Patents by Inventor Koutarou YAMANAKA

Koutarou YAMANAKA 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).

  • Airbag device
    Patent number: 8764052
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag main body, a storing section, an airbag lid member, a hinge section and a protective member. The airbag lid member has a lid section and an opening section. The lid section is configured to be opened by a pressing force of the airbag main body. The opening section is formed when the lid section is opened. The hinge section couples an edge portion of the opening section and the lid section. The protective member is configured and arranged to be disposed between the airbag main body and the hinge section when the airbag main body expands, and has a main protective section and a peripheral portion protective section. The peripheral portion protective section is provided on both sides of the main protective section to cover at least a peripheral portion of the lid section which protrudes from both sides of the hinge section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Calsonic Kansei Corporation, Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuki Funakura, Tomiharu Yamada, Koutarou Yamanaka, Naotoshi Ota, Marius Cociuba, Peng Lee
  • AIRBAG DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140070521
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag main body, a storing section, an airbag lid member, a hinge section and a protective member. The airbag lid member has a lid section and an opening section. The lid section is configured to be opened by a pressing force of the airbag main body. The opening section is formed when the lid section is opened. The hinge section couples an edge portion of the opening section and the lid section. The protective member is configured and arranged to be disposed between the airbag main body and the hinge section when the airbag main body expands, and has a main protective section and a peripheral portion protective section. The peripheral portion protective section is provided on both sides of the main protective section to cover at least a peripheral portion of the lid section which protrudes from both sides of the hinge section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicants: Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc., Calsonic Kansei Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki FUNAKURA, Tomiharu YAMADA, Koutarou YAMANAKA, Naotoshi OTA, Cociuba MARIUS, Peng LEE