Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Tatezawa

Hiroshi Tatezawa 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).

  • Automotive air bag system
    Patent number: 6572136
    Abstract: To facilitate the mounting and removing an automotive air bag system to and from a vehicle body, the air bag system comprises a detachable hinge formed between a part of the air bag housing and a fixed member of a vehicle body, and a releasable latch device provided in the housing. The latch device is adapted to latch onto a striker member integrally formed in the fixed member in a detachable manner. Thus, the mounting of the air bag system can be easily accomplished by first engaging the hinge, and then latching the latch device onto the striker member. The removal of the air bag system can be accomplished equally easily by reversing this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Inoue, Hiroshi Tatezawa, Takeki Minamikawa
  • Automotive air bag system
    Publication number: 20020008369
    Abstract: To facilitate the mounting and removing an automotive air bag system to and from a vehicle body, the air bag system comprises a detachable hinge formed between a part of the air bag housing and a fixed member of a vehicle body, and a releasable latch device provided in the housing. The latch device is adapted to latch onto a striker member integrally formed in the fixed member in a detachable manner. Thus, the mounting of the air bag system can be easily accomplished by first engaging the hinge, and then latching the latch device onto the striker member. The removal of the air bag system can be accomplished equally easily by reversing this process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Inoue, Hiroshi Tatezawa, Takeki Minamikawa