Patents by Inventor Yusuke Ohkawara

Yusuke Ohkawara 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: 10207602
    Abstract: A reclining device including: a lower frame member that configures a portion of a frame of a vehicle seat; an upper frame member that configures a portion of the frame of the vehicle seat; a recliner that is provided between and welded to both the lower frame member and the upper frame member, and that couples the upper frame member to the lower frame member such that a relative rotation angle of the upper frame member is adjustable relative to the lower frame member; a lower side engagement portion that is provided at the lower frame member and that is formed in a circular arc shape that is concentric with the recliner; and an extension member that extends from the upper frame member toward a lower frame member side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara, Takeshi Chokyu, Hiroaki Inaba, Shunitirou Osa, Tetuki Takano, Eiki Mita
  • Patent number: 10052989
    Abstract: A headrest device comprising: a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat; a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays; and a removal restricting mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body, that restricts removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays, and that releases the restriction by a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara
  • Publication number: 20160250952
    Abstract: A headrest device comprising: a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat; a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays; and a removal restricting mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body, that restricts removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays, and that releases the restriction by a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara
  • Publication number: 20160059742
    Abstract: A reclining device including: a lower frame member that configures a portion of a frame of a vehicle seat; an upper frame member that configures a portion of the frame of the vehicle seat; a recliner that is provided between and welded to both the lower frame member and the upper frame member, and that couples the upper frame member to the lower frame member such that a relative rotation angle of the upper frame member is adjustable relative to the lower frame member; a lower side engagement portion that is provided at the lower frame member and that is formed in a circular arc shape that is concentric with the recliner; and an extension member that extends from the upper frame member toward a lower frame member side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara, Takeshi Chokyu, Hiroaki Inaba, Shunitirou Osa, Tetuki Takano, Eiki Mita
  • Patent number: 8936318
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including: a moving member that moves as one with a rail configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction; a seat cushion that is coupled to the moving member through a lifter mechanism, is disposed above the rail, and is configured such that the top-bottom direction position of the seat cushion is capable of being adjusted by the lifter mechanism; and a gap concealing member that extends between a vehicle rear direction lower portion of the seat cushion and the rail to conceal a gap between the seat cushion and the rail. The gap concealing member is integrally formed from the top end portion to the bottom end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara, Hiroaki Inaba
  • Publication number: 20130088066
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including: a moving member that moves as one with a rail configured to move in a vehicle front-rear direction; a seat cushion that is coupled to the moving member through a lifter mechanism, is disposed above the rail, and is configured such that the top-bottom direction position of the seat cushion is capable of being adjusted by the lifter mechanism; and a gap concealing member that extends between a vehicle rear direction lower portion of the seat cushion and the rail to conceal a gap between the seat cushion and the rail. The gap concealing member is integrally formed from the top end portion to the bottom end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yusuke Ohkawara, Hiroaki Inaba