Patents by Inventor Tarou Hagiwara

Tarou Hagiwara 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).

  • Roof structure for modular vehicle body and method of building same
    Patent number: 5018781
    Abstract: A roof structure for a modular vehicle body consists of a plurality of independent sections, i.e., a pair of roof side rails constituting part of body side assemblies, a front roof rail, a rear roof rail and a roof. The front roof rail extends between the front end of the roof side rails and is mechanically fastened to same by matched flanges and brackets. The rear roof rail extends between the rear ends of the roof side rails and attached to same similarly to the front roof rail. The roof is provided with brackets which are respectively placed on the front roof rail, rear roof rail and the roof side rails and mechanically fastened to same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Kumasaka, Kouji Takao, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Tarou Hagiwara, Kenichi Miyazaki