Patents by Inventor Katsuya OOSHIMA

Katsuya OOSHIMA 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: 11952046
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a cross member that is provided on a floor panel and has a hole, and a nameplate that is joined to an inner face of the cross member. At least a part of the nameplate is exposed from the hole. A hardness of the nameplate is lower than a hardness of the steel plate used in the cross member, and a vehicle identification number is stamped in an area of the nameplate, the area being exposed from the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Inoue, Katsuya Ooshima
  • Publication number: 20220315129
    Abstract: A vehicle body includes a cross member that is provided on a floor panel and has a hole, and a nameplate that is joined to an inner face of the cross member. At least a part of the nameplate is exposed from the hole. A hardness of the nameplate is lower than a hardness of the steel plate used in the cross member, and a vehicle identification number is stamped in an area of the nameplate, the area being exposed from the hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin INOUE, Katsuya OOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 11447184
    Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker arranged in a lower lateral part of a vehicle body and extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a power source arranged adjacent to the rocker; a first energy absorbing member arranged under the rocker; a second energy absorbing member arranged between the first energy absorbing member and the power source; and a bracket extending from a bottom of the power source along a vehicle width direction, the bracket being fixed to the second energy absorbing member, wherein the first energy member, the rocker, and the bracket are fixed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Takahashi, Katsuya Ooshima
  • Publication number: 20210268886
    Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure may include: a battery housing arranged under a floor panel; a protector plate arranged under the battery housing; and a battery stack in which an intermediate plate and a plurality of battery cells are stacked. The battery stack may be housed in the battery housing. A protrusion may be provided on at least one of a bottom plate of the battery housing or the protector plate. The protrusion may protrude toward the other of the bottom plate and the protector plate. The protrusion may be positioned under the intermediate plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki NAKAMURA, Masataka OGUSHI, Shinichiro NODA, Katsuya OOSHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210237550
    Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure of an electric vehicle may include: a floor panel of a vehicle body; a battery pack arranged under the floor panel and including a plurality of battery cells; a spacer arranged between and in contact with a top plate and a bottom plate of the battery pack; and a vibration-isolating material arranged between and in contact with the floor panel and the top plate. The spacer may be positioned under the vibration-isolating material, and a space may be provided between the floor panel and the top plate above the plurality of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Kyosuke KAWASE, Katsuya OOSHIMA, Tatsuya MORINAGA
  • Publication number: 20210221435
    Abstract: A vehicle body lower structure may include: a rocker arranged in a lower lateral part of a vehicle body and extending along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a power source arranged adjacent to the rocker; a first energy absorbing member arranged under the rocker; a second energy absorbing member arranged between the first energy absorbing member and the power source; and a bracket extending from a bottom of the power source along a vehicle width direction, the bracket being fixed to the second energy absorbing member, wherein the first energy member, the rocker, and the bracket are fixed to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki TAKAHASHI, Katsuya OOSHIMA