Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Ichimura

Yoshihiro Ichimura 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).

  • Wheel balance weight and process for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 6874856
    Abstract: A wheel balance weight includes a weight and an installation member. The weight is composed of at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc and a zinc-based alloy, is formed as a substantially strip shape having a substantially uniform thickness, and has opposite surfaces and at least a groove. The groove is formed in at least one of the opposite surfaces of the weight, and crosses in the width-wise direction of the weight. The installation member is adapted for installing the weight to a rim in a wheel. Since the weight is composed of zinc or a zinc-based alloy, environments are inhibited from being polluted when the wheel balance weight is abolished. Moreover, it is possible to manufacture the wheel balance weight at reduced costs and install it to wheels with ease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toho Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshimura, Eiji Suzuki, Yoshihiro Ichimura, Yoichiro Inaba, Yutaka Yamaguchi
  • Wheel balance weight and process for manufacturing the same
    Publication number: 20030197421
    Abstract: A wheel balance weight includes a weight and an installation member. The weight is composed of at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc and a zinc-based alloy, is formed as a substantially strip shape having a substantially uniform thickness, and has opposite surfaces and at least a groove. The groove is formed in at least one of the opposite surfaces of the weight, and crosses in the width-wise direction of the weight. The installation member is adapted for installing the weight to a rim in a wheel. Since the weight is composed of zinc or a zinc-based alloy, environments are inhibited from being polluted when the wheel balance weight is abolished. Moreover, it is possible to manufacture the wheel balance weight at reduced costs and install it to wheels with ease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Yasunori Yoshimura, Eiji Suzuki, Yoshihiro Ichimura, Yoichiro Inaba, Yutaka Yamaguchi