Patents by Inventor Yuuichi Tsunoda

Yuuichi Tsunoda 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).

  • Vehicles having side support reinforcement gussets
    Patent number: 9302715
    Abstract: A vehicle including a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a cross member extending transverse to the side support, and a reinforcement gusset coupled to the side support and the cross member, where the cross member and the reinforcement gusset define an interrupted interface in which one of the cross member or the reinforcement gusset includes a recessed portion and the opposite of the cross member or the reinforcement gusset includes an extended portion, and the recessed portion and the extended portion have complementary shapes and are detached from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: John P. Kim, Jonathan R. Young, Yuuichi Tsunoda
  • VEHICLES HAVING SIDE SUPPORT REINFORCEMENT GUSSETS
    Publication number: 20160068198
    Abstract: A vehicle including a side support extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, a cross member extending transverse to the side support, and a reinforcement gusset coupled to the side support and the cross member, where the cross member and the reinforcement gusset define an interrupted interface in which one of the cross member or the reinforcement gusset includes a recessed portion and the opposite of the cross member or the reinforcement gusset includes an extended portion, and the recessed portion and the extended portion have complementary shapes and are detached from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: John P. Kim, Jonathan R. Young, Yuuichi Tsunoda