Patents by Inventor Kiyoshi Hokazono

Kiyoshi Hokazono 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: 20150174996
    Abstract: A vehicle battery mounting structure includes a battery frame that is disposed at a vehicle lower side of a floor panel, and is made from resin; a ductile member that includes a main body joined to the battery frame and a flange contiguously formed at a vehicle width direction outside end of the main body, the flange having a hole, and the ductile member being fastened to a lower face of the floor panel using a fastener inserted through the hole; and a fastening portion that is formed in a region including the hole, having a substantially hat shaped cross-section profile projecting toward a vehicle upper side and having ridge lines on vehicle front-rear direction sides of the region, and the ridge lines being formed with curved or bent shape toward directions heading away from the hole on progression toward a vehicle width direction inside in plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Koki IKEDA, Kiyoshi HOKAZONO, Shinya KAMIMURA, Kentaro NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9010836
    Abstract: A coil spring of a push-up device for pushing out a fuel lid in an open direction includes a large pitch portion and small pitch portion, which have different pitches. Therefore, when the fuel lid is being closed, the coil spring, which pushes a rod into a case, has an increase rate of an urging force at an initial stroke less than an increase rate of the urging force at a later stroke following the initial stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kiyoshi Hokazono, Kosei Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20140042768
    Abstract: A coil spring of a push-up device for pushing out a fuel lid in an open direction includes a large pitch portion and small pitch portion, which have different pitches. Therefore, when the fuel lid is being closed, the coil spring, which pushes a rod into a case, has an increase rate of an urging force at an initial stroke less than an increase rate of the urging force at a later stroke following the initial stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: NIFCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kiyoshi Hokazono, Kosei Yoshino
  • Patent number: 6616130
    Abstract: A cylindrical vibration-isolating device including: an elastic body interposed between an inner and an outer metal sleeves disposed coaxial relationship with each other, such that at least one axial end portion of the inner sleeve is located axially outward of the elastic body, a connecting rubber layer integrally formed with and protruding axially outwardly from the elastic body and secured to an outer circumferential surface of the end portion of the inner sleeve; and an annular sealing-rubber member formed integrally with and protruding axially outwardly from the connecting rubber layer to protrude axially outwardly from an end face of the inner metal sleeve, which has a radially inner base portion rising with a concave surface from a first axial position on the outer circumferential surface of the end portion, which is axially inwardly spaced apart from the end face of the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hokazono, Fukuyoshi Kawakatsu
  • Publication number: 20020043749
    Abstract: A cylindrical vibration-isolating device including: an elastic body interposed between an inner and an outer metal sleeves disposed coaxial relationship with each other, such that at least one axial end portion of the inner sleeve is located axially outward of the elastic body, a connecting rubber layer integrally formed with and protruding axially outwardly from the elastic body and secured to an outer circumferential surface of the end portion of the inner sleeve; and an annular sealing-rubber member formed integrally with and protruding axially outwardly from the connecting rubber layer to protrude axially outwardly from an end face of the inner metal sleeve, which has a radially inner base portion rising with a concave surface from a first axial position on the outer circumferential surface of the end portion, which is axially inwardly spaced apart from the end face of the inner sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Hokazono, Fukuyoshi Kawakatsu