Patents by Inventor Kashif ZIA

Kashif ZIA 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: 11642949
    Abstract: Window seals can be configured to divert water away from an area of the vehicle where the presence of water is not desired, such as a door latch. A window seal can include a first body member and a second body member. The first body member can include a main body and a lip extending from the main body. The lip can include an upper end and a lower end. The second body member can be angled relative to the first body member. The second body member can include a liquid diverter that has a collector portion in fluid communication with a gutter portion. The collector portion can include an inlet opening. The inlet opening can be operatively positioned to receive a liquid from the lower end of the lip, and the gutter portion can route the liquid away from undesired areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20220250456
    Abstract: Window seals can be configured to divert water away from an area of the vehicle where the presence of water is not desired, such as a door latch. A window seal can include a first body member and a second body member. The first body member can include a main body and a lip extending from the main body. The lip can include an upper end and a lower end. The second body member can be angled relative to the first body member. The second body member can include a liquid diverter that has a collector portion in fluid communication with a gutter portion. The collector portion can include an inlet opening. The inlet opening can be operatively positioned to receive a liquid from the lower end of the lip, and the gutter portion can route the liquid away from undesired areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20220134854
    Abstract: A door assembly includes a door frame, a first window glass, and a holding member. The door frame includes a first window seal and a second window frame. The first window seal at least partially defines a first window opening. The second window frame at least partially defines a second window opening. The second window frame having a division bar that separates the first window opening and the second window opening. The first window seal having a bottom seal member and a side seal member that extends between the bottom seal member and the division bar. The bottom seal member includes a slit extending along a longitudinal direction of the bottom seal member. The first window glass is inserted into the first window opening through the slit. The holding member is coupled to the bottom seal member to inhibit movement of the first window glass with respect to the first window opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Patent number: 11117454
    Abstract: A seal component includes a division bar arranged between the movable glass and the fixed glass, a flexible first seal molded integrally with the division bar and sealing both a vertical side portion of the movable glass and a vertical side portion of the fixed glass, a flexible second seal coupled to an upper end of the first seal and sealing a portion of a periphery of the fixed glass excluding the vertical side portion, and a coupling member that couples a lower side portion of the second seal to the first seal. The first seal includes a first groove into which the vertical side portion of the fixed glass is fitted thereby sealing the vertical side portion, and the second seal includes a second groove into which the portion of the periphery of the fixed glass excluding the vertical side portion is fitted thereby sealing the fitted portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kashif Zia, Kentaro Adachi, Ruben Vazquez
  • Publication number: 20200338972
    Abstract: A seal component includes a division bar arranged between the movable glass and the fixed glass, a flexible first seal molded integrally with the division bar and sealing both a vertical side portion of the movable glass and a vertical side portion of the fixed glass, a flexible second seal coupled to an upper end of the first seal and sealing a portion of a periphery of the fixed glass excluding the vertical side portion, and a coupling member that couples a lower side portion of the second seal to the first seal. The first seal includes a first groove into which the vertical side portion of the fixed glass is fitted thereby sealing the vertical side portion, and the second seal includes a second groove into which the portion of the periphery of the fixed glass excluding the vertical side portion is fitted thereby sealing the fitted portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kashif ZIA, Kentaro ADACHI, Ruben VAZQUEZ