Patents by Inventor Tomomi Serikawa

Tomomi Serikawa 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).

  • Structure of spring and actuator using the spring
    Patent number: 8354902
    Abstract: A structure of a spring has a supporting member, an actuating member that is rotatably supported to the supporting member by a first supporting axis at a portion near a center, and a plurality of interlocking members that are each provided on both sides of the first supporting axis, that are rotatably supported to the supporting member by a second supporting axis, and that are rotatably coupled to the actuating member. Each point of action of the interlocking members is defined at a portion that is closer to the first supporting axis than to the coupled portion of the second supporting axis and the actuating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawabata, Yusuke Yamaji, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tomomi Serikawa, Tatsuo Shinoura
  • STRUCTURE OF SPRING AND ACTUATOR USING THE SPRING
    Publication number: 20100295639
    Abstract: A structure of a spring has a supporting member, an actuating member that is rotatably supported to the supporting member by a first supporting axis at a portion near a center, and a plurality of interlocking members that are each provided on both sides of the first supporting axis, that are rotatably supported to the supporting member by a second supporting axis, and that are rotatably coupled to the actuating member. Each point of action of the interlocking members is defined at a portion that is closer to the first supporting axis than to the coupled portion of the second supporting axis and the actuating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawabata, Yusuke Yamaji, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Tomomi Serikawa, Tatsuo Shinoura