Patents by Inventor Takamitsu Itoh

Takamitsu Itoh 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).

  • Shift lever apparatus
    Patent number: 8127638
    Abstract: A shift lever apparatus includes a shift lever including a pivot portion and a stick portion formed so as to extend in a vertical direction from the pivot portion, a base member including a shift lever supporting portion and a shift direction and a positioning member for applying a biasing force to the shift lever, and the positioning member having a first elastic member for pressing the shift lever, a second elastic member whose spring constant is smaller than that of the first elastic member and a second elastic member compressed amount regulating member for regulating the second elastic member to be compressed by a predetermined compressed amount so that a length of the second elastic member is a predetermined length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Aisin Ai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kumagai, Takamitsu Itoh
  • Shift Lever Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080115612
    Abstract: A shift lever apparatus includes a shift lever including a pivot portion and a stick portion formed so as to extend in a vertical direction from the pivot portion, a base member including a shift lever supporting portion and a shift direction and a positioning member for applying a biasing force to the shift lever, and the positioning member having a first elastic member for pressing the shift lever, a second elastic member whose spring constant is smaller than that of the first elastic member and a second elastic member compressed amount regulating member for regulating the second elastic member to be compressed by a predetermined compressed amount so that a length of the second elastic member is a predetermined length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: AISIN AI CO., LTD.,
    Inventors: Tadashi Kumagai, Takamitsu Itoh