Patents by Inventor David Muta

David Muta 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: 11913261
    Abstract: A handle base bracket has a first handle receiving section and a fastener opening that extends through the first handle receiving section. In a fully assembled state the outboard surface of the handle base bracket overlays a portion of an inboard surface of a door panel. A first fastener member extends through the first handle opening and into the fastener opening. A head portion overlays a portion of the outboard surface of the door panel adjacent to the first handle opening. A metallic bracket has a main section fixedly attached to the handle base bracket. First and second side flanges of the metallic bracket extend toward the inboard surface of the door panel. An operation handle has a grip portion outboard of the door panel and a protrusion extending into the first handle receiving section of the handle base bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshio Muta, David Kovie, Richard Dryja, Mahiuddin Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20140117060
    Abstract: A wristband assembly according to the present disclosure includes a body including one or more chambers formed therein and a cap retainer disposed adjacent to the chamber opening. The assembly further includes a cap including a cap seat and a protrusion extending from the cap opposite the cap seat, where the cap seat interfaces with the cap retainer, and the cap seals the chamber from the environment. In at least one embodiment, a body is a flexible material. In at least one embodiment, the assembly includes multiple caps. In at least one embodiment, a cap includes a tab. In at least one embodiment, a cap includes a protrusion that is round. In at least one embodiment, a hinge attaches the cap to the body. In at least one embodiment, a cap protrusion may substantially conform or enclose a pill, tablet, blister packet, or other form of medication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Colone, Daniel Epple, David Muta, Michael Joseph Jurek