Patents by Inventor Nakao Takayanagi

Nakao Takayanagi 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).

  • Airbag apparatus, folding method for airbag, and folding apparatus for airbag
    Patent number: 6390500
    Abstract: A bag-like airbag is folded into a substantially T-shape having a first developing portion which is continuous with an opening from which gas flows in and second developing portions extending fore-and-aft direction from an upper end of the first developing portion. Each of the second developing portions is folded into a bellows toward a prescribed point, thereby forming an aggregate. The aggregate is rotated, the first developing portion is wound around the aggregate, and the folded airbag is accommodated in an airbag accommodation portion of a retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yamada, Nakao Takayanagi, Masami Tonooka, Satoshi Kitazawa, Takashi Ueda