Patents by Inventor Nobufumi UI

Nobufumi UI 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: 20220185202
    Abstract: A long belt molding including: a molding main body including vehicle interior and exterior lateral wall portions, a top wall portion, a design lip, and a vehicle interior lip; and an end cap attached to an end of the molding main body and including a lid portion, a cover portion, and a base portion, wherein the base portion extends from the lid portion and is at least partially fixed to a vehicle-interior-side surface of the vehicle interior lateral wall portion, and the cover portion protrudes obliquely downward toward the vehicle interior lip from at least a part of an upper end of the base portion and, in a state where the belt molding is mounted on a door panel, at least a part of the cover portion is in contact with the vehicle interior lip to close a gap between the design lip and the vehicle interior lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicants: TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobufumi UI, Kazuyoshi SAITO, Takayuki KAWAI, Kazuaki HIWATASHI