Patents by Inventor Haruhiko Kawada

Haruhiko Kawada 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).

  • Publication number: 20230144393
    Abstract: There is provided a conveyance seat that suppresses the deterioration of the sensitivity of a load sensor to an input load even when a heater wire and the load sensor are disposed to overlap each other. A conveyance seat includes a seat cushion that supports buttocks of an occupant; a seat back connected to the seat cushion to serve as a backrest for the occupant; a load sensor provided at the seat cushion or at a portion of the seat back; a heater wire disposed on an occupant side with respect to the load sensor; and an intermediate member that positions the heater wire. The intermediate member is disposed between the load sensor and the heater wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Haruhiko KAWADA, Naohiro SASAKI, Yuma TANABE, So ONO, Takamasa SONODA, Hayato SHIMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 10086893
    Abstract: A seat to be provided on a vehicle such as an automotive two-wheeled vehicle includes a seat body on which a rider rides, a backrest arranged at a rear side of the seat body, and an electric upward and downward movement mechanism configured to move the backrest upward or downward based on at least one of an acceleration of the vehicle or operation information for controlling the acceleration. The upward and downward movement mechanism includes a link mechanism, which connects a lower portion of the seat body and the backrest together, and an electric actuator, which is configured to input force to at least one of links included in the link mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ogawa, Yuichi Honma, Haruhiko Kawada, Tomokazu Kuma
  • Publication number: 20170088208
    Abstract: A seat to be provided on a vehicle such as an automotive two-wheeled vehicle includes a seat body on which a rider rides, a backrest arranged at a rear side of the seat body, and an electric upward and downward movement mechanism configured to move the backrest upward or downward based on at least one of an acceleration of the vehicle or operation information for controlling the acceleration. The upward and downward movement mechanism includes a link mechanism, which connects a lower portion of the seat body and the backrest together, and an electric actuator, which is configured to input force to at least one of links included in the link mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuro Ogawa, Yuichi Honma, Haruhiko Kawada, Tomokazu Kuma