Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Nito

Hitoshi Nito 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: 9517743
    Abstract: A vehicle interior structure has a driver's seat disposed inside a cabin, a rear passenger's seat disposed on a vehicle rear side of the driver's seat inside the cabin, a partition wall member extending in a vehicle width direction between the driver's seat and the rear passenger's seat, and an inside handle for opening that opens a door on a side of the rear passenger's seat. The inside handle is set at a position rearward of and close to a vehicle outer end portion of the partition wall member in the vehicle width direction. The partition wall member includes an inclining surface portion inclining such that the inclining surface portion becomes closer to a vehicle front side as extending toward a vehicle center from the vehicle outer end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruka Mochizuki, Hitoshi Nito, Wataru Suzuki, Takashi Mukaiyama, Hiroyuki Ide
  • Publication number: 20150375705
    Abstract: A vehicle interior structure has a driver's seat disposed inside a cabin, a rear passenger's seat disposed on a vehicle rear side of the driver's seat inside the cabin, a partition wall member extending in a vehicle width direction between the driver's seat and the rear passenger's seat, and an inside handle for opening that opens a door on a side of the rear passenger's seat. The inside handle is set at a position rearward of and close to a vehicle outer end portion of the partition wall member in the vehicle width direction. The partition wall member includes an inclining surface portion inclining such that the inclining surface portion becomes closer to a vehicle front side as extending toward a vehicle center from the vehicle outer end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruka Mochizuki, Hitoshi Nito, Wataru Suzuki, Takashi Mukaiyama, Hiroyuki Ide
  • Patent number: 7909392
    Abstract: A fender protector structure of a vehicle which includes a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel. The body structure defines a wheel well. A fender protector is connected to the body structure for covering an outer periphery of the wheel well, and a reinforcing structure for the fender protector extends from the body panel to the fender panel, wherein the reinforcing structure includes fixing the fender protector to the body panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Hitoshi Nito
  • Publication number: 20090152901
    Abstract: A fender protector structure of a vehicle, includes a body structure including a body panel and a fender panel, the body structure defining a wheel well, a fender protector means connected to the body structure for covering an outer periphery of the wheel well, and a means for reinforcing the fender protector extending from the body panel to the fender panel, wherein the means for reinforcing includes a means for fixing the fender protector to the body panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Hitoshi Nito