Patents by Inventor Kenzou Kassai

Kenzou Kassai 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).

  • Publication number: 20070052209
    Abstract: A seat carriage body comprises a front leg, a rear leg, a push rod, and position fixing means. An upper end of the front leg is turnably connected to an upper end of the rear leg through a first shaft. A front end member of the push rod is connected to the front leg such that it can be displaced along the front leg at the time of a folding operation. A middle part of the push rod is turnably connected to the rear leg through a second shaft. The position fixing means fixes a positional relation among the front leg, the rear leg and the push rod in both open and folded states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: APRICA IKUJIKENKYUKAI APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Patent number: 7175004
    Abstract: A wheel simultaneous brake mechanism for simultaneously braking two wheels includes two respective engaging members that are selectively movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position for selectively braking or releasing the two wheels. Each engaging member is biased by a spring toward its respective engaged position. The two engaging members are connected to one another in a manner transmitting a tensile force therebetween by a wire, so that the engagement or release of both engaging members can be actuated together in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20070010750
    Abstract: A living body measuring sensor (1) is made to contact a body surface of a measuring subject through capacitance coupling using a cloth (6) between a metal electrode (2) and the body surface as the capacitance, a living body electric signal is extracted from the metal electrode (2), and an elctrocardiographic waveform is outputted based on an output of the living body measuring sensor (1) using an impedance converter having a high input impedance and a low output impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Akinori Ueno, Yoji Ishiyama, Hiroshi Hoshino, Kenzou Kassai, Sachiyo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20060273640
    Abstract: A detachable child safety seat comprises a base member, a seat body mounted on the base member detachably, an upper locking mechanism to lock or unlock a stand wall of the base member and a backrest of the seat body, a lower locking mechanism to lock or unlock a bottom wall of the base member and a seat of the seat body, and a synchronization mechanism to connect the upper locking mechanism to the lower locking mechanism so as to synchronize locked states or unlocked states of both locking mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: APRICA IKUJIKENKYUKAI APRICA KASSAI KABUSHIKIKAISHA
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Haruo Kawano, Makoto Fukui
  • Patent number: 7140634
    Abstract: A folding baby carriage comprises a pair of seating surface supporting side bars extending back and forth along both sides of a seating surface in order to support the seating surface from beneath. Each seating surface supporting side bar has a rigid inward extending portion extending toward the inside so as to support the seating surface from beneath, at a rear portion thereof. The inward extending portion is formed by bending a rear end portion of the seating surface supporting side bar toward the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20060225525
    Abstract: A newborn dummy used in a dynamic test comprises a head, a spine member including a neck member connected to the head, a trunk mounted on said spine member at a lower part of the neck member and provided so as to cover the spine member and spaced apart from the spine member. An abdomen pressure sensor is provided close to the spine member at a part corresponding to an abdomen in the trunk so as to be spaced apart from the trunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Sachiyo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7118173
    Abstract: A baby-care implement comprises a hood which covers a top of a seat thereof. The hood comprises a mounting base fixed to a body of the baby-care implement, a first hood bone whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a second hood bone positioned on the inner side of the first hood bone, whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a third hood bone positioned on the inner side of the second hood bone, a first hood sheet mounted on the first hood bone and extending backward and forward, and a second hood sheet mounted on the second hood bone, overlapping the inner side of the first hood sheet and extending backward and forward. The second hood sheet comprises one end in the back-and-forth direction which is separated from the first hood sheet and the other end which is connected to the first hood sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi, Toshio Oonuma, Masaki Ito
  • Publication number: 20060220436
    Abstract: A seat of a childcare apparatus comprises a backrest board having through holes in a thickness direction, a stacked board which has through holes which can be aligned with the through holes, a reflective sheet provided so as to cover the through holes and forming an air layer between the reflective sheet and the backrest board, and a ventilation hole provided in the reflective sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Sachiyo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7114743
    Abstract: The folding baby carriage is foldable so that four wheels approach each other back and forth and from side to side. The baby carriage includes a lower frame structure that is positioned above the four wheels to form a seating surface portion of a seat and that is foldable so as to approach back and forth and from side to side with the four wheels, and an inverted U-shaped member extending to rise upward from both sides of the seating surface portion. The inverted U-shaped member remains on a single plane in both the folded state and the opened state without bending out of this plane, but lower ends of the inverted U-shaped member come closer together in the folded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20060208544
    Abstract: A head guard arrangement includes a flexible pad (10A) in direct contact with and enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the head of a baby (100), an impact absorption pad (20A) at an outer side of the flexible pad (10A), enclosing the head top region and temporal region of the baby (100), and a fixture pad (30A) having a configuration with an outer perimeter contour that is in accord with the inner perimeter contour of a sidewall (1) of a child seat or carrier or the like so as to fill the gap between the impact absorption pad (20A) and the sidewall (1). With this structure, the head guard arrangement protects the head and brain of an infant against impact injuries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Applicant: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventor: Kenzou Kassai
  • Publication number: 20060138827
    Abstract: A detachable rocking chair (1) comprises rocking rods (21) and (22) supported by a base member (10) so that they can rock and a seat body (30) detachably supported by the rocking rods (21) and (22). The seat body (30) can be detached from the base member (10) and stand on a floor by itself. Such self-standing means comprises a front leg part (35) located in a front bottom of the seat body, and a rear leg part (36) located in a rear bottom of the seat body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Hiroyasu Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20060097563
    Abstract: A crotch belt (20) which is one component of a body restraint belt includes an elastic plate (21) having bending elasticity, and a buckle (22) mounted on an end of the elastic plate (21). One end of the elastic plate (21) is fixed to a fixing point (23) under a seating surface (4). While the crotch belt (20) is not connected to a waist belt, the crotch belt (20) is positioned along a front part of the seating surface (4) so as to be close to it by elastic force of the elastic plate (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Bed
    Publication number: 20060021132
    Abstract: A bed can be switched between a form of a rocking baby bed, a form of a fixed baby bed, and a form of a large-size bed, using a frame of a baby bed comprising a rectangular floorboard and a surrounding frame which surrounds the rectangular floorboard. In the form of the rocking baby bed, a baby is supported and rocked in a space above the rectangular floorboard. A first connection member connects one side end of a bed member to an upper end of a head part frame and holds the one side end of the bed member which is suspended above the rectangular floorboard. A second connection member connects the other side end of the bed member to an upper end of a foot part frame, and holds the other side end of the bed member which is suspended above the rectangular floorboard. In the form of the fixed baby bed, the bed member is dismounted and the baby is put on the rectangular floorboard. In the form of the large-size bed, a person lie down on a floorboard having a larger bed area positioned at a lower place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20060011678
    Abstract: A nursery band includes a back pad for supporting a back of a baby or infant, a head supporter for supporting a head of the baby or infant, located above the back pad, a pair of sideways protrusions protruding sideways from both sides of the head supporter, a pair of side forming members extending in a vertical direction continuously to both of side edges of the back pad, and a connecting part for detachably connecting a tip of each of the pair of sideways protrusions to each of the pair of side forming members. The head supporter is disposed in such a manner as to be freely folded over at a back surface of the back pad in a state where the connection via the connecting parts is maintained. Thus, there is provided a nursery band capable of varying the manner with the reduced number of component parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Miyuki Nishikura
  • Publication number: 20060005432
    Abstract: A shoe comprises a sole and an upper positioned above the sole and having a height so as to cover up to an ankle. The upper comprises a lower upper including a tongue for covering an instep, right and left side parts having a height so as to cover an anklebone and gradually reduced in height backward, and a rear part which connects the right and left side parts, and a higher upper having a height so as to cover the ankle from a position in which an upper region of the lower upper is overlapped, one end connected to the right side part of the lower upper, a middle region partially and sequentially overlapping with the right side part, the rear part and the left side part of the lower upper, and a fixing part connected to the left side part and detachably connected to a hook and loop fastener of the higher upper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Sachiyo Suzuki, Yasuhiro Tsuneka
  • Patent number: 6979018
    Abstract: A childcare instrument or baby carriage has a core member contained removably in a bag placed on the rear side of the carriage, and the core member includes a first plate member and a second plate member arranged to overlap each other. The first plate member has first apertures piercing therethrough in the direction of thickness. The second plate member has second apertures piercing therethrough in the direction of thickness, and the second plate member is relatively displaceable between a first position to align the first apertures with the second apertures and a second position to displace the first apertures from the second apertures. The childcare instrument thus provided is accordingly capable of adjusting the degree of breathing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Kaichi Fujimoto, Miyuki Nishikura
  • Publication number: 20050258618
    Abstract: A folding baby carriage comprises a body so constituted that a seat and a backrest part approach each other in a folding operation, and a luggage basket positioned under the seat. The luggage basket comprises a front frame extending backward and forward under the seat, a rear frame turnably connected to a rear end of the front frame and extending backward and forward, and a lock mechanism preventing the rear frame being turned around the front frame. The rear frame is turned so as to take a lower position in which a rear part of the luggage basket is opened, a horizontal position in which it extends almost horizontally, and an upper position in which its rear end approximates the backrest part. The lock mechanism comprises horizontal position fixing means for fixing the rear frame in the horizontal position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20050258673
    Abstract: A baby-care implement comprises a hood which covers a top of a seat thereof. The hood comprises a mounting base fixed to a body of the baby-care implement, a first hood bone whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a second hood bone positioned on the inner side of the first hood bone, whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a third hood bone positioned on the inner side of the second hood bone, a first hood sheet mounted on the first hood bone and extending backward and forward, and a second hood sheet mounted on the second hood bone, overlapping the inner side of the first hood sheet and extending backward and forward. The second hood sheet comprises one end in the back-and-forth direction which is separated from the first hood sheet and the other end which is connected to the first hood sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi, Toshio Oonuma, Masaki Ito
  • Patent number: D523257
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi
  • Bed
    Patent number: D528323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Aprica Ikujikenkyukai Aprica Kassai Kabushikaisha
    Inventors: Kenzou Kassai, Ichiro Ohnishi