Patents by Inventor Tomoaki MIZUSAKI

Tomoaki MIZUSAKI 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: 11760421
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rear opening and a rear header. The rear header includes a first and a second rear header panel. A closed cross-section space is defined by the first and the second rear header panels. The vehicle body includes a reinforcing member that is disposed in the closed cross-section space. The first and the second rear header panels each include a first portion extending downward in the vehicle up-down direction and a second portion bending from a lower end of the first portion and extending rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction. The reinforcing member is disposed in a region in which the first portion of the first rear header panel and the first portion of the second rear header panel face each other. A space is provided between a lower face of the reinforcing member and the second portion of the first rear header panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Kamimura, Tomoaki Mizusaki, Tatsunari Imazato
  • Publication number: 20220324517
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rear opening and a rear header. The rear header includes a first and a second rear header panel. A closed cross-section space is defined by the first and the second rear header panels. The vehicle body includes a reinforcing member that is disposed in the closed cross-section space. The first and the second rear header panels each include a first portion extending downward in the vehicle up-down direction and a second portion bending from a lower end of the first portion and extending rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction. The reinforcing member is disposed in a region in which the first portion of the first rear header panel and the first portion of the second rear header panel face each other. A space is provided between a lower face of the reinforcing member and the second portion of the first rear header panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Shinya KAMIMURA, Tomoaki MIZUSAKI, Tatsunari IMAZATO
  • Patent number: 11465685
    Abstract: A vehicle body may include a rear opening; a rear header extending in a width direction of the vehicle body along an upper edge of the rear opening; a rear pillar extending from an end of the rear header along a side edge of the rear opening; a rear wheelhouse located below the rear pillar; and a rear suspension tower disposed at the rear wheelhouse, wherein a rear suspension is mounted on the rear suspension tower. The rear pillar may include a first portion extending rearward from the end of the rear header; and a second portion bending at a rear end of the first portion and extending downward therefrom. The vehicle body may further include a first frame connecting the rear suspension tower to the rear header; and a second frame connecting a halfway point of the first portion of the rear pillar to the rear wheelhouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya Kamimura, Sachiko Yoshida, Tomoaki Mizusaki, Tadashi Itoh
  • Publication number: 20220073139
    Abstract: A vehicle body may include a rear opening; a rear header extending in a width direction of the vehicle body along an upper edge of the rear opening; a rear pillar extending from an end of the rear header along a side edge of the rear opening; a rear wheelhouse located below the rear pillar; and a rear suspension tower disposed at the rear wheelhouse, wherein a rear suspension is mounted on the rear suspension tower. The rear pillar may include a first portion extending rearward from the end of the rear header; and a second portion bending at a rear end of the first portion and extending downward therefrom. The vehicle body may further include a first frame connecting the rear suspension tower to the rear header; and a second frame connecting a halfway point of the first portion of the rear pillar to the rear wheelhouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinya KAMIMURA, Sachiko YOSHIDA, Tomoaki MIZUSAKI, Tadashi ITOH