Patents by Inventor Fernando T. Mitsuyassu

Fernando T. Mitsuyassu 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).

  • Overmolding steel wheel
    Patent number: 8926025
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes a rim having an inner peripheral surface, and a center disc portion spaced radially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface. The center disc portion includes a body having a plurality of protruding portions separated from each other by curved recesses. The wheel further includes a plurality of structural arms with each structural arm having a first arm end attached to the inner peripheral surface of the rim at a first weld attachment interface and a second arm end received within one of the curved recesses of the body. Each of the second arm ends is attached to the center disc portion at a second weld attachment interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Iochpe-Maxion S.A.
    Inventors: Andre Fior, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Fernando T. Mitsuyassu
  • Overmolding Steel Wheel
    Publication number: 20110043029
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel includes a rim having an inner peripheral surface, and a center disc portion spaced radially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface. The center disc portion includes a body having a plurality of protruding portions separated from each other by curved recesses. The wheel further includes a plurality of structural arms with each structural arm having a first arm end attached to the inner peripheral surface of the rim at a first weld attachment interface and a second arm end received within one of the curved recesses of the body. Each of the second arm ends is attached to the center disc portion at a second weld attachment interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Andre Fior, Marcio Aparecido de Oliveira, Fernando T. Mitsuyassu