Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Tokutomi

Yasuyuki Tokutomi 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: 7661710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blind member for a vehicle, which is used in a steering device provided with a tilting structure that can adjust a position of a steering wheel in a vertical direction, and closes a gap between: an opening in an instrument panel provided on a driver's seat side and in which a steering column is inserted; and a column cover which surrounds around the steering column. The blind member includes: a blind main body which is arranged next to the column cover; and a hinge portion which attaches the blind main body to an edge of the opening in the instrument panel such that the blind main body can swing in the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ikeda, Yasuyuki Tokutomi
  • Publication number: 20070145731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a blind member for a vehicle, which is used in a steering device provided with a tilting structure that can adjust a position of a steering wheel in a vertical direction, and closes a gap between: an opening in an instrument panel provided on a driver's seat side and in which a steering column is inserted; and a column cover which surrounds around the steering column. The blind member includes: a blind main body which is arranged next to the column cover; and a hinge portion which attaches the blind main body to an edge of the opening in the instrument panel such that the blind main body can swing in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Ikeda, Yasuyuki Tokutomi
  • Patent number: 7055883
    Abstract: An overhead console assembly includes: a storage member positioned at a front of an interior roof within a vehicle compartment and having an opening which faces downwards; a lid member rotatably supported by the storage member for opening and closing the opening of the storage member so that a rear side thereof appears from and retracts into the storage member; a mirror provided on the lid member at a position where the rear side of the lid member appears to view; and retaining means retaining the lid member in a position halfway through the rotation of the lid member where the mirror reflects view of rear seats in the vehicle compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tokutomi, Masafumi Kanemori
  • Publication number: 20050134073
    Abstract: An overhead console assembly includes: a storage member positioned at a front of an interior roof within a vehicle compartment and having an opening which faces downwards; a lid member rotatably supported by the storage member for opening and closing the opening of the storage member so that a rear side thereof appears from and retracts into the storage member; a mirror provided on the lid member at a position where the rear side of the lid member appears to view; and retaining means retaining the lid member in a position halfway through the rotation of the lid member where the mirror reflects view of rear seats in the vehicle compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Tokutomi, Masafumi Kanemori