Patents by Inventor Naohisa Nishimura

Naohisa Nishimura 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).

  • Air-inlet opening/closing unit
    Patent number: 7628687
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an aperture in a wall may include: a first support and a second support provided on the wall, each support including a monolithic receptacle; a first pin-portion and a second pin-portion rotatably mounted in the receptacles, respectively, to define respective pivot-hinge arrangements; and a cover coupled to the first and second pin-portions. For example, the wall may be a part of fluid (e.g., air) duct disposed in a vehicle, and the cover may be oriented with respect to the wall so that the aperture represents one of an inlet and an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: DENSO Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nitta, Akio Hirano, Naohisa Nishimura
  • Air-inlet opening/closing unit
    Publication number: 20050092123
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an aperture in a wall may include: a first support and a second support provided on the wall, each support including a monolithic receptacle; a first pin-portion and a second pin-portion rotatably mounted in the receptacles, respectively, to define respective pivot-hinge arrangements; and a cover coupled to the first and second pin-portions. For example, the wall may be a part of fluid (e.g., air) duct disposed in a vehicle, and the cover may be oriented with respect to the wall so that the aperture represents one of an inlet and an outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Kiyotaka Nitta, Akio Hirano, Naohisa Nishimura