Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Osawa

Yasuyuki Osawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20030107202
    Abstract: A head-protecting airbag device includes an airbag cover mounted on the body of a vehicle for covering a folded airbag. The airbag cover includes an airbag cover body and a clip portion protruding from the back side of the airbag cover body. The clip portion is inserted into a retaining of the vehicle body and is retained by the vehicle body. The clip portion can establish two states: a first retaining state, in which the clip portion is so unextractably retained in the retaining hole that the clip portion cannot be pulled from the body; and a second retaining state, in which the clip portion is inserted farther into the retaining hole compared to the first retaining state and is extractably retained to permit extraction of the clip portion from the body. The head-protecting airbag device can firmly mount the airbag cover to and easily dismount the airbag cover from the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Yutaka Nagai, Fumitake Kobayashi, Chiharu Totani, Yasuyuki Osawa, Yoshitaka Terada
  • Patent number: 6565116
    Abstract: A head-protecting airbag device includes an airbag cover mounted on the body of a vehicle for covering a folded airbag. The airbag cover includes an airbag cover body and a clip portion protruding from the back side of the airbag cover body. The clip portion is inserted into a retaining of the vehicle body and is retained by the vehicle body. The clip portion can establish two states: a first retaining state, in which the clip portion is so unextractably retained in the retaining hole that the clip portion cannot be pulled from the body; and a second retaining state, in which the clip portion is inserted farther into the retaining hole compared to the first retaining state and is extractably retained to permit extraction of the clip portion from the body. The head-protecting airbag device can firmly mount the airbag cover to and easily dismount the airbag cover from the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Yutaka Nagai, Fumitake Kobayashi, Chiharu Totani, Yasuyuki Osawa, Yoshitaka Terada
  • Patent number: 6485048
    Abstract: A head protection air bag apparatus comprises an air bag, an air bag cover for covering the air bag, an inflator for supplying the air bag with a gas for inflation, and an assist grip. The inflator is fixed to a body of a vehicle at a location toward the exterior side of a vehicle relative to the assist grip. The assist grip is provided on its exterior surface with a cover layer having the characteristic of a cushion, so that an impact with the inflator will be cushioned by the assist grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Chiharu Totani, Yoshiyuki Sakuma, Takuji Nagata, Yasuyuki Osawa
  • Publication number: 20010040361
    Abstract: A head protection air bag apparatus comprises an air bag, an air bag cover for covering the air bag, an inflator for supplying the air bag with a gas for inflation, and an assist grip. The inflator is fixed to a body of a vehicle at a location toward the exterior side of a vehicle relative to the assist grip. The assist grip is provided on its exterior surface with a cover layer having the characteristic of a cushion, so that an impact with the inflator will be cushioned by the assist grip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Chiharu Totani, Yoshiyuki Sakuma, Takuji Nagata, Yasuyuki Osawa