Patents by Inventor Keisuke Moritani

Keisuke Moritani 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: 10315610
    Abstract: The airbag device includes an airbag including a base fabric and an occupant protection fabric whose outer peripheries are joined together. The occupant protection fabric is positioned on the vehicle rear side of the base fabric and configured to restrain an occupant, and includes: at least one protruding portion that protrudes to the vehicle rear side; a flat portion that is continuously formed from the at least one protruding portion and is designed to come into contact with the occupant; and a tether that is disposed between the base fabric and the at least one protruding portion in the airbag, extending from the flat portion to the joint between the occupant protection fabric and the base fabric. The tether is joined at its end on the joint side with a base edge of the at least one protruding portion and the outer periphery of the base fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Moritani, Kazuyoshi Nakai
  • Publication number: 20170355345
    Abstract: The airbag device includes an airbag including a base fabric and an occupant protection fabric whose outer peripheries are joined together. The occupant protection fabric is positioned on the vehicle rear side of the base fabric and configured to restrain an occupant, and includes: at least one protruding portion that protrudes to the vehicle rear side; a flat portion that is continuously formed from the at least one protruding portion and is designed to come into contact with the occupant; and a tether that is disposed between the base fabric and the at least one protruding portion in the airbag, extending from the flat portion to the joint between the occupant protection fabric and the base fabric. The tether is joined at its end on the joint side with a base edge of the at least one protruding portion and the outer periphery of the base fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke MORITANI, Kazuyoshi NAKAI
  • Patent number: 8833798
    Abstract: An airbag is inflated and deployed in a short time, and a protective panel is moved rapidly. An airbag device (1) is disposed in a base section (2) of a vehicle. The airbag device (1) is provided with a protective panel (10) covering the base section (2), an airbag (20), and an inflator. The inflator inflates and deploys the airbag (20) by generating a gas. The airbag (20) has at least two standing portions (30) and inflates and deploys between the base section (2) and the protective panel (10). The standing portion (30) stands up from the base section (2) through inflation and moves the protective panel (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Patent number: 8613469
    Abstract: An airbag device configured to be disposed in an instrument panel includes an inflator configured to generate gas, and an airbag that includes a gas inlet through which the gas from the inflator is introduced and is inflated and deployed in a bag shape toward a vehicle room side by the gas introduced from the inflator through the gas inlet. The airbag has, in an upper portion thereof, an extra length in a front and rear direction of a vehicle and is folded in a housed state after experiencing a folded state in an approximately planar fashion such that the extra length portion is tucked into the airbag toward the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadaaki Sekino, Keisuke Moritani, Takeshi Inazumi, Koichi Ishida
  • Publication number: 20130270803
    Abstract: An airbag is inflated and deployed in a short time, and a protective panel is moved rapidly. An airbag device (1) is disposed in a base section (2) of a vehicle. The airbag device (1) is provided with a protective panel (10) covering the base section (2), an airbag (20), and an inflator. The inflator inflates and deploys the airbag (20) by generating a gas. The airbag (20) has at least two standing portions (30) and inflates and deploys between the base section (2) and the protective panel (10). The standing portion (30) stands up from the base section (2) through inflation and moves the protective panel (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Patent number: 8360471
    Abstract: An air-bag device capable of improving degree of freedom in setting of reaction forces according to physical frames of occupants, a vehicle occupant's lower limb protecting device and a device for protecting an occupant at the time of vehicle side collision using the air-bag device. Knees of an occupant of large build whose inertia load at the time of collision is great are assuredly protected by collective energy absorbing action of the upper cylinders (121, 121) and the lower cylinders (122, 122) at the time of collision. In a case of an occupant of small build whose inertia load at the time of collision is small, loads from the upper cylinders (121, 121) and the lower cylinders (122, 122) are exerted on the occupant in appropriate proportions according to physical size of the occupant to fulfill impact absorption at the time of collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd., SANKO GOSEI Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadaaki Sekino, Keisuke Moritani, Koji Korechika, Masao Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20120146315
    Abstract: An airbag device configured to be disposed in an instrument panel includes an inflator configured to generate gas, and an airbag that includes a gas inlet through which the gas from the inflator is introduced and is inflated and deployed in a bag shape toward a vehicle room side by the gas introduced from the inflator through the gas inlet. The airbag has, in an upper portion thereof, an extra length in a front and rear direction of a vehicle and is folded in a housed state after experiencing a folded state in an approximately planar fashion such that the extra length portion is tucked into the airbag toward the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadaaki Sekino, Keisuke Moritani, Takeshi Inazumi, Koichi Ishida
  • Patent number: 8141902
    Abstract: An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is sewn to the other side end portion of the airbag (10) through a second sewn portion (24). The first sewn portion (23) has weaker binding force by sewing than the second sewn portion (24) so that the first sewn portion (23) is separated to open the vent hole (18) when tension force is applied from the third base fabric (20) to the first and second sewn portions (23) and (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishikawa, Naoki Yamaji, Tomoki Hashizume, Kazuhiko Soemoto, Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20110259662
    Abstract: An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is sewn to the other side end portion of the airbag (10) through a second sewn portion (24). The first sewn portion (23) has weaker binding force by sewing than the second sewn portion (24) so that the first sewn portion (23) is separated to open the vent hole (18) when tension force is applied from the third base fabric (20) to the first and second sewn portions (23) and (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicants: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD., MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro ISHIKAWA, Naoki YAMAJI, Tomoki HASHIZUME, Kazuhiko SOEMOTO, Keisuke MORITANI
  • Patent number: 8029016
    Abstract: An airbag of a knee-protecting airbag device is prevented from being damaged during inflation and deployment, and the airbag is allowed to deploy evenly on the left and right sides to improve occupant protection function. The inside of an airbag (10) is defined into a plurality of air chambers (21), (22), and (23) by tethers (24) and (25). An inflator (2) accommodated in a diffuser (30) is disposed in the first air chamber (21). The diffuser (30) is provided with an opening (31) that allows gas from the inflator (2) to flow in the airbag (10) and is disposed so as to face the central portion of the first tether (24). This opening (31) is closed in such a manner that it can be opened by the gas from the inflator (2), and the entirety thereof is simultaneously opened by the gas pressure when the airbag (10) deploys. Thus, the gas in the accommodating portion (32) is supplied from the opening (31) to the airbag (10) evenly on the left and right sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Patent number: 7997614
    Abstract: Intended is to always provide effective impact reduction by releasing gas at a timing of pushing into airbag. An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is sewn to the other side end portion of the airbag (10) through a second sewn portion (24). The first sewn portion (23) has weaker binding force by sewing than the second sewn portion (24) so that the first sewn portion (23) is separated to open the vent hole (18) when tension force is applied from the third base fabric (20) to the first and second sewn portions (23) and (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignees: Mazda Motor Corporation, Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishikawa, Naoki Yamaji, Tomoki Hashizume, Kazuhiko Soemoto, Keisuke Moritani
  • Patent number: 7992897
    Abstract: To enhance an occupant restraining force of an airbag, and to improve a protective function for an occupant of an airbag device by discharging gas without fail regardless of a position of the occupant, an airbag (10) is divided into a first chamber (10A) on an inflator (2) side and a second chamber (10B) on an occupant side by a partition wall (11), and the first chamber (10A) includes an opening (23) to which a discharge-state switching member (30) having vent holes to discharge the gas in the airbag (10) and being switchable between the discharge/non-discharge states is attached. The discharge-state switching member (30) is coupled to the partition wall (11) by a tether belt (40), so that the tether belt (40) applies tension to close the vent holes when the airbag (10) inflates, and when the airbag (10) receives an occupant, releases the tension depending on the position of the receipt, and opens the vent holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadaaki Sekino, Kazuhiko Soemoto, Keisuke Moritani
  • Patent number: 7954845
    Abstract: The inflation and deployment speed of an airbag of a knee-protecting airbag device is increased to quickly deploy the airbag to a position where it can protect the knees of the occupant, thereby improving the occupant protection function. An airbag (10), from a state in which it is arranged in a flat form, is folded sequentially through a first step in which a leading end (10S) is tucked and folded into the airbag (10), a second step in which left and right ends (10M) of the airbag (10) are roll-folded toward each other toward a vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet (12) on the vehicle-body side, and a third step in which the leading end side of the airbag (10) in the deploying direction (F) is roll-folded toward the base end (10T) toward the vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet (12). The folded airbag (10) is accommodated in a case together with an inflator (2), and a base end (10T) thereof is fixed to the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20110012329
    Abstract: An air-bag device capable of improving degree of freedom in setting of reaction forces according to physical frames of occupants, a vehicle occupant's lower limb protecting device and a device for protecting an occupant at the time of vehicle side collision using the air-bag device. Knees of an occupant of large build whose inertia load at the time of collision is great are assuredly protected by collective energy absorbing action of the upper cylinders (121, 121) and the lower cylinders (122, 122) at the time of collision. In a case of an occupant of small build whose inertia load at the time of collision is small, loads from the upper cylinders (121, 121) and the lower cylinders (122, 122) are exerted on the occupant in appropriate proportions according to physical size of the occupant to fulfill impact absorption at the time of collision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicants: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD., SANKO GOSEI Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tadaaki SEKINO, Keisuke MORITANI, Koji KORECHIKA, Masao KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20100270780
    Abstract: The inflation and deployment speed of an airbag of a knee-protecting airbag device is increased to quickly deploy the airbag to a position where it can protect the knees of the occupant, thereby improving the occupant protection function. An airbag (10), from a state in which it is arranged in a flat form, is folded sequentially through a first step in which a leading end (10S) is tucked and folded into the airbag (10), a second step in which left and right ends (10M) of the airbag (10) are roll-folded toward each other toward a vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet (12) on the vehicle-body side, and a third step in which the leading end side of the airbag (10) in the deploying direction (F) is roll-folded toward the base end (10T) toward the vehicle-body-side base fabric sheet (12). The folded airbag (10) is accommodated in a case together with an inflator (2), and a base end (10T) thereof is fixed to the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20100253051
    Abstract: An airbag of a knee-protecting airbag device is prevented from being damaged during inflation and deployment, and the airbag is allowed to deploy evenly on the left and right sides to improve occupant protection function. The inside of an airbag (10) is defined into a plurality of air chambers (21), (22), and (23) by tethers (24) and (25). An inflator (2) accommodated in a diffuser (30) is disposed in the first air chamber (21). The diffuser (30) is provided with an opening (31) that allows gas from the inflator (2) to flow in the airbag (10) and is disposed so as to face the central portion of the first tether (24). This opening (31) is closed in such a manner that it can be opened by the gas from the inflator (2), and the entirety thereof is simultaneously opened by the gas pressure when the airbag (10) deploys. Thus, the gas in the accommodating portion (32) is supplied from the opening (31) to the airbag (10) evenly on the left and right sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20090200778
    Abstract: Intended is to always provide effective impact reduction by releasing gas at a timing of pushing into airbag. An airbag (10) has a vent hole (18) in one side end portion. One end of a third base fabric (20) is sewn to the airbag (10) through a first sewn portion (23) that closes the vent hole (18), and the other end of the third base fabric 20 is sewn to the other side end portion of the airbag (10) through a second sewn portion (24). The first sewn portion (23) has weaker binding force by sewing than the second sewn portion (24) so that the first sewn portion (23) is separated to open the vent hole (18) when tension force is applied from the third base fabric (20) to the first and second sewn portions (23) and (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Ishikawa, Naoki Yamaji, Tomoki Hashizume, Kazuhiko Soemoto, Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20060059133
    Abstract: In the prior art it has not been possible to guide a user to a web page intended by an administrator without identifying the user. A link generation device is provided which is used by being connected to a web server which, in response to page acquisition requests from client terminals, transmits data to display the relevant web page on the screen of the client terminal. The link generation device has a storage unit which stores important keywords set in advance for each web page, and extracts the search expressions used when web pages on the web server are accessed via a search engine site. When a search expression used to access a certain web page is the important keyword of another web page, the link generation device adds a hyperlink guiding users to the other web page, to the web page file written in markup language, corresponding to the certain web page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Keisuke Moritani
  • Publication number: 20030236879
    Abstract: A server comprises: a user DB 160 storing a plurality of users accessing said site together with user attributes associated with the users; a ranking generation section 130 taking statistics of information presented by said site on a group consisting of users wherein the user attributes are common, of the plurality of users stored in said user DB 160; and an information customizing section customizing information presented for the user by said site when received an access by the user in accordance with statistics obtained by said ranking generation section 130 for a group in which same user attribute as the user attributes of the users is a common user attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Keisuke Moritani, Takeshi Kumazawa