Patents by Inventor Yoshio Ichishita

Yoshio Ichishita 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 roof structure and method for manufacturing vehicle roof structure
    Patent number: 10933834
    Abstract: A vehicle roof structure includes a reinforcement extending in a width direction of a vehicle between two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction. The load transmission member includes a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement and a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to one of the roof side rails. A load transmission portion is located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction. The load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction. An inflator supporting portion extends from the load transmission portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Chiba, Yoshio Ichishita, Takafumi Hasegawa, Toyohisa Kodama
  • VEHICLE ROOF STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VEHICLE ROOF STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190300061
    Abstract: A vehicle roof structure includes a reinforcement extending in a width direction of a vehicle between two roof side rails on the opposite sides in the width direction. The load transmission member includes a first coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to the reinforcement and a second coupling portion that couples the load transmission member to one of the roof side rails. A load transmission portion is located between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion when the load transmission member is viewed in the front-to-rear direction. The load transmission portion includes a part extending straight in the width direction. An inflator supporting portion extends from the load transmission portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akira Chiba, Yoshio Ichishita, Takafumi Hasegawa, Toyohisa Kodama