Patents by Inventor Ichiro YOKOMI

Ichiro YOKOMI 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).

  • Side airbag device
    Patent number: 10882486
    Abstract: The side airbag device includes an inflator and a side airbag that is stored in a folded state in a side portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat and is inflatable and deployable in a space between a vehicle sidewall and a side portion of an occupant. The side airbag includes an outer bag and an inner bag. The inner bag houses the inflator and is disposed at a rear portion of the outer bag along an extending direction of the seatback. The outer bag is provided with a vent hole configured to communicate with an outside. The inner bag is provided with a gas circulating hole configured to communicate with the outer bag. The gas circulating hole is disposed at a position to be blocked by the outer bag when the side airbag in an inflated and deployed state is pressed between the occupant and the vehicle sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Okada, Yuichi Sugimura, Hidetaka Azuma, Takahiko Yamamura, Ichiro Yokomi, Tetsuro Hamada
  • SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190241146
    Abstract: The side airbag device includes an inflator and a side airbag that is stored in a folded state in a side portion of a seatback of a vehicle seat and is inflatable and deployable in a space between a vehicle sidewall and a side portion of an occupant. The side airbag includes an outer bag and an inner bag. The inner bag houses the inflator and is disposed at a rear portion of the outer bag along an extending direction of the seatback. The outer bag is provided with a vent hole configured to communicate with an outside. The inner bag is provided with a gas circulating hole configured to communicate with the outer bag. The gas circulating hole is disposed at a position to be blocked by the outer bag when the side airbag in an inflated and deployed state is pressed between the occupant and the vehicle sidewall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Shinji OKADA, Yuichi SUGIMURA, Hidetaka AZUMA, Takahiko YAMAMURA, Ichiro YOKOMI, Tetsuro HAMADA