Patents by Inventor Kazufumi SIMODA

Kazufumi SIMODA 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: 8662597
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes a skin material including first and second skin sections which cover a rear surface and a side surface therefore, respectively, and a fastener member which couples the first and second skin sections. The first skin section is attached with a carpet member at an end portion thereof. The carpet member has a higher rigidity than the first skin section and being movable between a first position and a second position. The carpet member includes an extended section which faces the end portion of the fastener member at the second position. The end portion of the fastener member is attached to the extended section, and when rotating the carpet member into the first position, the extended section is inserted between the cushion material and the skin material with the end portion of the fastener member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazufumi Simoda
  • Publication number: 20120212028
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes a skin material including first and second skin sections which cover a rear surface and a side surface therefore, respectively, and a fastener member which couples the first and second skin sections. The first skin section is attached with a carpet member at an end portion thereof. The carpet member has a higher rigidity than the first skin section and being movable between a first position and a second position. The carpet member includes an extended section which faces the end portion of the fastener member at the second position. The end portion of the fastener member is attached to the extended section, and when rotating the carpet member into the first position, the extended section is inserted between the cushion material and the skin material with the end portion of the fastener member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazufumi SIMODA