Patents by Inventor Takerou KATOU

Takerou KATOU 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).

  • Vehicle body front portion structure
    Patent number: 9764774
    Abstract: A vehicle body front portion structure includes a front pillar, a dash portion and a load transmission portion. The dash portion includes a dash panel. The load transmission portion includes a dash side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing he vehicle rear side of a vehicle width direction outer side region of the dash portion, a pillar side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing the vehicle width direction outer side of the pillar inner panel, and an intermediate structure portion that is connected to at least one of the dash side structure portion or the pillar side structure portion. The intermediate structure portion penetrates a hole portion and is set at a location at which a load that acts on the dash side structure portion when there is a frontal collision is transmitted to the pillar side structure portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihito Tomizawa, Takerou Katou
  • VEHICLE BODY FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160264179
    Abstract: A vehicle body front portion structure includes a front pillar, a dash portion and a load transmission portion. The dash portion includes a dash panel. The load transmission portion includes a dash side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing he vehicle rear side of a vehicle width direction outer side region of the dash portion, a pillar side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing the vehicle width direction outer side of the pillar inner panel, and an intermediate structure portion that is connected to at least one of the dash side structure portion or the pillar side structure portion. The intermediate structure portion penetrates a hole portion and is set at a location at which a load that acts on the dash side structure portion when there is a frontal collision is transmitted to the pillar side structure portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihito TOMIZAWA, Takerou KATOU