Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Masatsugu

Yoshinori Masatsugu 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).

  • Steering wheel
    Patent number: 7475902
    Abstract: The steering wheel includes a wheel body and an airbag apparatus disposed on top of a boss. The wheel body is divided into a shaft side division joined to the steering shaft, and a ring side division disposed proximate the ring. The ring side division is rotatable with respect to the shaft side division such that a ring plane is aligned generally vertically. The boss includes an actuator that rotates and moves the ring side division to align the ring plane generally vertically. The actuator completes its operation to align the ring plane generally vertically by the time a driver contacts the inflated airbag in the course of forward motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichizo Shiga, Michihisa Asaoka, Naohiko Ishiguro, Masanari Sakamoto, Tsutomu Ishii, Yoshinori Masatsugu, Akira Tomita
  • Steering wheel
    Publication number: 20070235995
    Abstract: The steering wheel includes a wheel body and an airbag apparatus disposed on top of a boss. The wheel body is divided into a shaft side division joined to the steering shaft, and a ring side division disposed proximate the ring. The ring side division is rotatable with respect to the shaft side division such that a ring plane is aligned generally vertically. The boss includes an actuator that rotates and moves the ring side division to align the ring plane generally vertically. The actuator completes its operation to align the ring plane generally vertically by the time a driver contacts the inflated airbag in the course of forward motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ichizo Shiga, Michihisa Asaoka, Naohiko Ishiguro, Masanari Sakamoto, Tsutomu Ishii, Yoshinori Masatsugu, Akira Tomita