Patents by Inventor Naomi Sugano

Naomi Sugano 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).

  • Vehicle impact detection system
    Patent number: 8070215
    Abstract: A side sill beam having a shape of an arch concave outwards in a vehicle-width direction is placed in a side sill, and includes first and second ends welded to joining areas with front and rear floor cross members, respectively. A first impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed near the joining areas of the side sill and the front or rear floor cross member, and a second impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed offset from the first impact detection element in a vehicle front-rear direction as viewed in the vehicle-width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideki Yoshioka, Toshimasa Okamoto, Takashi Yakata, Tomohiro Inagaki, Naomi Sugano
  • VEHICLE IMPACT DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100231002
    Abstract: A side sill beam having a shape of an arch concave outwards in a vehicle-width direction is placed in a side sill, and includes first and second ends welded to joining areas with front and rear floor cross members, respectively. A first impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed near the joining areas of the side sill and the front or rear floor cross member, and a second impact detection element that detects an impact from the outside in the vehicle-width direction is disposed offset from the first impact detection element in a vehicle front-rear direction as viewed in the vehicle-width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Hideki YOSHIOKA, Toshimasa Okamoto, Takashi Yakata, Tomohiro Inagaki, Naomi Sugano