Patents by Inventor Toru Makabe

Toru Makabe 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).

  • Grommet
    Patent number: 6088874
    Abstract: A grommet including a cylindrical wire fitting portion for fitting on and holding a wire harness passing therethrough, and a panel fitting portion of a substantially oval tubular shape for being elastically deformed to be fitted in a through-hole of an oval shape formed through a panel. Straight portions of an abutment flange portion of the panel fitting portion are convex to be larger in thickness than arcuate portions of the abutment flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroomi Nakata, Toru Makabe