Patents by Inventor Akinobu MURO

Akinobu MURO 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).

  • Sunroof device and method for manufacturing driving shoe of sunroof device
    Patent number: 11433748
    Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Aisin Corporation
    Inventors: Shota Motomura, Akinobu Muro, Katsutoshi Kato
  • SUNROOF DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DRIVING SHOE OF SUNROOF DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210061075
    Abstract: In a sunroof device, a driving shoe includes a first plate being made of metal and including a first engaging wall engaging with a first guide portion of a support member, a second plate being made of metal and including a second engaging wall engaging with a second guide portion of the support member, and a sliding portion sliding with a guide rail. The driving shoe, by moving along the guide rail with the first engaging wall and the second engaging wall engaging with the first guide portion and the second guide portion, respectively, causes a rear edge portion of a movable panel to ascend or descend via the support member. In the driving shoe, the first plate and the second plate are coupled to each other in a width direction by the sliding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shota MOTOMURA, Akinobu MURO, Katsutoshi KATO