Patents by Inventor Chikara Sugai

Chikara Sugai 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: 7093373
    Abstract: A displacement measuring instrument (1) has a spindle (25) penetrating a gauge body (11) to be slidably supported relative to the gauge body (11) to be displaced and a lifting lever (20) manipulated from the outside for forcibly shifting the spindle. A lever support (30) supporting an end opposite to a drive end (20A) of the lifting lever (20) that is in contact with the spindle (25) is supported by engaging a dovetail groove thereon with a projection of an engaging member (35) formed on the outer circumference of the gauge body (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Mitutoyo Corporation
    Inventors: Chikara Sugai, Toshiyuki Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20040181960
    Abstract: A displacement measuring instrument (1) has a spindle (25) penetrating a gauge body (11) to be slidably supported relative to the gauge body (11) to be displaced and a lifting lever (20) manipulated from the outside for forcibly shifting the spindle. A lever support (30) supporting an end opposite to a drive end (20A) of the lifting lever (20) that is in contact with the spindle (25) is supported by engaging a dovetail groove thereon with a projection of an engaging member (35) formed on the outer circumference of the gauge body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chikara Sugai, Toshiyuki Shinohara