Patents by Inventor Makoto Kurita

Makoto Kurita 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: 20070273186
    Abstract: An impact absorbing plate 31 is disposed between a front part 31z of the impact absorbing plate 31 and a vehicle body 11 so that a rupture generating part 44 ruptured by impact is extended in the front and rear direction of the vehicle, and the impact absorbing plate 31 is fixed to a front part 13a and a rear part 13b of the front seat bracket 13 provided in the vehicle body by rivets 33 and 33. A portion of front part 31z of the impact absorbing plate 31 is cut to form a cutoff part 45, and a front end 17a of a rail 17 provided in a seat section is attached to a convex part 35, which is molded so as to expand upward an inner side of the cutoff part 45, by a rivet 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Imasen Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kurita, Koji Uno, Yukio Hiruta, Yoshiaki Morita, Masaru Ueda, Nobukatsu Masuda, Hideyuki Kito
  • Patent number: 7114768
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus for a vehicle includes a sunroof panel, a panel holder, a lip member, a sealing member and a lip for wind noise. The panel holder supports the sunroof panel internally relative to a cabin of the vehicle. The lip member is attached to an end portion of the panel holder. The sealing member is attached to the lip member. The lip for wind noise extends from the lip member towards inside of the cabin. An end portion of the lip for wind noise is adapted to lie closer to the sunroof panel than an end portion of the panel holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignees: Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisya, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuniyasu Aoki, Akira Murasawa, Shigehito Horiuti, Masaharu Ohnishi, Shuhei Hamada, Takashi Ueno, Makoto Kurita
  • Publication number: 20050253147
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device which can prevent the deterioration of a transparent conductive film attributed to a cell reaction without pushing up a cost of a film forming device. The display device includes a first conductive layer which is formed of a transparent conductive film containing indium oxide as a main component, a conductive background layer which is formed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer which is formed of a film containing Al as a main component on the background layer, and a third conductive layer which is formed of the same material as the second conductive layer on the second conductive layer. On an interface between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer, positions of grain boundaries are arranged discontinuously. Further, the background layer is a film which contains any one of Mo, Ti and Ta as a main component. Still further, the third conductive layer is used as a reflective electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Makoto Kurita, Jun Gotoh
  • Publication number: 20050218703
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus for a vehicle includes a sunroof panel, a panel holder, a lip member, a sealing member and a lip for wind noise. The panel holder supports the sunroof panel internally relative to a cabin of the vehicle. The lip member is attached to an end portion of the panel holder. The sealing member is attached to the lip member. The lip for wind noise extends from the lip member towards inside of the cabin. An end portion of the lip for wind noise is adapted to lie closer to the sunroof panel than an end portion of the panel holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Kuniyasu Aoki, Akira Murasawa, Shigehito Horiuti, Masaharu Ohnishi, Shuhei Hamada, Takashi Ueno, Makoto Kurita
  • Patent number: 6422590
    Abstract: A holder for mounting an air bag module, the holder including a bottomed, substantially box-like body having a peripheral wall and an opening, the holder adapted to be fastened to a side plate of a seat back frame in a cavity of a back pad with the opening thereof facing a body of an automotive vehicle and with a bottom plate section thereof being applied to the side plate, and wrapped at the peripheral wall thereof by margin pieces which are provided around an opening portion in a side of a seat cover, rolled in the holder from the opening of the holder, and fastened to the holder, the air bag module having an air bag housed within an air bag case, the air bag module adapted to be incorporated in the holder and fastened to the side plate through the holder, whereby the air bag module is installed in the side of the seat back, the holder further including flanges, and at least first and second brittle sections serving as breaking portions, the peripheral wall including a front side wall section facing a front
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumio Umezawa, Tatsuya Terauchi, Makoto Kurita, Naohiro Takahashi, Hiroyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20020024198
    Abstract: A holder for mounting an air bag module, the holder including a bottomed, substantially box-like body having a peripheral wall and an opening, the holder adapted to be fastened to a side plate of a seat back frame in a cavity of a back pad with the opening thereof facing a body of an automotive vehicle and with a bottom plate section thereof being applied to the side plate, and wrapped at the peripheral wall thereof by margin pieces which are provided around an opening portion in a side of a seat cover, rolled in the holder from the opening of the holder, and fastened to the holder, the air bag module having an air bag housed within an air bag case, the air bag module adapted to be incorporated in the holder and fastened to the side plate through the holder, whereby the air bag module is installed in the side of the seat back, the holder further including flanges, and at least first and second brittle sections serving as breaking portions, the peripheral wall including a front side wall section facing a front
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Fumio Umezawa, Tatsuya Terauchi, Makoto Kurita, Naohiro Takahashi, Hiroyuki Ito
  • Patent number: 6336662
    Abstract: A tongue hooking mechanism for a seat belt incorporating a buckle disposed on a side of a seat adjacent to a central portion of a cabin of a vehicle; a seat belt having a fixed portion formed at an end thereof and disposed on the wall of the cabin; a through anchor portion disposed in an upper portion of the wall and arranged to support an intermediate portion of the seat belt; a retractor disposed below the through anchor portion and outer than the fixed portion and arranged to wind the seat belt up; and a tongue joined to an intermediate portion of the seat belt and arranged to be bitten by the buckle so that the abdomen and the breast of an occupant are held, the tongue hooking mechanism for a seat belt having: a fixing member with which the through anchor portion is joined to the wall, wherein a hook having a claw facing upwards is provided for the fixing member or a cover which covers the fixing member, and the tongue is permitted to be hooked by the hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Kurita, Kouji Kamida, Takahiro Mori