Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Ikeda

Yasuaki Ikeda 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).

  • Bending strain measurement apparatus for an abdomen of an anthropomorphic dummy and abdominal injury presumption apparatus using the same
    Patent number: 5665922
    Abstract: A bending strain measurement apparatus for an abdomen of an anthropomorphic dummy comprises a band constituted of an elastic thin plate member. The band is arranged in a longitudinal direction of the abdomen, has one end thereof fixed in the vicinity of the abdomen of the dummy, and a plurality of gauges are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the band for detecting a bending strain of the abdomen when an obstacle collides with the abdomen. A measuring device measures time history of the bending strain based on bending strain of the respective portions of the band detected by the gauges arranged on the band, as a time transition of the bending strain of respective portions of the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouji Tsukada, Hidekazu Nishigaki, Yasuaki Ikeda, Shigeru Sakuma, Shin-ichi Ishiyama, Fumio Matsuoka, Yoshihisa Kanno, Shigeki Hayashi