Patents by Inventor Tatsuo Tatematsu

Tatsuo Tatematsu 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).

  • Lid device for use in a motorcar
    Patent number: 4206944
    Abstract: An opening/closing device for a lid adapted to openably cover an opening of, for example, a trunk of a motorcar does not substantially project into the trunk when the lid is closed. An elongated guide slot extends along a side edge of the opening. A first arm member has one end fixedly secured to the lid and the other end slidably fitted in the guide slot. A second arm member has one end pivotably mounted on the first arm member or on the lid and the other end pivotably mounted on the side edge of the opening. The first and second arm members are adapted to be folded into positions substantially parallel to each other when the lid is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1980
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Tatematsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kumagai, Toshio Awamura, Kiyoshi Aikawa, Tatsuo Tatematsu