Patents by Inventor Masaru Batai

Masaru Batai 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).

  • Crash energy absorber for a vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 4660852
    Abstract: A crash energy absorber mounted on the tip end of steering wheel including a structure including a top plate and a pair of side plates extending substantially perpendicularly to the top plate at the opposite sides of the top plate to define a substantially rectangular space with the top plate, and at least one reinforcement extending diagonally in the space defined by the plate structure. The crash energy absorber absorbs a crash energy applied thereto in any direction so as to relieve crash shock from a driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1987
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Katayama, Katumi Ooishi, Toshiake Ogawa, Masaru Batai, Mitsuru Kataoka