Patents by Inventor Shinji HIKICHI

Shinji HIKICHI 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).

  • Trim for vehicle
    Patent number: 11260734
    Abstract: A trim for a vehicle comprising: an attachment portion including an exterior lateral wall portion, an interior lateral wall portion, and a top wall portion that connects the exterior and interior lateral wall portions; a core embedded in the attachment portion; and a holding lip protruding from an interior surface of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions, wherein the attachment portion and the holding lip are formed of a foamed polymer material, and wherein among tip end portions of the exterior lateral wall portion and the interior lateral wall portion, the tip end portion of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions is covered with a covering portion formed of a non-foamed polymer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hikichi, Hiroyuki Nishiwaki
  • TRIM FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200238804
    Abstract: A trim for a vehicle comprising: an attachment portion including an exterior lateral wall portion, an interior lateral wall portion, and a top wall portion that connects the exterior and interior lateral wall portions; a core embedded in the attachment portion; and a holding lip protruding from an interior surface of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions, wherein the attachment portion and the holding lip are formed of a foamed polymer material, and wherein among tip end portions of the exterior lateral wall portion and the interior lateral wall portion, the tip end portion of at least one of the exterior and interior lateral wall portions is covered with a covering portion formed of a non-foamed polymer material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji HIKICHI, Hiroyuki NISHIWAKI