Patents by Inventor Masakazu Iwatsuki

Masakazu Iwatsuki 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: 20010030445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a structure for holding a visor for a door mirror device. In the present invention, a seat is integrally formed at a backside of a visor cover. A clip, which is formed separately from the visor cover, is mounted to the seat. A clip-engaging hole is formed at a frame, and, by engaging the clip with the clip engaging hole, the visor cover can be assembled to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwatsuki, Yasuhide Narita, Bunji Inagaki
  • Patent number: 5372406
    Abstract: A wheel cover includes a wheel cover body and a flexible annular member positioned therearound. The wheel cover body is formed in approximately a disk form, and a plurality of a through-holes are formed at the outer periphery thereof. The body of the flexible annular member is formed in a configuration that the inner periphery overlaps the outer periphery of the wheel cover body. On a side of the body, there are formed retaining projections at the position corresponding to the through-holes of the wheel cover body. Each retaining projection has a base portion, an intermediate retainer portion, and an extremity grip portion. The base portion is formed to be engaged with the through-hole. The intermediate retainer portion has a larger cross section than the base portion so as to be constricted to pass through the through-hole when it is pressed into the through-hole and hold the wheel cover body in collaboration with the body when the base portion is engaged in the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Noboru Ohtsuka, Hisato Yamada, Masakazu Iwatsuki