Patents by Inventor Atomu Ogawa

Atomu Ogawa 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: 6276747
    Abstract: A front crossbar of a roof rack provided above a roof along the width of a vehicle comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper surface is smoothly curved and convex toward the upper direction, and the upper surface introduces an attached flow of air from the front of the vehicle to the rear of the vehicle. The lower surface of the front crossbar comprises a flow compression face in the front of the lower surface, a flow leading face in the center of the lower surface, and a flow separation portion in the rear of the lower surface. The flow compression face is hollowed toward the center point of the cross-section of the front crossbar, and introduces and compresses the air flow from the front of the vehicle. The flow leading face is a smooth convex arc of a circle as the cross-section, and leads the air flow compressed from the front of the front crossbar to the rear of the front crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atomu Ogawa, Toshiyuki Mizuno