Patents by Inventor Shigeru Kohama

Shigeru Kohama 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).

  • Publication number: 20050098998
    Abstract: A seat belt apparatus includes a buckle configured to be attached to a seat frame of a vehicle seat, a seat belt including a first portion configured to be secured to a vehicle body by an anchor and a second portion having a tongue configured to engage the buckle, a first connector connecting the first and second portions of the seat belt, and a second connector disposed on the seat frame. The first and second connectors are configured to engage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Shigeru Kohama
  • Publication number: 20040232690
    Abstract: A seat belt device allowing easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to a vehicle body floor. A hitch member is attached to the seat weight sensor via a mounting bracket by a bolt. A lap anchor is fixed to one end of a seat belt. By locking the lap anchor to the hitch member, the seat belt is connected to the seat weight sensor. In this manner, the seat belt can be easily connected to the vehicle body just by locking the lap anchor to the hitch member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fuji, Shigeru Kohama
  • Publication number: 20040145174
    Abstract: A seat belt device allowing easy connection of a lap anchor fixed to one end of a seat belt relative to a vehicle body or the like even when a seat weight sensor is installed below a vehicle seat. The seat weight sensor and the vehicle seat are fixed to a vehicle body floor. A hitch member is attached to the seat weight sensor via a mounting bracket by a bolt. A lap anchor is fixed to one end of a seat belt. By locking the lap anchor to the hitch member, the seat belt is connected to the seat weight sensor. In this manner, the seat belt can be easily connected to the vehicle body just by locking the lap anchor to the hitch member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Shigeru Kohama