Patents by Inventor Youichi Sudou

Youichi Sudou 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: 4183550
    Abstract: An inflating type occupant restraint device is disclosed which includes an air bag holder. A gas generator is inserted and arranged in an air bag which is formed at its central part with an opening having a diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the gas generator. An inner peripheral edge around the opening is formed with a plurality of radially extending slits and protrudes inwardly beyond the end of an inner edge of a retainer for mounting the air bag, whereby the shearing resistance of the air bag in an area surrounding the gas generator is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1980
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Youichi Sudou