Patents by Inventor Masahito MUROTA

Masahito MUROTA 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: 10682907
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a rear floor panel, a first rear cross member, a fuel tank and a VSF valve. The rear floor panel includes a first wall and a second wall. The first rear cross member includes a pair of first vertical walls extending in an upward/downward direction, and a first horizontal wall configured to connect lower ends of the pair of first vertical walls. The fuel tank includes a second connecting surface extending along the first horizontal wall. The first horizontal wall includes a pair of horizontal sections and an inclined section. The VSF valve is installed at a position overlapping the inclined section in a forward/rearward direction of a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Muramatsu, Masahito Murota
  • Publication number: 20190001814
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a rear floor panel, a first rear cross member, a fuel tank and a VSF valve. The rear floor panel includes a first wall and a second wall. The first rear cross member includes a pair of first vertical walls extending in an upward/downward direction, and a first horizontal wall configured to connect lower ends of the pair of first vertical walls. The fuel tank includes a second connecting surface extending along the first horizontal wall. The first horizontal wall includes a pair of horizontal sections and an inclined section. The VSF valve is installed at a position overlapping the inclined section in a forward/rearward direction of a vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yuki Muramatsu, Masahito Murota
  • Patent number: 10093176
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes a lower cross member joined to the lower surface of a rear floor panel, and an upper cross member joined to the upper surface of the rear floor panel along the lower cross member. The lower cross member forms a closed section together with the rear floor panel, and is connected to front mounting portions on both sides. The upper cross member forms a closed section together with the rear floor panel. A rear flange of the lower cross member and a front flange of the upper cross member are joined to be overlaid via the rear floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Muramatsu, Tsutomu Fukutomi, Masahito Murota
  • Publication number: 20170113541
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes a lower cross member joined to the lower surface of a rear floor panel, and an upper cross member joined to the upper surface of the rear floor panel along the lower cross member. The lower cross member forms a closed section together with the rear floor panel, and is connected to front mounting portions on both sides. The upper cross member forms a closed section together with the rear floor panel. A rear flange of the lower cross member and a front flange of the upper cross member are joined to be overlaid via the rear floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki MURAMATSU, Tsutomu FUKUTOMI, Masahito MUROTA