Patents by Inventor Ayumi KURACHI

Ayumi KURACHI 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: 11225130
    Abstract: A roof weather strip includes a first panel and a second panel, and integrally includes: a mounting base; and a seal portion elastically contactable with an edge portion of the first panel. The mounting base includes: a first lip having a substantially J-shaped cross section, which covers an upper fitting protrusion of a holder portion from above a vehicle, extends downward of the vehicle, and abuts on at least both side surfaces of a fitting recess of the holder portion; and a second lip having a substantially transverse v-shaped cross section, which covers a lower fitting protrusion of the holder portion from below the vehicle, extends upward of the vehicle, and abuts on at least one of a lower surface of the fitting recess of the holder portion and a side surface of the lower fitting protrusion on the second panel side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumi Kurachi, Ikuo Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20200307365
    Abstract: A roof weather strip includes a first panel and a second panel, and integrally includes: a mounting base; and a seal portion elastically contactable with an edge portion of the first panel. The mounting base includes: a first lip having a substantially J-shaped cross section, which covers an upper fitting protrusion of a holder portion from above a vehicle, extends downward of the vehicle, and abuts on at least both side surfaces of a fitting recess of the holder portion; and a second lip having a substantially transverse v-shaped cross section, which covers a lower fitting protrusion of the holder portion from below the vehicle, extends upward of the vehicle, and abuts on at least one of a lower surface of the fitting recess of the holder portion and a side surface of the lower fitting protrusion on the second panel side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Ayumi KURACHI, Ikuo NINOMIYA