Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Imura

Hitoshi Imura 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: 8258400
    Abstract: A storage case (300) includes a case body (320) formed by joining a plurality of members (301, 302) with a joint structure (303a, 303b, 304), an opening (16) formed in the case body (320), a closure member (14) capable of closing the opening (16), a seal structure (17) provided between the case body (320) and the closure member (14), and a foreign-matter guide portion (10) provided on an outer surface of the case body (320), aside from the joint structure (303a, 303b, 304), such that the foreign-matter guide portion is located above the seal structure in the vertical direction of the storage case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukari Inoue, Hitoshi Imura
  • Publication number: 20090223695
    Abstract: A storage case (300) includes a case body (320) formed by joining a plurality of members (301, 302) with a joint structure (303a, 303b, 304) an opening (16) formed in the case body (320), a closure member (14) capable of closing the opening (16), a seal structure (17) provided between the case body (320) and the closure member (14), and a foreign-matter guide portion (10) provided on an outer surface of the case body (320), aside from the joint structure (303a, 303b, 304), such that the foreign-matter guide portion is located above the seal structure in the vertical direction of the storage case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: Toyota Judosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukari Inoue, Hitoshi Imura
  • Publication number: 20090120661
    Abstract: A protective structure for a high voltage cable includes a boost converter and a rear inverter installed in a hybrid vehicle and disposed to be separated from each other; a cable extending between the boost converter and the rear inverter; a protector provided in at least a section of a route along which the cable extends; and a flexible tube surrounding a circumference of the cable inside the protector and freely curved along a direction in which the cable extends. When external force is applied to the cable, the external force is reduced by the protector and the flexible tube. With such a configuration, a protective structure for a high voltage cable that prevents an excessive impact from being exerted on the cable in the event of a vehicle crash is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukari Inoue, Hitoshi Imura