Patents by Inventor Shigeru Watanuki

Shigeru Watanuki 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).

  • VEHICULAR SIDE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230040270
    Abstract: A vehicular side structure includes: a side panel that is located above a door opening provided to a vehicle and forms an outer surface, wherein a ridge line is formed, along an upper edge of the door opening, in the side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Shigeru WATANUKI
  • VEHICULAR SIDE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230019341
    Abstract: A vehicular side structure includes a covering section that covers a refueling port provided in a vehicle and a window opening that communicates an inside and an outside of the vehicle. The window opening has a substantially linearly formed window opening lower end portion, and the window opening lower end portion and the covering section are positioned at the same height in an up-down direction, and the window opening is positioned above the covering section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Shigeru WATANUKI
  • Vehicle direction indicator light having a light emitting body including an outer emitting surface, an inner emitting surface, a tip surface, and a light guide body
    Patent number: 9416935
    Abstract: A vehicle direction indicator light includes a light source and a light emitting body. The light emitting body guides light to the outside of the vehicle, and includes an outer emitting surface facing the outside of the vehicle, an inner emitting surface facing the inside of the vehicle, and a tip surface connecting the inner and outer emitting surfaces and facing a front or rear side of the vehicle. The outer emitting surface has a step shape in which a first surface portion that faces the outside of the vehicle and a second surface portion that faces the front side or the rear side of the vehicle are alternatingly connected to each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Light emitted through the second surface portion and the tip surface has a higher intensity than the light emitted through the first surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Watanabe, Tomohiko Sano, Koji Fukura, Masayuki Takayama, Shuji Koman, Hiroshi Ishibashi, Shigeru Watanuki, Masahiro Sagawa
  • VEHICLE DIRECTION INDICATOR LIGHT
    Publication number: 20140301099
    Abstract: A vehicle direction indicator light includes a light source and a light emitting body. The light emitting body guides light to the outside of the vehicle, and includes an outer emitting surface facing the outside of the vehicle, an inner emitting surface facing the inside of the vehicle, and a tip surface connecting the inner and outer emitting surfaces and facing a front or rear side of the vehicle. The outer emitting surface has a step shape in which a first surface portion that faces the outside of the vehicle and a second surface portion that faces the front side or the rear side of the vehicle are alternatingly connected to each other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Light emitted through the second surface portion and the tip surface has a higher intensity than the light emitted through the first surface portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Watanabe, Tomohiko Sano, Koji Fukura, Masayuki Takayama, Shuji Koman, Hiroshi Ishibashi, Shigeru Watanuki, Masahiro Sagawa
  • Wheel for automobile
    Patent number: D744400
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Front combination lamp for automobile
    Patent number: D746493
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Rear combination lamp for automobile
    Patent number: D762313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Compact passenger automobile
    Patent number: D794508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Watanuki, Masahiro Sagawa, Takao Kanki, Yu Owaku, Yuki Ishii
  • Front bumper for automobile
    Patent number: D881084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Rear bumper garnish for automobile
    Patent number: D883884
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Rear bumper for automobile
    Patent number: D934752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Front bumper garnish for automobile
    Patent number: D939398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Rear garnish for automobile
    Patent number: D944142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki
  • Front grille for automobile
    Patent number: D1008111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Watanuki