Patents by Inventor Makoto MORIMITSU

Makoto MORIMITSU 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 body structure of vehicle side portion
    Patent number: 9708008
    Abstract: A roof reinforcement (20) includes an upper surface portion (21) to be joined to a roof panel (3), and a recess portion (22) formed in such a manner as to be recessed below the upper surface portion (21). A rising piece (27) rising from a bottom surface portion (23) upwardly, and a joint piece (28) extending from an upper end of the rising piece (27) outwardly in the vehicle width direction are formed at both ends of the bottom surface portion (23) of the recess portion (22) in the vehicle width direction. The joint piece (28) is welded to the roof panel (3) and to each of flange portions (3a, 16a, 17a) of the roof reinforcement (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Nishimura, Hideaki Hoshuyama, Makoto Morimitsu, Seigo Taguchi
  • VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE SIDE PORTION
    Publication number: 20160129944
    Abstract: A roof reinforcement (20) includes an upper surface portion (21) to be joined to a roof panel (3), and a recess portion (22) formed in such a manner as to be recessed below the upper surface portion (21). A rising piece (27) rising from a bottom surface portion (23) upwardly, and a joint piece (28) extending from an upper end of the rising piece (27) outwardly in the vehicle width direction are formed at both ends of the bottom surface portion (23) of the recess portion (22) in the vehicle width direction. The joint piece (28) is welded to the roof panel (3) and to each of flange portions (3a, 16a, 17a) of the roof reinforcement (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshikazu NISHIMURA, Hideaki HOSHUYAMA, Makoto MORIMITSU, Seigo TAGUCHI