Patents by Inventor Sumio Inami

Sumio Inami 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).

  • Patent number: 5355629
    Abstract: A door for a vehicle is assembled by joining three modules together to facilitate the assembly process. The three modules are an outer module including an outer panel, a window regulator module including a window pane and a window regulator, and an inner module including an interior member. The window regulator module is preliminarily assembled as an independent unit, so that it is easy to adjust the open and closed positions and the movement of the window pane. These modules are joined by fastening means extending along the direction of the thickness of the door, so that the assembly operation is made easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichi Kimura, Kenichi Hirooka, Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Akito Tozuka, Shuji Yamagata, Kiyoto Matsuzaki, Kensuke Uchida, Toshiaki Shiraiwa, Sumio Inami, Eiji Murakami, Tetsuji Nasu, Takayuki Sano
  • Patent number: 4440438
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a rear vehicle body structure of an automotive vehicle which comprises a pair of rear wheel houses each covering a rear wheel and including a rear wheel house outer panel having a lower portion and a rear wheel house inner panel secured to the rear wheel house outer panel; a pair of rear fender panels each secured to the rear wheel house outer panel; and a rear floor panel having lateral ends each in part secured to the rear wheel house inner panel. The rear wheel house outer panel partially extends downwardly from the rear floor panel and projects outwardly from the lateral end of the rear floor panel and has an outer peripheral portion curved toward the axis of rotation of the rear wheel. The rear fender panel has a rear lower end in part secured to the lateral end of the rear floor panel projecting rearwardly from the rear wheel house, the rear lower end of the rear fender panel in part extending across and secured to the lower portion of the rear wheel house outer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1984
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Limited
    Inventors: Takao Miyoshi, Sumio Inami
  • Patent number: 4281478
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure is disclosed which comprises a door inner panel, and a sash component terminating at its lower end in a reinforcing section formed therein with a recess for reception of a door lock and secured to the door inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1981
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company Limited
    Inventor: Sumio Inami
  • Patent number: 4090734
    Abstract: A reinforcement member for an automobile door is constructed of a central piece formed from a plate of a high tensile strength steel and two end pieces of a mild steel that is the same material as the material forming an inner panel of the automobile door. The two end pieces are secured to end portions of the central piece and formed with attachment areas, respectively, at which the reinforcement member is secured to the door inner panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1978
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sumio Inami, Kiyoshi Koike, Masayoshi Hayashida, Shigeyuki Yamaoka