Patents by Inventor Shigemi Sugimori

Shigemi Sugimori 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).

  • Structure of absorbing impact energy using interior material of automobile
    Patent number: 5660426
    Abstract: A structure of absorbing impact energy using a non-metallic interior material for an automobile is provided. The interior material is arranged on the inside of an inner panel of a structure member which includes the inner panel and an outer panel and is formed to have a closed structure in cross section taken along an horizontal imaginary plane. An energy absorbing space in defined between the inner panel and the interior material. A non-metallic energy absorber formed separately from the interior material is mounted on the inner panel or the interior material so as to be arranged in the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigemi Sugimori, Tatsuya Sugamoto, Hitoshi Suga, Masaya Kubo, Yuzuru Imoto, Hiroshi Shimasaki
  • Mounting structure of sun visor for automobile
    Patent number: 5653496
    Abstract: There is disclosed a structure, in which a bracket for supporting a pivotal shaft portion of an arm of a sun visor is mounted on a panel of a vehicle body. The panel has a hole allowing for the insertion of the pivotal shaft portion, and four slits radially extending from the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhumi Mori, Shigemi Sugimori, Hitoshi Suga
  • Mounting structure of sun visor for automobile
    Patent number: 5544928
    Abstract: There is disclosed a structure, in which a bracket for supporting a pivotal shaft portion of an arm of a sun visor is mounted on a panel of a vehicle body. The panel has a hole allowing for the insertion of the pivotal shaft portion, and four slits radially extending from the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhumi Mori, Shigemi Sugimori, Hitoshi Suga