Patents by Inventor Motomu Koyama

Motomu Koyama 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: 7357446
    Abstract: A cowl-top cover for a vehicle having a bonnet hood, a windshield and a well disposed therebetween, is provided with a fixation portion fixed to a body panel of the vehicle on a side of the bonnet hood; an engaging portion including a bottom, the engaging portion being configured to conceal and slidably pinch an end portion of the windshield so that a space portion is defined by the end portion and the bottom; and a main body portion linking the fixation portion with the engaging portion and covering the well, the main body being configured to be deformed by an applied impact force and allow sliding movement of the engaging portion in a direction where the bottom moves toward the end portion of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Takenori Kurata, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motomu Koyama, Kazuo Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 7316448
    Abstract: A cowl top cover for an automotive vehicle having a body panel with a support plate and for defining an engine room, a hood covering the engine room, and a cowl portion arranged behind the engine room, wherein the cowl top cover includes a base having a mounting portion, a first wall extending from the base to the hood and supporting a sealing member abutting on the hood, and a second wall extending from the base and covering the cowl portion, wherein the base is supported by the support plate at the mounting portion and exposed to the engine room, and the mounting portion is covered with a covering portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motomu Koyama, Naoto Onuma, Akihiro Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Sakai
  • Publication number: 20060186704
    Abstract: A cowl-top cover for a vehicle having a bonnet hood, a windshield and a well disposed therebetween, is provided with a fixation portion fixed to a body panel of the vehicle on a side of the bonnet hood; an engaging portion including a bottom, the engaging portion being configured to conceal and slidably pinch an end portion of the windshield so that a space portion is defined by the end portion and the bottom; and a main body portion linking the fixation portion with the engaging portion and covering the well, the main body being configured to be deformed by an applied impact force and allow sliding movement of the engaging portion in a direction where the bottom moves toward the end portion of the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Takenori Kurata, Akihiro Ishikawa, Motomu Koyama, Kazuo Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20060087155
    Abstract: A cowl top cover for an automotive vehicle having a body panel with a support plate and for defining an engine room, a hood covering the engine room, and a cowl portion arranged behind the engine room, wherein the cowl top cover includes a base having a mounting portion, a first wall extending from the base to the hood and supporting a sealing member abutting on the hood, and a second wall extending from the base and covering the cowl portion, wherein the base is supported by the support plate at the mounting portion and exposed to the engine room, and the mounting portion is covered with a covering portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Motomu Koyama, Naoto Onuma, Akihiro Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Sakai
  • Patent number: 5678851
    Abstract: An airbag module cover includes a cover member and an ornament on the cover member. A plurality of pins are connected to and extend from the ornament to pass through the cover member. A retainer is engaged with the pins and cooperates with the ornament to interpose therebetween a portion of the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Saito, Mikio Ochiai, Hiroe Inoue, Takeshi Fujimori, Motomu Koyama