Patents by Inventor Akito UEDA

Akito UEDA 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: 10611225
    Abstract: The weather strip configured to be attached to the automobile body opening portion is an elongated member having a length configured to correspond to a side portion and a corner portion of the automobile body opening portion and includes a hollow sealing portion. A surface of the sealing portion corresponding to a floor-side side portion and a surface of the sealing portion corresponding to a floor-side corner portion are continuous to each other. A wall thickness of the sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side side portion is set to be smaller than a wall thickness of the sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side corner portion. The sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side side portion includes a portion having a smallest wall thickness among the entire sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Hiroe, Akito Ueda, Kotaro Oka
  • Publication number: 20180370343
    Abstract: The weather strip configured to be attached to the automobile body opening portion is an elongated member having a length configured to correspond to a side portion and a corner portion of the automobile body opening portion and includes a hollow sealing portion. A surface of the sealing portion corresponding to a floor-side side portion and a surface of the sealing portion corresponding to a floor-side corner portion are continuous to each other. A wall thickness of the sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side side portion is set to be smaller than a wall thickness of the sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side corner portion. The sealing portion corresponding to the floor-side side portion includes a portion having a smallest wall thickness among the entire sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji HIROE, Akito UEDA, Kotaro OKA
  • Publication number: 20170291479
    Abstract: A molding main body including an interior lateral wall portion, an exterior lateral wall portion, and a top wall portion, an engaging portion provided so as to extend from an end portion of the interior lateral wall portion, and a holding lip. When the molding is in a mounting state where the molding is mounted to a flange, a tip end of the holding lip is positioned higher than an upper end of the flange and at the interior side than an exterior side surface of the flange, and the engaging portion is engaged with a lower end of the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akito UEDA, Yosuke KOBAYASHI