Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Nisiura

Kunihiko Nisiura 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: 20080263834
    Abstract: A clip capable of firmly securing an EA member even if the thickness of a component such as a vehicle-body sheet metal panel is changed, an EA member provided with the clip, and a structure for securing the EA member are provided. A clip 20 has a flange 21 to be positioned at the surface of an EA member, a shaft 22 projecting from the flange 21 toward an EA-member side, an anchor 23 spreading from an end of the shaft 22 and to be embedded in the EA member, a cut 24 provided in the anchor 23, and a locking section 30 projecting from the flange 21 on a side opposite the shaft 22. The locking section 30 has a cylindrical upright segment 31 standing upright from the flange 21, and a locking piece 32 projecting laterally from the side surface of the upright segment 31 and resiliently thrustable and retractable in its projecting direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HORIMATSU, Kunihiko Nisiura