Patents by Inventor Atsushi GONOKUCHI

Atsushi GONOKUCHI 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: 10618563
    Abstract: A frame member for a vehicle comprises a first side wall, a second side wall provided on an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the first side wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, which are configured to form a structure of the closed cross section of the frame member together with the first and the second side walls, an upper-side lateral rib and a lower-side lateral rib, which are respectively provided between the upper and lower walls to interconnect the first and the second side walls and extend linearly, when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the frame member, an upper-side vertical rib provided to face the first side wall and interconnect the upper wall and the upper-side lateral rib, and a lower-side vertical rib provided to face the first side wall and interconnect the lower wall and the lower-side lateral rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sakayu Terada, Koji Miyamoto, Atsushi Gonokuchi, Takashi Yuuma
  • Publication number: 20180334192
    Abstract: A frame member for a vehicle comprises a first side wall, a second side wall provided on an inward side, in a vehicle width direction, of the first side wall, an upper wall and a lower wall, which are configured to form a structure of the closed cross section of the frame member together with the first and the second side walls, an upper-side lateral rib and a lower-side lateral rib, which are respectively provided between the upper and lower walls to interconnect the first and the second side walls and extend linearly, when viewed from the longitudinal direction of the frame member, an upper-side vertical rib provided to face the first side wall and interconnect the upper wall and the upper-side lateral rib, and a lower-side vertical rib provided to face the first side wall and interconnect the lower wall and the lower-side lateral rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sakayu TERADA, Koji MIYAMOTO, Atsushi GONOKUCHI, Takashi YUUMA