Patents by Inventor Tomohito MURAKI

Tomohito MURAKI 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 front portion structure
    Patent number: 10196093
    Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes a cowl having an outside air introduction duct and a cowl louver. The cowl louver includes an outer plate portion and an inner plate portion disposed below the outer plate portion and covering the outside air introduction duct from the upper side of the vehicle. An outside rib protruding from the outer plate portion toward the inner plate portion and an inside rib protruding from the inner plate portion toward the outer plate portion are disposed in an intake space. A virtual straight line passing through an end portion of the intake space on a front side of the vehicle and an end portion of the intake space on a rear side of the vehicle intersects with at least one of the outside rib and the inside rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohito Muraki, Kenichi Yamashita, Takahiro Hashimitsu
  • VEHICLE FRONT PORTION STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20180170446
    Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes a cowl having an outside air introduction duct and a cowl louver. The cowl louver includes an outer plate portion and an inner plate portion disposed below the outer plate portion and covering the outside air introduction duct from the upper side of the vehicle. An outside rib protruding from the outer plate portion toward the inner plate portion and an inside rib protruding from the inner plate portion toward the outer plate portion are disposed in an intake space. A virtual straight line passing through an end portion of the intake space on a front side of the vehicle and an end portion of the intake space on a rear side of the vehicle intersects with at least one of the outside rib and the inside rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohito MURAKI, Kenichi YAMASHITA, Takahiro HASHIMITSU