Patents by Inventor Noriaki Eto

Noriaki Eto 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: 5054240
    Abstract: An end member is provided which seals an open end of a weatherstrip bordering an edge of a vehicle. This end member includes a fastening portion for elastically holding a portion of the edge of the vehicle which is covered by the weatherstrip to retain the end member to the open end of the weatherstrip and a sealing portion for blocking the open end of the weatherstrip. Thus, the end member is securely fastened to the vehicle and seals the open end of the weatherstrip appropriately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Nakahara, Hiroshi Sakuma, Noriaki Eto, Shinichiro Nagase
  • Patent number: 4891055
    Abstract: In a method of forming a glass product having a smooth surface according to this invention, a glass plate is placed on a male mold which is formed to have dimensions corresponding to the inner dimensions of the glass product and contacts its inner peripheral edge portion, an outer peripheral portion to be deformed of the glass plate is heated to a temperature higher than that of a central portion, serving as the smooth surface, of the glass plate so as to be deformed on the male mold by its weight, and the deformed glass plate is pressed by a female mold formed to have dimensions corresponding to the outer dimensions of the glass product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Shibaoka, Takao Miwa, Toshio Akimoto, Noriaki Eto