Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Hitomi

Toshiaki Hitomi 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).

  • Fuel cylinder mounting structure in motorcar
    Patent number: 5997040
    Abstract: A fuel cylinder for storing a compressed fuel gas is modularized for mounting and supporting the fuel cylinder easily in a motorcar without reconstructing a conventional car-body and necessitating troublesome fuel pipe arranging work after mounting the fuel cylinder. The modularized fuel cylinder comprises a supporting frame fixed to the fuel cylinder, fuel pipes neighboring the fuel cylinder and a joint box on which the fuel pipes concentrate attached to the supporting frame integrally. The fuel cylinder module is detachably fixed to a car-body side supporting frame provided on a rear floor of the motorcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masami Fukagawa, Masayuki Sano, Toshiaki Hitomi, Yutaka Kanaguchi