Patents by Inventor Katunori Hama

Katunori Hama 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: 7794017
    Abstract: A front portion of a seat 2 is connected to a base 6 by a front support link 7 and a first support shaft 8, and a rear portion of the seat 2 is connected to a rocking frame 11 by way of a rear support link 14. The first support shaft 8 is slidably fitted to the base 6. An upper portion of the backrest 3 is attached to an upper portion of a back frame 12. When a person is seated, the seat 2 is moved down and moved back, and a lumber support portion 17a of the backrest 3 is moved forwardly in cooperation with movement of the seat 2. Therefore, even when a person is shallowly seated on a chair, the waist portion of the person can precisely be supported. The cooperatively moving means includes a cooperatively moving link mechanism comprising a first through a fifth cooperatively moving link 43, 46, 48, 21 and 20. The third link 48 can be pivoted to return against an elasticity of a second returning spring 49. Therefore, a person is not hampered from being seated thereon deeply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Itoki Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Kan, Katunori Hama, Tamio Sakurai, Yasuhiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20090146476
    Abstract: A front portion of a seat 2 is connected to a base 6 by a front support link 7 and a first support shaft 8, and a rear portion of the seat 2 is connected to a rocking frame 11 by way of a rear support link 14. The first support shaft 8 is slidably fitted to the base 6. An upper portion of the backrest 3 is attached to an upper portion of a back frame 12. When a person is seated, the seat 2 is moved down and moved back, and a lumber support portion 17a of the backrest 3 is moved forwardly in cooperation with movement of the seat 2. Therefore, even when a person is shallowly seated on a chair, the waist portion of the person can precisely be supported. The cooperatively moving means includes a cooperatively moving link mechanism comprising a first through a fifth cooperatively moving link 43, 46, 48, 21 and 20. The third link 48 can be pivoted to return against an elasticity of a second returning spring 49. Therefore, a person is not hampered from being seated thereon deeply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: ITOKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Kan, Katunori Hama, Tamio Sakurai, Yasuhiro Nakamura