Patents by Inventor Katsuhisa KATOH

Katsuhisa KATOH 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: 10465733
    Abstract: The nut of the present invention is an encased nut including: a case body which is welded to a body; and a nut which is freely movably held inside the case body. The nut is composed of a hexagonal nut body and an insulating member made of a resin and insert-molded on the outer surface of this hexagonal nut body. The insulating member is provided with a plurality of protrusions on the side, abutting on the body, of the outer circumferential part. The nut is insulated, and thus is not affixed by electrodeposition coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignees: Aoyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mototsugu Hara, Yoshihiro Murase, Yukinori Fujimoto, Hiroyasu Ichikawa, Katsuhisa Katoh, Ryuji Utsuno, Takahiro Seko
  • Publication number: 20190170179
    Abstract: The nut of the present invention is an encased nut including: a case body 2 which is welded to a body 1; and a nut 3 which is freely movably held inside the case body 2. The nut 3 is composed of a hexagonal nut body 4 and an insulating member 5 made of a resin and insert-molded on the outer surface of this hexagonal nut body 4. The insulating member 5 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 9 on the side, abutting on the body 1, of the outer circumferential part. The nut 3 is insulated, and thus is not affixed by electrodeposition coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: AOYAMA SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mototsugu HARA, Yoshihiro MURASE, Yukinori FUJIMOTO, Hiroyasu ICHIKAWA, Katsuhisa KATOH, Ryuji UTSUNO, Takahiro SEKO
  • Patent number: 10156250
    Abstract: Provided is a case nut in which a nut that is held inside a case body so as to swing freely is not fixed as a result of electrodeposition coating treatment. The case nut is provided with a case body that is welded to a body, and a nut that is held inside the case body so as to float freely. The nut is provided with a metal nut body and a resin insulating member that is formed on the outside of the nut body and prevents contact of the upper surface, lower surface and outer surfaces of the nut body with the inner wall surfaces of the case body and with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Aoyama Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Hiroi, Katsuhisa Katoh, Shigeki Matsunami, Yukinori Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20180112701
    Abstract: Provided is a case nut in which a nut that is held inside a case body so as to swing freely is not fixed as a result of electrodeposition coating treatment. The case nut is provided with a case body 2 that is welded to a body 1, and a nut 3 that is held inside the case body 2 so as to float freely. The nut 3 is provided with a metal nut body 4 and a resin insulating member 6 that is formed on the outside of the nut body 4 and prevents contact of the upper surface, lower surface and outer surfaces of the nut body 4 with the inner wall surfaces of the case body 2 and with the body 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: AOYAMA SEISAKUSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi HIROI, Katsuhisa KATOH, Shigeki MATSUNAMI, Yukinori FUJIMOTO