Patents by Inventor Youji Gotou

Youji Gotou 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: 5791687
    Abstract: A seat belt device for a vehicle having a good shock absorbing function for impact from the car-room side as well as sufficient person binding performance is provided. The seat belt device has an anchor member attached to an upper portion of a vehicle pillar and comprises a shock absorbing member provided on the pillar, supported by the pillar in a direction from an exterior side to an interior side of a car-room, and deformable in a direction from the interior side to the exterior side; a connecting means for connecting the shock absorbing member with the anchor member; and a spacer member interposed between the shock absorbing member and the anchor member for keeping the anchor member apart from the pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Youji Gotou, Yutaka Ohno, Yukihiro Yamaguchi