Patents by Inventor Satoru Ideno

Satoru Ideno 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: 5639993
    Abstract: A grommet which is easy to install in a grommet hole of an automobile panel and has good water sealing ability. The grommet is assembled from a pair of grommet halves 21a and 21b, which include a pair of plastic leading members 1a and 1b, respectively, to form a leading section of the grommet; a pair of semi-disc plastic members 6a and 6b, respectively, to form an disc section of the grommet; and a pair of resilient members 12a and 12b, respectively, joining the members 1a and 1b with the semi-disc members 6a and 6b, respectively, to form a resilient section of the grommet. The resilient member shave semi-circumferential grooves 15a and 15b, which together form a complete circumferential groove 15 for receiving the edge of the panel defining the grommet hole when the grommet halves are coupled together. The disc section has a diameter larger than that of the leading section and the resilient section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd., Molten Corporation
    Inventors: Satoru Ideno, Takayoshi Ito, Isao Tsuji, Masaki Kugita, Isamu Osako