Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Kodaira

Hitoshi Kodaira 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: 6139024
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cylinder head gasket which comprises: plural thin metal plates each having at least cylinder bores and fluid-passing bores being laminated to constitute laminated thin plates; the surfaces of the outermost thin plates of the laminated thin plates being coated with a composite material, respectively; and the surface of at least one of the thin plates adjacent to each other of the laminated thin plates being coated with the composite material to form a coating layer, whereby the adjacent thin plates are laminated with the coating layer sandwiched therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Marusan Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Yakushiji, Hitoshi Kodaira
  • Patent number: 4264962
    Abstract: A small-sized electronic calculator, which comprises a power source in the form of a solar battery having a film of polycrystalline photoconductive material, such as selenium. The solar battery is connected for angular movement to the calculator body by suitable connection means, such as a hinge and a foldable metal spring. The calculator body includes a display section of liquid crystal elements. The solar battery may include an overvoltage preventing circuit and a reset switch. The output of the solar battery may be converted to a digital value to indicate the luminescent by the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Beam Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kodaira