Patents by Inventor Mariko Tokunaga

Mariko Tokunaga 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).

  • Suspension tower
    Patent number: 10926800
    Abstract: An outer housing of a suspension tower has a storage compartment which supports and stores an absorber at an upper part thereof, and an outer housing front leg and an outer housing rear leg which extend from ends, in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, of the storage compartment in a downward direction. An inner panel of the suspension tower has an inner panel front leg which extends from a front end, in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, of a reinforcement in the downward direction, and an inner panel rear leg which extends from a rear end, in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, of the reinforcement in the downward direction. A lower end of the inner panel front leg is positioned at an upper position in a vehicle up-and-down direction in relation to the outer housing front leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi Amou, Mariko Tokunaga, Ryuusuke Nakayama
  • SUSPENSION TOWER
    Publication number: 20190300057
    Abstract: An outer housing of a suspension tower has a storage compartment which supports and stores an absorber at an upper part thereof, and an outer housing front leg and an outer housing rear leg which extend from ends, in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, of the storage compartment in a downward direction. An inner panel of the suspension tower has an inner panel front leg which extends from a front end, in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, of a reinforcement in the downward direction, and an inner panel rear leg which extends from a rear end, in the vehicle front-and-rear direction, of the reinforcement in the downward direction. A lower end of the inner panel front leg is positioned at an upper position in a vehicle up-and-down direction in relation to the outer housing front leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junichi AMOU, Mariko Tokunaga, Ryuusuke Nakayama