Patents by Inventor Masaki Yoshimoto

Masaki Yoshimoto 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: 11148625
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a grille stay located behind a bumper panel having a grille opening, and a stay cover disposed to cover a rear portion of the grille stay. The grill stay faces an upper portion of the bumper panel from behind. The grille stay includes a front portion and a rear portion, and the rear portion has a smaller cross sectional area than the front portion. The grill stay further includes a step portion at a boundary between the front portion and the rear portion. The stay cover includes a front end that is disposed to face a rear face of the step portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20200164822
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a grille stay located behind a bumper panel having a grille opening, and a stay cover disposed to cover a rear portion of the grille stay. The grill stay faces an upper portion of the bumper panel from behind. The grille stay includes a front portion and a rear portion, and the rear portion has a smaller cross sectional area than the front portion. The grill stay further includes a step portion at a boundary between the front portion and the rear portion. The stay cover includes a front end that is disposed to face a rear face of the step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Masaki YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10518709
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure, comprising a fixation wall which is erected behind a rear seat, and an upper back panel whose end is attached to the fixation wall, wherein the upper back panel is provided with a first attaching portion which is attached to the fixation wall and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the fixation wall, and a folding portion which is connected to an upper end of the first attaching portion, opposed to the first attaching portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and when a force is applied in the forward direction of the vehicle, is folded with its upper end as a fulcrum toward the front of the vehicle; and the folding portion has a length to contact the first attaching portion or the fixation wall at a position below an upper end of the fixation wall when it is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20180345880
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure, comprising a fixation wall which is erected behind a rear seat, and an upper back panel whose end is attached to the fixation wall, wherein the upper back panel is provided with a first attaching portion which is attached to the fixation wall and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the fixation wall, and a folding portion which is connected to an upper end of the first attaching portion, opposed to the first attaching portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and when a force is applied in the forward direction of the vehicle, is folded with its upper end as a fulcrum toward the front of the vehicle; and the folding portion has a length to contact the first attaching portion or the fixation wall at a position below an upper end of the fixation wall when it is folded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masaki YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: D262216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1981
    Assignee: Dream Sogo Kenkyusho
    Inventor: Masaki Yoshimoto