Patents by Inventor Kenta Toriyama

Kenta Toriyama 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).

  • Wiper device, method for manufacturing wiper device, and apparatus for manufacturing wiper device
    Patent number: 9216716
    Abstract: A wiper device includes pivot shafts to which wiper arms are secured, pivot holders, which rotationally support the pivot shafts, coupling shafts, and a pipe frame having cylindrical ends. The cylindrical ends of the pipe frame are coupled to the coupling shafts. The coupling shafts each include a swaging part, which is swaged to the corresponding cylindrical end, and a flat portion, which is located at part of the coupling shaft exposed from the pipe frame. The flat portions have a predetermined angle with respect to the swaging direction of the swaging and are parallel to the axis of the coupling shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Asmo Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Murata, Kouji Takeuchi, Kenta Toriyama, So Asano
  • WIPER DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIPER DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING WIPER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130111690
    Abstract: A wiper device includes pivot shafts to which wiper arms are secured, pivot holders, which rotationally support the pivot shafts, coupling shafts, and a pipe frame having cylindrical ends. The cylindrical ends of the pipe frame are coupled to the coupling shafts. The coupling shafts each include a swaging part, which is swaged to the corresponding cylindrical end, and a flat portion, which is located at part of the coupling shaft exposed from the pipe frame. The flat portions have a predetermined angle with respect to the swaging direction of the swaging and are parallel to the axis of the coupling shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Murata, Kouji Takeuchi, Kenta Toriyama, So Asano