Patents by Inventor Tatsuyuki AONO

Tatsuyuki AONO 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).

  • Publication number: 20230018049
    Abstract: A roof box that allows storing a long object while providing advantages in storage and transportation of the roof box itself includes a pair of end units and at least one spacer unit. The pair of end units and the at least one spacer unit constitute a block structure. The end unit and the spacer unit each include a body and a cover connected by a hinge mechanism respectively. A securing position in a longitudinal direction of the end unit to the spacer unit is changeable, or the spacer unit is changeable to a unit having a different longitudinal length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: CAR MATE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuyuki AONO, Hisashi NAKAMURA, Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10464497
    Abstract: A roof box includes: a body; lock mechanisms in both sides of the body to engage and fasten a storage portion and an openable/closable cover; unfastening mechanisms in each of the lock mechanisms provided in both sides of the body to release the engagement and fastening; opening/closing means to open or close the openable/closable cover with respect to any one of the lock mechanisms when the engagement and fastening of the other lock mechanism is released; a manipulation means to transmit an opening/closing operation signal for selecting the lock mechanisms for releasing the engagement and fastening and opening or closing the openable/closable cover using the opening/closing means; and a control means to receive the opening/closing operation signal from the manipulation means, output an engagement release signal to the selected lock mechanism, and output an opening/closing signal for releasing the openable/closable cover to the opening/closing means after the engagement is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: CAR MATE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kondo, Daisuke Kisaka, Motoki Tomita, Ken Sugiura, Tatsuyuki Aono
  • Publication number: 20180297536
    Abstract: A roof box includes: a body; lock mechanisms in both sides of the body to engage and fasten a storage portion and an openable/closable cover; unfastening mechanisms in each of the lock mechanisms provided in both sides of the body to release the engagement and fastening; opening/closing means to open or close the openable/closable cover with respect to any one of the lock mechanisms when the engagement and fastening of the other lock mechanism is released; a manipulation means to transmit an opening/closing operation signal for selecting the lock mechanisms for releasing the engagement and fastening and opening or closing the openable/closable cover using the opening/closing means; and a control means to receive the opening/closing operation signal from the manipulation means, output an engagement release signal to the selected lock mechanism, and output an opening/closing signal for releasing the openable/closable cover to the opening/closing means after the engagement is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: CAR MATE MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi KONDO, Daisuke KISAKA, Motoki TOMITA, Ken SUGIURA, Tatsuyuki AONO