Patents by Inventor Etsuo Aota

Etsuo Aota 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).

  • Mechanism for preventing rotor from rotating in reverse direction
    Patent number: 5042741
    Abstract: A reverse rotation preventing mechanism for a fishing spinning reel having a reel body, a rotor, and a main shaft, comprises a ratchet wheel mounted on the rotor within the forward recessed portion of the rotor, and a stop pawl selectively engaging with the ratchet wheel. The stop pawl is formed integrally with a shaft portion which passes through a wall of the reel body. The reverse rotation preventing mechanism also includes an operation member for controlling an engaging condition of the stop pawl with the ratchet wheel. The operation member is provided in the rear portion of the reel body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Etsuo Aota
  • Fishing reel
    Patent number: D282955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1986
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Etsuo Aota, Kanji Iinuma, Yasuhisa Kameda
  • Side plate for fishing reel body
    Patent number: D611561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Daiwa Seiko, Inc.
    Inventors: Mikiharu Kobayashi, Etsuo Aota, Daisuke Higuchi