Patents by Inventor Masaya Kobatake

Masaya Kobatake 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).

  • Publication number: 20240017601
    Abstract: A deflector member may include a front portion positioned on the front side of the opening and corner portions extending, in a curved manner, rearward from both ends of the front portion, respectively. A lower edge of the deflector member may form a notch between the front portion and the corner portion. The lower edge member can be divided into a front lower edge member attached to a lower edge of the front portion, and an arc-shaped lower edge member attached to a lower edge of the corner portion. The frame structure may be provided with a front attachment body and an arc-shaped attachment body to which the front lower edge member and the arc-shaped lower edge member are detachably attached, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi MIZOGUCHI, Masaya KOBATAKE, Shigeru UEKI
  • Patent number: 11858325
    Abstract: A collapsible deflector member of a sunroof device including a front portion on the front side of an opening and corner portions extending rearward from the front portion, respectively, a lower edge fixed to a lower edge of the deflector and attached to a fore part of a frame structure, an upper edge supporting an upper edge of the deflector, and arms end connected to one of longitudinal ends of the upper edge in a manner that allows the arm end to move. Upper edges of the front portion and the corner portions of the deflector include a bag-shaped fitting portion fitted onto the upper edge, and in the arm, an arc-shaped portion inserted into the corner portion of the deflector is formed at the arm end, and a connecting portion positioned on an end side of the arc-shaped portion and connected to an end of the upper edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: WEBASTO SE
    Inventors: Koji Sawahata, Takeshi Mizoguchi, Masaya Kobatake, Shigeru Ueki
  • Publication number: 20220348061
    Abstract: A collapsible deflector member of a sunroof device including a front portion on the front side of an opening and corner portions extending rearward from the front portion, respectively, a lower edge fixed to a lower edge of the deflector and attached to a fore part of a frame structure, an upper edge supporting an upper edge of the deflector, and arms end connected to one of longitudinal ends of the upper edge in a manner that allows the arm end to move. Upper edges of the front portion and the corner portions of the deflector include a bag-shaped fitting portion fitted onto the upper edge, and in the arm, an arc-shaped portion inserted into the corner portion of the deflector is formed at the arm end, and a connecting portion positioned on an end side of the arc-shaped portion and connected to an end of the upper edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Koji SAWAHATA, Takeshi MIZOGUCHI, Masaya Kobatake, Shigeru UEKI