Patents by Inventor Ryuta Fukada

Ryuta Fukada 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).

  • Supporting structure and seat apparatus having a retractable seat
    Patent number: 7377582
    Abstract: A seat apparatus include: a shaft rotated by a motor and operatively associated with the seat so as to move the seat; a first leg secured to the shaft and pivotably supported by the seat; a first spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat; the first spring which biases the shift in a first direction; and a second spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat, the second spring which biases the shaft in a second direction. The first direction opposes to the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryuta Fukada, Naoaki Hoshihara, Hiroyuki Okazaki
  • Seat for vehicle
    Publication number: 20060214457
    Abstract: A seat for a vehicle includes a base member provided on the seat and including a groove in which a striker is received and from which the striker is extracted, a hook member rotatably connected to the base member, a lever rotatably connected to the hook member, and a switch that can be in contact with the lever; wherein the lever activates the switch when the striker is received in the groove and whose movement is prohibited by the hook member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ryuta Fukada, Hiroyuki Okazaki
  • Supporting structure and seat apparatus having a retractable seat
    Publication number: 20060214477
    Abstract: A seat apparatus include: a shaft rotated by a motor and operatively associated with the seat so as to move the seat; a first leg secured to the shaft and pivotably supported by the seat; a first spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat; the first spring which biases the shift in a first direction; and a second spring, one end of which is fixedly attached to the shaft and an other end of which is fixedly attached to the seat, the second spring which biases the shaft in a second direction. The first direction opposes to the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Ryuta Fukada, Naoaki Hoshihara, Hiroyuki Okazaki