Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Katou

Yasuyuki 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).

  • Patent number: 9187130
    Abstract: A vehicle body lateral section contains an upper stiffener, which extends upward from a rear wheel housing and overlaps a bottom end of a pillar inner. The upper stiffener is provided with an extension that continues to the pillar inner. The vehicle body lateral section has: a first closed-cross-section section formed from the rear wheel housing and the upper stiffener; and a second closed-cross-section section formed from the pillar inner and a pillar stiffener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katou, Hirokuni Kumekawa
  • Patent number: 9010847
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes a left and right rear-side frame and a rear panel assembly. The left and right rear-side frames extend in the front-back direction of the vehicle body. The rear panel assembly forms a closed-cross-section section extending in the direction of vehicle width intersecting the rear-side frames, is provided to the back end of the rear-side frames, and configures the bottom of a vehicle body rear opening. The rear panel assembly is provided with a bulkhead that is disposed in the closed-cross-section section at the upper surface of the rear-side frames, and that partitions the interior of the closed-cross-section section with surfaces oriented in the direction of vehicle width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katou, Hirokuni Kumekawa, Yasunori Takeda
  • Patent number: 8979170
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure that is able to rotatably support a tailgate at a left hinge attachment section of a rear outer panel with a left hinge member therebetween. The left hinge member is provided with: a vehicle-body-side hinge section affixed to the left hinge attachment section; and a door-side hinge section connected rotatably to the vehicle-body-side hinge section. A left rear combination lamp is provided to the rear outer panel in a manner so as to cover the vehicle-body-side hinge section from the outside of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kurita, Yasuyuki Katou, Norihiro Obama, Yosuke Kimura, Makoto Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140159428
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure includes a left and right rear-side frame and a rear panel assembly. The left and right rear-side frames extend in the front-back direction of the vehicle body. The rear panel assembly forms a closed-cross-section section extending in the direction of vehicle width intersecting the rear-side frames, is provided to the back end of the rear-side frames, and configures the bottom of a vehicle body rear opening. The rear panel assembly is provided with a bulkhead that is disposed in the closed-cross-section section at the upper surface of the rear-side frames, and that partitions the interior of the closed-cross-section section with surfaces oriented in the direction of vehicle width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katou, Hirokuni Kumekawa, Yasunori Takeda
  • Publication number: 20140159433
    Abstract: A vehicle body lateral section contains an upper stiffener, which extends upward from a rear wheel housing and overlaps a bottom end of a pillar inner. The upper stiffener is provided with an extension that continues to the pillar inner. The vehicle body lateral section has: a first closed-cross-section section formed from the rear wheel housing and the upper stiffener; and a second closed-cross-section section formed from the pillar inner and a pillar stiffener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katou, Hirokuni Kumekawa
  • Publication number: 20140097644
    Abstract: A vehicle body rear structure that is able to rotatably support a tailgate at a left hinge attachment section of a rear outer panel with a left hinge member therebetween. The left hinge member is provided with: a vehicle-body-side hinge section affixed to the left hinge attachment section; and a door-side hinge section connected rotatably to the vehicle-body-side hinge section. A left rear combination lamp is provided to the rear outer panel in a manner so as to cover the vehicle-body-side hinge section from the outside of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kurita, Yasuyuki Katou, Norihiro Obama, Yosuke Kimura, Makoto Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6331004
    Abstract: In order to provide a reversing section for reversing the recording paper for recording on both sides, in such a manner as to avoid increase in size of the device, reversing rollers 14 are provided over the rear part of the paper cassette 3, and a reversing path 15 is formed at the back of the paper cassette 3. The recording paper 2 having passed the reversing rollers 14 enters the reversing path 15. Additional reversing path 16 is provided under the paper cassette 3, and the recording paper 2 moves from the reversing path 15 into the reversing path 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Katou, Kiyoshi Matsuda