Patents by Inventor Norihide Tao

Norihide Tao 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: 9357702
    Abstract: An engine-powered work tool includes: a shaft extending in a first direction; an engine at a rear end portion of the shaft; a fuel tank disposed below the engine in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a stand fixed to the engine. The stand includes a fastening portion fixed to a front end portion of the engine, and a curved portion extending from the fastening portion and curving toward a rear end portion of the engine. The curved portion provides a lower end portion positioned downstream of a bottom end portion of the fuel tank in the second direction. The lower end portion has a distal end positioned upstream of the rear end portion of the fuel tank in the first direction, the distal end and the bottom end of the fuel tank defining a gap therebetween in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Naoki Tsuruoka, Masayoshi Goto, Takeshi Matsuoka, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Norihide Tao
  • Patent number: 9345156
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a main body, a cover member, a rechargeable battery, and an inverter device. The main body is configured of box-shape formed with an opening. The cover member is configured to open and close the opening. The rechargeable battery is accommodated in the main body. The inverter device is configured to be accommodated in the main body. The inverter device converts a direct voltage from the battery to an alternating voltage and outputs the alternating voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ogura, Shinji Watanabe, Haruhisa Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Funabashi, Takuhiro Murakami, Yasushi Nakano, Hideki Watanabe, Norihide Tao, Takafumi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20150047210
    Abstract: An engine-powered work tool includes: a shaft extending in a first direction; an engine at a rear end portion of the shaft; a fuel tank disposed below the engine in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a stand fixed to the engine. The stand includes a fastening portion fixed to a front end portion of the engine, and a curved portion extending from the fastening portion and curving toward a rear end portion of the engine. The curved portion provides a lower end portion positioned downstream of a bottom end portion of the fuel tank in the second direction. The lower end portion has a distal end positioned upstream of the rear end portion of the fuel tank in the first direction, the distal end and the bottom end of the fuel tank defining a gap therebetween in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Watanabe, Naoki Tsuruoka, Masayoshi Goto, Takeshi Matsuoka, Hiroyuki Hasegawa, Norihide Tao
  • Publication number: 20150034346
    Abstract: An impact tool comprises an end-bit holding section (3a) and a driving source (2). The end-bit holding section is formed with a hole (3a) for receiving an end bit (12), the hole having a center axis defining an axial direction, the hole having one end in the axial direction functioning as an end-bit insertion opening (3c) for passing the end bit therethrough, the hole having a generally polygonal cross section perpendicular to the axial direction. The driving source is configured to rotate the end-bit holding section. An arc-shaped cutout (3g) is formed at each apex angle of the hole in proximity to the end-bit insertion opening such that the arc-shaped cutout has a largest arc dimension at the opening (3c) and the arc dimension decreases gradually from the opening toward another end of the hole in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Norihide Tao, Hiroto Inagawa, Hideki Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140153171
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a main body, a cover member, a rechargeable battery, and an inverter device. The main body is configured of box-shape formed with an opening. The cover member is configured to open and close the opening. The rechargeable battery is accommodated in the main body. The inverter device is configured to be accommodated in the main body. The inverter device converts a direct voltage from the battery to an alternating voltage and outputs the alternating voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Ogura, Shinji Watanabe, Haruhisa Fujisawa, Kazuhiko Funabashi, Takuhiro Murakami, Yasushi Nakano, Hideki Watanabe, Norihide Tao, Takafumi Itoh