Patents by Inventor Shoichi Nojima

Shoichi Nojima 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).

  • Safety belt arrangement with pretensioning mechanism
    Patent number: 4932603
    Abstract: A safety belt arrangement employs a pretensioning mechanism or device which has a pulley assembly which includes a plurality of pulley segments separated from each other. The segments are normally placed apart from a gear corotatable with a spool shaft. On the other hand, the segments are driven in response to collision shock toward the gear of the spool shaft for transmitting a retracting force generated by a gas generator to a belt spool for pretensioning the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Fuji-Autolib Company, Limited
    Inventors: Toshimi Yamanoi, Shoichi Nojima