Patents by Inventor Yasumasa Kamiya

Yasumasa Kamiya 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).

  • Airbag device and airbag folding method
    Patent number: 8678430
    Abstract: Provided are an airbag device and an airbag folding method capable of enhancing deployment performance of an airbag without using a separate component. An airbag includes a restraint portion to be located in front of an occupant upon inflation and deployment, a base portion connected to an inflator, a top portion to be located on a windshield W side upon inflation and deployment, and a bottom portion to be located between the occupant and an instrument panel I upon inflation and deployment. The restraint portion is folded in a belt shape with a contact surface of the restraint portion for contact with the occupant facing up to form a flap portion, and the flap portion is folded to move while turning toward the occupant upon inflation and deployment of the airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Motomochi, Masaki Terada, Yasumasa Kamiya, Tomohiro Suekuni
  • AIRBAG DEVICE AND AIRBAG FOLDING METHOD
    Publication number: 20120326421
    Abstract: Provided are an airbag device and an airbag folding method capable of enhancing deployment performance of an airbag without using a separate component. An airbag includes a restraint portion to be located in front of an occupant upon inflation and deployment, a base portion connected to an inflator, a top portion to be located on a windshield W side upon inflation and deployment, and a bottom portion to be located between the occupant and an instrument panel I upon inflation and deployment. The restraint portion is folded in a belt shape with a contact surface of the restraint portion for contact with the occupant facing up to form a flap portion, and the flap portion is folded to move while turning toward the occupant upon inflation and deployment of the airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Akihiro Motomochi, Masaki Terada, Yasumasa Kamiya, Tomohiro Suekuni