Patents by Inventor Masayoshi SANNABE

Masayoshi SANNABE 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).

  • Publication number: 20230182547
    Abstract: A vehicle door is provided having an outer panel reinforced by a panel reinforcement and which is configured to generate low-frequency sound dominantly at the time of closing the door. The door has an outer panel openably/closably attached to a vehicle body by a front hinge; and a panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle front-rear direction on an inner side of the outer panel. The outer panel and the panel reinforcement are fixed by plural adhesion sections. The number of the adhesion sections in an upper area of the outer panel is larger than the number of the adhesion sections in a lower area of the outer panel. The number of the adhesion sections provided in a front lower area near the front hinge in the lower area is larger than the number of adhesion sections in a rear lower area away from the front hinge in the lower area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke NAKAYAMA, Tomohiro KOMAJI, Hidemitsu SHINHARA, Masaki MOURI, Eiji ORO, Masayoshi SANNABE