Patents by Inventor Masahisa Inoue

Masahisa Inoue 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).

  • Patent number: 9376080
    Abstract: A vehicle interior trim panel includes an external layer and a base layer. The external layer defines an aperture, and is configured to overlie a vehicle interior structure and has a portion configured to be disposed in an aperture between the vehicle interior structure and a handle attached to the vehicle interior structure. The base layer is configured to be disposed between the external layer and the vehicle interior structure, without being disposed between the external layer and the vehicle interior structure at the portion of the external layer disposed between the vehicle interior structure and the handle. The base layer includes a peripheral edge spaced from the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jorge Guadarrama Martinez, Masahisa Inoue, Yousuke Murata
  • Publication number: 20070199864
    Abstract: A storage structure is configured that can be assembled more easily. The storage structure is provided with a lid capable of being opened and closed. The lid is configured to swing about a swing axis from an opened state to a closed state. The lid has a center of gravity located on a far portion of the lid relative to the swing axis such that swinging movement of the lid to the opened state occurs due to a weight distribution of the lid itself relative to the swing axis. Thus, the lid swings from the closed state to the opened state with the center of gravity of the lid having being vertically disposed below the swing axis when the lid is in the closed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Tsukasa Ebihara, Masahisa Inoue, Hiroshi Katagami