Patents by Inventor Yukito Matsui

Yukito Matsui 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).

  • Structure of an automobile body in the vicinity of a roof panel, a rear fender panel and a quarter panel and including a reinforcement member
    Patent number: 5022704
    Abstract: An automobile rear body structure includes a roof panel, for forming an upper surface of a roof portion of a vehicle body, which is provided with an integrally formed downwardly extending portion to form an outer surface of a rear pillar at a rear side portion thereof. The rear body structure also includes a rear fender panel joined to a lower end of the downwardly extending portion for forming an outer surface of a rear side wall, a quarter panel located inside the rear fender panel, and a reinforcement member for connecting the rear fender panel and the quarter panel at a location near a lower end of the rear pillar. The reinforcement member may be formed by bending the rear fender panel inwardly from a joint between the rear fender panel and the downwardly extending portion of the roof panel. Alternatively, the reinforcement member may be formed of a separate reinforcement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Mizuno, Noritaka Sakiyama, Yukito Matsui, Yoshikazu Kono, Kiyoshige Yamada