Patents by Inventor Yasumasa Nakata

Yasumasa Nakata 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).

  • Fender structure of vehicle
    Patent number: 6698820
    Abstract: A fender structure of a motor vehicle. A fender includes a vertical wall portion, a mounting portion adapted to be mounted on an apron upper member of the vehicle, and an inclined portion formed between the vertical wall and the mounting portion, the inclined portion extending downward and inward as viewed in a width direction of the vehicle. The fender structure also includes first ribs formed on a lower surface of the inclined portion of the fender such that the first ribs face the apron upper member, fragile portions formed at a boundary between the vertical wall portion and the inclined portion, and second ribs formed on a portion of the vertical wall portion of the fender which is located above the apron upper member so as to extend in the vertical direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yasumasa Nakata
  • Fender structure of vehicle
    Publication number: 20030052517
    Abstract: A fender structure of a motor vehicle. A fender includes a vertical wall portion, a mounting portion adapted to be mounted on an apron upper member of the vehicle, and an inclined portion formed between the vertical wall and the mounting portion, the inclined portion extending downward and inward as viewed in a width direction of the vehicle. The fender structure also includes first ribs formed on a lower surface of the inclined portion of the fender such that the first ribs face the apron upper member, fragile portions formed at a boundary between the vertical wall portion and the inclined portion, and second ribs formed on a portion of the vertical wall portion of the fender which is located above the apron upper member so as to extend in the vertical direction of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yasumasa Nakata