Patents by Inventor Masashi Kusumi

Masashi Kusumi 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).

  • Control method for automatic seat belt of automobile
    Patent number: 4896742
    Abstract: A control method for an automatic seat belt of an automobile including interconnecting a seat belt mechanism with a door of the automobile to operate the mechanism with opening and closing of the door so that the seat belt is automatically tightened when the door is closed and loosened when the door is opened, further comprising in addition interconnecting the seat belt mechanism with an ignition switch so that the seat belt is automatically turned from the tightened condition to the loosened condition even when the door is still closed if the ignition switch is turned off or an ignition key is removed from the ignition switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuaki Shitanoki, Masashi Kusumi, Hidetaka Shinozaki, Takahiro Higuchi