Patents by Inventor Toru Horiyama

Toru Horiyama 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).

  • Patent number: 8439192
    Abstract: A toolbox is configured to store at least one hand-held tool in a forward leaning position. A front end portion of a tool main body and a rear end potion of a handle are supported by a seat portion of the toolbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Munetoshi Goto, Kiyozumi Kokawa, Toru Horiyama, Yoshizo Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120326669
    Abstract: A power tool storage case includes a main case that has a tool storage portion, a battery storage portion and a charger storage portion, and a lid that can open and close the main case. The charger storage portion is a dual-purpose storage portion that can hold one of a charger and a battery pack in accordance with selection of one of the charger and the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toru HORIYAMA, Atsushi KANOU, Shusaku WAKATSUKI, Shinya BITO
  • Patent number: 8267247
    Abstract: A power tool storage case for storing an electric power tool includes an open-topped main body having a storage portion capable of storing an electric power tool, a lid member having an end edge hingedly connected to an end edge of the main body, an outer surface facing upward when an opening of the main body is closed by the lid member, and a sub-storage portion formed in the outer surface of the lid member, and an outer lid for opening or closing the sub-storage portion and having an end edge hingedly connected to the end edge of the lid member, and another end edge engageable or disengageable with the lid member. The main body and the lid member are hingedly connected by at least one shaft, and the outer lid and the lid member are hingedly connected by the same shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Horiyama
  • Publication number: 20120018330
    Abstract: A tool storage bag includes a hexahedral fabric bag body and openable only at a top side or at the top side and a bottom side, and an interlining material at least provided at three adjoining sides of the bag body. The interlining material includes plural flat plates corresponding to the three sides. At least one of the flat plates is detachable from a corresponding one of the sides of the bag body, while the bag body is foldable without folding the sides provided with the interlining material. The bag body with at least one flat plate detached from the corresponding side is folded down by overlapping, on one of the unfoldable sides of the bag body, the side other than the above one side and provided with the interlining material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki KATO, Yukiyasu OKOUCHI, Kenji ABE, Yuichi SUGIURA, Toru HORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20110268374
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tool storage bag and tool storage bag set having versatility and to reduce manufacturing cost. The tool storage bag includes an inner tray that is disposed inside the tool storage bag and is in a shape of a box with a bottom and an open top to store a power tool. The inner tray is made of a fabric material. The inner tray is detachably disposed inside the tool storage bag where an outer surface of the inner tray is supported by an inner surface of the tool storage bag, or is detachably disposed with a positioning unit provided between the inner surface of the tool storage bag and the outer surface of the inner tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasutaka HOTTA, Toru HORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20090250365
    Abstract: A toolbox is configured to store at least one hand-held tool in a forward leaning position. A front end portion of a tool main body and a rear end potion of a handle are supported by a seat portion of the toolbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MAKITA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Munetoshi Goto, Kiyozumi Kokawa, Toru Horiyama, Yoshizo Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 6502949
    Abstract: An adapter (1) for an electric power tool (45) includes a main body (2) that has a light assembly and a first coupling portion (4) provided on the top surface of the main body (2), the first coupling portion (4) having a configuration identical to a coupling portion of a battery pack (31) that is attached to the electric power tool (45). The adapter further includes a second coupling portion (5) provided on the bottom surface of the main body (2), the second coupling portion (5) having a configuration identical to a coupling portion of the electric power tool (45) that is attached to the battery pack (31). The light assembly includes a light (26) attached to the main body (2) via a flexible stem (27). The light (26) can be turned on and off independently from the operation of the electric power tool (45).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Norifumi Niwa, Kazuyuki Sakakibara
  • Patent number: D605853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Shinsuke Okuda
  • Patent number: D607207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Shinsuke Okuda
  • Patent number: D612604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Shinsuke Okuda
  • Patent number: D613059
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Shinsuke Okuda
  • Patent number: D637812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Makita Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Horiyama, Yukiyasu Okouchi