Patents by Inventor Hideki Ichikawa

Hideki Ichikawa 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: 5745977
    Abstract: An armature core composed of a plurality of thin plates having a plurality of slots and a center hole is provided. Then, lower coil bars and subsequently upper coil bars are placed in the respective slots with insulators so that a coil end portion of one of the lower coil bars in one of the slots and a coil end portion of one of the upper coil bars in another slot meet together. After the meeting-coil-end portions are welded, a shaft is inserted to the center hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Ichikawa, Ryohei Saji
  • Patent number: 5521441
    Abstract: A starter which assuredly and simply sealed an outer circumference of one engagement portion between a housing and a yoke or the other engagement portion between the yoke and an end frame with a band-shaped seal member. The banded-shaped seal member covers each engagement portion of the yoke, a center plate, the housing, a brush holder, and the end frame. The seal member has a clearance which is placed to correspond to a notched ventilation hole so that the yoke can be opened in the direction of the starter bottom or the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Nippondenso Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shiga, Nobuyuki Hayashi, Masanori Ohmi, Hideki Ichikawa