Patents by Inventor Teruhiko KARASAWA

Teruhiko KARASAWA 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).

  • Seat slider device
    Patent number: 11904734
    Abstract: A seat slider device may include an upper rail; a lower rail slidably holding the upper rail; a bolt fixing the lower rail to a vehicle body; a washer through which the bolt passes; and a retainer retaining the bolt to the lower rail before the lower rail is fixed to the vehicle body with the bolt. The lower rail may include a bottom plate; a pair of outer vertical plates extending upward respectively from ends of the bottom plate; a pair of upper plates horizontally extending respectively from upper ends of the outer vertical plates to an inside of the lower rail; and a pair of inner vertical plates extending downward respectively from inner ends of the upper plates. The retainer may be arranged in the lower rail and configured to retain the bolt with the bolt through the washer and the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Shiraki, Teruhiko Karasawa, Takashi Hattori, Shun Fujishiro, Yoshitaka Sasayama
  • SEAT SLIDER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210188132
    Abstract: A seat slider device may include an upper rail; a lower rail slidably holding the upper rail; a bolt fixing the lower rail to a vehicle body; a washer through which the bolt passes; and a retainer retaining the bolt to the lower rail before the lower rail is fixed to the vehicle body with the bolt. The lower rail may include a bottom plate; a pair of outer vertical plates extending upward respectively from ends of the bottom plate; a pair of upper plates horizontally extending respectively from upper ends of the outer vertical plates to an inside of the lower rail; and a pair of inner vertical plates extending downward respectively from inner ends of the upper plates. The retainer may be arranged in the lower rail and configured to retain the bolt with the bolt through the washer and the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicants: TOYOTA BODY SEIKO CO., LTD., TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ENSHU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin SHIRAKI, Teruhiko KARASAWA, Takashi HATTORI, Shun FUJISHIRO, Yoshitaka SASAYAMA