Patents by Inventor Kentaro Shimomura

Kentaro Shimomura 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).

  • Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed
    Patent number: 8136857
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle includes a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction into a riding space, and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space. The screen shield is slidably supported by a vehicle body configuring portion, for example, a guide portion provided on an expandable side panel and extending in a front and rear direction, so as to be movable in a front and rear direction between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirohito Shimizu, Masashi Kanai, Hideyuki Takahashi, Yoshitaka Awazu, Austin Stauffer, Shigeru Yamashita, Shigeto Nakamura, Mike Boyle, Takashi Miyauchi, Yoshiya Takehara, Kentaro Shimomura
  • PICK-UP STYLE UTILITY VEHICLE WITH EXPANDABLE CARGO BED
    Publication number: 20110156429
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a riding space, and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space. The screen shield is slidably supported by a vehicle body configuring portion, for example, a guide portion provided on an expandable side panel and extended in a front or rear direction, so as to be movable in a front or rear direction between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hirohito Shimizu, Masashi Kanai, Hideyuki Takahashi, Yoshitaka Awazu, Austin Stauffer, Shigeru Yamashita, Shigeto Nakamura, Mike Boyle, Takashi Miyauchi, Yoshiya Takehara, Kentaro Shimomura