Patents by Inventor Hironari ISHIHARA

Hironari ISHIHARA 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).

  • Publication number: 20240151261
    Abstract: A casing cap is connected to an end of an outer casing through which an inner cable is inserted, the casing cap comprising: a main body portion having a curved guide path guiding the inner cable in a curved state; an outer casing connecting portion protruding from the main body portion at a one-side end in an extending direction of the guide path; and an engaging portion for engaging the casing cap with an mounting target, wherein the engaging portion protrudes from the main body portion at the other-side end in the extending direction of the guide path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Hironari ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230375034
    Abstract: Provides is a driving apparatus including a casing, a driving section, a slider, a coil spring, and a cable having a cable end, wherein: the slider includes an engaging section to which the cable end is attached and a spring accommodating section which accommodates a part of the coil spring; the slider moves in association with the cable when moving to one side of moving direction D1 by a driving force of the driving section, and moves relative to the cable when moving to the other side of moving direction D1 by a biasing force of the coil spring; and when the slider moves to the other side of moving direction D1 by the biasing force of the coil spring, the coil spring extends while accommodating the cable end of the cable in an inner space of the coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Hironari ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9447614
    Abstract: A lid lock apparatus having a housing to be fixed to a vehicle body with limited space. The lid lock apparatus includes a locking pin, a cable, a linking member, a housing, a mating and fixing part, and a coil spring. The housing includes a locking pin housing part, which houses the locking pin, and a link housing part, which houses the linking member. The housing further includes a space that is interposed between the locking pin housing part and the link housing part is formed, and when the housing is rotated and thereby fixed to a fixed target, the link housing part is, at a fixed ending period, moved into a position of the space which has been defined at a fixed starting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: HI-LEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironari Ishihara, Yoichiro Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20140117679
    Abstract: A lid lock apparatus having a housing to be fixed to a vehicle body with limited space. The lid lock apparatus includes a locking pin, a cable, a linking member, a housing, a mating and fixing part, and a coil spring. The housing includes a locking pin housing part, which houses the locking pin, and a link housing part, which houses the linking member. The housing further includes a space that is interposed between the locking pin housing part and the link housing part is formed, and when the housing is rotated and thereby fixed to a fixed target, the link housing part is, at a fixed ending period, moved into a position of the space which has been defined at a fixed starting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: HI-LEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hironari ISHIHARA, Yoichiro Moriyama