Patents by Inventor Hirohumi Kohda

Hirohumi Kohda 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).

  • Original cover closer
    Patent number: 7963648
    Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The development period for the original cover closer is therefore shortened. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Katsumata, Hirohumi Kohda
  • ORIGINAL COVER CLOSER
    Publication number: 20090153833
    Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The development period for the original cover closer is therefore shortened. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Simotec Inc.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi KOHDA
  • ORIGINAL COVER CLOSER WITH QUICKLY ADJUSTABLE ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20090154974
    Abstract: An original cover closer of which the energy absorption capability can be freely adjusted by a damper is described. The adjustment of the energy absorption capability can be easily and quickly made by the user or serviceman without a need for disassembling. The original cover closer comprises: an attachment member to be mounted on the main body of a device; a support member pivotally connected to the attachment member and operable to support an original cover; a first and a second slider slidably installed in the support member; a compression coil spring interposed between the first and second sliders and operable to urge the original cover to open; and a fluid damper located in the compression coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SIMOTEC INC.
    Inventors: Tsutomu KATSUMATA, Hirohumi Kohda