Patents by Inventor Kenji Hinoue

Kenji Hinoue 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: 4721031
    Abstract: A tractor cabin having struts, a top framework, an air conditioner mounted on the top framework, and a ceiling assembly covering an entire ceiling area of the cabin. In order to optimize air conditioned flows, the ceiling assembly includes outlet vents in a front region thereof for delivering defrosting air flows, outlet vents in lateral sides thereof for delivering air flows for the driver, an inside air intake vent in a rear portion thereof inside the cabin, and an outside air intake vent rearwardly and outwardly of the cabin. The ceiling assembly further includes an overhead console box having an air conditioning control unit and other elements. The console box is disposed such that its lower end is on or above a straight line extending from the driver's eye level to the top edge of a windshield to provide the driver with an unobstructed forward view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Kubota, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Nakata, Kenichi Sato, Isama Kawai, Katsumi Ohishi, Mitsuhiko Obe, Takao Nishikawa, Yoshaburo Shimizu, Kenji Hinoue
  • Patent number: 4650242
    Abstract: A tractor cabin having a pair of right and left front struts, a pair of right and left rear struts, a pair of right and left intermediate struts disposed between the front and rear struts, a top frame interconnecting upper ends of the front, rear and intermediate struts, a floor sheet attached to lower ends of the front, rear and intermediate struts, and a gate-shaped cabin front defined by the front struts and the top frame. The cabin comprises a gate-shaped partition assembly disposed at a lower mid-position transversely of the cabin front, connecting members connecting right and left lower ends of the partition assembly to lower ends of the right and left front struts, and a transparent member secured to inner peripheries of the cabin front, the transparent member including side transparent portions extending downwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Kubuto, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiko Obe, Isamu Kawai, Masaru Nakata, Katumi Oisi, Yosaburo Shimizu, Katsushi Fukawatase, Takao Nishikawa, Kenji Hinoue, Susumu Arisawa, Kenichi Sato, Yasunori Kurata, Kengo Sato