Patents by Inventor Katsuya Maruyama

Katsuya Maruyama 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: 11130605
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer container in which yellowing of a regenerated polyester resin at the time of recycle is suppressed and a method for producing the same as well as a method for producing a single-layer container. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a regenerated polyester resin from the foregoing multilayer container and single-layer container. The multilayer container of the present invention includes at least one polyester resin composition layer containing a polyester resin (X) and an amino group-containing compound (A) having a yellowing-suppressing ability; and at least one polyamide resin layer containing a polyamide resin (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamamoto, Tomonori Kato, Katsuya Maruyama
  • Publication number: 20180273231
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a multilayer container in which yellowing of a regenerated polyester resin at the time of recycle is suppressed and a method for producing the same as well as a method for producing a single-layer container. Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a regenerated polyester resin from the foregoing multilayer container and single-layer container. The multilayer container of the present invention includes at least one polyester resin composition layer containing a polyester resin (X) and an amino group-containing compound (A) having a yellowing-suppressing ability; and at least one polyamide resin layer containing a polyamide resin (Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi YAMAMOTO, Tomonori KATO, Katsuya MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 9822579
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes a door lock unit configured to lock a sliding door and a swing door when the sliding door is in a fully opened state, and a lock detection unit configured to detect a locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by the door lock unit. The door lock unit has a locking pin disposed at a guide body, a locking pin biasing member configured to bias the locking pin toward the swing door, and a fitting section formed at a slide rail and fitted onto the locking pin. The lock detection unit detects the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by detecting the locking pin being fitted into the fitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 9731583
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure 1 includes a lock mechanism 40. The lock mechanism 40 includes a portion to be locked 50 provided to a guided body 18, a first locking portion 60 arranged at a position that corresponds to the portion to be locked 50 when the slide door 6 is in the fully closed position, and a second locking portion 70 arranged at a position that corresponds to the portion to be locked 50 when the slide door 6 is in the fully open position. The portion to be locked 50, in the fully closed position or the fully open position, protrudes toward the first locking portion 60 or the second locking portion 70 and is locked by the first locking portion 60 or the second locking portion 70. The second locking portion 70 protrudes toward the portion to be locked 50 when the swing door 70 is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 9718331
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle door structure that enables manufacturing cost reduction and weight reduction. A vehicle door structure 1 includes a lock mechanism 40. The lock mechanism 40 locks sliding of a slide door 6 in a fully closed position in which the slide door 6 closes a door opening portion 4 and in a fully open position in which the slide door 6 fully opens the door opening portion 4. The lock mechanism 40 includes the portion to be locked 50 provided to the guided body 18 and the locking portions 60 and 70 provided to the slide rail 17. The portion to be locked 50 protrudes toward the locking portions 60 and 70 and is locked by the locking portions 60 and 70 in the fully closed position or the fully open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 9573447
    Abstract: A back door device includes a hinge, a back door, and a damper stay. The hinge is provided on a roof of a vehicle and arranged at a position forward of a rear edge of the roof. The back door is configured to pivot vertically about the hinge to selectively open and close a door opening and includes a back door rear end portion and a back door roof portion. The back door roof portion includes a storage projection, which projects upward from an upper surface of the back door roof portion. The damper stay includes a first end, which is connected to the roof at a position rearward of the hinge, and a second end, which is connected to an inner wall of the storage projection. When the back door is closed, the damper stay is stored in the storage projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yusuke Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20160273262
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes a door lock unit configured to lock a sliding door and a swing door when the sliding door is in a fully opened state, and a lock detection unit configured to detect a locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by the door lock unit. The door lock unit has a locking pin disposed at a guide body, a locking pin biasing member configured to bias the locking pin toward the swing door, and a fitting section formed at a slide rail and fitted onto the locking pin. The lock detection unit detects the locked state between the sliding door and the swing door by detecting the locking pin being fitted into the fitting section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Hiroshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20160272053
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle door structure that enables manufacturing cost reduction and weight reduction. A vehicle door structure 1 includes a lock mechanism 40. The lock mechanism 40 locks sliding of a slide door 6 in a fully closed position in which the slide door 6 closes a door opening portion 4 and in a fully open position in which the slide door 6 fully opens the door opening portion 4. The lock mechanism 40 includes the portion to be locked 50 provided to the guided body 18 and the locking portions 60 and 70 provided to the slide rail 17. The portion to be locked 50 protrudes toward the locking portions 60 and 70 and is locked by the locking portions 60 and 70 in the fully closed position or the fully open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Hiroshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20160272054
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure 1 includes a lock mechanism 40. The lock mechanism 40 includes a portion to be locked 50 provided to a guided body 18, a first locking portion 60 arranged at a position that corresponds to the portion to be locked 50 when the slide door 6 is in the fully closed position, and a second locking portion 70 arranged at a position that corresponds to the portion to be locked 50 when the slide door 6 is in the fully open position. The portion to be locked 50, in the fully closed position or the fully open position, protrudes toward the first locking portion 60 or the second locking portion 70 and is locked by the first locking portion 60 or the second locking portion 70. The second locking portion 70 protrudes toward the portion to be locked 50 when the swing door 70 is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Hiroshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20160114659
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure includes a sliding door configured to open and close a door opening formed in a side portion of a vehicle body, and a slide supporting mechanism configured to slide the sliding door. The slide supporting mechanism includes a middle slide rail disposed so as to extend in an opening-and-closing direction of the sliding door, and a guide body that is guided by the middle slide rail. The guide body includes two first rollers, two second rollers, a body portion, and an arm portion. The body portion rotatably supports the two first rollers and the two second rollers. The arm portion couples the sliding door and the body portion. The arm portion is disposed, on at least one of the sliding door and the body portion, to be turnable around a shaft parallel to rotary axes of the first rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Hiroshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20160096419
    Abstract: A back door device includes a hinge, a back door, and a damper stay. The hinge is provided on a roof of a vehicle and arranged at a position forward of a rear edge of the roof. The back door is configured to pivot vertically about the hinge to selectively open and close a door opening and includes a back door rear end portion and a back door roof portion. The back door roof portion includes a storage projection, which projects upward from an upper surface of the back door roof portion. The damper stay includes a first end, which is connected to the roof at a position rearward of the hinge, and a second end, which is connected to an inner wall of the storage projection. When the back door is closed, the damper stay is stored in the storage projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Yusuke MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 9114895
    Abstract: A method of providing an oxygen barrier for a product includes placing a product in an injection molded article which includes 10 to 60% by mass of a polyamide resin (A) and 40 to 90% by mass of a mixed polyolefin (E), wherein the polyamide resin (A) includes a diamine unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more m-xylylenediamine units and a dicarboxylic acid unit 70 mol % or more of which is one or more dicarboxylic acid units including a C4 to C20 ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and isophthalic acid at a molar ratio of from 30:70 to 100:0, the mixed polyolefin (E) includes 40 to 100% by mass of a polyolefin (C) and 0 to 60% by mass of a modified polyolefin (B), and at least a portion of the polyamide resin (A) is dispersed in a layered state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kazunobu Sato, Katsuya Maruyama
  • Patent number: 9079477
    Abstract: A vehicle door panel, which can prevent a slide-openable door panel from deviating from a swing-openable door panel when the swing-openable door panel is opened, is provided. The vehicle door structure 10 includes a slide door panel 14, a swing door panel 16, a slide mechanism 18 and a hinge mechanism 20, and includes a lock mechanism 22 for locking the slide door panel 14 to the swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is configured by a locking portion 50 installed in the swing door panel 16 and protruding toward the slide door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened, and an opening portion 60 installed in the slide door panel 14 and locked by the locking portion 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9074398
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure in which it is possible to prevent a slide opening and closing door panel from being uncoupled from a swing opening and closing door panel when the swing opening and closing door panel is opened, is provided. A vehicle door structure 10 includes a lock mechanism 22 that locks a slide door panel 14 to a swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is composed of a locking part 50 which is provided so as to be movable backward and forward along a direction in which the slide door panel 14 and the swing door panel 16 overlap each other according to opening and closing of the swing door panel 16, and a protrusion 60 which is provided on the slide door panel 14, and is locked by the locking part 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The locking part 50 moves forward to the slide door panel 14 side, to lock the protrusion 60 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9073413
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure equipped with a slide door that opens and closes a partial area of a door opening portion provided in a side portion or a rear portion of a vehicle body and a swing door that opens and closes the other partial area of the door opening portion along with the slide door, the vehicle door structure comprising: a slide door handle that is provided in the slide door so as to open and close the slide door; a swing door lock mechanism that locks the swing door to the vehicle body when the swing door is fully closed; and a swing door lock release mechanism that releases the locking of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body when the full opened state of the slide door is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Hiroshi Kuno
  • Patent number: 9016762
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure 1 comprises a slide door panel 6 for opening and closing a front region of a rear door opening in a vehicle body 2, a swing door panel 7 for opening and closing a rear region of the rear door opening in cooperation with the slide door panel 6, an opening degree detection mechanism 30 for presuming a locked state on the slide door panel 6 and swing door panel 7 by detecting the opening degree of the slide door panel 6, and a handle idling mechanism 31, provided with the swing door panel 7, for nullifying an operation of a swing door handle 10 when the swing door panel 7 is fully closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Yoshio Ojima, Katsuya Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8925248
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure comprises a slide door panel for opening and closing a front region of a rear door opening of a vehicle body and a swing door panel for opening and closing a rear region of the rear door opening in cooperation with the slide door panel, swing door panel lock mechanisms for locking the swing door panel with respect to the vehicle body when the swing door panel is fully closed, and slidability setting mechanisms provided with the vehicle body. Slide rails are provided in upper and lower parts of the vehicle body, while rollers are attached to upper and lower parts of the slide door panel. The slidability setting mechanisms permit the rollers to be introduced to the slide rails only when the swing door panel is locked with respect to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yoshio Ojima
  • Publication number: 20140312650
    Abstract: A vehicle door structure equipped with a slide door that opens and closes a partial area of a door opening portion provided in a side portion or a rear portion of a vehicle body and a swing door that opens and closes the other partial area of the door opening portion along with the slide door, the vehicle door structure comprising: a slide door handle that is provided in the slide door so as to open and close the slide door; a swing door lock mechanism that locks the swing door to the vehicle body when the swing door is fully closed; and a swing door lock release mechanism that releases the locking of the swing door with respect to the vehicle body when the full opened state of the slide door is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya MARUYAMA, Hiroshi KUNO
  • Publication number: 20140292022
    Abstract: A vehicle door panel, which can prevent a slide-openable door panel from deviating from a swing-openable door panel when the swing-openable door panel is opened, is provided. The vehicle door structure 10 includes a slide door panel 14, a swing door panel 16, a slide mechanism 18 and a hinge mechanism 20, and includes a lock mechanism 22 for locking the slide door panel 14 to the swing door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened. The lock mechanism 22 is configured by a locking portion 50 installed in the swing door panel 16 and protruding toward the slide door panel 16 when the swing door panel 16 is opened, and an opening portion 60 installed in the slide door panel 14 and locked by the locking portion 50 when the swing door panel 16 is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Katsuya Maruyama, Yoshio Ojima, Taketo Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 8778470
    Abstract: There is provided a multilayer bottle including outermost and innermost layers each made mainly of a polyester (A) and at least one barrier layer interposed between the outermost and innermost layers. The polyester (A) is a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerizing a dicarboxylic acid component containing 80 mol % or more of terephthalic acid with a diol component containing 80 mol % or more of ethylene glycol. The barrier layer is composed of a polyamide (B) and a polyamide (C). The polyamide (B) is obtained by polycondensing a diamine component containing 70 mol % or more of m-xylylenediamine with a dicarboxylic acid component containing 70 mol % or more of an ?,?-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms. The polyamide (C) has a higher saturation water content than that of the polyamide (B) as measured at 23° C. and 50% RH under 1 atm, and a content of the polyamide (C) in the barrier layer is 20% by weight or less on the basis of a weight of the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Mitadera, Katsuya Maruyama, Kazunobu Maruo, Tomonori Kato