Patents by Inventor Yuzuru Imoto

Yuzuru Imoto 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).

  • Structure of absorbing impact energy using interior material of automobile
    Patent number: 5836641
    Abstract: A structure of absorbing impact energy using a non-metallic interior material for an automobile is provided. The interior material is arranged on the inside of an inner panel of a structure member which includes the inner panel and an outer panel and is formed to have a closed structure in cross section taken along an horizontal imaginary plane. An energy absorbing space in defined between the inner panel and the interior material. A non-metallic energy absorber formed separately from the interior material is mounted on the inner panel or the interior material so as to be arranged in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sugamoto, Suga Hitoshi, Masaya Kubo, Yuzuru Imoto
  • Structure of absorbing impact energy using interior material of automobile
    Patent number: 5660426
    Abstract: A structure of absorbing impact energy using a non-metallic interior material for an automobile is provided. The interior material is arranged on the inside of an inner panel of a structure member which includes the inner panel and an outer panel and is formed to have a closed structure in cross section taken along an horizontal imaginary plane. An energy absorbing space in defined between the inner panel and the interior material. A non-metallic energy absorber formed separately from the interior material is mounted on the inner panel or the interior material so as to be arranged in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigemi Sugimori, Tatsuya Sugamoto, Hitoshi Suga, Masaya Kubo, Yuzuru Imoto, Hiroshi Shimasaki