Patents by Inventor Hideki Hitomi

Hideki Hitomi 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: 10821860
    Abstract: A seat device includes a seatback frame attached to a seat cushion frame via a seatback attachment member. The seatback attachment member includes a first attachment point to which the seat cushion frame extending forward is attached, a second attachment point to which the rear portion of the seat cushion frame is attached, and a third attachment point to which the lower portion of the seatback frame is rotatably attached. The second attachment point has a floating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tamaki, Takumi Sato, Hideki Hitomi
  • Patent number: 10737598
    Abstract: A seat back of a seat includes: a seat back frame; a front side elastic member positioned on a user side; a rear side elastic member disposed more rearward than the front side elastic member is; and a pressure receiving member disposed at a rear of the rear side elastic member. The rear side elastic member has a lower resilience than the front side elastic member. The pressure receiving member supports the front side elastic member and the rear side elastic member while being supported by the seat back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Tamaki, Takumi Sato, Hideki Hitomi
  • Publication number: 20190186578
    Abstract: A damper device includes a case that is filled with oil, a weight that is stored in the case and includes a central through hole, a central guide rod that is inserted into the central through hole of the weight and configured to allow the weight to slide in the oil, and at least one flow passage that is formed in the weight and through which the oil flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu TAMAKI, Takumi SATO, Hideki HITOMI, Junko KAWAKAMI, Naoharu TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190186576
    Abstract: A damper device includes: a case; a weight elastically supported in the case; and a second elastic member that is fixed to a surface of the case that faces the weight. The weight and the second elastic member are separated from each other, and a spring rate of the second elastic member has a nonlinear characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu TAMAKI, Takumi SATO, Hideki HITOMI, Junko KAWAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20190184866
    Abstract: A seat device includes a seatback frame attached to a seat cushion frame via a seatback attachment member. The seatback attachment member includes a first attachment point to which the seat cushion frame extending forward is attached, a second attachment point to which the rear portion of the seat cushion frame is attached, and a third attachment point to which the lower portion of the seatback frame is rotatably attached. The second attachment point has a floating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu TAMAKI, Takumi SATO, Hideki HITOMI
  • Publication number: 20190176667
    Abstract: A seat back of a seat includes: a seat back frame; a front side elastic member positioned on a user side; a rear side elastic member disposed more rearward than the front side elastic member is; and a pressure receiving member disposed at a rear of the rear side elastic member. The rear side elastic member has a lower resilience than the front side elastic member. The pressure receiving member supports the front side elastic member and the rear side elastic member while being supported by the seat back frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Hidekazu TAMAKI, Takumi SATO, Hideki HITOMI
  • Patent number: 8550561
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a headrest body, a stay and a locking member. The seatback is provided on a floor of a vehicle body. The headrest body is provided above the seatback. The stay extends downward from the headrest body into the seatback. The locking member, provided to the seatback and engaging with the stay at a specific position in a longitudinal direction of the stay, engages with the stay at a substantially longitudinal center of the stay when the headrest body is positioned at a lowest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ikeya, Takayuki Toyoshima, Hideki Hitomi
  • Publication number: 20120001472
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seatback, a headrest body, a stay and a locking member. The seatback is provided on a floor of a vehicle body. The headrest body is provided above the seatback. The stay extends downward from the headrest body into the seatback. The locking member, provided to the seatback and engaging with the stay at a specific position in a longitudinal direction of the stay, engages with the stay at a substantially longitudinal center of the stay when the headrest body is positioned at a lowest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro IKEYA, Takayuki Toyoshima, Hideki Hitomi