Patents by Inventor Satoru Yoshimatsu

Satoru Yoshimatsu 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).

  • Power seat for vehicles
    Patent number: 6244660
    Abstract: An upper rail (5a) carrying a seat cushion (2) is driven to slide on a lower rail (5b) fixed to a stationary base (B), with a power-controlled drive mechanism (D) including a gear box (7) fixed to the upper rail, a lead screw (8a) extending from the gear box, a nut member (10) fixed to the lower rail and screwed on the lead screw, and a bracket (13) as a rigid member fixed to the upper rail at a different position from the gear box and engaging with the lead screw in an axially secured manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Yoshimatsu