Patents by Inventor Kenji Iwami

Kenji Iwami 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).

  • Publication number: 20150014464
    Abstract: A storage device for a cable includes: a holder including a socket connected to a power source side; a reel attached to the holder so as to be attachable thereto and detachable therefrom and including a rotary drum to take up the cable; a socket provided on the reel and fitted with the socket of the holder when the reel is attached to the holder; and an elastically-deformable elastic member that is provided on at least one member of the holder and the reel and presses the socket of the one member to the side of the socket of the other member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Chuo Hatsujo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Dohara, Eiji Mizuno, Kenji Iwami
  • Publication number: 20150008878
    Abstract: The present invention is a charging-cable storage device that stores a charging cable and a charging control box each used for an electrically-driven vehicle having an electrically-driven motor for traveling. The charging-cable storage device includes a rotating drum that is rotatable and that rewinds the charging cable, and a fixing portion that is provided in the rotating drum and that fixes the charging control box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Eiji Mizuno, Kenji Iwami
  • Publication number: 20150008274
    Abstract: Provided is a charging-cable storage device that includes a holder-side socket to be electrically connected to a side of a charging power supply, a holder provided with the holder-side socket, a reel that is attachably and detachably attached to the holder and that includes a rotating drum to wind up the charging cable, and a reel-side socket that is provided to the reel and fitted to the holder-side socket to thereby electrically connect the side of the charging power supply and the charging cable to each other. At least either the holder-side socket or the reel-side socket is rotatable, and the holder and the reel are provided with respective identification marks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Eiji Mizuno, Kenji Iwami, Hisashi Dohara, Yuichi Hirata
  • Publication number: 20140339352
    Abstract: A cable housing device according to the present invention is provided with a rotating drum having a winding portion around which a cable is wound, and a guide groove having a groove into which a wind start portion of the cable is inserted and extending along a circumferential direction of the winding portion. A width of at least one portion of the groove is smaller than an external diameter of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kenji Iwami, Eiji Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20140311849
    Abstract: A cable housing apparatus disclosed in the present specification can house a charging cable serving as standard equipment in a trunk room in an organized state without a troublesome task. This cable housing apparatus houses a charging cable having a charging connector provided in one end, a plug provided in the other end, and a CCID provided between the charging connector and the plug. The cable housing apparatus has a holder, and a reel detachably attached to the holder. The reel has an outer peripheral surface on which the charging cable is capable of being wound, and a holding part capable of holding the CCID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: CHUO HATSUJO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Iwami, Eiji Mizuno, Yuichi Hirata