Patents by Inventor Michihito OHKADO

Michihito OHKADO 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: 9434260
    Abstract: A charging cable support arm includes a support member that is fixed to a wall face, a first arm whose proximal end portion is hinged to the support member and that is rotatable within a horizontal plane, and a second arm that is hinged to a distal end of the first arm and that is rotatable within a horizontal plane. The first arm is provided with a first passage hole through which a charging cable is inserted into the first arm, and the second arm 3 is provided with, at a distal end thereof, a fourth passage hole from which the inserted charging cable is pulled out, and by use of the charging cable pulled out of the fourth passage hole, an electric vehicle is charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Kawamura Electric, Inc., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Takahashi, Michihito Ohkado, Makoto Ogawa, Katsutoshi Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20150060611
    Abstract: A charging cable support arm includes a support member 1 that is fixed to a wall face, a first arm 2 whose proximal end portion is hinged to the support member 1 and that is rotatable within a horizontal plane, and a second arm 3 that is hinged to a distal end of the first arm 2 and that is rotatable within a horizontal plane. The first arm 2 is provided with a first passage hole 24a through which a charging cable 40 is inserted into the first arm 2, and the second arm 3 is provided with, at a distal end thereof, a fourth passage hole 34b from which the inserted charging cable 40 is pulled out, and by use of the charging cable 40 pulled out of the fourth passage hole 34b, an electric vehicle M is charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Norio TAKAHASHI, Michihito OHKADO, Makoto OGAWA, Katsutoshi MATSUSHITA