Patents by Inventor Tomohisa HOUDATSU

Tomohisa HOUDATSU 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: 11420582
    Abstract: An attachment structure, for a side airbag device including an airbag that is to be deployed and inflated on a side of an occupant seated on a seat in a vehicle interior under pressure of a gas supplied from an inflator, includes an attachment member via which the airbag is attached inside the seat. The attachment member includes a support portion that supports the airbag before the airbag is deployed and inflated, an attachment portion that is attached inside the seat, and a guide portion that guides the airbag to a seat outer side at a time when the airbag is deployed and inflated. The guide portion is provided so as to correspond to a part of the airbag supported by the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuya Nakano, Ryoichi Kato, Koji Shibayama, Shinji Yamada, Tomohisa Houdatsu
  • Publication number: 20210284094
    Abstract: An attachment structure, for a side airbag device including an airbag that is to be deployed and inflated on a side of an occupant seated on a seat in a vehicle interior under pressure of a gas supplied from an inflator, includes an attachment member via which the airbag is attached inside the seat. The attachment member includes a support portion that supports the airbag before the airbag is deployed and inflated, an attachment portion that is attached inside the seat, and a guide portion that guides the airbag to a seat outer side at a time when the airbag is deployed and inflated. The guide portion is provided so as to correspond to a part of the airbag supported by the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuya NAKANO, Ryoichi KATO, Koji SHIBAYAMA, Shinji YAMADA, Tomohisa HOUDATSU