Patents by Inventor Syohei FUNAKI

Syohei FUNAKI 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).

  • Patent number: 8702175
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, and a seat back that is connected to the seat cushion in a manner so as to be able to be raised and reclined. The seat back has a cushion that supports an occupant. The cushion includes a main portion that opposes a torso of the occupant, and a side portion that is arranged on an outside of the main portion in a seat with direction and that protrudes toward a seating side of the seat back. The side portion includes a first portion that is arranged on an upper portion of the side portion and opposes a shoulder of the occupant when the seat hack is in an upright position, and a second portion that forms the side portion other than the first portion. The first portion and the main portion are configured to elastically compress easier than the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Syohei Funaki, Osamu Kanayama
  • Publication number: 20130049424
    Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a seat cushion, and a seat back that is connected to the seat cushion in a manner so as to be able to be raised and reclined. The seat back has a cushion that supports an occupant. The cushion includes a main portion that opposes a torso of the occupant, and a side portion that is arranged on an outside of the main portion in a seat with direction and that protrudes toward a seating side of the seat back. The side portion includes a first portion that is arranged on an upper portion of the side portion and opposes a shoulder of the occupant when the seat hack is in an upright position, and a second portion that forms the side portion other than the first portion. The first portion and the main portion are configured to elastically compress easier than the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Syohei FUNAKI, Osamu KANAYAMA