Patents by Inventor Masakazu Hanano

Masakazu Hanano 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: 11661012
    Abstract: The invntion provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover installed on the rear portion of the vehicle and a tonneau cover bracket attached to the rear end portion of the tonneau cover, and the tonneau cover bracket extends in the width direction of the vehicle. A columnar portion serving as a rotation axis of the tonneau cover and a handle portion arranged in front of the columnar portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending downward are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Abe, Masakazu Hanano
  • Publication number: 20220134852
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tonneau cover device. The tonneau cover device includes a tonneau cover installed on the rear portion of the vehicle and a tonneau cover bracket attached to the rear end portion of the tonneau cover, and the tonneau cover bracket extends in the width direction of the vehicle. A columnar portion serving as a rotation axis of the tonneau cover and a handle portion arranged in front of the columnar portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and extending downward are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ABE, Masakazu HANANO
  • Patent number: 7568601
    Abstract: A cup holder unit includes a housing case; a rest tray that switches between a pulled out position where it is moved forward from the case and a stored position where it is pushed in the case; and a holder member switchable from a non-usable position where it is superposed above the tray and stored in the case to a usable position where it is raised by a forward movement of the tray. The cup holder unit has shafts projecting from the holder member to be spaced apart from each other; clearance slots disposed in upright walls of the tray; and guide grooves disposed in the case and slanted upwardly toward front to slidably receive the shafts therein via the clearance slots. Each clearance slot includes a vertical slot and an arc-shaped slot turning toward a rear side from an upper section of the vertical slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignees: NIFCO Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kogami, Masakazu Hanano, Eiji Toba
  • Publication number: 20060027617
    Abstract: A cup holder unit includes a housing case; a rest tray that switches between a pulled out position where it is moved forward from the case and a stored position where it is pushed in the case; and a holder member switchable from a non-usable position where it is superposed above the tray and stored in the case to a usable position where it is raised by a forward movement of the tray. The cup holder unit has shafts projecting from the holder member to be spaced apart from each other; clearance slots disposed in upright walls of the tray; and guide grooves disposed in the case and slanted upwardly toward front to slidably receive the shafts therein via the clearance slots. Each clearance slot includes a vertical slot and an arc-shaped slot turning toward a rear side from an upper section of the vertical slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicants: NIFCO INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kogami, Masakazu Hanano, Eiji Toba