Patents by Inventor Masashi Nishiike

Masashi Nishiike 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).

  • Pick-up style utility vehicle with expandable cargo bed
    Patent number: 8215690
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle including a front seat, a rear seat and a cargo bed in order from the front side to the rear side of the vehicle, and a screen for partitioning the cargo bed and ride space on the front side of the cargo bed. The cargo bed has at least a stationary bottom plate and an expansion bottom plate, and is changeable between an expanded state where the cargo bed is expanded forward into the ride space and a non-expanded state where the cargo bed does not occupy the ride space. Also, the expansion bottom plate is pivotable on a horizontal shaft in the right and left direction relative to the stationary bottom plate and the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Nishiike, Itsuo Takegami, Masashi Sakata, Takafumi Hisamori, Tooru Ogino, Kazuma Waida, Dustin Meyer, Eizou Sakai, Shigeru Yamashita
  • PICK-UP STYLE UTILITY VEHICLE WITH EXPANDABLE CARGO BED
    Publication number: 20110148145
    Abstract: The present invention is a pick-up style utility vehicle including a front seat, a rear seat and a cargo bed in order from the front side to the rear side, and a screen for partitioning the cargo bed and ride space on the front side of the cargo bed, in which the cargo bed has at least a stationary bottom plate and an expansion bottom plate, and is changeable between an expanded state where the cargo bed is expanded forward to the ride space and a non-expanded state where the cargo bed does not occupy the ride space, and the expansion bottom plate is pivotable on a horizontal shaft in the right and left direction relative to the stationary bottom plate and the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Masashi NISHIIKE, Itsuo Takegami, Masashi Sakata, Takafumi Hisamori, Tooru Ogino, Kazuma Waida, Dustin Meyer, Eizou Sakai, Shigeru Yamashita