Air vent register
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May 17, 2007
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Nov 13, 2006
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Nov 14, 2005
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Abstract
An air vent register includes a front movable louver structure having a plurality of fins disposed side by side for rotation, a rear movable louver structure disposed at a rear of the front movable louver structure, the rear louver structure having a plurality of fins for rotation arranged side by side and extending orthogonally to the fins of the front louver structure, an operation knob mounted around one of the fins of the front louver structure in a slidable manner, a link mechanism linking the operation knob and the rear louver structure for rotating the fins of the rear louver structure in accordance with a sliding movement of the operation knob, and a rubber-like elastic element arranged between the operation knob and the fin of front movable louver structure equipped with the operation knob in an abutting manner to the fin and the operation knob, the elastic element comprising a projection abutting against the fin and having a through hole for increasing a deformable amount of the projection.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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HOWA PLASTICS CO LTD | 45-1 NISHIMIYAMAE NISHINAKAYAMA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI 4700496 |
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- 2006 Application Filing Year
- B60H Class
- 173 Applications Filed
- 97 Patents Issued To-Date
- 56.07 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Endou, Masahiro | Toyota-shi, JP | 2 | 43 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 43 |
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- 27 Citation Count
- B60H Class
- 82.19 % this patent is cited more than
- 18 Age
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Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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