Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Torihata

Hiromichi Torihata 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).

  • Vehicle sash door and protector and center channel for the same
    Patent number: 8522485
    Abstract: A center-channel protector for a vehicle sash door is arranged between a main sash and a center channel. A body of the protector has an H-shaped upper-end surface which is compatible to cover the upper end of the center channel. The body integrally includes a pair of branch covering portions corresponding to a pair of branch portions constituting the center channel and a middle covering portion disposed between the branch covering portions so as to connect the both branch covering portions therewith. An engaging portion is provided with the body and is mechanically engaged, in a direction intersecting a vertical direction, with an engaged portion which is provided with a center channel side. In collaboration with the engaged portion, the engaging portion constitutes a fastening mechanism by which the protector is fastened on the center channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Katayama Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Yamashita, Akihiro Terai, Hiromichi Torihata, Tsuyoshi Fujiwara
  • VEHICLE SASH DOOR AND PROTECTOR AND CENTER CHANNEL FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120159859
    Abstract: A center-channel protector for a vehicle sash door is arranged between a main sash and a center channel. A body of the protector has an H-shaped upper-end surface which is compatible to cover the upper end of the center channel. The body integrally includes a pair of branch covering portions corresponding to a pair of branch portions constituting the center channel and a middle covering portion disposed between the branch covering portions so as to connect the both branch covering portions therewith. An engaging portion is provided with the body and is mechanically engaged, in a direction intersecting a vertical direction, with an engaged portion which is provided with a center channel side. In collaboration with the engaged portion, the engaging portion constitutes a fastening mechanism by which the protector is fastened on the center channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KATAYAMA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara Yamashita, Akihiro Terai, Hiromichi Torihata, Tsuyoshi Fujiwara
  • Vehicle sash door and protector and center channel for the same
    Patent number: 8151520
    Abstract: A center-channel protector for a vehicle sash door is arranged between a main sash and a center channel. A body of the protector has an H-shaped upper-end surface which is compatible to cover the upper end of the center channel. The body integrally includes a pair of branch covering portions corresponding to a pair of branch portions constituting the center channel and a middle covering portion disposed between the branch covering portions so as to connect the both branch covering portions therewith. An engaging portion is provided with the body and is mechanically engaged, in a direction intersecting a vertical direction, with an engaged portion which is provided with a center channel side. In collaboration with the engaged portion, the engaging portion constitutes a fastening mechanism by which the protector is fastened on the center channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Katayama Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chikara Yamashita, Akihiro Terai, Hiromichi Torihata, Tsuyoshi Fujiwara
  • VEHICLE SASH DOOR AND PROTECTOR AND CENTER CHANNEL FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20090145043
    Abstract: A center-channel protector for a vehicle sash door is arranged between a main sash and a center channel. A body of the protector has an H-shaped upper-end surface which is compatible to cover the upper end of the center channel. The body integrally includes a pair of branch covering portions corresponding to a pair of branch portions constituting the center channel and a middle covering portion disposed between the branch covering portions so as to connect the both branch covering portions therewith. An engaging portion is provided with the body and is mechanically engaged, in a direction intersecting a vertical direction, with an engaged portion which is provided with a center channel side. In collaboration with the engaged portion, the engaging portion constitutes a fastening mechanism by which the protector is fastened on the center channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: KATAYAMA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara Yamashita, Akihiro Terai, Hiromichi Torihata, Tsuyoshi Fujiwara