Patents by Inventor Kunihiko Matano

Kunihiko Matano 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: 10232750
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is equipped with a seat frame comprising general steel pipes, cushioning bodies suspended by the seat frame, and a skin covering the cushioning bodies. The seat frame has on an outer side a frame member in which a side portion provided vertically and an upper portion provided horizontally on an upper side are bent into L-shape at a corner portion, and the corner portion is provided with a lock member to be locked to a vehicle body of said vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Hamano, Kunihiko Matano
  • Publication number: 20170259719
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is equipped with a seat frame comprising general steel pipes, cushioning bodies suspended by the seat frame, and a skin covering the cushioning bodies. The seat frame has on an outer side a frame member in which a side portion provided vertically and an upper portion provided horizontally on an upper side are bent into L-shape at a corner portion, and the corner portion is provided with a lock member to be locked to a vehicle body of said vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Adient Luxembourg Holding S.À.R.L
    Inventors: Yoshihisa HAMANO, Kunihiko MATANO
  • Patent number: 8240763
    Abstract: A lumbar support mechanism includes a damper having one end supported by the inside of a seat back and the other end capable of extension and contraction. Seesaw links are provided with each having one end connected to the other end and capable of extension and contraction. An intermediate portion is supported at a swing fulcrum by the seat back with the other end extending in the width direction of the seat back, and swung around the swing fulcrum. Pantograph links are connected to the respective seesaw links and are movable up and down in the back and forth direction in conjunction with the swing of the corresponding seesaw links. The lock-release lever is operated to release the lock mechanism of the damper. The extension and contraction force of the damper is transmitted to the pantograph links via the corresponding seesaw links with the pantograph links shifting the pad provided in the seat back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Matano, Koichi Nozoe
  • Publication number: 20100141001
    Abstract: A lumbar support mechanism includes a damper having one end supported by the inside of a backseat and the other end capable of extension and contraction. Seesaw links are provided with each having one end connected to the other end and capable of extension and contraction. An intermediate portion is supported at a swing fulcrum by the backseat with the other end extending in the width direction of the backseat, and swung around the swing fulcrum. Pantograph links are connected to the respective seesaw links and are movable up and down in the back and forth direction in conjunction with the swing of the corresponding seesaw links. The lock-release lever is operated to release the lock mechanism of the damper. The extension and contraction force of the damper is transmitted to the pantograph links via the corresponding seesaw links with the pantograph links shifting the pad provided in the backseat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Kunihiko MATANO, Koichi Nozoe