Patents by Inventor Kentarou Saito

Kentarou Saito 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).

  • Seat belt apparatus
    Patent number: 7491906
    Abstract: In a seat belt apparatus, a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion which are capable of being brought into abutment with each other so that a switch lever is shifted from a switch OFF position to a switch ON position are provided on a side of a drive gear and a side of a first gear, respectively. A third projecting portion and a fourth projecting portion, which are capable of being brought into abutment with each other so that the switch lever is shifted from the switch ON position to the switch OFF position, are provided on the side of the first gear and a side of a second gear. An abutment position between the first and second projecting portions and an abutment position between the third and fourth projecting portions differ from each other in an axial direction of a spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Kentarou Saito, Ganta Hibata
  • SEAT BELT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080116044
    Abstract: In a seat belt apparatus, a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion which are capable of being brought into abutment with each other so that a switch lever is shifted from a switch OFF position to a switch ON position are provided on a side of a drive gear and a side of a first gear, respectively. A third projecting portion and a fourth projecting portion, which are capable of being brought into abutment with each other so that the switch lever is shifted from the switch ON position to the switch OFF position, are provided on the side of the first gear and a side of a second gear. An abutment position between the first and second projecting portions and an abutment position between the third and fourth projecting portions differ from each other in an axial direction of a spindle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Kentarou Saito, Ganta Hibata