Patents by Inventor Sumitaka Itou

Sumitaka Itou 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).

  • Mount structure for vehicle damper and mount installation method for vehicle damper
    Patent number: 9302561
    Abstract: A mount structure for a vehicle damper is provided with: an upper damper mount (26) and a lower damper mount (28) which grip a body panel (16) in the vertical direction; a collar member (40) penetrating through the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28); a pair of gripping members (42a, 42b) for gripping both the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28) from the outside; a fastening member (44) for fastening and integrating each of the collar member (40), the upper damper mount (26), and the lower damper mount (28) to a piston rod (18); and a transmission member (46) gripped between the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28) and transmitting to the body panel (16) an input transmitted from the damper body (14) side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sumitaka Itou
  • MOUNT STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE DAMPER AND MOUNT INSTALLATION METHOD FOR VEHICLE DAMPER
    Publication number: 20140299736
    Abstract: A mount structure for a vehicle damper is provided with: an upper damper mount (26) and a lower damper mount (28) which grip a body panel (16) in the vertical direction; a collar member (40) penetrating through the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28); a pair of gripping members (42a, 42b) for gripping both the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28) from the outside; a fastening member (44) for fastening and integrating each of the collar member (40), the upper damper mount (26), and the lower damper mount (28) to a piston rod (18); and a transmission member (46) gripped between the upper damper mount (26) and the lower damper mount (28) and transmitting to the body panel (16) an input transmitted from the damper body (14) side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Sumitaka Itou