Patents by Inventor Etsuhisa Mumura

Etsuhisa Mumura 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).

  • Vehicle with a sunroof
    Patent number: 6189960
    Abstract: When a rollover of a vehicle body is detected by a rollover detection sensor, an inflator is operated. When the inflator is operated, an air bag connected to the inflator through a hose is inflated by a gas ejected from the inflator, downwardly pushes open a front portion of a case accommodating portion of a ceiling interior member as shown by two-dotted chain lines, and expands to a position for closing a sunroof opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Etsuhisa Mumura, Takuya Otsuka, Mitsuyoshi Ohno, Shuichi Ishimoto, Shuichi Hironaka