Patents by Inventor Toshiharu Hikida

Toshiharu Hikida 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: 5807617
    Abstract: A hollow structural component which includes an integral structure, partition walls intersecting each other within the integral structure, and a plurality of independent hollow portions formed as specified by the partition walls so as to be arranged within the integral structure. The integral structure is formed into one piece by one-shot molding or by one injection molding die which is caused to slide against each other between its stationary side and movable side for post-forming, whereby weight reduction of the hollow structural component, reduction in the amount of resin used, reduction in the number of parts involved, and improvement in the workability for assembling may be achieved with consequent cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Shiota, Toshiharu Hikida, Masashi Sugimoto, Kazuhiko Kodama, Kaoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5807618
    Abstract: A hollow structural component which includes an integral structure, partition walls intersecting each other within the integral structure, and a plurality of independent hollow portions formed as specified by the partition walls so as to be arranged within the integral structure. The integral structure is formed into one piece by one-shot molding or by one injection molding die which is caused to slide against each other between its stationary side and movable side for post-forming, whereby weight reduction of the hollow structural component, reduction in the amount of resin used, reduction in the number of parts involved, and improvement in the workability for assembling may be achieved with consequent cost reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Shiota, Toshiharu Hikida, Masashi Sugimoto, Kazuhiko Kodama, Kaoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5385293
    Abstract: A corrugated fiberboard box (1) for packaging a large television receiver which includes openable and closable surfaces provided on a top surface (3) and one of the side surfaces (2) thereof. When a large television receiver (4) is to be taken out of the packaging corrugated fiberboard box (1), the receiver can be taken out through the openable and closable side-surface portion (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narumi Hirota, Toshiharu Hikida, Ryuzo Kurita, Toshihide Inada
  • Patent number: 5334434
    Abstract: A vibration or shock absorbing member which is composed of a material capable of effecting injection molding such as plastics, rubber, ceramics, metallic powder mixed and kneaded with a specified binder, or glass powder mixed and kneaded with a specified binder, and includes an integral structure, a plurality of protrusions formed at least on one main flat surface of the integral structure, and a plurality of independent hollow portions provided symmetrically or in an aligned state within the integral structure through intersecting partition walls. Such integral structure is molded as one unit by one-shot molding (molding at one time) or by a single molding die for expanding the range of selection for materials and spring constants so as to achieve freedom in the choice of shapes and reduction in weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Shiota, Toshiharu Hikida, Masashi Sugimoto, Kazuhiko Kodama, Kaoru Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5299016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure of positioning a cathode ray tube in a cabinet of a television receiver. In the television receiver, at least one portion of each of front window frames of the cabinet for positioning the cathode ray tube therein is formed as to be elastically deformable outwardly due to a contacting relationship between the cathode ray tube and the cabinet when assembling them. Because at least one portion of each of the front window frames is elastically deformed, a variation in a dimensional relationship between the cabinet and the cathode ray tube caused when securing the cathode ray tube to the cabinet can be compensated. Preferably, the front window frame is formed in such a manner that a thickness thereof is gradually reduced from the proximal end toward the free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Narumi Hirota, Toshiharu Hikida
  • Patent number: 5229185
    Abstract: A speaker front sheet capable of providing a sound outlet structure well matched in finishing with a cabinet of an apparatus equipped with a speaker is disclosed, wherein a plain gauze fabric is bonded on the front surface of a perforated sheet having a porosity greater than 30% and an adhesive layer is applied to the back surface of the perforated sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Shiota, Toshiharu Hikida