Patents Represented by Law Firm Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin
  • Patent number: 5281383
    Abstract: In a method and device for combining a resin core member and a surface skin member at the same time as molding the resin core member into a desired shape, air and reaction gas trapped in the die cavity is removed through air vent pieces embedded in the die surfaces of the upper and lower dies so that a laminated molded article with a favorable appearance free from creases can be obtained. The air vent pieces may be either porous or provided with minute slits so that air and gas may be removed but the resin material may not seep through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Kasai Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuji Ueki, Tetsuo Sakai
  • Patent number: 5279477
    Abstract: A round producing apparatus for a spinning reel includes a sound producing piece in the form of a leaf spring attached to a disk mounted on a spool shaft, and an annular toothed element supported by a spool for acting on a distal end of the sound producing piece to produce a clicking sound. The sound producing piece is cantilevered and extends from the disk along directions of rotation of the spool. A coil spring acts as a one-way clutch for allowing the annular toothed element to rotate only in a line unwinding direction of the spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Osamu Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5275352
    Abstract: A baitcasting reel includes a spool for taking up a fishing line between a pair of right and left side cases, a handle attached to either of the side cases for rotating the spool, a clutch mechanism disposed inside the side case carrying the handle and operable to allow or break force transmission between the handle and a clutch control member operable to cause the clutch mechanism to break the force transmission. The clutch control member is disposed rearwardly of the spool and supported only to the one side case carrying the handle and positioned away from the other side case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5276667
    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical recording and reproducing apparatus capable of recording in a position which is properly synchronous with the position of the last pit in a sector on which a recording was made, the first pit in a sector on which a recording is to be subsequently made. This apparatus is characterized by a recording circuit having a data demodulating circuit which includes a synchronizing signal separating circuit. The synchronizing signal separating circuit outputs a synchronizing signal on the basis of a pit detection signal generated in response to the detection of pits formed on a track of a recording medium and representing data to be recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Keiichi Tsutsui, Shigeru Yoda, Kouji Sogou
  • Patent number: 5275353
    Abstract: A fishing reel having a spool, a handle for taking up a line, a clutch mechanism pivotable about an axis for breaking force transmission between the handle and the spool thus rendering the spool freely rotatable and a clutch control member for actuating the clutch mechanism. The invention's reel further includes an intermediate member disposed between the clutch control member and a controlled portion of the clutch mechanism and a guide mechanism for guiding, in association with an operation of the clutch control member, the intermediate member along the axis or along an arcuate moving path centering about a further axis displaced from the first-mentioned axis or adjacent the arcuate moving path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinichi Morimoto
  • Patent number: 5273233
    Abstract: A reversing mechanism mounted in one bail support arm of a rotary frame for switching a bail arm between a line winding position and a line unwinding position. A toggle mechanism is mounted in an interior space of the support arm for urging the bail arm to the line winding position and line unwinding position. The toggle mechanism has a movable distal end linked to the bail arm. A kick arm extends through the support arm and has one end pivotally connected to an axis to be oscillatable therein. The kick arm has an intermediate position for contacting the movable distal end of the toggle mechanism to move the distal end to a position corresponding to the line winding position of the bail arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Sugawara
  • Patent number: 5273500
    Abstract: A self-contained change speed apparatus for use on a bicycle having a drive member and a hub body rotatably supported on a fixed shaft, and two planetary gear mechanisms arranged on a drive transmission path extending from the drive member to the hub body. The planetary gear mechanisms include planet gears meshed with sun gears switchable through externally controllable one-way clutches between a state of free rotation relative to the fixed shaft and a state of being locked to the fixed shaft. The controls of the one-way clutches acting on the sun gears are effected by relative positional relations between projections formed on the fixed shaft and control sections formed on a control member shiftable on peripheral surfaces of the fixed shaft. Such controls of the sun gears determine an output line extending through one of the two one-way clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Nagano
  • Patent number: 5272936
    Abstract: A headset for rotatably attaching a fork stem to a head pipe of a frame of a bicycle or the like. The headset includes an inner tube fitted on an outer surface of the fork stem, an outer tube coaxially surrounding the inner tube and fitted in an inner surface of the head pipe, and a ball bearing mounted between the inner tube and outer tube for allowing relative rotation about an axis thereof and restricting relative axial movement between the inner tube and the outer tube. The inner tube, outer tube and ball bearing are assembled into an integral unit attachable to and detachable from the head pipe and fork stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Nagano
  • Patent number: 5273234
    Abstract: A spinning reel is formed of a reel body, a spool shaft supported by the reel body to be movable in a fore and aft direction, a cam shaft interlocked with rotation of a handle shaft rotatably supported by the reel body, a slider disposed between the spool shaft and the cam shaft and including a guide member engaging cam or traverse grooves defined in the cam shaft. The slider is divided into a first slider body guided by the guide portion and mounted on the spool shaft and a second slider body having the guide member, and the first slider body is interlocked with the second slider body only in the moving direction of the spool shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Hitomi
  • Patent number: 5274220
    Abstract: A data carrier according to the present invention writes a signal of a duty ratio corresponding to write data from a resonance circuit at the time of writing data using a shift register as a memory, causes the shift register to store the data, and then holds the data as a circulation mode. Then, the data held in the shift register is externally read out based on identification codes. In this way, a data carrier of a small storage capacity is made with a relatively simple structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Fukuoka, Yoshimi Kanda, Ryoichi Miyake
  • Patent number: 5273495
    Abstract: A multistage front gear apparatus for a bicycle having a device for restoring a chain having fallen off which includes a shelf portion (51) extending axially of the rotary shaft, a chain engaging portion (52) extending from a free end region of the shelf portion radially outwardly of the rotary shaft, and a guide portion (53) disposed peripherally of the shelf portion for guiding the chain away from the chain engaging portion. The chain engaging portion (52) has opposite edges in a rotating direction extending substantially at right angles to the shelf portion. The guide portion (53) is formed on peripheral side surfaces of the shelf portion, and includes inclined guide surfaces extending from positions of connection to the chainwheel to peripheral regions of the shelf portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Masashi Nagano
  • Patent number: 5273235
    Abstract: A fishing reel includes a spool for taking up a fishing line and acting as an electric conductor also, and a brake mechanism having permanent magnets arranged adjacent a side face of the spool. The brake mechanism includes a controller for controlling a distance between the magnets and spool, and a perforated shield plate formed of a magnetic substance for insertion between the magnets and spool. The shield plate is interlocked to the controller such that magnetic flux of the magnets is shielded in a progressively increasing amount as the controller is operated in a direction to increase the distance between the magnets and spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5272477
    Abstract: A remote control card having a temperature sensor for detecting and measuring an ambient temperature, an inputter for setting a desired temperature, a transmitter to transmit a temperature signal from the temperature sensor and a temperature signal set by the inputter to a remote place through its transmission and reception antenna, an instruction signal generator for generating an instruction signal for automatic adjustment of wind direction, wind velocity or temperature when the difference between the ambient temperature and a predetermined reference temperature, or between the set temperature and reference temperature exceeds a predetermined value, and a display for indicating the ambient temperature measured by the temperature sensor, the temperature set by the inputter, or a temperature inputted from an external signal transmitter and receiver. There is also a controller for use with the above card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tashima, Tomohiko Hayakawa
  • Patent number: 5270541
    Abstract: A multiple photoelectric switch apparatus includes an apparatus body 10, a photoelectric switch unit 30 of an amplifier separation type, and a photoelectric switch unit 50 of an optical fiber type. The apparatus body 10 includes a plurality of mounting sections. Any one of the photoelectric switch units 30 and 50 of these types can be mounted on the mounting section 11. When these units 30 and 50 are mounted, main circuits 20 in the apparatus body 10 are connected via connectors 12, 32, and 52 to the units 30 and 50. Light projection signals are supplied from the main circuits 20 to light projecting and receiving circuits 45 and 64 of the respective units 30 and 50. Light reception signals from these light projecting and receiving circuits 45 and 64 are inputted to the main circuits 20 such that switch signals are outputted from the main circuits 20. The switch signals are transmitted from a transmitting circuit 21 to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventor: Kiyokane Matuzaki
  • Patent number: 5265824
    Abstract: A two-bearing reel includes a handle shaft, a drag control member relatively rotatable to the handle shaft, and a click mechanism disposed between a member provided in the handle shaft and a member provided in the drag control member and supporting the drag control member. The click mechanism maintains the drag control member in place every time it is pivoted by a predetermined amount. The click mechanism includes a concavo-convex surface peripherally continuously defined in either one of the member provided in the handle shaft and the member provided in the drag control member, and a ball member engageable with the concavo-convex surface and an elastic member urging the ball member toward a radial direction with the ball member being rollable provided in the other of the member provided in the handle shaft and the member provided in the drag control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Sato
  • Patent number: 5265503
    Abstract: A lug nut and socket wherein the socket and nut engage only selected point surfaces. In one aspect of the invention the socket has a decreased number of point surfaces. In another aspect of the invention, the lug nut has a decreased number of point surfaces. In another aspect of the present invention the socket points surfaces include point pins which are positioned to engage a pair of diametrically opposed point surfaces on the lug nut. The point pins are removably inserted into point pin wells extending into the lug nut socket. In another aspect of the present invention a retainer ring is provided to prevent the removable point pins from falling out during operation or handling, or otherwise being unintentionally removed. In another aspect of the present invention, the socket bore which engages a lug nut during operation is deliberately oversized to allow for considerable play between the lug nut and the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1993
    Inventor: Lee A. Dolin
  • Patent number: 5264687
    Abstract: There is provided an optical card processing apparatus comprising: a card holder which is supported to a guiding mechanism so as to be reciprocated and is formed with an optical card holding portion on a lower surface; a card loading/ejecting mechanism, arranged at a card inserting port, for detecting an optical card and for attaching and detaching the optical card to and from the optical card holding portion of the card holder. A card inclination correcting mechanism is arranged for the card holder, for making a track line direction of the optical card coincide with a moving direction of the card holder. A card transfer mechanism in which a pair of pulleys are arranged along a moving path of the card holder, an endless belt is wound between the pair of pulleys, a proper portion of the belt is coupled with the card holder, and one of the pulleys is coupled with a drive motor which rotates in a single direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics, Co.
    Inventors: Sadao Sugiyama, Yoshihito Koshiba, Takeshi Ishida, Takeshi Takakura
  • Patent number: 5264427
    Abstract: Novel 20-substituted-pregnene derivatives, compositions containing such derivatives and methods for their use and manufacture are disclosed. The 20-substituted-pregnene derivatives inhibit the androgen biosynthesis enzymes 17(alpha)-hydroxylase/C.sub.17,20 -lyase and 5(alpha)-reducatase and are therefore useful for reducing or inhibiting production of androgens where they have an adverse role in a disease or physiological condition in vertebrate species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Research Corporation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Angela Brodie, Jisong Li
  • Patent number: 5263170
    Abstract: A monitor circuit is provided, which includes a data storage unit having dummy data stored therein, a buffer circuit connected to the output of the data storage unit, a coincidence circuit for comparing the data on the I/O bus connected between the buffer circuit and I/O units with the dummy data of the data storage unit, and a flag circuit for setting an abnormal flag responsive to the non-coincidence output from the coincidence circuit. During the I/O refresh of a PC, such an abnormal flag is set in response to a disturbance of the I/O bus. The I/O refresh is repeatedly performed in the event the flag is set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Omron Tateisi Electronics, Co.
    Inventor: Yukio Kato
  • Patent number: D343447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: Windmere Corporation
    Inventors: Arnold Thaler, Elizabeth E. Avian