Patents by Inventor Toru Sonobe

Toru Sonobe 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).

  • Industrial vehicle
    Patent number: 9434245
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes: a driver's cab; an engine; a chassis, at sides of which tires are provided; an engine room in which the engine is mounted on the chassis, the engine room being provided behind the driver's cab; front portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being located at the driver's cab side; rear portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being opposite to the surface located at the driver's cab side; and a coupling structure that couples upper portions of the front portion structures to upper portions of the rear portion structures and forms a peripheral device installation space at an upper portion of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KCM, HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Mori, Takatomo Ohno, Toru Sonobe, Hiroyuki Ishida, Keisuke Kobayashi
  • INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160082831
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes: a driver's cab; an engine; a chassis, at sides of which tires are provided; an engine room in which the engine is mounted on the chassis, the engine room being provided behind the driver's cab; front portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being located at the driver's cab side; rear portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being opposite to the surface located at the driver's cab side; and a coupling structure that couples upper portions of the front portion structures to upper portions of the rear portion structures and forms a peripheral device installation space at an upper portion of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KCM, HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo MORI, Takatomo OHNO, Toru SONOBE, Hiroyuki ISHIDA, Keisuke KOBAYASHI
  • INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140246262
    Abstract: A wheel loader includes: a driver's cab; an engine; a chassis, at sides of which tires are provided; an engine room in which the engine is mounted on the chassis, the engine room being provided behind the driver's cab; front portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being located at the driver's cab side; rear portion structures respectively standing at left and right positions of a surface of the engine room, the surface being opposite to the surface located at the driver's cab side; and a coupling structure that couples upper portions of the front portion structures to upper portions of the rear portion structures and forms a peripheral device installation space at an upper portion of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KCM, HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Mori, Takatomo Ohno, Toru Sonobe, Hiroyuki Ishida, Keisuke Kobayashi