Patents by Inventor Yukihiro SOTOME

Yukihiro SOTOME 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: 11827084
    Abstract: A sun visor holder includes a base portion and leg portion. The leg portion includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion that are vertically disposed from the base portion and face each other. The first wall portion includes a first engaging piece provided with a release portion. The second wall portion includes a pair of second engaging pieces whose base end portions are connected to a tip end side of the second wall portion, and a vertical wall that is disposed between the pair of second engaging pieces and extends in a vertical direction of the second wall portion. Groove portions that extend in the vertical direction of the second wall portion and thin the second wall portion are formed on the second wall portion between each of the second engaging pieces and the vertical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Sotome, Hikaru Kiyota
  • Publication number: 20220274469
    Abstract: A sun visor holder includes a base portion and leg portion. The leg portion includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion that are vertically disposed from the base portion and face each other. The first wall portion includes a first engaging piece provided with a release portion. The second wall portion includes a pair of second engaging pieces whose base end portions are connected to a tip end side of the second wall portion, and a vertical wall that is disposed between the pair of second engaging pieces and extends in a vertical direction of the second wall portion. Groove portions that extend in the vertical direction of the second wall portion and thin the second wall portion are formed on the second wall portion between each of the second engaging pieces and the vertical wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiro SOTOME, Hikaru KIYOTA
  • Patent number: 10384616
    Abstract: There is provided a hook apparatus. A metal bracket is fixed to a vehicle body with a resin case mounted thereon. A shaft is supported by the bracket. A hook including a pair of opposed surfaces and a pair of shaft hole parts formed in the opposed surfaces and is capable of inserting the shaft therethrough. The hook is supported rotatably on the bracket through the shaft. The case includes an elastic piece extending along the rotation shaft direction and capable of coming into elastic contact with the hook. The elastic piece includes radial-direction contact parts capable of coming into contact with sliding contact surfaces respectively formed in the hook around the shaft hole parts in a radially inward direction from outside in a radial direction; and axial-direction contact parts coming into contact with the opposed surfaces of the hook formed around the shaft hole parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Sotome
  • Patent number: 10300862
    Abstract: There is provided a holding device mounted in a mounting hole in a mount member to hold a predetermined member. A base member is mounted in the mounting hole. A bag hooking member is supported rotatably on the base member. The bag hooking member has a holding portion that takes, depending on its rotational positions, a protruding state and a stowed state and that holds the predetermined member in the protruding state. The base member has a frame portion surrounding the bag hooking member, a claw portion extending from one side of the frame portion to be locked on a rear side portion of the mount member, and an erect portion erected from the one side of the frame portion to be locked on the rear side portion in a position lying nearer to the mounting hole than a distal end of the claw portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Sotome
  • Patent number: 10220791
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a mounting structure including a hook member to be mounted on a mount member, and a mounting member. A base part of the hook member protrudes from the front side of the mount member. In the mounted state, a locking part of the hook member locks with a back rim of a mounting hole. An operation part of the mounting member is operated during the mounting on the mount member. An engaging part of the mounting member can engage with the locking part at the back side of the mount member. The mounted state is achieved by sliding, via an operation applied to the operation part, the mounting member substantially parallel to a front surface or a back surface of the mounting hole, such that the engaging part engages with the locking part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Sotome
  • Publication number: 20180339661
    Abstract: There is provided a hook apparatus. A metal bracket is fixed to a vehicle body with a resin case mounted thereon. A shaft is supported by the bracket. A hook including a pair of opposed surfaces and a pair of shaft hole parts formed in the opposed surfaces and is capable of inserting the shaft therethrough. The hook is supported rotatably on the bracket through the shaft. The case includes an elastic piece extending along the rotation shaft direction and capable of coming into elastic contact with the hook. The elastic piece includes radial-direction contact parts capable of coming into contact with sliding contact surfaces respectively formed in the hook around the shaft hole parts in a radially inward direction from outside in a radial direction; and axial-direction contact parts coming into contact with the opposed surfaces of the hook formed around the shaft hole parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventor: Yukihiro SOTOME
  • Publication number: 20180297532
    Abstract: There is provided a holding device mounted in a mounting hole in a mount member to hold a predetermined member. A base member is mounted in the mounting hole. A bag hooking member is supported rotatably on the base member. The bag hooking member has a holding portion that takes, depending on its rotational positions, a protruding state and a stowed state and that holds the predetermined member in the protruding state. The base member has a frame portion surrounding the bag hooking member, a claw portion extending from one side of the frame portion to be locked on a rear side portion of the mount member, and an erect portion erected from the one side of the frame portion to be locked on the rear side portion in a position lying nearer to the mounting hole than a distal end of the claw portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Yukihiro SOTOME
  • Patent number: 10080454
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a retaining device. The retaining device includes a retaining member and a case member. The retaining member has a base and a shaft that protrudes from the side of the base. The case member includes: a frame which forms an opening; a pair of side walls which are erected from both side edges of the frame; and an insertion opening which is formed between the pair of side walls for inserting the retaining member from the rear side of the case member. A shaft hole is formed in each side wall, and the shaft is inserted into the shaft holes. A first slit is formed in each side wall and located between the insertion opening and the shaft hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: PIOLAX, INC.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Sotome
  • Publication number: 20170305355
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a mounting structure including a hook member to be mounted on a mount member, and a mounting member. A base part of the hook member protrudes from the front side of the mount member. In the mounted state, a locking part of the hook member locks with a back rim of a mounting hole. An operation part of the mounting member is operated during the mounting on the mount member. An engaging part of the mounting member can engage with the locking part at the back side of the mount member. The mounted state is achieved by sliding, via an operation applied to the operation part, the mounting member substantially parallel to a front surface or a back surface of the mounting hole, such that the engaging part engages with the locking part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Yukihiro SOTOME
  • Publication number: 20170265666
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a retaining device. The retaining device includes a retaining member and a case member. The retaining member has a base and a shaft that protrudes from the side of the base. The case member includes: a frame which forms an opening; a pair of side walls which are erected from both side edges of the frame; and an insertion opening which is formed between the pair of side walls for inserting the retaining member from the rear side of the case member. A shaft hole is formed in each side wall, and the shaft is inserted into the shaft holes. A first slit is formed in each side wall and located between the insertion opening and the shaft hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Yukihiro SOTOME