Patents by Inventor Katsuhiro Hamamoto

Katsuhiro Hamamoto 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: 9004569
    Abstract: A pocket member includes a flat-shaped first floor portion located forward and extending substantially horizontally and a flat-shaped second floor portion located in back of the first floor portion and rising obliquely rearward from the first floor portion. A trim recess portion recessed outward in a vehicle width direction is formed at a portion which is located above a trim opening portion and between a door armrest portion and a speaker storage portion which respectively protrude toward a vehicle-compartment side. The trim recess portion is configured to extend obliquely forward and upward from the trim opening portion along the direction substantially perpendicular to the second floor portion. Accordingly, an appropriate storage position of any stored bottle containers, regardless of its size (a large-sized one, a small-sized one) can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Keishi Nishimura, Kazuhisa Kodama
  • Publication number: 20140028044
    Abstract: A pocket member includes a flat-shaped first floor portion located forward and extending substantially horizontally and a flat-shaped second floor portion located in back of the first floor portion and rising obliquely rearward from the first floor portion. A trim recess portion recessed outward in a vehicle width direction is formed at a portion which is located above a trim opening portion and between a door armrest portion and a speaker storage portion which respectively protrude toward a vehicle-compartment side. The trim recess portion is configured to extend obliquely forward and upward from the trim opening portion along the direction substantially perpendicular to the second floor portion. Accordingly, an appropriate storage position of any stored bottle containers, regardless of its size (a large-sized one, a small-sized one) can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro HAMAMOTO, Keishi NISHIMURA, Kazuhisa KODAMA
  • Patent number: 7350858
    Abstract: A vehicular back trim of the present invention includes a bulge formed in the middle of the vehicle width and between right and left seats to protrude more forward than the rear surfaces of seatbacks of the seats. A center container is formed to extend rearward from the front side of the bulge and behind-seatback containers are formed to extend rearward from the surface located behind the seatbacks of the seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Eiji Harada
  • Patent number: 7338076
    Abstract: A roll bar assembly for convertibles includes a cross bar to be arranged below a beltline, roll bars connected to the cross bar to protrude upward from the cross bar and a resin-made trim covering the cross bar and the roll bars. Part of the trim covering the cross bar is aligned with the beltline and a plurality of ribs are arranged in space between the said part of the trim and the cross bar in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Daikyonishikawa Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Naoto Oonishi
  • Publication number: 20060061153
    Abstract: A vehicular back trim of the present invention includes a bulge formed in the middle of the vehicle width and between right and left seats to protrude more forward than the rear surfaces of seatbacks of the seats. A center container is formed to extend rearward from the front side of the bulge and behind-seatback containers are formed to extend rearward from the surface located behind the seatbacks of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicants: GP DAIKYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Eiji Harada
  • Publication number: 20050212277
    Abstract: A roll bar assembly for convertibles includes a cross bar to be arranged below a beltline, roll bars connected to the cross bar to protrude upward from the cross bar and a resin-made trim covering the cross bar and the roll bars. Part of the trim covering the cross bar is aligned with the beltline and a plurality of ribs are arranged in space between the said part of the trim and the cross bar in the vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Applicants: GP DAIKYO CORPORATION, MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Hamamoto, Seiji Shohara, Masaru Kihara, Naoto Oonishi