Patents by Inventor Shigeo Ooi

Shigeo Ooi 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).

  • Connector assemblies suitable for attachment to bent tubular conduit
    Patent number: 6601878
    Abstract: A connector assembly 8 may include a connector 10 having flow channel 11 defined therein. One end of the flow channel may engagingly receive a tubular conduit 1. A checker 30 may be coupled to the connector 10. The connection checker 30 may engagingly receive a bent portion 1b of the tubular conduit 1 and ensure a proper connecting condition between the connector 10 and the tubular conduit 1. The connection checker 30 also may prevent the connector 10 from rotating relative to the tubular conduit 1. A holder 20 may detachably and pivotally couple the connection checker 30 to the connector 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Togo Seisakucho, Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigeo Ooi, Yukihiro Hattori, Hiroshi Ooizumi, Kazunori Iida
  • Connector assemblies suitable for attachment to bent tubular conduit
    Publication number: 20020163183
    Abstract: A connector assembly 8 may include a connector 10 having flow channel 11 defined therein. One end of the flow channel may engagingly receive a tubular conduit 1. A checker 30 may be coupled to the connector 10. The connection checker 30 may engagingly receive a bent portion 1b of the tubular conduit 1 and ensure a proper connecting condition between the connector 10 and the tubular conduit 1. The connection checker 30 also may prevent the connector 10 from rotating relative to the tubular conduit 1. A holder 20 may detachably and pivotally couple the connection checker 30 to the connector 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Shigeo Ooi, Yukihiro Hattori, Hiroshi Ooizumi, Kazunori Iida