Patents by Inventor Kiwame OKU

Kiwame OKU 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).

  • Bar end electric shifter for bicycle
    Patent number: 9394031
    Abstract: A bar end electric shifter is provided for bicycle. The bar end electric shifter has a base member, a brake lever and a shift operating member. The base member includes a handlebar mounting portion and a brake lever mounting portion. The handlebar mounting portion is configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a handlebar. The brake lever is pivotally disposed on the brake lever mounting portion about a brake pivot axis. The brake lever includes an elongated brake operating portion extending from the brake pivot axis and a proximal portion adjacent to the brake pivot axis. The shift operating member is disposed on the proximal portion of the brake lever to move therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kiwame Oku, Kazuhiro Fujii
  • BAR END ELECTRIC SHIFTER FOR BICYCLE
    Publication number: 20110011197
    Abstract: A bar end electric shifter is provided for bicycle. The bar end electric shifter has a base member, a brake lever and a shift operating member. The base member includes a handlebar mounting portion and a brake lever mounting portion. The handlebar mounting portion is configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a handlebar. The brake lever is pivotally disposed on the brake lever mounting portion about a brake pivot axis. The brake lever includes an elongated brake operating portion extending from the brake pivot axis and a proximal portion adjacent to the brake pivot axis. The shift operating member is disposed on the proximal portion of the brake lever to move therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Kiwame OKU, Kazuhiro FUJII