Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko USAMI

Katsuhiko USAMI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240149820
    Abstract: A vehicular shock absorber to be mounted on a vehicular exterior side with respect to a vehicular interior component includes a low rigidity portion, a high rigidity portion having higher rigidity than the low rigidity portion, and a first connection portion. The low rigidity portion includes a first plate portion that has a first vehicular interior side surface, and a first mount portion that extends from the first vehicular interior side surface and is to be fixed to the vehicular interior component. The high rigidity portion includes a second plate portion that has a second vehicular interior side surface, and a second mount portion that extends from the second vehicular interior side surface and is to be fixed to the vehicular interior component. The first connection portion extends between and connects the first plate portion of the low rigidity portion and the second plate portion of the high rigidity portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daizo MORITA, Katsuhiko USAMI, Shogo KOJIMA, Yuta SUGIURA, Takahiro SUGIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9132717
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component to which a shade assembly, which includes a shade and a shaft, is mounted includes an interior component body including a top wall, and a protruding member. The top wall is arranged such that a longitudinal direction thereof corresponds to an axial direction of the shaft. The top wall has an opening through which the shade is drawn. The top wall has exterior and interior opening edges at the opening. The interior opening edge includes a straight section and a raised section having a different shape from the straight section. The protruding member is arranged below the raised section and having a protruded edge extending straight in the longitudinal direction and on which the shade leans from an exterior side of the vehicle such that the shade bends toward an interior of the vehicle at the protruded edge when the shade is unrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Usami
  • Patent number: 8979171
    Abstract: A vehicular door trim includes a trim body having a mounting portion, an armrest projecting toward a compartment inner side and including an upper wall portion having amounting hole therethrough, the armrest including a fitting recess at an opening edge of the mounting hole, a mounting member fitted to the mounting hole and including a fitting projection on its one end portion and including a fitting portion on its another end portion, the fitting projection fitted to the fitting recess and the fitting portion fitted to the mounting portion, and an armrest surface skin covering at least an upper surface of the upper wall portion and includes an surface skin extended portion covering the opening edge of the mounting hole and a part of the fitting recess, and the part of the fitting recess and the fitting projection hold a part of the surface skin extended portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Usami, Takuma Hiruta
  • Publication number: 20140132030
    Abstract: A vehicular door trim includes a trim body having a mounting portion, an armrest projecting toward a compartment inner side and including an upper wall portion having amounting hole therethrough, the armrest including a fitting recess at an opening edge of the mounting hole, a mounting member fitted to the mounting hole and including a fitting projection on its one end portion and including a fitting portion on its another end portion, the fitting projection fitted to the fitting recess and the fitting portion fitted to the mounting portion, and an armrest surface skin covering at least an upper surface of the upper wall portion and includes an surface skin extended portion covering the opening edge of the mounting hole and a part of the fitting recess, and the part of the fitting recess and the fitting projection hold a part of the surface skin extended portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Katsuhiko USAMI, Takuma HIRUTA
  • Publication number: 20140132025
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component to which a shade assembly, which includes a shade and a shaft, is mounted includes an interior component body including a top wall, and a protruding member. The top wall is arranged such that a longitudinal direction thereof corresponds to an axial direction of the shaft. The top wall has an opening through which the shade is drawn. The top wall has exterior and interior opening edges at the opening. The interior opening edge includes a straight section and a raised section having a different shape from the straight section. The protruding member is arranged below the raised section and having a protruded edge extending straight in the longitudinal direction and on which the shade leans from an exterior side of the vehicle such that the shade bends toward an interior of the vehicle at the protruded edge when the shade is unrolled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Katsuhiko USAMI