Patents by Inventor Iwao Asano

Iwao Asano 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).

  • Handle and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11745784
    Abstract: A steering wheel 1 includes a rim section having a rim section main body section and a covering member that covers at least a part of the rim section main body section. The steering wheel 1 includes a decorative section attached to the rim section. The rim section main body section includes an attaching section to which the decorative section is attached in a direction intersecting a direction in which the rim section main body section extends. The covering member includes one split body and the other split body for covering one part and the other part of the rim section main body section with the attaching section as a reference. The one split body and the other split body are configured such that at least parts of end portions and facing each other in the attaching section have shapes complementary to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Iwao Asano, Takahiro Suwama
  • HANDLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20230061692
    Abstract: A steering wheel 1 includes a rim section having a rim section main body section and a covering member that covers at least a part of the rim section main body section. The steering wheel 1 includes a decorative section attached to the rim section. The rim section main body section includes an attaching section to which the decorative section is attached in a direction intersecting a direction in which the rim section main body section extends. The covering member includes one split body and the other split body for covering one part and the other part of the rim section main body section with the attaching section as a reference. The one split body and the other split body are configured such that at least parts of end portions and facing each other in the attaching section have shapes complementary to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Iwao Asano, Takahiro Suwama