Patents by Inventor Nobutomo Higashi

Nobutomo Higashi 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).

  • Pedal structure for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 7152500
    Abstract: A parking brake pedal structure is disclosed, wherein a parking brake pedal comprises a pedal arm and a pedal pad mounted at an end portion of the pedal arm. The pedal arm includes an arm body and an arm end portion for mounting the pedal pad thereon. The arm end portion includes a pad mounting upper portion for mounting the pedal bad thereon and a pad mounting side portion for mounting the pedal pad side portion of the pedal pad thereon. The pad mounting side portion is provided with a protruding portion which laterally protrudes to the same height as the thickness of the pedal pad side portion. The protruding portion advantageously prevents the driver's foot from being caught by the pedal pad side portion of the pedal pad. Therefore, it hardly occurs that the driver's foot is caught by the pedal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Advics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kanbe, Satoshi Tokuyama, Nobutomo Higashi, Yasushi Murayama
  • Pedal structure for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20040144199
    Abstract: A parking brake pedal structure is disclosed, wherein a parking brake pedal comprises a pedal arm and a pedal pad mounted at an end portion of the pedal arm. The pedal arm includes an arm body and an arm end portion for mounting the pedal pad thereon. The arm end portion includes a pad mounting upper portion for mounting the pedal bad thereon and a pad mounting side portion for mounting the pedal pad side portion of the pedal pad thereon. The pad mounting side portion is provided with a swelling portion which laterally protrudes to the same height as the thickness of the pedal pad side portion. The swelling portion advantageously prevents the driver's foot from being caught by the pedal pad side portion of the pedal pad. Therefore, it hardly occurs that the driver's foot is caught by the pedal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: ADVICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazunari Kanbe, Satoshi Tokuyama, Nobutomo Higashi, Yasushi Murayama