Patents by Inventor Tadahito Kataoka

Tadahito Kataoka 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).

  • Airbag apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 7938440
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag configured to be deployed from a first location proximate to an upper portion of a side window of the vehicle, the curtain airbag configured to extend to a lower portion of the side window when the curtain airbag is inflated, and a side airbag configured to be deployed from a second location proximate to the lower portion of the side window, wherein the side airbag is arranged to suppress a movement of the curtain airbag when the curtain airbag and the side airbag are inflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahito Kataoka, Takuji Kawasaki, Yoshinori Maeda
  • AIRBAG APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090160166
    Abstract: An airbag apparatus of a vehicle includes a curtain airbag configured to be deployed from a first location proximate to an upper portion of a side window of the vehicle, the curtain airbag configured to extend to a lower portion of the side window when the curtain airbag is inflated, and a side airbag configured to be deployed from a second location proximate to the lower portion of the side window, wherein the side airbag is arranged to suppress a movement of the curtain airbag when the curtain airbag and the side airbag are inflated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadahito Kataoka, Takuji Kawasaki, Yoshinori Maeda