Patents by Inventor Teruo Sawada

Teruo Sawada 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: 10207808
    Abstract: A seat structure for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. In one embodiment, the seat structure comprises a seat pan for mounting on a frame structure of the passenger seat in a manner such that the seat pan is moveable in forward and backward directions relative to the frame independently from movement of a seat back of the passenger seat; and biasing means for biasing the seat pan in a default position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: ST ENGINEERING AEROSPACE LTD., TENRYU AERO COMPONENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Charles Fakhri Baz, Teruo Sawada
  • Patent number: 9783304
    Abstract: A headrest structure for a passenger seat, a headrest cushion and passenger seat. The headrest structure comprises an adjustable headrest frame for connection to a passenger seat; and a headrest cushion mounted to the adjustable headrest frame such that the headrest cushion is moveable relative to a seat back of the passenger seat by way of the adjustable headrest frame; wherein the headrest cushion comprises a support surface facing away from the headrest frame, the support surface comprising a concave upper part and a convex bottom part relative to the passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd., Tenryu Aero Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Siang Ann Cheng, Teruo Sawada
  • Patent number: 9771155
    Abstract: A seat pan for a passenger seat and a passenger seat. The seat pan is corrugated for partially absorbing a downward loading applied to the seat pan through deformation of a corrugation pattern of the seat pan as a result of a counter force applied by a support structure of the passenger seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd, Tenryu Aero Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Charles Fakhri Baz, Teruo Sawada
  • Patent number: 9758249
    Abstract: A support structure for attachment to a tray table for a passenger seat, a tray table for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. The support structure comprises a support arm shaped to substantially match at least a first portion of a peripheral contour of the tray table; and a connecting structure for connecting the support arm to the tray table in a manner such that the support arm is configurable into a stowed position in which the support arm extends substantially along said at least first portion of the peripheral contour of the tray table and at least one support position for supporting an item on the tray table in an angled orientation between a surface of the item and the surface of the tray table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd., Tenryu Aero Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Herng Huei Foong, Teruo Sawada
  • Patent number: 9718552
    Abstract: A seat leg assembly for a passenger seat includes a brace member to extend from a front end of a base frame of the passenger seat to a rear floor fitting; a front leg to extend from a front floor fitting to the brace member and connected to the brace member; a rear leg portion extending from a rear end of the base frame to the brace member; and a first joint structure connecting the rear leg portion to the brace member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd., Tenryu Aero Component Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Charles Fakhri Baz, Teruo Sawada
  • Publication number: 20160039524
    Abstract: A support structure for attachment to a tray table for a passenger seat, a tray table for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. The support structure comprises a support arm shaped to substantially match at least a first portion of a peripheral contour of the tray table; and a connecting structure for connecting the support arm to the tray table in a manner such that the support arm is configurable into a stowed position in which the support arm extends substantially along said at least first portion of the peripheral contour of the tray table and at least one support position for supporting an item on the tray table in an angled orientation between a surface of the item and the surface of the tray table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Guo Ying ZHENG, Herng Huei FOONG, Teruo SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160031560
    Abstract: A seat structure for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. In one embodiment, the seat structure comprises a seat pan for mounting on a frame structure of the passenger seat in a manner such that the seat pan is moveable in forward and backward directions relative to the frame independently from movement of a seat back of the passenger seat; and biasing means for biasing the seat pan in a default position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Guo Ying ZHENG, Charles Fakhri BAZ, Teruo SAWADA
  • Publication number: 20160023767
    Abstract: A headrest structure for a passenger seat, a headrest cushion and passenger seat. The headrest structure comprises an adjustable headrest frame for connection to a passenger seat; and a headrest cushion mounted to the adjustable headrest frame such that the headrest cushion is moveable relative to a seat back of the passenger seat by way of the adjustable headrest frame; wherein the headrest cushion comprises a support surface facing away from the headrest frame, the support surface comprising a concave upper part and a convex bottom part relative to the passenger seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Siang Ann Cheng, Teruo Sawada
  • Publication number: 20160023769
    Abstract: A seat leg assembly for a passenger seat, a frame for a passenger seat, and a passenger seat. The seat leg assembly comprising a brace member configured to extend from a front end of a base frame of the passenger seat to a rear floor fitting; a front leg configured to extend from a front floor fitting to the brace member and connected to the brace member; a rear leg portion extending from a rear end of the base frame to the brace member; and a first joint structure connecting the rear leg portion to the brace member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Charles Fakhri Baz, Teruo Sawada
  • Publication number: 20160023765
    Abstract: A seat pan for a passenger seat and a passenger seat. The seat pan is corrugated for partially absorbing a downward loading applied to the seat pan through deformation of a corrugation pattern of the seat pan as a result of a counter force applied by a support structure of the passenger seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Guo Ying Zheng, Charles Fakhri Baz, Teruo Sawada
  • Patent number: 4328218
    Abstract: A process for production of an anti-tumor agent which comprises subjecting the culture cells of the strains belonging to Streptococcus pyogenes in sequence to pasteurization treatment (the first step) and penicillin treatment (the second step), followed by a primary lyophilization (the third step) to obtain an intermediary preparation, and then subjecting the intermediary preparation to penicillin removal treatment (the fourth step), followed by a secondary lyophilization (the fifth step).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Kanebo Ltd.
    Inventors: Mikio Sotomura, Seiichi Iwamoto, Teruo Sawada, Shintaro Inoue, Akira Suzuki, Yoshiaki Ikeda