Patents by Inventor Ryoji Uto

Ryoji Uto 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).

  • Publication number: 20100031604
    Abstract: A door panel that permits formation of small ventilation holes therein while ensuring adequate rigidity is provided. The door panel includes an outer panel, an inner panel, and a perforated ridge-and-furrow plate. The outer panel has openings, and the inner panel has openings. The inner panel is formed by means of press molding so as to have an uneven surface with recessed portions and a raised portion, with the raised portion protruding away from the outer panel and the recessed portions recessed towards and fixed to the inner surface of the outer panel. The perforated ridge-and-furrow plate is attached to the reverse side of the inner panel. The perforated ridge-and-furrow plate is a punching plate that is already provided with numerous small, circular ventilation holes, or with ventilation holes arranged in a mesh or a honeycomb shape. The perforated ridge-and-furrow plate includes alternating furrow portions and ridge portions formed in the region that corresponds to the openings of the inner panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Norio Nakajima, Ryoji Uto, Eri Uchikoshi
  • Publication number: 20100000180
    Abstract: A door panel that is capable of maintaining the adhering strength of the adhesive is provided. An outer panel and an inner panel are joined together by an adhesive. Adhesive retaining portions, each of which includes an adhesive retaining channel for retaining the adhesive, are provided in adhering portions of the inner panel. Each adhering portion includes vertically extending portions, and the adhesive retaining portions of the inner panel are formed in the shape of an extended raised portion and extend vertically in the respective vertically extending portions of the adhering portions, along ventilation openings, which are formed at locations corresponding to groups of ventilation holes of the outer panel. Each adhesive retaining portion is provided at the middle of each vertically extending portion of the adhering portions so as to be flanked by adhesion margins of identical width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR JAPAN LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Uto, Isao Yoshijima
  • Publication number: 20050092553
    Abstract: The invention is an object of the invention to provide a strainer for an oil supply mouth, preventing the oil flowing when supplying the oil from colliding with the float so as to accurately detect the height of the liquid level. The strainer for an oil supply mouth of the invention has a guide hole equipped in vertical directions and a float for an oil level gauge passing movably in vertical directions through this guide hole. When the oil comes up to an at least reference liquid level, the float is received at a lower end within the guide hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yagi, Ryoji Uto