Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Maesoba

Yoshiaki Maesoba 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: 8876195
    Abstract: A shock absorber includes a first shock absorbing member formed of a foam, and a second shock absorbing member formed of a foam and having hardness greater than the first shock absorbing member. The first shock absorbing member and the second shock absorbing member are arranged in adjacent to each other and connected to each other such that a part of one of the first shock absorbing member and the second shock absorbing member is surrounded by another one of the first shock absorbing member and the second shock absorbing member, thereby the first shock absorbing member and the second shock absorbing member are connected integrally with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumitaka Hirose, Yoshiaki Maesoba, Isao Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8678476
    Abstract: A shock absorber assembly includes a shock absorber, a utility part, and a flexible member. The shock absorber is provided to a vehicular interior part that is mounted on a compartment inner side of a body panel, and the shock absorber includes a mounting portion that is mounted to a compartment outer side surface of the vehicular interior part. The utility part is provided to the vehicular interior part. The flexible member covers a peripheral surface of the shock absorber, and a part of the flexible member is held by the vehicular interior part and the utility part to support and mount the shock absorber to the vehicular interior part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Hayashi Telempu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumitaka Hirose, Yoshiaki Maesoba, Kazumi Kojima, Eiji Fujii, Isao Yamanaka, Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 8562064
    Abstract: A door trim 10 having a side-impact absorption capability includes a base 22 having suction holes 23 and grooves 24 on a rear side between the adjacent suction holes 23. The base 22 is covered with a top cover 50 that is clung to a surface of the base 22 by applying vacuum through the suction holes 23. The suction holes 23 and the grooves 24 deform in conjunction with each other in a side collision and this improves the side-impact absorption capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mamoru Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki Maesoba
  • Patent number: 8292344
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a grip with integrated handle to a door panel includes the grip, a door trim to which the grip is mounted, a bracket, an overlapping portion and a handle fastening portion. The grip includes a grip portion and a handle portion that are integrally formed. The bracket is arranged so as to extend from an end of the grip portion to the handle portion. The overlapping portion includes a part of the grip, a part of the door trim and a part of the bracket held together so as to overlap with one another. The handle fastening portion is provided for fastening the handle portion to the door panel and with which the bracket is to be fixed to the door panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mamoru Yamaguchi, Yoshiaki Maesoba
  • Publication number: 20110094061
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a grip with integrated handle 20 to a door panel 50 includes the grip 20, a door trim 10 to which the grip 20 is mounted, a bracket 60, an overlapping portion 90 and a handle fastening portion 91. The grip 20 includes a grip portion 40 and a handle portion 30 that are integrally formed. The bracket 60 is arranged so as to extend from an end of the grip portion 40 to the handle portion 30. The overlapping portion 90 includes a part of the grip 20, a part of the door trim 10 and a part of the bracket 60 held together so as to overlap with one another. The handle fastening portion 91 is provided for fastening the handle portion 30 to the door panel 10 and with which the bracket 60 is to be fixed to the door panel 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru YAMAGUCHI, Yoshiaki MAESOBA
  • Publication number: 20110089713
    Abstract: A door trim 10 having a side-impact absorption capability includes a base 22 having suction holes 23 and grooves 24 on a rear side between the adjacent suction holes 23. The base 22 is covered with a top cover 50 that is clung to a surface of the base 22 by applying vacuum through the suction holes 23. The suction holes 23 and the grooves 24 deform in conjunction with each other in a side collision and this improves the side-impact absorption capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mamoru YAMAGUCHI, Yoshiaki MAESOBA