Patents by Inventor Kanemitsu Asano

Kanemitsu Asano 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).

  • Spread diameter locking mechanism for a spring biased hose clip
    Patent number: 5542155
    Abstract: A holderless hose clip, primarily for use in preventing piping hoses from falling off of connecting pipes in automotive vehicles, includes a clip body formed of a leaf spring having the shape of an annular band and which clamps the hose when released from a spread-diameter state to assume a free state. A pair of grip strips are formed by bending the ends of the clip body, respectively. An engagement claw and an engagement recess are formed on the respective grip strips to secure the grip strips to each other when the grip strips are gripped, so that the clip body is held in the spread-diameter state. The engagement claw has a guide face for guiding the grip strips axially of the clip body when the grip strips are gripped whereupon the engagement claw is received in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Togo Seisakusho Corp.
    Inventors: Akira Kimura, Mineo Muto, Kanemitsu Asano, Susumu Nakano, Koji Nakahama
  • Hose clip
    Patent number: 5414905
    Abstract: A holderless hose clip, primarily for use in preventing piping hoses from falling off of connecting pipes in automotive vehicles, includes a clip body formed of a leaf spring having the shape of an annular band and which clamps the hose when released from a spread-diameter state to assume a free state. A pair of grip strips are formed by bending the ends of the clip body, respectively. An engagement claw and an engagement recess are formed on the respective grip strips to secure the grip strips to each other when the grip strips are gripped, so that the clip body is held in the spread-diameter state. The engagement claw has a guide face for guiding the grip strips axially of the clip body when the grip strips are gripped whereupon the engagement claw is received in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Togo Seisakusho Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Kimura, Mineo Muto, Kanemitsu Asano, Susumu Nakano, Koji Nakahama