Patents by Inventor Kazuyuki Inomata

Kazuyuki Inomata 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: 7344154
    Abstract: An airbag is provided which is folded with a duct part and an expansion part, the duct part having an inlet for allowing fluid communication throughout the duct part, the expansion part communicating with the duct part, wherein the airbag comprises an aggregative part obtained by aggregating a downward portion of the airbag, and a plurality of arms obtained by folding an upward portion of the airbag and being in fluid communication along the length direction of the airbag. The arms cover the aggregative part on the back thereof with respect to the expansion direction of the airbag. Thus, even having greater length from one end to another end, the airbag can deploy smoothly with less time difference between the front and the back in the length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Inomata, Norihito Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20070075532
    Abstract: An airbag is provided which is folded with a duct part and an expansion part, the duct part having an inlet for allowing fluid communication throughout the duct part, the expansion part communicating with the duct part, wherein the airbag comprises an aggregative part obtained by aggregating a downward portion of the airbag, and a plurality of arms obtained by folding an upward portion of the airbag and being in fluid communication along the length direction of the airbag. The arms cover the aggregative part on the back thereof with respect to the expansion direction of the airbag. Thus, even having greater length from one end to another end, the airbag can deploy smoothly with less time difference between the front and the back in the length direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Inomata, Norihito Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 7163232
    Abstract: An airbag is provided which is folded with a duct part and an expansion part, the duct part having an inlet for allowing fluid communication throughout the duct part, the expansion part communicating with the duct part, wherein the airbag comprises an aggregative part obtained by aggregating a downward portion of the airbag, and a plurality of arms obtained by folding an upward portion of the airbag and being in fluid communication along the length direction of the airbag. The arms cover the aggregative part on the back thereof with respect to the expansion direction of the airbag. Thus, even having greater length from one end to another end, the airbag can deploy smoothly with less time difference between the front and the back in the length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Inomata, Norihito Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20030116947
    Abstract: An airbag is provided which is folded with a duct part and an expansion part, the duct part having an inlet for allowing fluid communication throughout the duct part, the expansion part communicating with the duct part, wherein the airbag comprises an aggregative part obtained by aggregating a downward portion of the airbag, and a plurality of arms obtained by folding an upward portion of the airbag and being in fluid communication along the length direction of the airbag. The arms cover the aggregative part on the back thereof with respect to the expansion direction of the airbag. Thus, even having greater length from one end to another end, the airbag can deploy smoothly with less time difference between the front and the back in the length direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aki Yokoyama, Kazuyuki Inomata, Norihito Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6467798
    Abstract: A retainer case (4) has a lower portion (4a) defining a gas diffusion chamber (5), and an upper portion (4c) cooperating with an intermediate portion (4b) to define an accommodation chamber (6), a diffuser member (15) separates the gas diffusion chamber (5) from the air bag accommodation chamber (6), with gas communication allowed therebetween through a gas inlet (16) of the diffuser member (15), an infaltor (11) is disposed in the gas diffusion chamber (5), an airbag (8) is accommodated in the accommodation chamber (6), having a retained part (8b) in a space (S1) between the intermediate portion (4b) and the diffuser member (15), and an inward projection (18) of the intermediate portion (4b) and an inward projection (17) of the diffuser member (15) constitute a gas invasion restricting structure (17+18) for restricting a gas invasion from the gas diffusion chamber (5) into the space (S1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Nihon Plast Co., Ltd., Caisonic Kansel Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Inomata, Kazumi Ono, Yorihito Okuda, Takayuki Honma
  • Publication number: 20010017455
    Abstract: A retainer case (4) has a lower portion (4a) defining a gas diffusion chamber (5), and an upper portion (4c) cooperating with an intermediate portion (4b) to define an accommodation chamber (6), a diffuser member (15) separates the gas diffusion chamber (5) from the air bag accommodation chamber (6), with gas communication allowed therebetween through a gas inlet (16) of the diffuser member (15), an infaltor (11) is disposed in the gas diffusion chamber (5), an airbag (8) is accommodated in the accommodation chamber (6), having a retained part (8b) in a space (S1) between the intermediate portion (4b) and the diffuser member (15), and an inward projection (18) of the intermediate portion (4b) and an inward projection (17) of the diffuser member (15) constitute a gas invasion restricting structure (17+18) for restricting a gas invasion from the gas diffusion chamber (5) into the space (S1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Inomata, Kazumi Ono, Yorihito Okuda, Takayuki Honma