Patents by Inventor Junichi Shimane

Junichi Shimane 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 device
    Patent number: 6193271
    Abstract: An automotive air bag device offers ready installation in an automobile instrument panel while reducing material and assembly costs and maintaining its structural integrity when activated. An air bag inflation opening, formed in the instrument panel, is surrounded by an internal reinforcement wall. An air bag lid, which covers the opening, includes an inwardly directed leg which engages the reinforcement wall. A case, which supports an inflator and a diffuser, is fastened to the leg on the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kansei Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Shimane