Patents by Inventor Akinobu Uno

Akinobu Uno 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).

  • Patent number: 8931365
    Abstract: A bicycle control device that includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a handlebar, a first lever pivotally mounted to the bracket and defining a first pivot axis, a second lever that includes a first user contact part pivotally mounted to the first lever that pivots about a second axis, and a first electrical switch mounted to one of the first lever and the second lever. The first electrical switch is operated in response to pivotal movement of the second lever about the second axis. The first pivot axis is positioned between the second pivot axis and the first user contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujii, Akinobu Uno, Takuro Jinbu
  • Patent number: 8608003
    Abstract: A knockdown container A having a hook member 4 attached to the sleeve 2 such as to be rotatable in a plane parallel to the surface of the sleeve 2, and a receptacle portion 12 formed in the pallet 1 to retain the hook member 4. Alternatively, a knockdown container A having a hook member 4 attached to the sleeve 2 such that it is accommodated in a cut-out portion 21 formed in the sleeve 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kyoraku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akinobu Uno
  • Publication number: 20130192407
    Abstract: A bicycle control device that includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a handlebar, a first lever pivotally mounted to the bracket and defining a first pivot axis, a second lever that includes a first user contact part pivotally mounted to the first lever that pivots about a second axis, and a first electrical switch mounted to one of the first lever and the second lever. The first electrical switch is operated in response to pivotal movement of the second lever about the second axis. The first pivot axis is positioned between the second pivot axis and the first user contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro FUJII, Akinobu UNO, Takuro JINBU
  • Patent number: 8297143
    Abstract: An electrical bicycle shift control device is provided with a base member, a first shift operating member and a second shift operating member. The handlebar mounting portion is configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a handlebar mounting portion that is configured to be fixedly mounted a handlebar. The first shift operating member is pivotally coupled the base member from a rest position to a shift position in a first shift operating direction. The second shift operating member is mounted on the first shift operating member to move with the first shift operating member with respect to the base member. The second shift operating member is independently movable relative the first shift operating member from a rest position to a shift position in a second shift operating direction that is different to the first shift operating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujii, Akinobu Uno
  • Patent number: 7854442
    Abstract: A bicycle wire holding arrangement is provided with a hollow frame member, a wire extending axially inside the hollow frame member and a suspending member disposed inside the hollow frame member. The suspending member is coupled to the wire and contacts an interior surface of the hollow frame member to hold the wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takumi Onogi, Akinobu Uno
  • Publication number: 20100294068
    Abstract: An electrical bicycle shift control device is provided with a base member, a first shift operating member and a second shift operating member. The handlebar mounting portion is configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a handlebar mounting portion that is configured to be fixedly mounted a handlebar. The first shift operating member is pivotally coupled the base member from a rest position to a shift position in a first shift operating direction. The second shift operating member is mounted on the first shift operating member to move with the first shift operating member with respect to the base member. The second shift operating member is independently movable relative the first shift operating member from a rest position to a shift position in a second shift operating direction that is different to the first shift operating direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro FUJII, Akinobu UNO
  • Publication number: 20100224625
    Abstract: [Problem] The object is to provide a knockdown container with a pallet structure that can better withstand wear and the like and enable reliable fastening of a sleeve to the pallet. [Means of Solution] A knockdown container A having a hook member 4 attached to the sleeve 2 such as to be rotatable in a plane parallel to the surface of the sleeve 2, and a receptacle portion 12 formed in the pallet 1 to retain the hook member 4. Alternatively, a knockdown container A having a hook member 4 attached to the sleeve 2 such that it is accommodated in a cut-out portion 21 formed in the sleeve 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Akinobu Uno
  • Publication number: 20100051758
    Abstract: A bicycle wire holding arrangement is provided with a hollow frame member, a wire extending axially inside the hollow frame member and a suspending member disposed inside the hollow frame member. The suspending member is coupled to the wire and contacts an interior surface of the hollow frame member to hold the wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takumi ONOGI, Akinobu UNO
  • Patent number: RE47492
    Abstract: A bicycle control device that includes a bracket configured to be mounted to a handlebar, a first lever pivotally mounted to the bracket and defining a first pivot axis, a second lever that includes a first user contact part pivotally mounted to the first lever that pivots about a second axis, and a first electrical switch mounted to one of the first lever and the second lever. The first electrical switch is operated in response to pivotal movement of the second lever about the second axis. The first pivot axis is positioned between the second pivot axis and the first user contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujii, Akinobu Uno, Takuro Jinbu