Patents by Inventor Sakae Ohkuma

Sakae Ohkuma 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: 5872511
    Abstract: An electronic flasher system in which a first hazard switch is mounted on a combination switch body of a steering column together with a semiconductor switch and a flasher circuit, and a second hazard switch is mounted in a location where a person sitting on a seat other than a driver's seat can operate it. In one embodiment, an electric current detection resistor having a bimetal structure serving also as a sound source is connected to the semiconductor switch for flashing the direction indication lamps. The electric current detection resistor is welded to terminals on a module composed of the semiconductor switch and the flasher circuit, which module is mounted on the combination switch body. A protrusion is formed on the module to produce a striking sound by colliding with the electric current detection resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Niles Parts Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sakae Ohkuma