Patents by Inventor Masataka Kurusu

Masataka Kurusu 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing wiper levers
    Patent number: 6564441
    Abstract: A wiper blade includes a lever assembly that has several types of levers. The levers of each type are efficiently manufactured in the following manner. First, a lever unit, which has a frame bar and several levers integrated with the frame bar, is pressed. Each lever has a hole. Then, a wire is fed through the holes of the levers. The frame bar is separated from the levers to form a hanging unit, which includes the wire and the levers hanging from the wire. In this state, the lever is coated with paint. After the paint is dried, the wire is removed form the levers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ibe, Masataka Kurusu