Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Morisawa

Yoshihiro Morisawa 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 structure for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6030038
    Abstract: A seat structure for a motor vehicle includes a front seat having a seat back capable of reclining backward, and a rear seat comprising a seat back capable of reclining forward and a seat cushion. In this seat structure, the seat cushion of the rear seat is pivotably supported at a front end, lower portion thereof by a vehicle body through a pivotal support member, such that the seat cushion is rotatable about an axis of the pivotal support member to be flipped over and stored above a floor panel in front of the rear seat. The seat back of the rear seat is pivotably supported at a lower portion by a vehicle body, and is able to recline forward after the seat cushion of the rear seat is rotated and stored, so as to be located in an original position of the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Muneyoshi Namba, Kenichi Niwa, Yoshihiro Morisawa, Kouichi Kaminaka, Masanori Sugiura
  • Seat structure for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5954398
    Abstract: A seat structure for a motor vehicle includes a front seat having a seat back capable of reclining backward, and a rear seat comprising a seat back capable of reclining forward and a seat cushion. In this seat structure, the seat cushion of the rear seat is pivotably supported at a front end, lower portion thereof by a vehicle body through a pivotal support member, such that the seat cushion is rotatable about an axis of the pivotal support member to be flipped over and stored above a floor panel in front of the rear seat. The seat back of the rear seat is pivotably supported at a lower portion by a vehicle body, and is able to recline forward after the seat cushion of the rear seat is rotated and stored, so as to be located in an original position of the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Mitsubishi Jidosha Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Muneyoshi Namba, Kenichi Niwa, Yoshihiro Morisawa, Kouichi Kaminaka, Masanori Sugiura