Patents by Inventor Akitoshi Yoshigai

Akitoshi Yoshigai 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).

  • Initiator
    Patent number: 7357083
    Abstract: An initiator is incorporated in an inflator in order to trigger the inflator through propagation of flame from an initiating explosive to a gas generator of the inflator. The initiator includes a closed-bottomed tubular capsule for accommodating the initiating explosive. A tubular portion of the capsule includes a plurality of rupture-accelerating means (grooves each having a V-shaped cross section) for accelerating rupture upon ignition of the initiating explosive, whereby flame propagates from the initiating explosive to the gas generator of the inflator along a plurality of directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Hino Motors, Ltd., Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isamu Takahara, Kazuo Nose, Akitoshi Yoshigai
  • Initiator
    Publication number: 20050115453
    Abstract: An initiator is incorporated in an inflator in order to trigger the inflator through propagation of flame from an initiating explosive to a gas generator of the inflator. The initiator includes a closed-bottomed tubular capsule for accommodating the initiating explosive. A tubular portion of the capsule includes a plurality of rupture-accelerating means (grooves each having a V-shaped cross section) for accelerating rupture upon ignition of the initiating explosive, whereby flame propagates from the initiating explosive to the gas generator of the inflator along a plurality of directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Isamu Takahara, Kazuo Nose, Akitoshi Yoshigai