Patents by Inventor Kazuhiko Suganuma

Kazuhiko Suganuma 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).

  • Gas lighter with safety device
    Patent number: 5186618
    Abstract: A gas lighter with a safety device has a lock member which is able to linearly move between a locking position where it prevents depression of a valve lever and a releasing position where it allows depression of the valve lever and is urged to the locking position. A holding member hold the lock member in the releasing position in response to movement of the lock member to the releasing position, and a releasing member releases the lock member from the holding member in response to depression of the valve lever, thereby permitting the lock member to move away from the releasing position. A temporary holding member temporarily holds the lock member in the releasing position or the vicinity thereof until the valve lever returns to the original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Tokai Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shike, Toshihiko Eguchi, Yosimitu Kaga, Kazuhiko Suganuma