Patents by Inventor Takahiro Matayoshi

Takahiro Matayoshi 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: 8292115
    Abstract: An insert ring is mounted on a resin-made fuel tank body, the insert ring has seat surfaces for mounting a fuel pump thereon and boss holes formed in the seat surfaces. An insert molded body is formed by insert molding of the insert ring using a first resin material while leaving the boss holes and the seat surfaces exposed. The insert molded body is inserted into an outer surface of the fuel tank body by insert molding using a second resin material which forms the fuel tank body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihito Kobayashi, Yuki Mizukura, Takahiro Matayoshi, Tomoyuki Matsumura
  • Patent number: 8286744
    Abstract: A fuel pump attachment structure includes a pump support member and a cover member. The pump support member has a fuel pump support surface via which a fuel pump is to be attached to a fuel tank inside the fuel tank made of second resin. The pump support member includes an insert plate and an insert nut. The cover member is made of first resin and provided on the fuel pump support surface of the pump support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Mizukura, Akihito Kobayashi, Takahiro Matayoshi
  • Patent number: 8225953
    Abstract: A resin-made fuel tank structure of a vehicle is provided to suppress the formation of a notch in a mounting portion of an insert portion on a tank body. The fuel tank structure includes a tank body. The tank body includes a resin material having fuel permeation resistance. The fuel tank structure includes an insert portion separate from the tank body. The insert portion includes a resin material. The insert portion also includes a mounting portion to mount the insert portion on the tank body and a fuel fill opening. The insert portion is configured to be mounted to an outer layer of the tank body. The outer layer of the tank body is configured to be in close contact with an end portion of the mounting portion of the insert portion. The outer layer is configured to bulge more outward and upward than the mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Matayoshi, Akihito Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090242551
    Abstract: A resin-made fuel tank structure of a vehicle is provided to suppress the formation of a notch in a mounting portion of an insert portion on a tank body. The fuel tank structure includes a tank body. The tank body includes a resin material having fuel permeation resistance. The fuel tank structure includes an insert portion separate from the tank body. The insert portion includes a resin material. The insert portion also includes a mounting portion to mount the insert portion on the tank body and a fuel fill opening. The insert portion is configured to be mounted to an outer layer of the tank body. The outer layer of the tank body is configured to be in close contact with an end portion of the mounting portion of the insert portion. The outer layer is configured to bulge more outward and upward than the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Takahiro Matayoshi, Akihito Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090242300
    Abstract: A fuel pump attachment structure includes a pump support member and a cover member. The pump support member has a fuel pump support surface via which a fuel pump is to be attached to a fuel tank inside the fuel tank made of second resin. The pump support member includes an insert plate and an insert nut. The cover member is made of first resin and provided on the fuel pump support surface of the pump support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki MIZUKURA, Akihito Kobayashi, Takahiro Matayoshi