Patents by Inventor Shinpei Hirano

Shinpei Hirano 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).

  • Bicycle and bicycle folding method
    Publication number: 20010045723
    Abstract: The invention is associated with a bicycle and a bicycle folding method which allow a rider to easily and securely fold and unfold the bicycle. A bicycle comprises: a front wheel and a rear wheel; a saddle on which a rider rides; a pair of pedals to which the rider imparts drive force; a first frame for holding the front wheel in a rotative manner; a handle for changing the direction of the front wheel; a second frame for holding the rear wheel in a rotative manner; and a linking portion for linking a linking member of the first frame with a linking member of the second frame, wherein the first frame and the second frame are brought close to each other by the rider's lifting the linking portion with the front wheel and the rear wheel kept in contact with the ground, thereby folding up the bicycle with the front wheel and the rear wheel overlapping each other in at least one portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Takuya Niitsu, Shinpei Hirano, Atsushi Mamiya, Shinichi Suzuki
  • Video tape player
    Patent number: D438519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Shinpei Hirano
  • Portion of video tape recorder
    Patent number: D451090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Hirano, Jun Uchiyama
  • Portion of an electric power assist cycle
    Patent number: D461147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Niitsu, Shinpei Hirano, Atsushi Mamiya, Satoru Takahashi
  • Rechargeable battery
    Patent number: D461163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Shinpei Hirano, Takuya Niitsu, Toshiaki Ueno, Atsushi Mamiya
  • Wheel for electric power assist cycle
    Patent number: D464918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Niitsu, Shinpei Hirano, Atsushi Mamiya, Satoru Takahashi