Patents by Inventor Norimasa Yano

Norimasa Yano 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: 9302712
    Abstract: In a radiator support connection member, a low rigidity section is provided in a fender bracket side such that rigidity in the fender bracket side is set lower than rigidity of a radiator support. Because the fender bracket side of the radiator support connection member is likely to be plastically deformed, it is possible to secure energy absorbing performance. In addition, it is possible to make a rigidity of a coupling section of the radiator support connection member an appropriate rigidity by coupling a side section of the radiator support connection member in the radiator support side with high rigidity to a side section of the radiator support at a plurality of coupling spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Patent number: 9168957
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes an upper back cross-sectional portion which forms a skeleton frame cross member that is elongated in a vehicle width direction, a bracket package tray which is located on a vehicle rear side of the upper back cross-sectional portion and joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion, a roof side inner which is located on a vehicle top side of a wheel house, a roof side outer which is located outside an extended portion and the roof side inner in a vehicle width direction and which has a front end portion which is joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion and a rear end portion which is joined to a bracket package tray, and a bulk connector which couples the roof side outer and the upper back cross-sectional portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Publication number: 20150175214
    Abstract: In a radiator support connection member, a low rigidity section is provided in a fender bracket side such that rigidity in the fender bracket side is set lower than rigidity of a radiator support. Because the fender bracket side of the radiator support connection member is likely to be plastically deformed, it is possible to secure energy absorbing performance. In addition, it is possible to make a rigidity of a coupling section of the radiator support connection member an appropriate rigidity by coupling a side section of the radiator support connection member in the radiator support side with high rigidity to a side section of the radiator support at a plurality of coupling spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Publication number: 20140152054
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes an upper back cross-sectional portion which forms a skeleton that is elongated in a vehicle width direction, a bracket package tray which is located on a vehicle rear side of the upper back cross-sectional portion and joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion, a roof side inner which is located on a vehicle top side of a wheel house, a roof side outer which is located outside an extended portion and the roof side inner in a vehicle width direction and which has a front end portion which is joined to the upper back cross-sectional portion and a rear end portion which is joined to a bracket package tray, and a bulk which couples the roof side outer and the upper back cross-sectional portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Patent number: 7946645
    Abstract: A vehicular body front portion structure includes a cowl panel and a dash panel that extends below the cowl panel. The cowl panel has a concave body with an opening formed on the upper side when viewed from the side of the vehicle body. The concave body is formed from a front plate portion, a bottom plate portion, and a rear plate portion. The cowl panel is spot-welded to the front plate portion. A drainage groove that extends in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body is provided in a front end portion of the bottom plate portion. An in-groove recessed portion, which is recessed from the drainage groove on the lower side of the concave body and which inhibits the dash panel from detaching from the cowl panel, is formed in the bottom of the drainage groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Publication number: 20100301636
    Abstract: A vehicular body front portion structure includes a cowl panel and a dash panel that extends below the cowl panel. The cowl panel has a concave body with an opening formed on the upper side when viewed from the side of the vehicle body. The concave body is formed from a front plate portion, a bottom plate portion, and a rear plate portion. The cowl panel is spot-welded to the front plate portion. A drainage groove that extends in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body is provided in a front end portion of the bottom plate portion. An in-groove recessed portion, which is recessed from the drainage groove on the lower side of the concave body and which inhibits the dash panel from detaching from the cowl panel, is formed in the bottom of the drainage groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Norimasa Yano
  • Patent number: 5459775
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a service system for interconnection between different kinds of communication terminals and to a communication node device and a communication terminal used in the same. The object of the invention is to offer versatility and to need no operation for media conversion by an originating party. An information factor indicating a communication terminal attribute is inserted in a message to establish a call between a communication terminal and a communication node device. In the communication node device, when a communication refusal from a destination communication terminal due to a communication terminal attribute disagreement is recognized in response to a destination message sent from the originating communication terminal to the destination communication terminal, a medium receivable by the destination communication terminal is selected and the destination message from the originating communication terminal is corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Osamu Isono, Norimasa Yano, Toshimasa Fukui