Patents by Inventor Minoru Matano

Minoru Matano 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).

  • Patent number: 6809142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensitive sealant composition for sealing a clearance between a lamp unit housing and a vehicle body panel of an automotive vehicle. The pressure sensitive sealant composition includes (a) 10-40 wt % of a component A that is at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymers, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene copolymers, and modified copolymers thereof; (b) a component B that is at least one tackifier selected from the group consisting of petroleum resins, terpene resins, rosin resins, coumarone-indene resins, hydrogenated resins thereof, and modified resins thereof, and (c) a component C that is a hydrocarbonic plasticizer. The pressure sensitive sealant composition is prepared by maxing together 100 parts by weight of the component A, 20-60 parts by weight of said component B, and 150-400 parts by weight of said component C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Takeyama, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Masahiko Ohnishi, Minoru Matano, Akira Ozaki, Katsuyuki Arima
  • Patent number: 5354094
    Abstract: An air-bag arrangement includes an air-bag module disposed in a recess of an instrument panel, and a lid member for covering an opening of the recess. The lid member is secured to the instrument panel. The lid member is openable in response to inflation of an air bag of the air-bag module to accommodate expansion of the air bag into the passenger space. A first bracket member is secured to the lid member. A second bracket member is secured to the instrument panel and arranged to be brought into engagement with the first bracket member in a manner wherein distortion of either of the first and second bracket members is absent and to allow the first bracket member to be detached from the second bracket member in a snap action manner upon inflation of the air bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Matano, Akio Oikawa
  • Patent number: 5201544
    Abstract: A knee protector device for protecting driver's knees in a serious vehicle collision comprises semicylindrical inner and outer protectors reinforced by beading or projecting which are installed opposite to the drivers knees while a part of each protector is overlapped with each other. With this structure, the impact force in the collision is received by the knee protector device while stabilized at a desired value, so that the knee protector device efficiently absorbs the impact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Matano, Naofumi Ito