Patents by Inventor Yoshimi Nakatani

Yoshimi Nakatani 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: 7140653
    Abstract: A vehicle door outside handle apparatus includes a handle frame fixed to a vehicle door, a handle portion supported on the handle frame, at least one electrical component housed in the handle portion, a handle-side connected portion provided at the handle portion and electrically connected to the at least one electrical component housed in the handle portion, and a frame-side connected portion provided at the handle frame. The frame-side connected portion is adapted to be engaged with the handle-side connected portion. The frame-side connected portion can be then electrically connected with the handle-side connected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikazu Kobayashi, Koji Aoki, Koichi Hirota, Katsutoshi Fukunaga, Yoshimi Nakatani, Masayuki Ohtsugu, Megumi Nakakura
  • Patent number: 6976726
    Abstract: An outside handle device for a vehicle door comprises a handle main body provided at the outside of the vehicle door, a handle frame fixed to the vehicle door, a first connector provided at a vehicle body side and electrically connected with an electric signal cable at the vehicle body side, and a second connector provided at the handle main body and electrically connected with the electric component accommodated in the handle main body. The first connector and the second connector are placed with a predetermined distance when the handle main body is assembled in the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Hirota, Norikazu Kobayashi, Yuichi Watanabe, Yoshimi Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20040251695
    Abstract: A vehicle door outside handle apparatus includes a handle frame fixed to a vehicle door, a handle portion supported on the handle frame, at least one electrical component housed in the handle portion, a handle-side connected portion provided at the handle portion and electrically connected to the at least one electrical component housed in the handle portion, and a frame-side connected portion provided at the handle frame. The frame-side connected portion is adapted to be engaged with the handle-side connected portion. The frame-side connected portion can be then electrically connected with the handle-side connected portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norikazu Kobayashi, Koji Aoki, Koichi Hirota, Katsutoshi Fukunaga, Yoshimi Nakatani, Masayuki Ohtsugu, Megumi Nakakura
  • Publication number: 20040227374
    Abstract: An outside handle device for a vehicle door comprises a handle main body provided at the outside of the vehicle door, a handle frame fixed to the vehicle door, a first connector provided at a vehicle body side and electrically connected with an electric signal cable at the vehicle body side, and a second connector provided at the handle main body and electrically connected with the electric component accommodated in the handle main body. The first connector and the second connector are placed with a predetermined distance when the handle main body is assembled in the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Hirota, Norikazu Kobayashi, Yuichi Watanabe, Yoshimi Nakatani
  • Publication number: 20030081394
    Abstract: An electronic-part mounting structure includes a wiring circuit comprised of wiring conductors covered with an insulation, an electronic part having connecting conductors, disposed on the wiring circuit so as to be aligned with the wiring conductors of the wiring circuit, and connecting members for connecting the wiring conductors with the connecting conductors. Each connecting member has crimp pieces thereof extending through the insulation and the wiring conductor of the wiring circuit to which distal ends of the crimp pieces are bent and cramped. The connecting conductor is held between the connecting member and the wiring circuit and electrically connected to the wiring conductor through the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Noritsugu Enomoto, Kazumasa Sakata, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, Kazuya Tamaki, Yoshimi Nakatani, Atsushi Fujisaki