Patents by Inventor Noriaki Masuta

Noriaki Masuta 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: 8979166
    Abstract: A fender panel mounting structure for a vehicle is configured so that a fender panel can be removed without detaching the corner glass of a non-opening window. The fender panel mounting structure has the triangular non-opening window provided between a front pillar and an outside panel. A protrusion covering the upper frame member of the front pillar is formed at the upper edge of the fender panel covering the outer surface of the outside panel. A flange protruding to the inner surface side of the non-opening window from a side edge of the protrusion, the side edge facing the non-opening window, is provided on the protrusion. A clip having a slit extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is provided at the opening edge of the non-opening window at a position corresponding to the flange. The flange is engaged in a releasable manner with the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamanaka, Masashige Iseki, Kousuke Katsumata, Noriaki Masuta
  • Publication number: 20140367997
    Abstract: A fender panel mounting structure for a vehicle is configured so that a fender panel can be removed without detaching the corner glass of a non-opening window. The fender panel mounting structure has the triangular non-opening window provided between the lower part of a front pillar and an outside panel. A protrusion covering the upper frame member of the front pillar is formed at the upper edge of the fender panel covering the outer surface of the outside panel. A flange protruding to the inner surface side of the non-opening window from a side edge of the protrusion, the side edge facing the non-opening window, is provided on the protrusion. A clip having a slit extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is provided at the opening edge of the non-opening window at a position corresponding to the flange. The flange is engaged in a releasable manner with the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD,
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamanaka, Masashige Iseki, Kousuke Katsumata, Noriaki Masuta
  • Patent number: 5441319
    Abstract: The bumper stay comprises a stay main body consisting of a channel member having a vertical axial line and a reinforcement member fixedly received in the stay main body and adapted to be secured to the bumper beam by way of flanges thereof. The stay main body comprises a closed end adapted to be fixedly secured to a vehicle body and an open end facing a bumper beam. A pair of U-shaped middle parts each having a horizontal axial line are provided between the flanges of the reinforcement member, and an intermediate abutting surface is defined between the U-shaped middle parts, the intermediate abutting surface abutting a part of the bumper beam. Thus, the closed end of the stay main body can present a large contact area between the bumper stay and the vehicle body while the reinforcement member can provide a large area of contact between the bumper stay and the bumper beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaru Oyama, Noriaki Masuta