Patents by Inventor Tetsujl Kurokawa

Tetsujl Kurokawa 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).

  • Structural element comprising a vertical member securing nut and the corresponding motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20060138806
    Abstract: The motor vehicle structural element (3) comprises a cross-member (4) and, at at least one end (5) of the cross-member, a first nut (10) presenting a tapped bore (14) for receiving a screw (11) for fastening the cross-member to an upright (2) of the vehicle, the axis of the tapped bore being substantially parallel to the director line (L) of the cross-member. The element further comprises a first cage (20) for preventing the nut (10) from turning about the axis of its tapped bore, the first cage (20) being mounted at said end (5) of the cross-member, and the nut (10) being capable of moving in the first cage in translation substantially perpendicularly to the axis of its tapped bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Philippe Arroupe, Laurent Baudart, Tetsujl Kurokawa