Patents by Inventor Noboru OGAWASE

Noboru OGAWASE 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).

  • Hood lock apparatus
    Patent number: 11105126
    Abstract: A hood lock apparatus includes a base plate having a striker groove into which a striker enters in response to a closing operation of a hood, a latch locking the striker entered into the striker groove, a locking plate locking the latch that locks the striker, a rattle lever supporting the striker locked by the latch with the latch, and a rattle spring biasing the rattle lever holding the striker with the latch towards the striker. The rattle spring is disposed to straddle a first center line passing through a rotational shaft of the rattle lever and extending in a direction at right angles to a direction in which the striker groove extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru Ogawase, Toshihisa Nishijo
  • HOOD LOCK APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180230719
    Abstract: A hood lock apparatus includes a base plate having a striker groove into which a striker enters in response to a closing operation of a hood, a latch locking the striker entered into the striker groove, a locking plate locking the latch that locks the striker, a rattle lever supporting the striker locked by the latch with the latch, and a rattle spring biasing the rattle lever holding the striker with the latch towards the striker. The rattle spring is disposed to straddle a first center line passing through a rotational shaft of the rattle lever and extending in a direction at right angles to a direction in which the striker groove extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noboru OGAWASE, Toshihisa NISHIJO