Patents by Inventor Shigekazu SUGO

Shigekazu SUGO 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).

  • Vehicle door latch device
    Patent number: 10641017
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch device comprises an engagement mechanism housing having a striker entering groove into which a striker can enter, a cover member occluding an opening of the engagement mechanism housing, a latch pivotally mounted in the engagement mechanism housing and capable of engaging with the striker which has entered the striker entering groove, a ratchet pivotally mounted in the engagement mechanism housing and capable of engaging with the latch, and movable elements relating to the operation of the ratchet. The housing has a guide path through which the invasion fluid can be guided to an outside direction of a region that the movable elements are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: GECOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Ishiguro, Shigekazu Sugo
  • VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180216370
    Abstract: A vehicle door latch device comprises an engagement mechanism housing having a striker entering groove into which a striker can enter, a cover member occluding an opening of the engagement mechanism housing, a latch pivotally mounted in the engagement mechanism housing and capable of engaging with the striker which has entered the striker entering groove, a ratchet pivotally mounted in the engagement mechanism housing and capable of engaging with the latch, and movable elements relating to the operation of the ratchet. The housing has a guide path through which the invasion fluid can be guided to an outside direction of a region that the movable elements are disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Katsuyuki ISHIGURO, Shigekazu SUGO
  • Motor-vehicle door latch device
    Patent number: 9670701
    Abstract: In a motor-vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body when a door is closed. The latch comprises a half-latch engaging portion for incompletely engaging the latch with the striker and a full-latch engaging portion for fully engaging the latch with the striker. A half-latch avoiding member has a half-latch avoiding guide path which engages with a connecting member, thereby preventing the engagement member from engaging the half-latch portion of the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation
    Inventors: Shintaro Okawa, Shigekazu Sugo
  • MOTOR-VEHICLE DOOR LATCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150042108
    Abstract: In a motor-vehicle door latch device, a latch engages with a striker of a vehicle body when a door is closed. The latch comprises a half-latch engaging portion for incompletely engaging the latch with the striker and a full-latch engaging portion for fully engaging the latch with the striker. A half-latch avoiding member has a half-latch avoiding guide path which engages with a connecting member, thereby preventing the engagement member from engaging the half-latch portion of the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Shintaro OKAWA, Shigekazu SUGO