Patents by Inventor Fumito Akiyama

Fumito Akiyama 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: 11912228
    Abstract: An occupant crash protection includes: a seat-side airbag device configured to deploy a seat-side gas cushion portion between an aisle and an occupant sitting on a seat, the seat-side airbag device being placed around the seat on which the occupant sits; and a wall-side airbag device configured to deploy a wall-side gas cushion portion toward the seat-side gas cushion portion to be deployed from the seat side to the aisle, the wall-side airbag device being placed inside a vehicle cabin wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20220097645
    Abstract: An occupant crash protection includes: a seat-side airbag device configured to deploy a seat-side gas cushion portion between an aisle and an occupant sitting on a seat, the seat-side airbag device being placed around the seat on which the occupant sits; and a wall-side airbag device configured to deploy a wall-side gas cushion portion toward the seat-side gas cushion portion to be deployed from the seat side to the aisle, the wall-side airbag device being placed inside a vehicle cabin wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9126561
    Abstract: A side airbag device for a vehicle includes an inflator, which is provided in an outer side portion of a vehicle seat back in a vehicle width direction, and is operated and generates gas when a vehicle side impact is detected; a side airbag, which is provided on the side portion, partitioned into upper and lower bag portions, and expanded and deployed as gas from the inflator is distributed into the respective bag portions so that inner pressure of the lower bag portion becomes higher than that of the upper bag portion, the upper bag portion restraining a shoulder to an abdominal region, and the lower bag portion restraining a lumber region; and a restricting member, which is bridged between upper and lower end portions of the lower bag portion, and restricts a dimension of the lower bag portion in an upper-lower direction, in an expanded and deployed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9067558
    Abstract: A deployment guiding cloth is wound from an outside in the vehicle width direction, on an outer peripheral portion of a folded side airbag. This deployment guiding cloth extends toward a vehicle front side and is interposed between the side airbag that is partially deployed and a vehicle cabin side portion (a center pillar garnish and a door trim) before the side airbag is fully deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Patent number: 9033365
    Abstract: A deployment guiding cloth is wound from an outside in the vehicle width direction, on an outer peripheral portion of a folded side airbag. This deployment guiding cloth extends toward a vehicle front side and is interposed between the side airbag that is partially deployed and a vehicle cabin side portion (a center pillar garnish and a door trim) before the side airbag is fully deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20140284907
    Abstract: A deployment guiding cloth is wound from an outside in the vehicle width direction, on an outer peripheral portion of a folded side airbag. This deployment guiding cloth extends toward a vehicle front side and is interposed between the side airbag that is partially deployed and a vehicle cabin side portion (a center pillar garnish and a door trim) before the side airbag is fully deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20140284906
    Abstract: A side airbag device for a vehicle includes an inflator, which is provided in an outer side portion of a vehicle seat back in a vehicle width direction, and is operated and generates gas when a vehicle side impact is detected; a side airbag, which is provided on the side portion, partitioned into upper and lower bag portions, and expanded and deployed as gas from the inflator is distributed into the respective bag portions so that inner pressure of the lower bag portion becomes higher than that of the upper bag portion, the upper bag portion restraining a shoulder to an abdominal region, and the lower bag portion restraining a lumber region; and a restricting member, which is bridged between upper and lower end portions of the lower bag portion, and restricts a dimension of the lower bag portion in an upper-lower direction, in an expanded and deployed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fumito Akiyama