Patents by Inventor Takanori MATSUURA

Takanori MATSUURA 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).

  • Upper vehicle-body structure for vehicle
    Patent number: 11565758
    Abstract: An upper vehicle-body structure for a vehicle, the upper vehicle-body structure including a cover that fits in an opening in a roof panel of the vehicle; a sunroof device that moves the cover between one position in the opening and another position out of the opening; and a vehicle-body framework which surrounds an outer edge portion of the opening and in which corner portions are formed in a planar view. The sunroof has a unit framework in which corner portions are formed, and close portions of the unit framework to unit corner portions are coupled with close portions of the vehicle-body framework to vehicle-body corner portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Shigyou, Daisuke Kiyoshita, Takanori Matsuura
  • UPPER VEHICLE-BODY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220001934
    Abstract: An upper vehicle-body structure for a vehicle, the upper vehicle-body structure including a cover that fits in an opening in a roof panel of the vehicle; a sunroof device that moves the cover between one position in the opening and another position out of the opening; and a vehicle-body framework which surrounds an outer edge portion of the opening and in which corner portions are formed in a planar view. The sunroof has a unit framework in which corner portions are formed, and close portions of the unit framework to unit corner portions are coupled with close portions of the vehicle-body framework to vehicle-body corner portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki SHIGYOU, Daisuke KIYOSHITA, Takanori MATSUURA