Patents by Inventor Tadao Kotani

Tadao Kotani 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).

  • Headrest-attached vehicle seat
    Patent number: 7410218
    Abstract: A headrest-attached vehicle seat is provided in which a headrest is provided over a seat back. In the headrest-attached vehicle seat: the headrest includes a headrest body, and a neck-support portion which is provided under the headrest body; and the neck-support portion turns around a pivot which extends in the seat-width directions inside of the headrest body and moves in the front-and-rear directions, and the neck-support portion is positioned at a predetermined turning angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tadao Kotani, Kouichi Nakaya, Nanae Michida, Tamio Miyahara, Hiroshi Okiyama
  • Headrest-attached vehicle seat
    Publication number: 20050253440
    Abstract: A headrest-attached vehicle seat is provided in which a headrest is provided over a seat back. In the headrest-attached vehicle seat: the headrest includes a headrest body, and a neck-support portion which is provided under the headrest body; and the neck-support portion turns around a pivot which extends in the seat-width directions inside of the headrest body and moves in the front-and-rear directions, and the neck-support portion is positioned at a predetermined turning angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicants: TOYO SEAT CO., LTD., MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadao Kotani, Kouichi Nakaya, Nanae Michida, Tamio Miyahara, Hiroshi Okiyama