Patents by Inventor Tuyoshi Muneta

Tuyoshi Muneta 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).

  • Patent number: 6543090
    Abstract: An automobile handle device comprises a handle member 2 having an arm section 3 provided with a pivot shaft insert groove 4 on the edge thereof, and a base member 30 for fixing the handle member 2 on an automobile door panel 1, wherein a cover member 37 is provided which covers the base member 30 and which has a first wall section 43 for restricting the movement of the handle member 2 in a certain direction within a rotational range of the handle member 2. This prevents a base member 30 from being detached from the handle member 2 and improves operability in the assembling process of the automobile door panel 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: U-Shin Ltd.
    Inventor: Tuyoshi Muneta
  • Patent number: 6494066
    Abstract: A cylinder lock mounting device of the invention comprises: a panel 40 having a cylinder lock insert hole 42 and a cylinder lock mounting hole 41; a cylinder lock 20 provided with a engaging projection 25 and a mounting section 27 on an outer peripheral surface thereof; and an outer handle device 1 to be fixed on an outer surface of the panel 40 by a fastener 62 inserted through the mounting section 27 of the cylinder lock 20 and the cylinder lock mounting hole 41 of the panel 40 from an inside of the panel 40, wherein the engaging projection 25 of the cylinder lock 20 is engaged with a peripheral edge of the cylinder lock insert hole 42 on an outside of the panel 40 by inserting and rotating the cylinder lock 20 in the cylinder lock insert hole 42 of the panel 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: U-SHIN LTD.
    Inventor: Tuyoshi Muneta
  • Publication number: 20020124606
    Abstract: A cylinder lock mounting device of the invention comprises: a panel 40 having a cylinder lock insert hole 42 and a cylinder lock mounting hole 41; a cylinder lock 20 provided with a engaging projection 25 and a mounting section 27 on an outer peripheral surface thereof; and an outer handle device 1 to be fixed on an outer surface of the panel 40 by a fastener 62 inserted through the mounting section 27 of the cylinder lock 20 and the cylinder lock mounting hole 41 of the panel 40 from an inside of the panel 40, wherein the engaging projection 25 of the cylinder lock 20 is engaged with a peripheral edge of the cylinder lock insert hole 42 on an outside of the panel 40 by inserting and rotating the cylinder lock 20 in the cylinder lock insert hole 42 of the panel 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventor: Tuyoshi Muneta
  • Publication number: 20020073510
    Abstract: The automobile handle device of the present invention comprises a handle member 2 having an arm section 3 provided with an axis insert groove 4 on the edge thereof, a base member 30 for fixing the handle member 2 on an automobile door panel 1, wherein a cover member 37 is provided which covers the base member 30 and which has a first wall section 43 for restricting the movement of the handle member 2 in a certain direction within a rotational range of the handle member 2. This prevents a base member 30 from being detached from the handle member 2 and enables to improve operability in the assembling process to the automobile door panel 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: Tuyoshi Muneta