Patents by Inventor Shingo Kiyono

Shingo Kiyono 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).

  • Hood latch device for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7261337
    Abstract: A hood latch device for a vehicle comprises a base plate secured to a vehicle body. A striker is secured to a pivotal hood of the vehicle body. A primary latch plate and a locking plate are pivotally connected a rear surface of the base plate and engageable with the striker to permit the hood to have a locked full-close position and a released open position. A secondary latch plate is pivotally connected to a front surface of the base plate and engageable with the striker to permit the hood to have a slightly open position and the released open position. A first stopper is arranged to stop an excessive pivoting of the secondary latch plate by contacting a given part of the secondary latch plate. The first stopper is provided by bending an end portion of the base plate without producing an opening therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nakagome, Shingo Kiyono
  • Hood latch device for motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20040256861
    Abstract: A hood latch device for a vehicle comprises a base plate secured to a vehicle body. A striker is secured to a pivotal hood of the vehicle body. A primary latch plate and a locking plate are pivotally connected a rear surface of the base plate and engageable with the striker to permit the hood to have a locked full-close position and a released open position. A secondary latch plate is pivotally connected to a front surface of the base plate and engageable with the striker to permit the hood to have a slightly open position and the released open position. A first stopper is arranged to stop an excessive pivoting of the secondary latch plate by contacting a given part of the secondary latch plate. The first stopper is provided by bending an end portion of the base plate without producing an opening therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: OHI SEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nakagome, Shingo Kiyono