Patents by Inventor Seiichi Yokota

Seiichi Yokota 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: 5851470
    Abstract: A method of forming a seat for a fixture for attaching a window to a vehicle in one piece by forming a cavity between a shaping mold and the window and injecting a resinous material for forming the seat into the cavity, wherein a recess is formed at a side surface of the resin molding die; a window is placed on the mold so as to arrange the recess at a position corresponding to an inner peripheral region which is apart by a predetermined distance from the edge of the window thereby forming the cavity in association with the recess and the surface of the window; and the resinous material is injected into the cavity, followed by curing the resinous material, whereby the seat is formed in one piece on the window at the position inside by a predetermined distance from the edge of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yokota, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5721408
    Abstract: A mechanism, used with a steering wheel of an automobile, which includes a first casing part mounted on the steering wheel and a second casing part, mounted on a combination switch of the automobile, that rotatably engages with the first casing part to form a casing body of an electrical connector for housing a length of a flat cable wound around inside. The casing body is assembled from fewer assembling parts and does not need a difficult process to connect itself to a combination switch of the steering wheel. The first casing part is integrally formed with a lower cover of the steering wheel, and there is provided a locking mechanism between the second casing part and the combination switch to prevent a relative rotation between the second casing part and the combination switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Seiichi Yokota, Keizou Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5676898
    Abstract: A method of forming a seat for a fixture for attaching a window to a vehicle in one piece by forming a cavity between a shaping mold and the window and injecting a resinous material for forming the seat into the cavity, wherein a recess is formed at a side surface of the resin molding die; a window is placed on the mold so as to arrange the recess at a position corresponding to an inner peripheral region which is apart by a predetermined distance from the edge of the window thereby forming the cavity in association with the recess and the surface of the window; and the resinous material is injected into the cavity, followed by curing the resinous material, whereby the seat is formed in one piece on the window at the position inside by a predetermined distance from the edge of the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiichi Yokota, Hideyuki Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Takahashi