Patents by Inventor Hidetoshi Gozu

Hidetoshi Gozu 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: 5232261
    Abstract: A door impact beam, which is arranged in a door panel structure, comprises a beam body, arranged along the longitudinal direction of a door, and attachment portions arranged individually at two opposite ends of the beam body. The beam body is formed of a heat-treated hollow member steel. The attachment portions are individually fixed to the door panel structure. The beam body has a section in the form of a quadrilateral frame having four sides and four rounded corners. The outer radius of curvature R of each of the four corners is adjusted to a value such that the radius R falls within a range of 1.5 t.ltoreq.R.ltoreq.3.5 t, where t is the wall thickness of the hollow member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Kuroda, Ken Takahashi, Hideo Akamatsu, Hidetoshi Gozu