Patents by Inventor Tadashi Shimooku

Tadashi Shimooku 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).

  • Waterproof-seal inserting apparatus
    Patent number: 7281320
    Abstract: A seal-feeding station includes a seal receiver (21) for receiving a waterproof seal (20) fed through a seal feeding tube (16) and a seal keeper (23) for keeping the waterproof seal (20) transferred from the seal receiver (21) in an electric-wire insertion position. The seal receiver (21) includes a slider board (27) which is supported slidably between a standby position and a transfer position and includes an acceptance hole (27b) in which the waterproof seal (20) is fit in when the slider board (27) is in the standby position, and a push pin (38) which is movable forward and backward, is located so as to face the acceptance hole (27b) of the slider board (27) when the slider board (27) is in the transfer position, and moves forward to push the waterproof seal (20) fit in the acceptance hole (27b) and transfer the waterproof seal (20) to the seal keeper (23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakaue, Tetsuya Yano, Tadashi Shimooku, Hiroyuki Inoue, Tadashi Taniguchi
  • Waterproof-seal inserting apparatus
    Publication number: 20050202721
    Abstract: A seal-feeding station includes a seal receiver (21) for receiving a waterproof seal (20) fed through a seal feeding tube (16) and a seal keeper (23) for keeping the waterproof seal (20) transferred from the seal receiver (21) in an electric-wire insertion position. The seal receiver (21) includes a slider board (27) which is supported slidably between a standby position and a transfer position and includes an acceptance hole (27b) in which the waterproof seal (20) is fit in when the slider board (27) is in the standby position, and a push pin (38) which is movable forward and backward, is located so as to face the acceptance hole (27b) of the slider board (27) when the slider board (27) is in the transfer position, and moves forward to push the waterproof seal (20) fit in the acceptance hole (27b) and transfer the waterproof seal (20) to the seal keeper (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sakaue, Tetsuya Yano, Tadashi Shimooku, Hiroyuki Inoue, Tadashi Taniguchi