Patents by Inventor Tomiteru Masuda

Tomiteru Masuda 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).

  • Seat-back frame for vehicles
    Patent number: 6702387
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to simplify the structure for softening the shock of a rear-end collision. The lower portion of each of its right-side and left-side members 3, which are made of sheet steel, include a plurality of holes 7 and 8 in which fastening bolts 11 and 12 are inserted so as to connect the side members 3 with an external member. The fastening bolt 11 is capable of contacting the hole brim of a hole, and by installing such a fastening bolt 11 in all of the holes, or in all of the holes but one, the shock of a rear-end collision is softened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nozomu Munemura, Yorisuke Matsufuji, Tomiteru Masuda
  • Seat-back frame for vehicles
    Publication number: 20020063464
    Abstract: The purpose of this invention is to simplify the structure for softening the shock of a rear-end collision. The lower portion of each of its right-side and left-side members 3, which are made of sheet steel, include a plurality of holes 7 and 8 in which fastening bolts 11 and 12 are inserted so as to connect the side members 3 with an external member. The fastening bolt 11 is capable of contacting the hole brim of a hole, and by installing such a fastening bolt 11 in all of the holes, or in all of the holes but one, the shock of a rear-end collision is softened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nozomu Munemura, Yorisuke Matsufuji, Tomiteru Masuda