Patents by Inventor Munehiko Akazawa

Munehiko Akazawa 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: 5988714
    Abstract: A bumper fascia is provided for a vehicle having head lamps and an armature positioned under the head lamps. Over the whole width of the vehicle, the bumper fascia is arranged along respective lower edges of the head lamps. Each head lamp includes a lamp housing and a lamp lens. The bumper fascia includes an upper and rear end portion and extensions formed in a part of the upper and rear end portion so as to extend up to an attachment part where the lamp lenses are connected to the lamp housings. In assembly, the extensions are mounted on the armature. Owing to the extensions formed on the underside of the lamp lenses, it is unnecessary to paint the under face of each lamp lens black. Since a top of the armature is hidden by the extensions, it is also unnecessary to paint the armature black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Munehiko Akazawa, Yusuke Noda