Patents by Inventor Yuji MINETA

Yuji MINETA 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).

  • Vehicle seat and clip
    Patent number: 8814268
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat including a backboard attached to a rear surface of a seat back, a skin material covering a rear surface of the backboard, and a clip attaching the backboard to a body portion of the seat back. The clip integrally includes a board engaging portion which is engageable with the backboard, a seat engaging portion which is engageable with the body portion of the seat back, and a skin engaging portion which is engageable with the skin material. The skin material and the backboard are attached to the body portion of the seat back by the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Mineta, Kunio Nishiyama
  • VEHICLE SEAT AND CLIP
    Publication number: 20120319448
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle seat including a backboard attached to a rear surface of a seat back, a skin material covering a rear surface of the backboard, and a clip attaching the backboard to a body portion of the seat back. The clip integrally includes a board engaging portion which is engageable with the backboard, a seat engaging portion which is engageable with the body portion of the seat back, and a skin engaging portion which is engageable with the skin material. The skin material and the backboard are attached to the body portion of the seat back by the clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuji MINETA, Kunio NISHIYAMA