Patents by Inventor Mikio Nakaiwa

Mikio Nakaiwa 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).

  • Lock assembly for pivotal vehicle seat
    Patent number: 4770459
    Abstract: A lock assembly for a pivotal automobile seat comprising a seat belt anchor plate fixed to the seat and having an upwardly directed engaging lip, a pair of base plates joined together to define an accommodating space and fixed to the anchor plate by a pair of bolts, and a locking mechanism housed within the accommodating space of the base plates for releasably locking to a support member on the vehicle floor, wherein a reinforcing plate is welded to one of the base plates which is closer to the anchor plate, and the reinforcing plate has a downwardly directed engaging projection for engagement with the engaging lip of the anchor plate upon slight deformation of the anchor plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignees: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Nakaiwa, Saburo Suzuki