Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Monmasu

Hiroshi Monmasu 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).

  • Device for adjusting the seating level of a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 5547158
    Abstract: A seating level adjusting device includes an elevating mechanism attached on a frame of the vehicle seat for raising or lowering the seating level, and a handle assembly separatably connected with the elevating mechanism for manipulating the elevating mechanism. The handle assembly carries an actuating mechanism for actuating the elevating mechanism, a locking mechanism for locking the actuating mechanism, and a releasing mechanism for releasing the lock state of the actuating mechanism. When repairing one of the actuating, locking, and releasing mechanisms, the handle assembly is separated from the elevating mechanism. The repair can be easily accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyo Seat, Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Uchimoto, Hiroshi Monmasu, Toshihiko Tomita, Junsuke Inoue