Patents by Inventor Toshio Masui

Toshio Masui 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: 5280994
    Abstract: A foldable seat assembly includes a seat cushion, a seatback, a base plate secured to the seat cushion, a seatback bracket, and a carpet. The seatback bracket is pivotally connected to the base plate and fixedly secured to a corner portion of a back surface of the seatback for allowing the seatback to be forwardly folded down on the seat cushion. The back surface of the seatback is covered with the carpet. A corner portion of the carpet is fixed on the seatback bracket through a fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Masui, Yasuyuki Seura
  • Patent number: 4848836
    Abstract: A headrest for use in vehicles comprising a headrest frame, a pair of headrest stays fixed to the headrest frame, a pad material for enclosing the headrest frame, and a surface skin material provided with an opening at the underside thereof and serving to cover a headrest pad assembly formed by enclosing the headrest frame with the pad material, wherein cut-away holes for allowing the headrest stays to pass there-through are formed at one of both opposed rims of the opening and one of strip-like male and female fasteners which is divided into three parts is attached to the one rim which is divided into three parts because of the cut-away holes, while the other of the male and female fasteners which is divided into two parts at the center thereof is attached to the other rim of the opening of the surface skin material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Ikeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Masui