Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Ookouchi

Hiroyuki Ookouchi 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).

  • Bicycle antitheft control device, shifting device and shifting system
    Patent number: 6213910
    Abstract: A bicycle antitheft device includes an antitheft mechanism switchable between an antitheft state and a release state, wherein the antitheft mechanism includes a first member that moves relative to a second member to move the bicycle forward and backward. A movement controlling mechanism hinders the first member from moving relative to the second member when the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state, and a selection mechanism is provided for selecting one of the antitheft state and the release state. Alternatively, the antitheft mechanism may include a sound generator for generating a sound when the first member moves relative to the second member and the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state. The movement controlling mechanism and the sound generator may be combined into a single antitheft mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsuo, Hiroyuki Ookouchi, Hitoshi Kishimoto, Takuro Yamane
  • Bicycle antitheft control device, shifting device and shifting system
    Patent number: 6206799
    Abstract: A bicycle antitheft device includes an antitheft mechanism switchable between an antitheft state and a release state, wherein the antitheft mechanism includes a first member that moves relative to a second member to move the bicycle forward and backward. A movement controlling mechanism hinders the first member from moving relative to the second member when the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state, and a selection mechanism is provided for selecting one of the antitheft state and the release state. Alternatively, the antitheft mechanism may include a sound generator for generating a sound when the first member moves relative to the second member and the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state. The movement controlling mechanism and the sound generator may be combined into a single antitheft mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsuo, Hiroyuki Ookouchi, Hitoshi Kishimoto, Takuro Yamane
  • Bicycle antitheft control device, shifting device and shifting system
    Patent number: 6164677
    Abstract: A bicycle antitheft device includes an antitheft mechanism switchable between an antitheft state and a release state, wherein the antitheft mechanism includes a first member that moves relative to a second member to move the bicycle forward and backward. A movement controlling mechanism hinders the first member from moving relative to the second member when the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state, and a selection mechanism is provided for selecting one of the antitheft state and the release state. Alternatively, the antitheft mechanism may include a sound generator for generating a sound when the first member moves relative to the second member and the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state. The movement controlling mechanism and the sound generator may be combined into a single antitheft mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsuo, Hiroyuki Ookouchi, Hitoshi Kishimoto, Takuro Yamane
  • Bicycle antitheft control device, shifting device and shifting system
    Patent number: 6152847
    Abstract: A bicycle antitheft device includes an antitheft mechanism switchable between an antitheft state and a release state, wherein the antitheft mechanism includes a first member that moves relative to a second member to move the bicycle forward and backward. A movement controlling mechanism hinders the first member from moving relative to the second member when the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state, and a selection mechanism is provided for selecting one of the antitheft state and the release state. Alternatively, the antitheft mechanism may include a sound generator for generating a sound when the first member moves relative to the second member and the antitheft mechanism is in the antitheft state. The movement controlling mechanism and the sound generator may be combined into a single antitheft mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Shimano, Inc.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsuo, Hiroyuki Ookouchi, Hitoshi Kishimoto, Takuro Yamane