Patents by Inventor Mitsuru Kobayashi

Mitsuru Kobayashi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140542
    Abstract: A work machine, in which manual steering and automatic steering are switchable, includes: a manual steering device; an automatic steering device that receives a switching operation and switches the manual steering to the automatic steering; and a first operation member that receives a first operation and causes a part of the work machine to be operated. The first operation member is provided separately from the manual steering device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio KUSUNOSE, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI, Seungkyu LEE, Yutaka MORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11939021
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a camera stay, a camera, a vibration reduction cover, and an attachment cover. The camera photographs the front area of the motorcycle. The vibration reduction cover is made of the elastic material and covers at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other. The attachment cover holds the camera via the vibration reduction cover and is attached to the camera stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Saeki, Shinji Ikeda, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240092652
    Abstract: A method for producing a particle, containing a step of heating a mixture containing TiH2 and TiO2 at 700 to 950° C., wherein a molar ratio of the TiH2 to the TiO2 contained in the mixture is 5.0 to 6.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Takuji KOBAYASHI, Motoharu FUKAZAWA, Takuto OKABE, Mitsuru KAWAGOE
  • Publication number: 20240045120
    Abstract: There is provided an exterior member having a light transmitting property. The exterior member includes a reflective design portion having unevenness provided on a front surface portion of the exterior member. The unevenness reflecting light from a light source disposed around the reflective design portion. The exterior member according to the present disclosure can produce a design by reflection and a design by transmission depending on several situations. As a result, one design member can be used to express two different designs, and a new design expression can be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke SUGIMOTO, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230109484
    Abstract: A saddle riding vehicle includes: a motor which is a driving power source; a battery which powers the motor; a duct which supplies incoming wind to the battery; and a rear fender which is disposed above a rear wheel and houses the battery. The rear fender includes, behind the battery, a discharge hole which discharges the incoming wind supplied by the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shusei UENO, Shinji IKEDA, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI, Tomoya SUGIYAMA, Takumi UEMOTO, Masaya OHTA
  • Patent number: 11524738
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a tail lamp, a rear covering, rear end components which are a license plate and a license lamp, a rear stay, and a sensor. The tail lamp emits light toward the rear side. The rear covering is provided with the tail lamp. The rear end components are disposed more rearward than the rear covering. The rear stay extends at least rearward from a connecting portion connected to the rear covering and supports the rear end components. The sensor senses an object rearward is at least partially received in an internal space that is formed either in the rear covering or in the rear stay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Saeki, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Takeshi Nakajima, Shouta Matsuzaki, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11389126
    Abstract: A gantry housing 20 comprises a front cover 30, a main cover 40, a rear cover 50, and a scan window 60. The scan window 60 has a PolyCarbonate (PC) sheet 61, and elastic members 62 and 63. The front cover 30 has a receiving portion 32 in which the elastic member 62 is disposed, and a reinforcing portion 33 for reducing deformation of the PC sheet 61; the rear cover 50 has a receiving portion 52 in which the elastic member 63 is disposed, and a reinforcing portion 53 for reducing deformation of the PC sheet 61.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Masayuki Imaizumi, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Kiyomi Abeshima
  • Publication number: 20220055706
    Abstract: A motorcycle (1) includes a tail lamp (41), a rear covering (32), rear end components which are a license plate (44) and a license lamp (46), a rear stay (33), and a sensor (60). The tail lamp (41) emits light toward the rear side. The rear covering (32) is provided with the tail lamp (41). The rear end components are disposed more rearward than the rear covering (32). The rear stay (33) extends at least rearward from a connecting portion connected to the rear covering (32), and supports the rear end components. The sensor (60) for sensing an object rearward is at least partially received in an internal space (111) that is formed either in the rear covering (32) or in the rear stay (33).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Daisuke SAEKI, Hiroyuki WATANABE, Takeshi NAKAJIMA, Shouta MATSUZAKI, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20210188385
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a camera stay, a camera, a vibration reduction cover, and an attachment cover. The camera photographs the front area of the motorcycle. The vibration reduction cover is made of the elastic material and covers at least two surfaces of the camera facing each other. The attachment cover holds the camera via the vibration reduction cover and is attached to the camera stay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Daisuke SAEKI, Shinji IKEDA, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200137861
    Abstract: [Problem] To reduce deformation of a housing while reducing the risk of liquid penetration to the inside of a gantry. [Means for Solution] A housing 20 comprises a front cover 30, a main cover 40, a rear cover 50, and a scan window 60. The scan window 60 has a PC sheet 61, and elastic members 62 and 63. The front cover 30 has a receiving portion 32 in which the elastic member 62 is disposed, and a reinforcing portion 33 for reducing deformation of the PC sheet 61; the rear cover 50 has a receiving portion 52 in which the elastic member 63 is disposed, and a reinforcing portion 53 for reducing deformation of the PC sheet 61.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Masayuki IMAIZUMI, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI, Kiyomi ABESHIMA
  • Publication number: 20190059103
    Abstract: A control device that performs wireless communication and is connected to another control device via a wired network includes: an acquirer that acquires information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication via the wired network from another control device that acts as a slave; a generator that generates a setting of a channel and a communication timing in which wireless communication performed by the another control device is free of interference, based on information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication of the control device and information relating to the channel and the communication timing used for the wireless communication that are acquired by the acquirer; and a reporter that reports the setting of the channel and the timing generated by the generator to the another control device that acts as the slave via the wired network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi Katayama, Naoyuki Nagao, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Tatsuya Odajima
  • Patent number: 10143014
    Abstract: A control device that performs wireless communication and is connected to another control device via a wired network includes: an acquirer that acquires information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication via the wired network from another control device that acts as a slave; a generator that generates a setting of a channel and a communication timing in which wireless communication performed by the another control device is free of interference, based on information relating to a channel and a communication timing used for wireless communication of the control device and information relating to the channel and the communication timing used for the wireless communication that are acquired by the acquirer; and a reporter that reports the setting of the channel and the timing generated by the generator to the another control device that acts as the slave via the wired network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi Katayama, Naoyuki Nagao, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Tatsuya Odajima
  • Patent number: 10004140
    Abstract: A three-dimensional circuit substrate according to the present disclosure includes a base body and a wiring pattern formed on an outer surface of the base body. Also, the outer surface of the base body includes a mounting surface which faces the substrate when the three-dimensional circuit substrate is mounted onto the substrate, and an installation surface which is different from the mounting surface and is a surface where an electronic component is installable. Further, a recess is formed on a side where the mounting surface is provided in the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9887480
    Abstract: A contact for connecting a first object and a second object. The contact includes a base to be connected to the first object, a connector to be brought into contact with the second object, a support that supports the connector such that the connector is disposed away from the base, and a deformation preventer that prevents deformation of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsugaku Tanaka, Yasuyuki Miki, Koki Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9882300
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal housed in the housing and configured to contact a terminal of another connector, a pivoting part pivotably housed in the housing, wherein a contact part configured to contact the housing of the other connector is formed at a first end of the pivoting part and a pressing part configured to press the terminal of the connector is formed at a second end of the pivoting part, and a spring that urges the pivoting part. In connecting the connector to the other connector, the housing of the other connector contacts the contact part to pivot the pivoting part in a first direction to have the pressing part press the terminal of the connector toward the terminal of the other connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tohru Yamakami, Koichi Kiryu, Takahiro Kondo, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9847613
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing attached to a board; a ground terminal including a ground base disposed in the housing, and a first ground connection part extending from the ground base toward a first end of the housing and to be connected to a ground line of a coaxial cable; and a signal terminal including a signal base that is held in the housing and surrounded by the ground base while being insulated from the ground base, and a first signal connection part extending from the signal base toward the first end of the housing and to be connected to a signal line of the coaxial cable. The ground terminal and the signal terminal are configured to elastically bend at a second end of the housing when the housing is attached to the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Kondo, Koki Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20170331213
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal housed in the housing and configured to contact a terminal of another connector, a pivoting part pivotably housed in the housing, wherein a contact part configured to contact the housing of the other connector is formed at a first end of the pivoting part and a pressing part configured to press the terminal of the connector is formed at a second end of the pivoting part, and a spring that urges the pivoting part. In connecting the connector to the other connector, the housing of the other connector contacts the contact part to pivot the pivoting part in a first direction to have the pressing part press the terminal of the connector toward the terminal of the other connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Tohru YAMAKAMI, Koichi KIRYU, Takahiro KONDO, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20170324182
    Abstract: A connector configured to mate with and electrically connect to another connector includes a first contact configured to contact the other connector at a first position, and a second contact having a higher resistance value than the first contact, and configured to contact the other connector at a second position that is closer to the leading end of the connector than is the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Koichi KIRYU, Mitsuru KOBAYASHI, Takahiro KONDO
  • Patent number: 9787036
    Abstract: A connector includes a switch, a button configured to move a card of the switch, a spring connected to the button, and a connection terminal connected to the switch. When another connector is inserted into the connector, the connection terminal contacts a connection terminal of the other connector, and when the other connector is further inserted, the button is pressed by the other connector to move the card to close the switch to allow electric power to be supplied from the connector to the other connector, and the spring has its locking part engaging with an engaging part of the housing of the connector. When the other connector is pulled off of the connector, the spring has its locking part disengaging from the engaging part to open the switch, with the connection terminals contacting each other, to interrupt the supply of electric power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Koichi Kiryu, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Koki Sato, Masatoshi Noritake, Keiichi Hirose
  • Patent number: D847031
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuru Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nishihara