Patents by Inventor Akihiko Umekawa

Akihiko Umekawa 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).

  • Electrically swingable door mirror
    Patent number: 4919526
    Abstract: A center shaft is erected from a base fixed to the car body. When a planet gear driven by a motor runs round a sun gear fixed to the center shaft, a mirror housing can be swung. The mirror housing is supported at both ends of the center shaft and a driver system comprises plural stepped gears attached to two parallel shafts, respectively, in series and engaged with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Umekawa, Yoshihiko Ishiyama