Patents by Inventor Keiji ISHIMOTO

Keiji ISHIMOTO 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).

  • Vehicle side part structure having outside door handle and release switch
    Patent number: 11834871
    Abstract: A vehicle side part structure includes: a side door having a window frame; an outside door handle which is arranged above a lower end rim of the window frame and which is manipulated when the side door is being opened and closed from outside the vehicle; a release switch provided on a press surface of the outside door handle, which is a surface pressed by a user with a finger during an operation of opening the side door, the release switch outputting a release signal upon being manipulated; and a latch actuator which releases latching of the side door by a latch mechanism when the release signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiji Ishimoto, Hiroyasu Harima, Cheng shu Guo
  • VEHICLE SIDE PART STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20220042354
    Abstract: A vehicle side part structure includes: a side door having a window frame; an outside door handle which is arranged above a lower end rim of the window frame and which is manipulated when the side door is being opened and closed from outside the vehicle; a release switch provided on a press surface of the outside door handle, which is a surface pressed by a user with a finger during an operation of opening the side door, the release switch outputting a release signal upon being manipulated; and a latch actuator which releases latching of the side door by a latch mechanism when the release signal is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Keiji Ishimoto, Hiroyasu Harima, Cheng shu Guo
  • Fuel filler structure for vehicle
    Patent number: 10744871
    Abstract: A lock pin is arranged so as to be projected from a side wall of a concave region, in which a fuel filler port of a vehicle is arranged, toward the inside of the concave region. In addition, a retainer placed around the lock pin on an inner side of the side wall of the concave region and a protector supported by the retainer so as to be placed in a region close to the lock pin are provided. The protector has a detent pin to prevent the retainer from rotating relative to the lock pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Cheng shu Guo, Hironori Kojima, Keiji Ishimoto
  • FUEL FILLER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190291571
    Abstract: A lock pin is arranged so as to be projected from a side wall of a concave region, in which a fuel filler port of a vehicle is arranged, toward the inside of the concave region. In addition, a retainer placed around the lock pin on an inner side of the side wall of the concave region and a protector supported by the retainer so as to be placed in a region close to the lock pin are provided. The protector has a detent pin to prevent the retainer from rotating relative to the lock pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Cheng shu GUO, Hironori KOJIMA, Keiji ISHIMOTO