Patents by Inventor Masato Saita

Masato Saita 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).

  • Vehicle sunroof apparatus
    Patent number: 8967709
    Abstract: A vehicle sunroof apparatus includes: a pair of first and second opening and closing drive units provided in a widthwise direction, the pair of first and second opening and closing drive units each including: a rail extending in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle; a movable body provided so as to be movable on the rail; and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the movable body to a movable panel provided in a roof opening portion, and arranged at widthwise both end portions of the roof opening portion so as to be capable of opening and closing the movable panel; and a control device configured to control operations of the opening and closing drive units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Daisuke Yuasa, Takashi Kikuta, Nobuyasu Bessho, Takashi Kawato, Masato Saita
  • VEHICLE SUNROOF APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140145473
    Abstract: A vehicle sunroof apparatus includes: a pair of first and second opening and closing drive units provided in a widthwise direction, the pair of first and second opening and closing drive units each including: a rail extending in a fore-and-aft direction of a vehicle; a movable body provided so as to be movable on the rail; and a coupling mechanism configured to couple the movable body to a movable panel provided in a roof opening portion, and arranged at widthwise both end portions of the roof opening portion so as to be capable of opening and closing the movable panel; and a control device configured to control operations of the opening and closing drive units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daisuke YUASA, Takashi Kikuta, Nobuyasu Bessho, Takashi Kawato, Masato Saita