Patents by Inventor Ichiro Okuno
Ichiro Okuno 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).
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Patent number: 11969675Abstract: An inline-type strainer including a drain line and a screen configured to be attachable to and detachable from a housing is provided. A screen is supported to be attachable to and detachable from a lid. A lid coupling mechanism that couples a housing and the lid when the lid is attached to the housing is provided between a bottom surface of the housing facing the filter chamber and a lower end of the lid. A lower discharge flow path is formed in a lower coupling element on a side close to the housing constituting the lid coupling mechanism, and an upper discharge flow path is formed in the upper coupling element on a side close to the lid constituting the lid coupling mechanism. When the lid is attached to the housing, a coupling state is established between the upper and lower coupling elements, and the upper and lower discharge flow paths communicate with each other, and thus a drain line is constructed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Three-M Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideo Okuno, Takeshi Takahashi, Takanori Hashihira, Ichiro Morita
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Patent number: 11618392Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having component for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for retaining at least one operating cable. Further, the operating cable is retained in the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is retained by the module plate in a stowed condition, and the operating cable is released from the stowed condition and connected to the components of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate retaining the operating cable is attached to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval, Ichiro Okuno
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Publication number: 20220134977Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having component for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for retaining at least one operating cable. Further, the operating cable is retained in the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is retained by the module plate in a stowed condition, and the operating cable is released from the stowed condition and connected to the components of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate retaining the operating cable is attached to the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL, ICHIRO OKUNO
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Patent number: 11285892Abstract: A seat module attached to a seat having mechanical parts for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one mechanical control cable for the seat actuation, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the mechanical control cable. An end portion of the mechanical control cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the mechanical control cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the mechanical control cable is connected to the mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the attached mechanical control cable is securely mounted to the seat.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval, Ichiro Okuno, Ellen Marisa Kauten
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Publication number: 20220055552Abstract: A seat module attached to a seat having mechanical parts for seat actuation in a motor vehicle includes at least one mechanical control cable for the seat actuation, and a module plate formed with a mounting feature for attaching to the seat and a retention feature for attaching the mechanical control cable. An end portion of the mechanical control cable is temporarily stowed on the module plate in a pre-assembled state where the mechanical control cable is attached to the module plate, and the end portion of the mechanical control cable is connected to the mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the module plate with the attached mechanical control cable is securely mounted to the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: HEATHER ANN GOLEN, KEVIN RICHARD KONEVAL, ICHIRO OKUNO, ELLEN MARISA KAUTEN
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Patent number: 10501978Abstract: A cable guide for use with a window regulator assembly includes a body with a first rail support surface, a second rail support surface and a third rail support surface in a guide rail region and a cable support surface and a cable retention arm in a cable region. The first rail support surface is configured to be inserted through an aperture in a guide rail and be placed on a first side of the guide rail and a cable retention arm configured to receive a tensioned drive cable of the window regulator. The cable guide with the first, second and third rail support surfaces may be steadily assembled to the guide rail by utilizing the pushing force from the tensioned drive cable. The aperture is located along the guide rail such that the aperture is out of the slide path of the window carrier of the window regulator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto, Ichiro Okuno, Yohei Moriya
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Publication number: 20190186188Abstract: A cable guide for use with a window regulator assembly includes a body with a first rail support surface, a second rail support surface and a third rail support surface in a guide rail region and a cable support surface and a cable retention arm in a cable region. The first rail support surface is configured to be inserted through an aperture in a guide rail and be placed on a first side of the guide rail and a cable retention arm configured to receive a tensioned drive cable of the window regulator. The cable guide with the first, second and third rail support surfaces may be steadily assembled to the guide rail by utilizing the pushing force from the tensioned drive cable. The aperture is located along the guide rail such that the aperture is out of the slide path of the window carrier of the window regulator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto, Ichiro Okuno, Yohei Moriya
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Publication number: 20190169900Abstract: A window regulator assembly for moving a side window of a vehicle in an upward direction and in a downward direction along a guide rail, includes a carrier plate having a rail channel for movably engaging the guide rail. A first cable end pocket laterally offset from the rail channel is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a bottom end of the guide rail, and a separate second cable end pocket, likewise laterally offset from the rail channel, is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a top end of the guide rail. At a top end of the first cable end pocket in an installed position, the first cable end pocket is longitudinally delimited by a radial step having a depth of at most ½ of a width of the first cable end pocket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto, Ichiro Okuno, Yohei Moriya
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Patent number: 10287811Abstract: A window regulator assembly for moving a side window of a vehicle in an upward direction and in a downward direction along a guide rail, includes a carrier plate having a rail channel for movably engaging the guide rail. A first cable end pocket laterally offset from the rail channel is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a bottom end of the guide rail, and a separate second cable end pocket, likewise laterally offset from the rail channel, is configured for receiving a cable end extending from a top end of the guide rail. At a top end of the first cable end pocket in an installed position, the first cable end pocket is longitudinally delimited by a radial step having a depth of at most ½ of a width of the first cable end pocket.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Hi-Lex Controls, Inc.Inventors: Shigeki Arimoto, Ichiro Okuno, Yohei Moriya