Patents by Inventor Takaharu Okada

Takaharu Okada 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).

  • Shock absorption pad for a vehicle
    Patent number: 7017978
    Abstract: The present invention the related to a shock absorption pad for a vehicle for protecting occupant's lower legs. The shock absorption pad according to the present invention on which an occupant's foot is placed is attached on a surface of a toe board. The shock absorption pad includes a first shock absorption layer provided on the occupant's foot-placing side for absorbing an impact generated in a boundary region at which an energy absorption load of a vehicle body becomes different in a deformation process of the vehicle body at a vehicle crash, and a second shock absorption part provided on the toe board's side for absorbing an impact generated in a region in which the energy absorption load is high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Sekisui Kaseihin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Chugai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Murakami, Taku Fukuyama, Takaharu Okada
  • Shock absorbing pad for a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050104414
    Abstract: The present invention the related to a shock absorption pad for a vehicle for protecting occupant's lower legs. The shock absorption pad according to the present invention on which an occupant's foot is placed is attached on a surface of a toe board. The shock absorption pad includes a first shock absorption layer provided on the occupant's foot-placing side for absorbing an impact generated in a boundary region at which an energy absorption load of a vehicle body becomes different in a deformation process of the vehicle body at a vehicle crash, and a second shock absorption part provided on the toe board's side for absorbing an impact generated in a region in which the energy absorption load is high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SEKISUI KASEIHIN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, CHUGAI CO., LTD
    Inventors: Takeshi Murakami, Taku Fukuyama, Takaharu Okada