Patents by Inventor Masayasu Sahara

Masayasu Sahara 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).

  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: 5957489
    Abstract: A steering wheel is provided with a steering wheel body, a boss core and an air bag device held by the boss core. The steering wheel body includes a core portion having a ring core and spoke cores and a cover portion covering the core portion. The cover portion includes a core cover layer covering the ring core and the spoke cores and a ceiling cover layer continuously formed with the core cover layer covering the center of the steering wheel. The boss core holds an air bag device between the boss core and the ceiling cover layer. The boss core also has a connection part that allows a steering shaft to be connected from underneath the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Sahara, Tadashi Yamamoto, Atsushi Nagata, Tooru Koyama
  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: 5716068
    Abstract: A steering wheel is provided with a steering wheel body, a boss core and an air bag device held by the boss core. The steering wheel body includes a core portion having a ring core and spoke cores and a cover portion covering the core portion. The cover portion includes a core cover layer covering the ring core and the spoke cores and a ceiling cover layer continuously formed with the core cover layer covering the center of the steering wheel. The boss core holds an air bag device between the boss core and the ceiling cover layer. The boss core also has a connection part that allows a steering shaft to be connected from underneath the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Toyada Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Sahara, Tadashi Yamamoto, Atsushi Nagata, Tooru Koyama
  • Automobile floor mat clip
    Patent number: D666483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayasu Sahara, Yasuhisa Kuzuya