Patents by Inventor Toshinori IWATANI

Toshinori IWATANI 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: 20240093540
    Abstract: A door lock assembly includes a door trim including a through hole, and a locking device that is disposed on a vehicular exterior side with respect to the door trim and locks and unlocks a vehicular door. The locking device includes a lock knob holder and a door lock knob. The lock knob holder has a tubular shape and two holes at two opposite ends and one of the two holes is adjacent to the through hole and another one is an insertion hole. The door lock knob has a bar shape and is disposed in the lock knob holder so as to be movable between an unlocked position and a locked position. The door lock assembly further includes an insertion guide portion disposed adjacent to the insertion hole and includes a guide surface having a width that increases as it extends away from the insertion hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toshinori IWATANI