Patents by Inventor Norihito Iwao
Norihito Iwao 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).
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Patent number: 10759279Abstract: A vehicle includes a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, an interior member, and an instrument panel. The instrument panel has a meter cluster portion and an information display portion. The interior member has, on a front side of the vehicle, a extending portion extending around a back side of the information display portion so as to be spaced from the information display portion, and the information display portion has a panel capable of displaying at least either one information of images or characters, and at least when the information is not displayed, enters a light transmission state so as to allow a driver to visually recognize the extending portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Seiji Sekine, Daiki Hamanaga, Jun Maruyama
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Patent number: 10718484Abstract: Lamp unit includes a housing having a front opening portion and a rear opening portion, and a lamp main body disposed in the housing. The lamp main body includes a lamp case extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a position closer to a widthwise outer side of the front opening portion and spaced away from a widthwise outer edge of the front opening portion toward a widthwise inner side, and inner side and first outer side heat dissipation fins and protruding from the lamp case to the inner side and outer side in the vehicle width direction. The outer side heat dissipation fin protrudes greater than the inner side heat dissipation fin.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Takahiro Matsui, Ryoma Makino
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Patent number: 10343594Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle includes a lamp and a dividing member. The lamp includes at least one lamp part, and is disposed on a rear portion of the vehicle. The dividing member is a member for dividing the lamp at least in a vehicle up-down direction. The dividing member is formed in such a manner that blinking of a single lamp part of the lamp is directly viewable both from above and below the dividing member when viewed from the rear side of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Nakamura, Norihito Iwao
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Patent number: 10300837Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle is provided with a vehicle front lamp disposed at each end portion of a vehicle front portion in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle front lamp includes a headlight, a cover member, and a lighting accessory. The cover member is disposed above the headlight. The lighting accessory is disposed above a rear portion of the headlight and below the cover member. The vehicle front lamp is provided with a ventilation path that is formed outward or inward of the headlight in the vehicle width direction below the cover member and that allows traveling wind from a vehicle front side to pass toward a vehicle rear side.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Yasuaki Kikuchi, Qian Zhao, Yusuke Nakamura, Takahiro Matsui
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Publication number: 20190086054Abstract: Lamp unit includes a housing having a front opening portion and a rear opening portion, and a lamp main body disposed in the housing. The lamp main body includes a lamp case extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a position closer to a widthwise outer side of the front opening portion and spaced away from a widthwise outer edge of the front opening portion toward a widthwise inner side, and inner side and first outer side heat dissipation fins and protruding from the lamp case to the inner side and outer side in the vehicle width direction. The outer side heat dissipation fin protrudes greater than the inner side heat dissipation fin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito IWAO, Takahiro MATSUI, Ryoma MAKINO
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Publication number: 20190084422Abstract: A vehicle includes a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, an interior member, and an instrument panel. The instrument panel has a meter cluster portion and an information display portion. The interior member has, on a front side of the vehicle, a extending portion extending around a back side of the information display portion so as to be spaced from the information display portion, and the information display portion has a panel capable of displaying at least either one information of images or characters, and at least when the information is not displayed, enters a light transmission state so as to allow a driver to visually recognize the extending portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito IWAO, Seiji SEKINE, Daiki HAMANAGA, Jun MARUYAMA
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Patent number: 10179614Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle includes: a rear lamp (6) provided at rear (1R) of the vehicle; and a rectifying member (3) extending from a center in a vehicle width direction to an outer side in a right and left direction. The rectifying member (3) includes an outer part (32) positioned on an outside in the vehicle width direction and a central part (31) positioned on the center in the vehicle width direction. The outer part (32) partitions the rear lamp (6) in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and an upper surface of the central part (31) extends further toward an upper side of the vehicle than the rear lamp (6) in the vehicle width direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Nakamura, Norihito Iwao
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Publication number: 20180257543Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle includes a lamp and a dividing member. The lamp includes at least one lamp part, and is disposed on a rear portion of the vehicle. The dividing member is a member for dividing the lamp at least in a vehicle up-down direction. The dividing member is formed in such a manner that blinking of a single lamp part of the lamp is directly viewable both from above and below the dividing member when viewed from the rear side of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: September 13, 2018Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Norihito IWAO
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Publication number: 20170297476Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle is provided with a vehicle front lamp disposed at each end portion of a vehicle front portion in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle front lamp includes a headlight, a cover member, and a lighting accessory. The cover member is disposed above the headlight. The lighting accessory is disposed above a rear portion of the headlight and below the cover member. The vehicle front lamp is provided with a ventilation path that is formed outward or inward of the headlight in the vehicle width direction below the cover member and that allows traveling wind from a vehicle front side to pass toward a vehicle rear side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito IWAO, Yasuaki KIKUCHI, Qian ZHAO, Yusuke NAKAMURA, Takahiro MATSUI
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Publication number: 20170274943Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle includes: a recess (4) that is provided at rear (1R) of the vehicle and recessed in a front direction of the vehicle; and a partition member (3) that partitions the recess in a vertical direction of the vehicle. The partition member (3) is provided to be movable to a rear side, an upper side, or a lower side of the recess (4) so as to separate from the recess (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Norihito IWAO
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Publication number: 20170274944Abstract: A rear structure of a vehicle includes: a rear lamp (6) provided at rear (1R) of the vehicle; and a rectifying member (3) extending from a center in a vehicle width direction to an outer side in a right and left direction. The rectifying member (3) includes an outer part (32) positioned on an outside in the vehicle width direction and a central part (31) positioned on the center in the vehicle width direction. The outer part (32) partitions the rear lamp (6) in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and an upper surface of the central part (31) extends further toward an upper side of the vehicle than the rear lamp (6) in the vehicle width direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Norihito IWAO
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Patent number: D443576Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2000Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Kouichi Hayashi, Koji Tabata, Yoshikazu Miyachi, Norihito Iwao
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Patent number: D455693Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Youichi Sato, Kouji Tabata, Kouji Miyamoto, Norihito Iwao
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Patent number: D669829Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Norihito Iwao, Shinichi Imai, Yukiharu Asano
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Patent number: D790404Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Takahiro Matsui, Kazuhisa Noda, Keisuke Nakai
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Patent number: D845174Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Ryoma Makino, Takahiro Matsui, Kazuhisa Noda, Keisuke Nakai
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Patent number: D849621Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Katsuya Miyazaki, Seiji Sekine, Yuki Karasawa, Mina Yamashita, Jun Maruyama, Daiki Hamanaga, Hiroyuki Sato, Ayumu Tabuki, Fumiaki Amano
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Patent number: D857937Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Ryoma Makino, Takahiro Matsui, Kazuhisa Noda, Mitsuo Yoshioka, Keisuke Nakai
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Patent number: D859705Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Ryoma Makino, Takahiro Matsui, Kazuhisa Noda, Ryousuke Nozaki, Keisuke Nakai
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Patent number: D883882Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Norihito Iwao, Ryoma Makino, Takahiro Matsui, Kazuhisa Noda, Keisuke Nakai