Patents by Inventor Naoki Terano

Naoki Terano 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: 5127280
    Abstract: A heater control assembly has a transmission mechanism including a first bevel gear rotatable together with a rotary knob, a second bevel gear engaging with the first bevel gear, a first spur gear rotatable together with the second bevel gear, and a second spur gear engaging with the first spur gear. The lever has one end connected with the cable and the other end which is fixed on the second spur gear so that the lever may swing in accordance with rotation of the second spur gear to pull and push the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Naoki Terano, Satoshi Sugimoto, Satoshi Kozawa, Takahiko Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 4954675
    Abstract: A switch operation indicator is disclosed which comprises a frame fitted with a push-type switch having a drive member which is locked into a pressed-in position by a first pressing action and unlocked to return to an original position by the next pressing action; a push button fitted in the panel of the frame so that the button can be pressed in; a coupling bar which couples the button and the drive member to each other and has an operating notched portion; an indication opening provided in the panel adjacently to the button and an indication member attached to the frame so as to be swung, along with the movement of the bar, to be engaged with or disengaged from the notched portion and is provided with an indicating portion which alternatively faces or does not face the opening as the indication member is swung back and forth by the repeated pressing actions. Alternatives include an optical guiding version and a vibration-clamping version.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Masayosi Iwata, Toshiya Muto, Minoru Morikawa, Satoshi Kozawa, Akihiko Takase, Naoki Terano