Patents by Inventor Motoyuki SHIBATA

Motoyuki SHIBATA 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).

  • Stabilizer bushing for adhesive use and stabilizer bar equipped with stabilizer bushing
    Patent number: 10994583
    Abstract: A stabilizer bushing for adhesive use including: a tubular rubber elastic body whose inner circumferential surface being configured to be adhered to a stabilizer bar; a bracket mounted onto an outer circumferential surface of the rubber elastic body and configured to be attached to a vehicle body; and concave/convex mated parts provided on axially opposite portions between the rubber elastic body and the bracket, the concave/convex mated parts protruding radially outward, wherein a mated height dimension of the concave/convex mated part is varied in a circumferential direction, and is made small at a position of input of a main radial load in the rubber elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Matsumura, Masaki Shirashige, Motoyuki Shibata
  • STABILIZER BUSHING FOR ADHESIVE USE AND STABILIZER BAR EQUIPPED WITH STABILIZER BUSHING
    Publication number: 20190263214
    Abstract: A stabilizer bushing for adhesive use including: a tubular rubber elastic body whose inner circumferential surface being configured to be adhered to a stabilizer bar; a bracket mounted onto an outer circumferential surface of the rubber elastic body and configured to be attached to a vehicle body; and concave/convex mated parts provided on axially opposite portions between the rubber elastic body and the bracket, the concave/convex mated parts protruding radially outward, wherein a mated height dimension of the concave/convex mated part is varied in a circumferential direction, and is made small at a position of input of a main radial load in the rubber elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MATSUMURA, Masaki SHIRASHIGE, Motoyuki SHIBATA