Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Miyamoto

Yoshiharu Miyamoto 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: 6076269
    Abstract: A vehicle steering wheel centering apparatus comprising an electronic or mechanical leveling device for sensing a deviation in the position of the steering wheel from a centered position and a housing mounted to the vehicle steering wheel for supporting the leveling means. A first arm received in the housing has, at its terminal end, a cam rotatable about a first axis. A second arm received in the housing and coaxial with said first arm has, at its terminal end, a cam rotatable about a second axis parallel to said first axis. In the alternative, the cams are fixed but include a sliding surface adapted to contact and slide along the inner surface of a steering wheel rim when inserted thereagainst. The spring biases the first arm so that the terminal end of the first arm is forced away from and in a coaxial direction with the second arm. The apparatus also preferably includes a second spring coupled to the second arm so that the first and second terminal ends are forced directly away from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Anzen of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekino, Yoshiharu Miyamoto