Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Katou

Fumiaki Katou 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).

  • Seatbelt device for wheelchair
    Patent number: 8672356
    Abstract: An engagement fixture of a shoulder belt is connected to and supported by an engagement buckle disposed in a vehicle interior. When a platform is positioned in a getting in/out position in a vehicle exterior, the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be temporarily connected to a temporary fastening fixture provided to the platform. To the contrary, when the platform is positioned in a loading position in a vehicle interior, a connection condition of the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be changed from a temporary connection of the fastening fixture to a securely supportable connection of an engagement buckle in the vehicle interior. Thus, it is possible to simplify a belt attaching operation after a wheelchair is loaded in a vehicle while a columnar support member used in the conventional platform is abolished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yukio Inaguma, Kenji Horiguchi, Akira Ishii, Fumiaki Katou, Masaaki Yamane
  • SEATBELT DEVICE FOR WHEELCHAIR
    Publication number: 20120219395
    Abstract: An engagement fixture of a shoulder belt is connected to and supported by an engagement buckle disposed in a vehicle interior. When a platform is positioned in a getting in/out position in a vehicle exterior, the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be temporarily connected to a temporary fastening fixture provided to the platform. To the contrary, when the platform is positioned in a loading position in a vehicle interior, a connection condition of the engagement fixture of the shoulder belt can be changed from a temporary connection of the fastening fixture to a securely supportable connection of an engagement buckle in the vehicle interior. Thus, it is possible to simplify a belt attaching operation after a wheelchair is loaded in a vehicle while a columnar support member used in the conventional platform is abolished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukio Inaguma, Kenji Horiguchi, Akira Ishii, Fumiaki Katou, Masaaki Yamane