Patents by Inventor Susumu Kano

Susumu Kano 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).

  • Base fabric for air bags, a process for producing it and an air bag comprising it
    Patent number: 6291040
    Abstract: A fabric for use as a base fabric in an air bag comprises a fibrous substrate having adhered to it a covering layer made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin and of 10 &mgr;m or less in average thickness. The adhesion between the fibrous substrate and covering layer is effected by causing the thermoplastic synthetic resin material of the covering layer to fill interstices between the fibers of the fibrous substrate. This may be achieved by applying to the fibrous substrate a solution or dispersion of the thermoplastic synthetic resin. An air bag may be constructed entirely from the fabric such that when it comprises sheet material additional to the base fabric, these may also be provided by the same fabric as that used for the base fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Moriwaki, Tomomichi Fujiyama, Susumu Kano
  • Base fabric for air bags, a process for producing it and an air bag comprising it
    Patent number: 5989660
    Abstract: A fabric for use as a base fabric in an air bag comprises a fibrous substrate having adhered to it a covering layer made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin and of 10 .mu.m or less in average thickness. The adhesion between the fibrous substrate and covering layer is effected by causing the thermoplastic synthetic resin material of the covering layer to fill interstices between the fibers of the fibrous substrate. This may be achieved by applying to the fibrous substrate a solution or dispersion of the thermoplastic synthetic resin. An air bag may be constructed entirely from the fabric such that when it comprises sheet material additional to the base fabric, these may also be provided by the same fabric as that used for the base fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Moriwaki, Tomomichi Fujiyama, Susumu Kano