Patents by Inventor Seiji Shohara

Seiji Shohara 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).

  • Vehicular back trim
    Patent number: 7350858
    Abstract: A vehicular back trim of the present invention includes a bulge formed in the middle of the vehicle width and between right and left seats to protrude more forward than the rear surfaces of seatbacks of the seats. A center container is formed to extend rearward from the front side of the bulge and behind-seatback containers are formed to extend rearward from the surface located behind the seatbacks of the seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Eiji Harada
  • Roll bar assembly and method for mounting the same
    Patent number: 7338076
    Abstract: A roll bar assembly for convertibles includes a cross bar to be arranged below a beltline, roll bars connected to the cross bar to protrude upward from the cross bar and a resin-made trim covering the cross bar and the roll bars. Part of the trim covering the cross bar is aligned with the beltline and a plurality of ribs are arranged in space between the said part of the trim and the cross bar in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Daikyonishikawa Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Naoto Oonishi
  • Vehicular back trim
    Publication number: 20060061153
    Abstract: A vehicular back trim of the present invention includes a bulge formed in the middle of the vehicle width and between right and left seats to protrude more forward than the rear surfaces of seatbacks of the seats. A center container is formed to extend rearward from the front side of the bulge and behind-seatback containers are formed to extend rearward from the surface located behind the seatbacks of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicants: GP DAIKYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Eiji Harada
  • Roll bar assembly and method for mounting the same
    Publication number: 20050212277
    Abstract: A roll bar assembly for convertibles includes a cross bar to be arranged below a beltline, roll bars connected to the cross bar to protrude upward from the cross bar and a resin-made trim covering the cross bar and the roll bars. Part of the trim covering the cross bar is aligned with the beltline and a plurality of ribs are arranged in space between the said part of the trim and the cross bar in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicants: GP DAIKYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Naoto Oonishi