Patents by Inventor Masaharu Hirota

Masaharu Hirota 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: 6033260
    Abstract: A shielding-member-containing connector assembly (1) includes a female connector (2), and a male connector (3). A groove portion (5) is provided in the inside of a metal shell (4) shield-connected to a shielded electric wire (W) of the female connector (2). The outside of the metal shell (4) is covered with a shrinkable tube (36). The male connector (3) includes a shielding member (6) shield-connected to a shielded electric wire (W), a suitable number of resilient pieces (9) having engagement protrusions (10) extended to the outside of a male housing (8) which holds a male terminal (7), a slide member (11) slidable in an axial direction, the slide member (11) having a pressing wall (13), and a notch portion (12) from which the engagement protrusions (10) are projected is provided in the slide member (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Murata, Masaharu Hirota, Isao Kameyama, Satoru Kaneko
  • Patent number: 5568390
    Abstract: A navigation system to be mounted on a vehicle for carrying out a route search and displaying the searched route. Traffic jam information and the like are obtained by an beacon receiver and an input part inputs time as a driving condition. An ECU executes a predetermined calculation based on map data of a CD-ROM and traffic jam data and to obtain a range and routes reachable within the input time and to display the same. In case of residual fuel as a condition, the reachable range by this fuel is displayed. A display of gasoline stands as information for expanding reachability is also executed. Hence, a driver can plan a driving based on these information. Also, a reachable range within 2 hours is displayed and the use of railways is guided when the driver cannot reach the destination within a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaharu Hirota, Toru Ito, Norikazu Endo, Akihiko Nojima, Yoshitaka Kato