Patents by Inventor Gou Shimura

Gou Shimura 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).

  • Windshield glass support structure
    Patent number: 7540557
    Abstract: In a windshield glass support structure, a lower end of a windshield glass is supported at an upper end of a cowl portion across the entire width in the vehicle width direction. The cowl portion is open toward the front of a vehicle body with a cowl outer which forms an upper portion of the cowl portion and a cowl inner which forms a lower portion of the cowl portion. Braces which form a closed cross-section with the cowl portion connect the cowl outer with the cowl inner at positions dividing the cowl portion into three substantially equal parts in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Gou Shimura
  • Windshield Glass Support Structure
    Publication number: 20080116721
    Abstract: In a windshield glass support structure, a lower end of a windshield glass is supported at an upper end of a cowl portion across the entire width in the vehicle width direction. The cowl portion is open toward the front of a vehicle body with a cowl outer which forms an upper portion of the cowl portion and a cowl inner which forms a lower portion of the cowl portion. Braces which form a closed cross-section with the cowl portion connect the cowl outer with the cowl inner at positions dividing the cowl portion into three substantially equal parts in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventor: Gou Shimura