Patents by Inventor Koichiro IWANAGA

Koichiro IWANAGA 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: 11846309
    Abstract: The concave part includes an open end portion having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of a tip end portion of a ball stud, a fitting portion which is connected to the open end portion and has an inlet smaller than the outer diameter of the tip end portion and in which the tip end portion is housed, and a plurality of slits which are formed in a fitting direction of the ball stud from the open end portion and arranged at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the concave part. The pull-out prevention part includes a plurality of first ribs located on extensions of the respective slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Koichiro Iwanaga, Takuya Tokunaga, Ryosuke Kutsuna, Junichiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210190114
    Abstract: The concave part includes an open end portion having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of a tip end portion of a ball stud, a fitting portion which is connected to the open end portion and has an inlet smaller than the outer diameter of the tip end portion and in which the tip end portion is housed, and a plurality of slits which are formed in a fitting direction of the ball stud from the open end portion and arranged at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the concave part. The pull-out prevention part includes a plurality of first ribs located on extensions of the respective slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Koichiro IWANAGA, Takuya TOKUNAGA, Ryosuke KUTSUNA, Junichiro SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10961750
    Abstract: A cover unit includes a first divisional cover, and a second divisional cover. The first divisional cover and second divisional cover include a first locking portion and second locking portion, respectively. The first locking portion and second locking portion are made of an elastomer. The first locking portion and second locking portion lock to one another to couple the first divisional cover to the second divisional cover, or vice versa. The first locking portion includes a prong-shaped main tab. The second locking portion includes a main bore into which the main tab is insertable. The main tab includes a main claw disposed on the leading-end side, and locked to the main bore to inhibit the main tab from coming off from the main bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kondo, Kenneth Carrier, Koichiro Iwanaga
  • Publication number: 20190100947
    Abstract: A cover unit includes a first divisional cover, and a second divisional cover. The first divisional cover and second divisional cover include a first locking portion and second locking portion, respectively. The first locking portion and second locking portion are made of an elastomer. The first locking portion and second locking portion lock to one another to couple the first divisional cover to the second divisional cover, or vice versa. The first locking portion includes a prong-shaped main tab. The second locking portion includes a main bore into which the main tab is insertable. The main tab includes a main claw disposed on the leading-end side, and locked to the main bore to inhibit the main tab from coming off from the main bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki KONDO, Kenneth CARRIER, Koichiro IWANAGA
  • Patent number: D849522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kondo, Koichiro Iwanaga, Kenneth Carrier