Patents by Inventor Tadashi Kochi

Tadashi Kochi 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: 4819133
    Abstract: A replaceable headlamp assembly for use with a vehicle comprises a bulb socket and a locking member, wherein a flange of the bulb is held in position at the bulb socket by rotating the locking member. The locking member has a resilient section which snappingly engages over a key of the bulb socket to lock the locking member to the bulb socket while also permitting the locking member to rotate relative to the bulb socket over a given range. The locking member cannot be inadvertently disengaged form the bulb socket and therefore cannot be inadvertently lost or misplaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kochi, Naotaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 4333131
    Abstract: A headlight mounting and adjustment mechanism particularly suited for use in a motor vehicle for adjusting the direction in which the headlight is aimed includes a headlight assembly elastically yieldably supported by a headlight support at one location. A dual adjustment device is provided for effecting the up-and-down or vertical adjustment and also the left-to-right or horizontal adjustment of the headlight assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignees: Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd., Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Hujimoto, Tadashi Kochi, Shigeru Furuya