Patents by Inventor Setsuko Nagashima

Setsuko Nagashima 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).

  • Structure mounting roof molding on vehicle
    Patent number: 6709048
    Abstract: A roof molding mounting structure of a vehicle is constituted by a groove portion (2) formed along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a roof molding (8) arranged within the groove portion (2). The groove portion (2) is formed in an inverse structure in which a left wall portion (6) and a right wall portion (7) are inward inclined. The roof molding (8) has a head portion (12) positioned above the groove portion (2), a main lip (13) having a front end portion elastically in contact with at least one of the left wall portion (6) and the right wall portion (7) in a lower side of the head portion (12), and a leg portion (15) elastically in contact with a bottom surface of the groove portion (2). A leg portion (15) of the roof molding (8) is elastically deformable in a vertical direction of the groove portion (2), and has a hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., LTD, Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuko Nagashima, Tetsuo Itou
  • Structure mounting roof molding on vehicle
    Publication number: 20020180246
    Abstract: A roof molding mounting structure of a vehicle is constituted by a groove portion (2) formed along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a roof molding (8) arranged within the groove portion (2). The groove portion (2) is formed in an inverse structure in which a left wall portion (6) and a right wall portion (7) are inward inclined. The roof molding (8) has a head portion (12) positioned above the groove portion (2), a main lip (13) having a front end portion elastically in contact with at least one of the left wall portion (6) and the right wall portion (7) in a lower side of the head portion (12), and a leg portion (15) elastically in contact with a bottom surface of the groove portion (2). A leg portion (15) of the roof molding (8) is elastically deformable in a vertical direction of the groove portion (2), and has a hollow portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuko Nagashima, Tetsuo Itou
  • Window pane structure
    Patent number: 4901476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a window pane structure which has a considerable mechanical strength particularly at a peripheral portion thereof. The window pane structure comprises a laminated glass having a peripheral edge, and an elastic strip secured to and coextensive with the peripheral edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuko Nagashima, Satoru Ugawa