Patents by Inventor Nobuaki SHIKATA

Nobuaki SHIKATA 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: 11850710
    Abstract: An impact wrench (1) includes: a brushless motor (11); a hammer (17) disposed frontward of, and driven by, the brushless motor; and a hammer case (16), which houses the hammer. An anvil (4) of the impact wrench includes: an arm portion (25) disposed frontward of the hammer and configured to be impacted (struck) in a rotational direction by the hammer; a cylindrical portion (30) connected to the arm portion and supported by the hammer case; a square-column portion (31) disposed frontward of the cylindrical portion; and an enlarged portion (35) disposed between the cylindrical portion and the square-column portion and enlarging in a direction extending rearward from the square-column portion. A recessed portion (37) is continuous in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and is disposed between the cylindrical portion and the enlarged portion of the anvil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya Sano, Yuki Murai, Nobuaki Shikata
  • Publication number: 20220111497
    Abstract: An impact wrench (1) includes: a brushless motor (11); a hammer (17) disposed frontward of, and driven by, the brushless motor; and a hammer case (16), which houses the hammer. An anvil (4) of the impact wrench includes: an arm portion (25) disposed frontward of the hammer and configured to be impacted (struck) in a rotational direction by the hammer; a cylindrical portion (30) connected to the arm portion and supported by the hammer case; a square-column portion (31) disposed frontward of the cylindrical portion; and an enlarged portion (35) disposed between the cylindrical portion and the square-column portion and enlarging in a direction extending rearward from the square-column portion. A recessed portion (37) is continuous in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion and is disposed between the cylindrical portion and the enlarged portion of the anvil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yuya SANO, Yuki MURAI, Nobuaki SHIKATA