Patents by Inventor Taiji Ohnishi

Taiji Ohnishi 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).

  • Piezoelectric igniter, especially for a cigarette lighter or the like
    Patent number: 4608508
    Abstract: To facilitate assembly of a piezoelectric igniter the hammer is formed in one piece with diametrically opposite lugs and the interfitting parts of the spring-receiving sleeve and the casing containing the piezoelectric crystal activated by the hammer are of noncircular cross section with a major transverse dimension greater than the free end spacing of the lugs which is, in turn, greater than the inner window separation of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1986
    Assignees: Intermatch S.A., K.K. Piem Riken
    Inventor: Taiji Ohnishi