in an inner diameter side of the main clutch apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Mitsuru Kuroda
  • Power transmission apparatus
    Patent number: 6585094
    Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, a sub-clutch apparatus is arranged between the input shaft and an intermediate rotary body, a main clutch apparatus is arranged between the intermediate rotary body and the output shaft, and a cam apparatus converting the frictional engagement force of the sub-clutch apparatus into the pressing force for the main clutch apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Mitsuru Kuroda
  • Power transmission apparatus
    Publication number: 20030019706
    Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, comprising: a sub-clutch apparatus, a main clutch apparatus and a cam apparatus, wherein the electromagnet is arranged in an inner diameter side of the main clutch apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Mitsuru Kuroda
  • Power transmission apparatus
    Publication number: 20030019707
    Abstract: In a power transmission apparatus, a sub-clutch apparatus is arranged between the input shaft and an intermediate rotary body, a main clutch apparatus is arranged between the intermediate rotary body and the output shaft, and a cam apparatus converting the frictional engagement force of the sub-clutch apparatus into the pressing force for the main clutch apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Yutaka Okude, Mitsuru Kuroda