Patents by Inventor Ryoji Saiguchi

Ryoji Saiguchi 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: 7413246
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle seat comprising a seat surface which extends along a longitudinal direction of the seat, a securing element assigned to the seat surface and a drive device which is operatively connected to the securing element and is activated in a crash situation, in order to move the securing element out of a starting position, without changing the spatial position thereof, so that the seat surface and the securing element oppose the forward displacement of the pelvis of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignees: Takata Corporation, Takata-Petri AG
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Sami Al-Samarae, Mohammed Daher
  • Patent number: 7021655
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that prevents a submarine phenomenon of the passenger by the use of an air belt that is configured to inflate to form a sleeve wall. The apparatus includes a seat cushion that includes a seat pad, and an air belt disposed under the seat pad. The apparatus includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the front portion of the seat pad is pushed up so that a submarine phenomenon is prevented and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050200171
    Abstract: A safety device for a motor vehicle seat comprising a seat surface which extends along a longitudinal direction of the seat, a securing element assigned to the seat surface and a drive device which is operatively connected to the securing element and is activated in a crash situation, in order to move the securing element out of a starting position, without changing the spatial position thereof, so that the seat surface and the securing element oppose the forward displacement of the pelvis of a person sitting on the seat surface in the longitudinal direction of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Sami Al-Samarae, Mohammed Daher
  • Patent number: 6905134
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that includes an air belt configured to inflate along a back surface of a seat back to provide protection to the lower body a passenger sitting behind the seat. The apparatus includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down to thereby pretension the seat belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040155436
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that prevents a submarine phenomenon of the passenger by the use of an air belt that is configured to inflate to form a sleeve wall. The apparatus includes a seat cushion that includes a seat pad, and an air belt disposed under the seat pad. The apparatus includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the front portion of the seat pad is pushed up so that a submarine phenomenon is prevented and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040155446
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that includes an air belt configured to inflate along a back surface of a seat back to provide protection to the lower body a passenger sitting behind the seat. The apparatus includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down to thereby pretension the seat belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6715788
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that prevents a submarine phenomenon of the passenger by the use of an air belt, or that can protect the passenger by applying a pretension to the webbing. The apparatus includes a seat cushion that includes a seat pad, and an air belt disposed under the seat pad. The air belt includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the front portion of the seat pad is pushed up so that a submarine phenomenon is prevented and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20010011810
    Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that prevents a submarine phenomenon of the passenger by the use of an air belt, or that can protect the passenger by applying a pretension to the webbing. The apparatus includes a seat cushion that includes a seat pad, and an air belt disposed under the seat pad. The air belt includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the front portion of the seat pad is pushed up so that a submarine phenomenon is prevented and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Ryoji Saiguchi, Hiroaki Fujii, Masahiro Higuchi, Katsuyuki Sakai, Ichizo Kobayashi