Patents by Inventor Naohiro Sasaki
Naohiro Sasaki 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).
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Patent number: 11731533Abstract: To provide a seat occupancy sensor capable of detecting that an occupant is seated on a seat, a seat occupancy sensor provided in a vehicle seat includes a pair of switch modules disposed in an occupant seating area of a seat cushion, wherein; each of the switch modules includes a first pressure-sensitive switch and a second pressure-sensitive switch that are disposed on a front part so as to be laterally spaced from each other and a third pressure-sensitive switch disposed on a rear part; each of the switch modules is configured to be turned on when at least one of the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch is on and the third pressure-sensitive switch is on; and the seat occupancy sensor is configured to be turned on when the switch modules are both on.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230226955Abstract: A wire harness connected to a sensor is positioned on a back surface of a pad of a vehicle seat supported by a panel. The vehicle seat (1) includes a panel (4); a pad (11, 51) supported by the panel; a skin material (12, 52) covering a front surface of the pad; and a sensor (32) provided between the front surface of the pad and the skin material for acquiring information on a seat occupant, wherein the pad is provided with a through hole (35, 58) passed from the front surface of the pad to a back surface of the pad, and a recess (45, 61) formed in the back surface of the pad and connected to the through hole, the wire harness connected to the sensor extending in the through hole and the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Inventors: Hidetoshi OZAWA, Naohiro SASAKI
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Publication number: 20230144393Abstract: There is provided a conveyance seat that suppresses the deterioration of the sensitivity of a load sensor to an input load even when a heater wire and the load sensor are disposed to overlap each other. A conveyance seat includes a seat cushion that supports buttocks of an occupant; a seat back connected to the seat cushion to serve as a backrest for the occupant; a load sensor provided at the seat cushion or at a portion of the seat back; a heater wire disposed on an occupant side with respect to the load sensor; and an intermediate member that positions the heater wire. The intermediate member is disposed between the load sensor and the heater wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Haruhiko KAWADA, Naohiro SASAKI, Yuma TANABE, So ONO, Takamasa SONODA, Hayato SHIMAZAKI
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Patent number: 11642983Abstract: A wire harness connected to a sensor is positioned on a back surface of a pad of a vehicle seat supported by a panel. The vehicle seat (1) includes a panel (4); a pad (11, 51) supported by the panel; a skin material (12, 52) covering a front surface of the pad; and a sensor (32) provided between the front surface of the pad and the skin material for acquiring information on a seat occupant, wherein the pad is provided with a through hole (35, 58) passed from the front surface of the pad to a back surface of the pad, and a recess (45, 61) formed in the back surface of the pad and connected to the through hole, the wire harness connected to the sensor extending in the through hole and the recess.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20230043059Abstract: To provide a seat occupancy sensor capable of detecting that an occupant is seated on a seat, a seat occupancy sensor provided in a vehicle seat includes a pair of switch modules disposed in an occupant seating area of a seat cushion, wherein; each of the switch modules includes a first pressure-sensitive switch and a second pressure-sensitive switch that are disposed on a front part so as to be laterally spaced from each other and a third pressure-sensitive switch disposed on a rear part; each of the switch modules is configured to be turned on when at least one of the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch is on and the third pressure-sensitive switch is on; and the seat occupancy sensor is configured to be turned on when the switch modules are both on.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki
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Patent number: 11498456Abstract: To provide a seat occupancy sensor for detecting a seated occupant, a seat occupancy sensor provided in a vehicle seat includes a pair of switch modules disposed in an occupant seating area of a seat cushion, wherein: each of the switch modules includes a first pressure-sensitive switch and a second pressure-sensitive switch that are disposed on a front part so as to be laterally spaced from each other and a third pressure-sensitive switch disposed on a rear part; each of the switch modules is configured to be turned on when at least one of the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch is on and the third pressure-sensitive switch is on; and the seat occupancy sensor is configured to be turned on when the switch modules are both on.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20210323443Abstract: A wire harness connected to a sensor is positioned on a back surface of a pad of a vehicle seat supported by a panel. The vehicle seat (1) includes a panel (4); a pad (11, 51) supported by the panel; a skin material (12, 52) covering a front surface of the pad; and a sensor (32) provided between the front surface of the pad and the skin material for acquiring information on a seat occupant, wherein the pad is provided with a through hole (35, 58) passed from the front surface of the pad to a back surface of the pad, and a recess (45, 61) formed in the back surface of the pad and connected to the through hole, the wire harness connected to the sensor extending in the through hole and the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki
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Publication number: 20200307414Abstract: To provide a seat occupancy sensor capable of detecting that an occupant is seated on a seat, a seat occupancy sensor (10) provided in a vehicle seat (1) includes a pair of switch modules (16, 17, 18, 19) disposed in an occupant seating area (5) of a seat cushion (2), wherein: each of the switch modules includes a first pressure-sensitive switch (16A, 17A, 18A, 19A) and a second pressure-sensitive switch (16B, 17B, 18B, 19B) that are disposed on a front part so as to be laterally spaced from each other and a third pressure-sensitive switch (16C, 17C, 18C, 19C) disposed on a rear part; each of the switch modules is configured to be turned on when at least one of the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch is on and the third pressure-sensitive switch is on; and the seat occupancy sensor is configured to be turned on when the switch modules are both on.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Hidetoshi Ozawa, Naohiro Sasaki