Patents by Inventor Kazunari KOJIO

Kazunari KOJIO 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).

  • Shock absorbing member and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11371577
    Abstract: A shock absorbing member includes an outer member being hollow and made of a metal, and an inner member held in the outer member. The inner member includes a wood member and a bracket that is made of a solid resin or a metal and that is integral with the wood member. The inner member includes a holding structure configured to position and hold the bracket to the outer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Miura, Junichi Takayanagi, Kazunari Kojio, Munetaka Hayakawa
  • SHOCK-ABSORBING MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210237672
    Abstract: A shock-absorbing member wherein a columnar shaped-wood member is supported by a stopper bolt (a pressure-receiving member) at its axially one end side and is configured such that an impact load is applied to its axially other end side, and wherein the wood member is axially collapsed by the impact load applied thereto, thereby absorbing a portion of the impact load, and that may include a shaft (a reinforcement member) that extends in a direction intersecting with an axis of the wood member while being embedded in the wood member, so as to reinforce the wood member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Toshihisa MIURA, Kazunari KOJIO, Mitsuhiro KATOU
  • Vehicle member
    Patent number: 11052849
    Abstract: A vehicle member comprises a wooden member and a resin cover member integrally covering the wooden member. The vehicle member absorbs or transmits a received load. The cover member integrally includes a load acting portion and an attaching portion. The wooden member is positioned in the vehicle member so that a shaft center direction of annual rings is aligned with an input direction of the load. The attaching portion is attachable to an attached member of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihisa Miura, Kazunari Kojio
  • SHOCK ABSORBING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200263752
    Abstract: A shock absorbing member includes an outer member being hollow and made of a metal, and an inner member held in the outer member. The inner member includes a wood member and a bracket that is made of a solid resin or a metal and that is integral with the wood member. The inner member includes a holding structure configured to position and hold the bracket to the outer member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihisa MIURA, Junichi TAKAYANAGI, Kazunari KOJIO, Munetaka HAYAKAWA
  • VEHICLE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20190283698
    Abstract: A vehicle member comprises a wooden member and a resin cover member integrally covering the wooden member. The vehicle member absorbs or transmits a received load. The cover member integrally includes a load acting portion and an attaching portion. The wooden member is positioned in the vehicle member so that a shaft center direction of annual rings is aligned with an input direction of the load. The attaching portion is attachable to an attached member of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihisa MIURA, Kazunari KOJIO