Patents by Inventor Akeshi Noda

Akeshi Noda 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: 5879767
    Abstract: A first air bag comprises an upper cloth and a lower cloth, the peripheries of the both cloths being connected, characterized in that the upper cloth consists of an airtight sheet obtained by weaving a composite fiber composed of a filament core and a thermoplastic polymer bonded thereto-which has a melting point lower than that of said filament core, and then fusing said thermoplastic polymer so that the surface of said upper cloth has a continuous thermoplastic polymer layer. A second air bag consists of a membranous material having a breaking extension of 100% or more. A third air bag comprises an elastomer body and a shape-retaining member partially attached to the elastomer body, said member being composed of elastic fibers or threads and high-modulus fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsushima, Yasuhiro Iino, Shinichi Toyosawa, Takeshi Kimura, Yoshihide Fukahori, Akeshi Noda
  • Patent number: 5618595
    Abstract: A first air bag comprises an upper cloth and a lower cloth, the peripheries of the both cloths being connected, characterized in that the upper cloth consists of an airtight sheet obtained by weaving a composite fiber composed of a filament core and a thermoplastic polymer bonded thereto which has a melting point lower than that of said filament core, and then fusing said thermoplastic polymer so that the surface of said upper cloth has a continuous thermoplastic polymer layer. A second air bag consists of a membranous material having a breaking extension of 100% or more. A third air bag comprises an elastomer body and a shape-retaining member partially attached to the elastomer body, said member being composed of elastic fibers or threads and high-modulus fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Matsushima, Yasuhiro Iino, Shinichi Toyosawa, Takeshi Kimura, Yoshihide Fukahori, Akeshi Noda