ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,028, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. Co. LTD. (Amagasaki, Japan).
"Transmission structure" was invented by Takumi Takahashi (Amagasaki, Japan), Kohei Ogura (Amagasaki, Japan), Fumiaki Ito (Amagasaki, Japan) and Tasuku Inoue (Amagasaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "[Problem] A transmission structure that may improve a traveling feeling when a drive traveling state is interrupted in traveling and then the drive traveling state is resumed is provided. [Solution] A control device actuates a clutch actuator so that only a clutch mechanism on a most downstream side in a transmission direction in a selected...