Patents by Inventor Tsuneaki Sakai

Tsuneaki Sakai 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: 20240140361
    Abstract: A vehicle window glass includes: a curved glass plate having a first face and a second face; two bus bars that are formed on the first face and are respectively disposed along any two sides of the glass plate; a plurality of heating wires that are formed on the first face and are arranged in parallel to connect the bus bars to each other; and connection terminals that are respectively disposed on the two bus bars, in which the two bus bars each have a first region wherein the connection terminal is disposed, and a second region other than the first region, wherein the first region and the second region are linked along the corresponding side, and the width of the first region is the same as or smaller than the width of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneaki SAKAI, Hisashi UETANI
  • Patent number: 11766923
    Abstract: A glass plate module according to the present invention is a glass plate module to be attached at a position adjacent to a door of a vehicle that can be opened and closed, and the glass plate module includes a glass plate, a window assembly that is fixed to a peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a molding portion that includes a tubular molding portion main body provided with a through hole extending along the window assembly, and is fixed to the window assembly. The molding portion main body is configured to come into contact with a portion of the closed door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneaki Sakai, Yoshimitsu Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20210402858
    Abstract: A glass plate module according to the present invention is a glass plate module to be attached at a position adjacent to a door of a vehicle that can be opened and closed, and the glass plate module includes a glass plate, a window assembly that is fixed to a peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a molding portion that includes a tubular molding portion main body provided with a through hole extending along the window assembly, and is fixed to the window assembly. The molding portion main body is configured to come into contact with a portion of the closed door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneaki SAKAI, Yoshimitsu MATSUSHITA
  • Patent number: 11142054
    Abstract: A glass plate module according to the present invention is a glass plate module to be attached at a position adjacent to a door of a vehicle that can be opened and closed, and the glass plate module includes a glass plate, a window assembly that is fixed to a peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a molding portion that includes a tubular molding portion main body provided with a through hole extending along the window assembly, and is fixed to the window assembly. The molding portion main body is configured to come into contact with a portion of the closed door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneaki Sakai, Yoshimitsu Matsushita
  • Publication number: 20190389292
    Abstract: A glass plate module according to the present invention is a glass plate module to be attached at a position adjacent to a door of a vehicle that can be opened and closed, and the glass plate module includes a glass plate, a window assembly that is fixed to a peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a molding portion that includes a tubular molding portion main body provided with a through hole extending along the window assembly, and is fixed to the window assembly. The molding portion main body is configured to come into contact with a portion of the closed door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsuneaki SAKAI, Yoshimitsu MATSUSHITA
  • Publication number: 20170312859
    Abstract: A window glass structure according to one aspect of the present invention includes a window glass for a vehicle that has a surface provided with a conductive layer having a predetermined pattern, and a connection terminal that is soldered to the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Junichi TOKIWA, Tsuneaki SAKAI
  • Patent number: 8720973
    Abstract: An encapsulated vehicle window assembly has, as a component thereof, a polymeric seal member surrounding at least a peripheral portion of a transparent glass substrate, the polymeric seal having interlocking portions. A method of installing the encapsulated vehicle window assembly in a vehicle body opening is also an aspect of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Charles Sitterlet, Charles E. Ash, Kazuhiro Fujiwara, Tsuneaki Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120205940
    Abstract: An encapsulated vehicle window assembly has, as a component thereof, a polymeric seal member surrounding at least a peripheral portion of a transparent glass substrate, the polymeric seal having interlocking portions. A method of installing the encapsulated vehicle window assembly in a vehicle body opening is also an aspect of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Charles Sitterlet, Charles E. Ash, Kazuhiro Fujiwara, Tsuneaki Sakai