Patents by Inventor Muneyuki Nogami

Muneyuki Nogami 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: 12065064
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a large-capacity pocket formed on the rear surface of a seat back of the seat. The pocket has: a pocket forming sheet overlapping an outer surface of a back side skin material positioned on the rear surface of the seat back; and a pocket sewn portion. The pocket sewn portion has: right and left first sewn portions and right and left second sewn portions formed at positions sandwiching an opening portion in a seat width direction to form the opening portion of the pocket in an upper end portion of the pocket forming sheet; right and left third sewn portions forming right and left outer edge portions of the pocket; and a fourth sewn portion forming a lower edge portion of the pocket. The right and left second sewn portions are disposed inside the right and left third sewn portions in the seat width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi Akutsu, Soichiro Tanaka, Takamasa Sonoda, Ryosuke Kojima, Kazuya Aoki, Muneyuki Nogami
  • Publication number: 20230150410
    Abstract: A conveyance seat includes a large-capacity pocket formed on the rear surface of a seat back of the seat. The pocket has: a pocket forming sheet overlapping an outer surface of a back side skin material positioned on the rear surface of the seat back; and a pocket sewn portion. The pocket sewn portion has: right and left first sewn portions and right and left second sewn portions formed at positions sandwiching an opening portion in a seat width direction to form the opening portion of the pocket in an upper end portion of the pocket forming sheet; right and left third sewn portions forming right and left outer edge portions of the pocket; and a fourth sewn portion forming a lower edge portion of the pocket. The right and left second sewn portions are disposed inside the right and left third sewn portions in the seat width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Shuichi AKUTSU, Soichiro TANAKA, Takamasa SONODA, Ryosuke KOJIMA, Kazuya AOKI, Muneyuki NOGAMI
  • Patent number: 10800292
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a movable frame provided at a front end portion of a stationary frame is configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position frontward of the first position. An outer covering provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame is configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. First and second straps are provided to extend rearward from a front end of the outer covering and configured to pull the front end of the outer covering rearward. The front end of the outer covering from which the first and second straps extend is arranged under the stationary frame. The first strap and the second strap are in positions spaced out laterally from each other. The first strap and the second strap are being pulled laterally inward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Daisuke Ogino, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada
  • Patent number: 10793025
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame and a cushion pad is disclosed. The movable frame is provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position. The cushion pad is provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. The movable frame has an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada
  • Patent number: 10717371
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada, Travis M. Reel
  • Patent number: 10710472
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames, a connecting member, a plastic cover member, and a cushion pad. The connecting member connects the pair of side frames. The plastic cover member is fixed on an upper side of each side frame. The cushion pad is laid over the connecting member and the cover member. The cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Kurt Shrewsbury, Koji Onuma, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada, Ganesh Narayanan
  • Patent number: 10414299
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat foldable by rotation of rotary links disposed below a seat cushion in a direction toward the seat cushion, a front end portion of the seat cushion includes a suspending portion of a cushion pad and a skin material covering the suspending portion. Contact portions of the front end portion of the seat cushion contacting the rotary links when the vehicle seat is in a folded state include a recessed portion provided at the suspending portion, and a flexible plate provided at an outer skin material downwardly extending along a front surface of the suspending portion in the skin material covering the recessed portion. The flexible plate is configured to restore the shape of the outer skin material when the rotary links are separated from the contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Ikawa, Takeshi Akutsu, Hirohisa Abe, Muneyuki Nogami
  • Publication number: 20190217745
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a movable frame provided at a front end portion of a stationary frame is configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position frontward of the first position. An outer covering provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame is configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. First and second straps are provided to extend rearward from a front end of the outer covering and configured to pull the front end of the outer covering rearward. The front end of the outer covering from which the first and second straps extend is arranged under the stationary frame. The first strap and the second strap are in positions spaced out laterally from each other. The first strap and the second strap are being pulled laterally inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Daisuke OGINO, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190210487
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190210486
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames, a connecting member, a plastic cover member, and a cushion pad. The connecting member connects the pair of side frames. The plastic cover member is fixed on an upper side of each side frame. The cushion pad is laid over the connecting member and the cover member. The cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Kurt SHREWSBURY, Koji ONUMA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA, Ganesh NARAYANAN
  • Publication number: 20190210485
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame and a cushion pad is disclosed. The movable frame is provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position. The cushion pad is provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. The movable frame has an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
  • Publication number: 20190054845
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat foldable by rotation of rotary links disposed below a seat cushion in a direction toward the seat cushion, a front end portion of the seat cushion includes a suspending portion of a cushion pad and a skin material covering the suspending portion. Contact portions of the front end portion of the seat cushion contacting the rotary links when the vehicle seat is in a folded state include a recessed portion provided at the suspending portion, and a flexible plate provided at an outer skin material downwardly extending along a front surface of the suspending portion in the skin material covering the recessed portion. The flexible plate is configured to restore the shape of the outer skin material when the rotary links are separated from the contact portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Haruki Ikawa, Takeshi Akutsu, Hirohisa Abe, Muneyuki Nogami
  • Patent number: 10106060
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat foldable by rotation of rotary links disposed below a seat cushion in a direction toward the seat cushion, a front end portion of the seat cushion includes a suspending portion of a cushion pad and a skin material covering the suspending portion. Contact portions of the front end portion of the seat cushion contacting the rotary links when the vehicle seat is in a folded state include a recessed portion provided at the suspending portion, and a flexible plate provided at an outer skin material downwardly extending along a front surface of the suspending portion in the skin material covering the recessed portion. The flexible plate is configured to restore the shape of the outer skin material when the rotary links are separated from the contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Ikawa, Takeshi Akutsu, Hirohisa Abe, Muneyuki Nogami
  • Publication number: 20170225595
    Abstract: In a vehicle seat foldable by rotation of rotary links disposed below a seat cushion in a direction toward the seat cushion, a front end portion of the seat cushion includes a suspending portion of a cushion pad and a skin material covering the suspending portion. Contact portions of the front end portion of the seat cushion contacting the rotary links when the vehicle seat is in a folded state include a recessed portion provided at the suspending portion, and a flexible plate provided at an outer skin material downwardly extending along a front surface of the suspending portion in the skin material covering the recessed portion. The flexible plate is configured to restore the shape of the outer skin material when the rotary links are separated from the contact portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Ikawa, Takeshi Akutsu, Hirohisa Abe, Muneyuki Nogami