Patents by Inventor Kyohei Marukawa

Kyohei Marukawa 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: 6206557
    Abstract: A traffic sign for use in a paved road has a housing with an open upper end. A holder is vertically movably received in the housing. A light emitting unit is installed in the holder to move therewith. A transparent plate is mounted on the holder to move therewith. The transparent plate permits a light from the light emitting unit to transmit therethrough. A space is defined between a bottom of the housing and a lower end of the holder to permit the vertical movement of the holder in the housing. An elastic support ring has an inner wall fixed to an outer surface of the holder and an outer wall fixed to an inner surface of the housing. Projections are formed on the elastic support ring. Each projection projects upward beyond the transparent plate. Recesses are provided by the elastic support ring. Each recess is defined between the projections, so that the light from the light emitting unit is viewed through the transparent plate and each of the recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignees: Kinugawa Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd., Nippon Liner Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noritoshi Sakuma, Kyohei Marukawa, Kaoru Ishida, Takao Suzuki