Patents by Inventor Nobuhiro Yoshimura

Nobuhiro Yoshimura 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: 6913300
    Abstract: A bumper structure comprise a bumper reinforcement, a bumper fascia extending along and located in front of the bumper reinforcement, and an impact absorber arranged between the bumper reinforcement and the bumper fascia. The bumper reinforcement extends in a lateral direction of a vehicular body and attached to the vehicular body. The bumper reinforcement has a front surface, stepped or tapered in shape, so that the bumper reinforcement retreats at a lower portion thereof more than at an upper portion thereof. The impact absorber has upper and lower portions so that the lower portion thereof is longer and stronger than the upper portion thereof. The impact absorber has a rear surface, stepped or tapered in shape, such that the rear surface of the lower portion projects toward the bumper reinforcement with respect to the rear surface of the upper portion so as to face the front surface of the bumper reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Nobuhiro Yoshimura, Keiichi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20040130167
    Abstract: A bumper structure comprise a bumper reinforcement, a bumper fascia extending along and located in front of the bumper reinforcement, and an impact absorber arranged between the bumper reinforcement and the bumper fascia. The bumper reinforcement extends in a lateral direction of a vehicular body and attached to the vehicular body. The bumper reinforcement has a front surface in a stepped or tapered shape so that retreats at the lower portion thereof than at the upper portion. The impact absorber has upper and lower portions so that the lower portion becomes longer and stronger than upper portion. The impact absorber has a rear surface in a stepped or tapered shape such that the rear surface of the lower portion projects toward the bumper reinforcement with respect to the rear surface of the upper portion to face the front surface of the bumper reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: Takeshi Mori, Nobuhiro Yoshimura, Keiichi Nakagawa