Seat pad
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Abstract
Provided is a seat pad (10) having a placing surface (11), wherein a lateral slit section (15) extending from an outer side toward an inner side of the seat pad (10) is formed in a first lateral direction (B1) along the placing surface (11), and at least a portion of the lateral slit section (15) gradually becomes smaller in a thickness direction (H) perpendicular to the placing surface (11) from the outer side toward the inner side of the seat pad (10) in the first lateral direction (B1).
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION | 1-1 KYOBASHI 3-CHOME CHUO-KU TOKYO 1048340 JAPAN |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- A47C Class
- 1122 Applications Filed
- 792 Patents Issued To-Date
- 70.59 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kumagai, Kenji | Tokyo, JP | 31 | 138 |
# of filed Patents : 31 Total Citations : 138 | |||
Shinohara, Toshimitsu | Tokyo, JP | 16 | 38 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 38 | |||
Takahashi, Yoshiyuki | Tokyo, JP | 109 | 539 |
# of filed Patents : 109 Total Citations : 539 | |||
Yonezawa, Taisuke | Tokyo, JP | 25 | 55 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 55 |
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- A47C Class
- 38.36 % this patent is cited more than
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