Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,404,978 · App. 08/103,905
Viscous coupling
Inventor:
Makoto Hagiwara
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 11, 1995
Filed: Aug 10, 1993
Inventor
Makoto Hagiwara
Assignees (at issue)
GKN Viscodrive GmbH
Viscodrive Japan Ltd.
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