Patents by Inventor Hiroaki OKU

Hiroaki OKU 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: 11953174
    Abstract: To radiate light with uniform color and illuminance in a longitudinal direction, this vehicle light guide is rod-shaped and is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle. The vehicle light guide includes a base portion having a curved portion curved rearward from a front toward a side of the vehicle and guiding light from a light source so as to be emitted from an emission face at a front side of the vehicle, a plurality of prism portions arrayed in a longitudinal direction along a back face of the base portion and that reflect light forward, and a diffusing portion positioned in at least the curved portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion and provided in a strip form on a bottom face side of the prism portions, and that diffuses light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Oku
  • Publication number: 20230175665
    Abstract: To radiate light with uniform color and illuminance in a longitudinal direction, this vehicle light guide is rod-shaped and is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle. The vehicle light guide includes a base portion having a curved portion curved rearward from a front toward a side of the vehicle and guiding light from a light source so as to be emitted from an emission face at a front side of the vehicle, a plurality of prism portions arrayed in a longitudinal direction along a back face of the base portion and that reflect light forward, and a diffusing portion positioned in at least the curved portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion and provided in a strip form on a bottom face side of the prism portions, and that diffuses light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki OKU
  • Publication number: 20210262552
    Abstract: A fixed-side support arm (17) of a torsion coil spring (10) is provided with a locking portion (17a) and a pressing portion (17c). The locking portion (17a) is housed in a recessed spring housing portion (22) provided in a lever (9), and an engaging portion (22a) abuts against the locking portion (17a) to lock a biasing force of the spring. A pressing force (F) is applied to the pressing portion (17c) to remove the locking portion (17a) from the spring housing portion (22), thereby releasing the locking by the engaging portion (22a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Hideaki SEKI, Kota TANAKA, Hiroaki OKU
  • Patent number: 9222545
    Abstract: A back face of each inner link plate of the chain is curved convexly. Heights from a pitch line connecting centers of pin holes of inner and guide link plates to the convex apex portion of the inner link plate and to an apex portion of the guide link plate are equalized. The convex apex portions are brought into contact with a guide face of the chain guide per every pitch and the ear apex portions are brought into contact with the chain guide per every pitch while being shifted by a half pitch from the convex apex portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: DAIDO KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motoki Tanaka, Hiroaki Oku
  • Publication number: 20140141914
    Abstract: A back face of each inner link plate of the chain is curved convexly. Heights from a pitch line connecting centers of pin holes of inner and guide link plates to the convex apex portion of the inner link plate and to an apex portion of the guide link plate are equalized. The convex apex portions are brought into contact with a guide face of the chain guide per every pitch and the ear apex portions are brought into contact with the chain guide per every pitch while being shifted by a half pitch from the convex apex portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Daido Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoki TANAKA, Hiroaki OKU