Patents by Inventor Shoki SUTO

Shoki SUTO 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).

  • Safety fence and vehicle testing device
    Patent number: 11268882
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. A first foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the fixed fence part. A second foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the first foldable fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the first foldable fence part. A third foldable fence part attached to a lower end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to be arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto
  • Vehicle testing device having a safety fence
    Patent number: 11169053
    Abstract: A vehicle testing device includes a safety fence for a front wheel of a test vehicle. The safety fence includes a fixed fence part and a slide fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be disposed at a front side of the front wheel, and arranged substantially in parallel with the front wheel. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move toward a central part of the test vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto, Noriaki Hirokami
  • SAFETY FENCE AND VEHICLE TESTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210262898
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. A first foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the fixed fence part. A second foldable fence part is attached to an end portion of the first foldable fence part, and structured to swing outwardly of the first foldable fence part. A third foldable fence part attached to a lower end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to be arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO
  • Safety fence and vehicle testing device
    Patent number: 11060954
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part, a slide fence part, a first angled fence part, and a second angled fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move in a longitudinal direction of the test vehicle. The first angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the fixed fence part. The second angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the slide fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the slide fence part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi Takahashi, Shoki Suto, Noriaki Hirokami
  • SAFETY FENCE AND VEHICLE TESTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210018399
    Abstract: A safety fence for a vehicle testing device includes a fixed fence part, a slide fence part, a first angled fence part, and a second angled fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be arranged substantially in parallel with a wheel of a test vehicle, wherein the test vehicle is placed on a roller exposed through a roller opening of a pit cover. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move in a longitudinal direction of the test vehicle. The first angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the fixed fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the fixed fence part. The second angled fence part is attached to an end portion of the slide fence part, and structured to swing inwardly and outwardly of the slide fence part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO, Noriaki HIROKAMI
  • VEHICLE TESTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200408642
    Abstract: A vehicle testing device includes a safety fence for a front wheel of a test vehicle. The safety fence includes a fixed fence part and a slide fence part. The fixed fence part is structured to be disposed at a front side of the front wheel, and arranged substantially in parallel with the front wheel. The slide fence part is arranged in parallel with the fixed fence part, and structured to move toward a central part of the test vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshimichi TAKAHASHI, Shoki SUTO, Noriaki HIROKAMI