Patents by Inventor Yusuke Higano

Yusuke Higano 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).

  • Seatback frame
    Patent number: 10093202
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • SEATBACK FRAME
    Publication number: 20180186258
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • Seatback frame
    Patent number: 9914376
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda
  • SEATBACK FRAME
    Publication number: 20160229319
    Abstract: A frame serving as a seatback frame for a vehicle seat and simply configured to reduce a load applied to a seated occupant at the time of a vehicle collision is provided. A seatback frame includes a connecting wire which connects side frames. The center of the connecting wire is bent to extend toward a front side of a vehicle seat. When the seated occupant is moved toward a rear side of the vehicle seat at the time of a vehicle rear-end collision, the forward extending portion restrains a portion of the back of the seated occupant in which a thoracic vertebra is located and reduces an amount of a rearward movement of the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujita, Yusuke Higano, Koji Sano, Toshihiko Tsuda