Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Sekine

Tatsuya Sekine 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).

  • Load-transmitting member and vehicle door attachment structure thereof
    Patent number: 9321331
    Abstract: A load-transmitting member attached to an inner panel includes an inside load-transmitting member serving as a first load-transmitting member and an outside load-transmitting member serving as a second load-transmitting member. Engagement holes are provided to an attachment plate formed at the inside load-transmitting member and serving as a first attachment plate, and engagement pawls are provided to an attachment plate formed at the second load-transmitting member and serving as a second attachment plate. The inside load-transmitting member and the outside load-transmitting member are engaged together to form an integral unit by engaging the engagement structures with the engagement structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: NIFCO, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA MOTOR EAST JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Takahiro Hasegawa, Tatsuya Sekine, Atsushi Tamada
  • LOAD-TRANSMITTING MEMBER AND VEHICLE DOOR ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150123423
    Abstract: A load-transmitting member attached to an inner panel includes an inside load-transmitting member serving as a first load-transmitting member and an outside load-transmitting member serving as a second load-transmitting member. Engagement holes are provided to an attachment plate formed at the inside load-transmitting member and serving as a first attachment plate, and engagement pawls are provided to an attachment plate formed at the second load-transmitting member and serving as a second attachment plate. The inside load-transmitting member and the outside load-transmitting member are engaged together to form an integral unit by engaging the engagement structures with the engagement structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Takahiro Hasegawa, Tatsuya Sekine, Atsushi Tamada
  • Fastener for board body
    Patent number: D635451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Sekine