Patents by Inventor Hideaki Kidokoro

Hideaki Kidokoro 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: 7954897
    Abstract: In a vehicular seat 10 according to this invention, since a back shell 32 covers a back frame 31, as in the case where the shape of a seat back is formed of the urethane pad, the shape of the seat back is not easily changed. Thus, the passenger can be surely held. Further, since the back shell 32 is displaceably supported for the back frame 31, the back shell 32 is displaced according to the figure or posture of the passenger. This permits the passenger to sit with good riding comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hideaki Kidokoro, Toshihiko Yamaguchi, Mutsumi Tabata
  • Publication number: 20080309142
    Abstract: In a vehicular seat 10 according to this invention, since a back shell 32 covers a back frame 31, as in the case where the shape of a seat back is formed of the urethane pad, the shape of the seat back is not easily changed. Thus, the passenger can be surely held. Further, since the back shell is displaceably supported for the back frame 31, the back shell 32 is displaced according to the figure or posture of the passenger. This permits the passenger to sit with good riding comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Kidokoro, Toshihiko Yamaguchi, Mutsumi Tabata
  • Patent number: 6142569
    Abstract: A base plate is formed having a pair of guide projections projecting in the thickness direction thereof and an auxiliary projection situated between the guide projections. An internal gear is provided on the inner surface of an offset portion that is formed on a movable arm. An external gear on a latch member is in mesh with the internal gear. The guide projections and the auxiliary projection are fitted in the offset portion. The latch member is interposed between the first and second guide projections so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The latch member can be moved to be disengaged from the internal gear by means of a cam member that rotates integrally with an operating lever. The auxiliary projection is inserted in a hole in the latch member and arranged on a line connecting the end portions of the guide projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd,
    Inventors: Hideaki Kidokoro, Masaaki Nonomiya, Akira Sasaki