Patents by Inventor Yuuji Shiomoto

Yuuji Shiomoto 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).

  • Engine hood for construction machine
    Patent number: 8646556
    Abstract: An engine hood for a construction machine is configured to be pivoted in a vehicle body back-and-forth direction about a hinge attached as a pivot center to a longitudinal side part of a counterweight. The engine hood includes an engine hood main body, a first operating force applying unit and a second operating force applying unit. The engine hood main body is attached to a vehicle body of the construction machine in a pivotably openable/closable state. The first operating force applying unit is configured to apply force in a direction of opening the engine hood main body until the engine hood main body reaches a vicinity of a predetermined opening angle. The second operating force applying unit is configured to apply force in a direction of closing the engine hood main body when the engine hood main body is pivoted at the predetermined opening angle or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shimada, Naoki Tsujimoto, Yuuji Shiomoto
  • ENGINE HOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120255801
    Abstract: An engine hood for a construction machine is configured to be pivoted in a vehicle body back-and-forth direction about a hinge attached as a pivot center to a longitudinal side part of a counterweight. The engine hood includes an engine hood main body, a first operating force applying unit and a second operating force applying unit. The engine hood main body is attached to a vehicle body of the construction machine in a pivotably openable/closable state. The first operating force applying unit is configured to apply force in a direction of opening the engine hood main body until the engine hood main body reaches a vicinity of a predetermined opening angle. The second operating force applying unit is configured to apply force in a direction of closing the engine hood main body when the engine hood main body is pivoted at the predetermined opening angle or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Shimada, Naoki Tsujimoto, Yuuji Shiomoto
  • Excavator
    Patent number: D663324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Fuchita, Yuuji Shiomoto, Junsei Tanaka, Tomoya Kumagai