Patents by Inventor Shinji Kawai
Shinji Kawai 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).
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Patent number: 6880522Abstract: Provided is a throttle control device having a throttle body (1) forming an intake passage (1a) inside the throttle body. A throttle valve (2) is rotatably arranged in the intake passage. A motor (4) rotates the throttle valve. The motor has a motor casing (28), which has one axial end portion and the other axial end portion. A first support device (5, 29) fixedly supports one axial end portion of the motor casing with respect to the throttle body. A second support device (6, 24) supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing with respect to the throttle body resiliently in the radial direction of the motor. The second support device includes a substantially ring-shaped resilient support member (6).Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisashi Kino, Shinji Kawai
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Patent number: 6854709Abstract: Throttles (10) include a bore (1b) defined within throttle body (1a). A longitudinal axis defined within the bore serves as a throttle air flow channel. Throttle shaft (3) extends across the air flow channel and is rotatably supported by the throttle body about a rotational axis. Throttle valve (5) is coupled to the throttle shaft and opens and closes the air flow channel by rotating throttle shaft and throttle valve within the bore. The throttle valve extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the bore when the throttle valve is disposed in a fully closed position. Clearance (S) is defined between a peripheral edge (5a) of throttle valve and an inner wall of the bore when the throttle valve is in the fully closed position. The peripheral edge of the throttle valve end defines a substantially spherical surface having a radius (R) of curvature with respect to the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Kazuhiko Nishimura
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Patent number: 6851410Abstract: A throttle control device has a throttle body (TB) in which an intake passage (1a) is formed. A throttle valve (2) is rotatably arranged within the intake passage. A motor (4) rotates the throttle valve. The throttle body has a gear accommodating chamber (19), in which is arranged gear mechanism (35). The gear mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the throttle valve, and has at least one gear (14). A shaft (34; 134) rotatably supports the gear. The shaft is a unitary member formed integrally on a wall surface (1b, 18b) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion. The shaft may have first shaft portion (34a) formed integrally on first wall surface (1b) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion and second shaft portion (34b) formed integrally on a second wall surface (18a) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2003Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino, Tomiharu Isogai
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Publication number: 20040264262Abstract: A memory mat is provided separately from a memory mat that is a normal memory area, and data therein cannot be read from the outside. In a page buffer, information input from the outside is stored. A comparing circuit compares security information stored in memory mat with information stored in page buffer, and the comparison result is output to the outside as a status. Even when unauthorized copying is performed, information in memory mat is not copied. Therefore, an external apparatus can easily determine whether or not the semiconductor memory is an unauthorized copy by referring to the status.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2004Publication date: December 30, 2004Applicant: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Shinichi Ishimoto, Yoshikazu Miyawaki, Shinji Kawai, Atsushi Ohba
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Patent number: 6776137Abstract: A throttle body has a main body made of resin. A throttle valve, a motor, and a gear mechanism, are disposed within the main body, so that the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the throttle valve via the gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes a drive gear, mounted to an output shaft of the motor, and an intermediate gear disposed between the drive gear and the throttle valve. A metal plate is mounted to a motor casing of the motor and the intermediate gear is mounted to the metal plate. The interface between the intermediate gear and the throttle valve is adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino
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Publication number: 20040129248Abstract: A throttle device includes a throttle body and a throttle valve disposed within a bore defined in the throttle body. Intake air may flow through the bore. The bore includes a main region, a first region, and a second region. The main region defines a first cross sectional area and opposes to the outer periphery of the throttle valve when the throttle valve is in the fully closed position. The first and second regions are respectively disposed on an upstream side and a downstream side of the main region. The first and/or the second regions may have a cross sectional area that is greater than the main cross sectional area. The difference in respective cross sectional areas allows for an increase in the response of intake airflow to the operational position of an accelerator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shinji Kawai
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Publication number: 20040123835Abstract: An intake device for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle body (1) that forms an intake passage (1a). A throttle valve (2) is arranged within the intake passage. A pipe member (26) is connected to the throttle body, wherein the pipe member forms a communication passage (26a) communicating with the intake passage. An engagement device (53,63; 85,87; 92,63) is provided between the throttle body and the pipe member. The engagement device includes at least one engagement protrusion (53; 85; 92) and at least one engagement recess (63; 87M). When the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess are engaged with each other, detachment of the throttle body and the pipe member from each other is restricted. The assembly process is simplified by a lack of separate components such as clamps and bolts, relying instead upon a typical snap-fit connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino, Tomiharu Isogai, Hitoshi Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20040119041Abstract: A throttle body (1) includes a throttle casing (2) and a motor casing (8). The throttle casing has a first main body (3) and a throttle valve (4) disposed within the first main body. The first main body is made of resin. The motor casing (8) has a second main body (9) and a motor (11) disposed within the second main body. The first main body and the second main body are formed separately from each other and are connected to each other via a joint device (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino
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Publication number: 20040103879Abstract: Provided is a throttle control device having a throttle body (1) forming an intake passage (1a) inside the throttle body. A throttle valve (2) is rotatably arranged in the intake passage. A motor (4) rotates the throttle valve. The motor has a motor casing (28), which has one axial end portion and the other axial end portion. A first support device (5, 29) fixedly supports one axial end portion of the motor casing with respect to the throttle body. A second support device (6, 24) supports the other axial end portion of the motor casing with respect to the throttle body resiliently in the radial direction of the motor. The second support device includes a substantially ring-shaped resilient support member (6).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisashi Kino, Shinji Kawai
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Publication number: 20040103882Abstract: A throttle control device includes a throttle body (1). In the throttle body, an intake passage (1a), a first space (24a), and a second space (44) are formed. In the intake passage, a throttle valve (2) is rotatably arranged. The throttle valve is rotated by a motor (4). The motor is accommodated in the first space. The second space communicates with the first space. In addition, the second space is adjacent to the intake passage through the intermediation of a wall portion (20a). This makes it possible for the heat generated in the motor to be effectively dissipated from the first space into the intake passage via the second space and the wall portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hisashi Kino, Shinji Kawai
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Publication number: 20040103736Abstract: A throttle device includes a throttle body (1) and a cover (18) adapted to be mounted to the throttle body. A coupling device (13, 15; 51, 53) includes a first engaging portion (15; 51) disposed on one of the throttle body and the cover and a second engaging portion (13; 53) disposed on the other of the throttle body and the cover. The first and second engaging portions are engageable with each other when the throttle body and the cover is moved toward each other in a first direction, so that the throttle body and the cover are prevented from moving away from each other in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Means (1d; 1e: 53b) is provided for preventing accidental or unauthorized intentional access to the first or second engaging portions in order to disengage the first and second engaging portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino
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Publication number: 20040094122Abstract: A throttle control device has a throttle body (TB) in which an intake passage (1a) is formed. A throttle valve (2) is rotatably arranged within the intake passage. A motor (4) rotates the throttle valve. The throttle body is equipped with a gear accommodating chamber (19), within which there is arranged a gear mechanism (35). The gear mechanism is adapted to transmit the rotation of the motor to the throttle valve, and has at least one gear (14). A shaft (34; 134) rotatably supports the gear. The shaft is a unitary member formed integrally on a wall surface (1b, 18b) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion. Alternatively, the shaft may have a first shaft portion (34a) formed integrally on a first wall surface (1b) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion and a second shaft portion (34b) formed integrally on a second wall surface (18a) of the gear accommodating chamber in a cantilever fashion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino, Tomiharu Isogai
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Publication number: 20040089266Abstract: A throttle body has a main body made of resin. A throttle valve, a motor, and a gear mechanism, are disposed within the main body, so that the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the throttle valve via the gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes a drive gear, mounted to an output shaft of the motor, and an intermediate gear disposed between the drive gear and the throttle valve. A metal plate is mounted to a motor casing of the motor and the intermediate gear is mounted to the metal plate. The interface between the intermediate gear and the throttle valve is adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Hisashi Kino
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Publication number: 20030181378Abstract: A protein having amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No.: 1 of the Sequence Listing derived from human MP52, and a dimer protein thereof. A homodimer protein described above can be obtained by constructing a plasmid containing DNA coding amino acid sequence in SEQ ID No.: 1 of the Sequence Listing with a methionine at the N-terminus, introducing the plasmid into E. coli for transformation, solubilizing inclusion bodies obtained by culturing the transformant, purifying the monomer protein from the solubilized solution, refolding the monomer protein into a dimer protein and purifying the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Applicant: Biopharm GmbHInventors: Fusao Makishima, Hiroyuki Takamatsu, Hideo Miki, Shinji Kawai, Michio Kimura, Tomoaki Matsumoto, Mieko Katsuura, Koichi Enomoto, Yusuke Satoh
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Publication number: 20030116741Abstract: Throttles (10) may include a bore (1b) defined within a throttle body (1a). A longitudinal axis is defined within the bore and the bore serves as an air flow channel for the throttle. A throttle shaft (3) may extend across the air flow channel and may be rotatably supported by the throttle body about a rotational axis. A throttle valve (5) may be coupled to the throttle shaft and preferably opens and closes the air flow channel by rotating the throttle shaft and the throttle valve within the bore. The throttle valve may extend perpendicular, or substantially perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis of the bore when the throttle valve is disposed in a fully closed position with respect to the bore. A clearance (S) is defined between a peripheral edge (5a) of the throttle valve and an inner wall of the bore when the throttle valve is disposed in the fully closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: Aisan Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Kazuhiko Nishimura
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Patent number: 6560164Abstract: A temperature dependency of an internal clock signal generated by an internal clock generating circuit is effectively reduced. A temperature detecting circuit is provided to a variable clock generator for generating the internal clock signal and an oscillating cycle period of the variable clock generator is altered according to a detection signal of the temperature detecting circuit. A cycle of the internal clock signal is altered and a temperature dependency of the internal clock signal is effectively compensated for.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinji Kawai, Masaaki Mihara
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Patent number: 6534268Abstract: The present invention provides a method for exploring low molecular weight compounds which regulate positively or negatively the expression of human BMP-7 with reference to a reporter activity by using 5′ upstream region gene containing the human BMP-7 promoter and an animal cell introduced with the vector that has been connected to an appropriate reporter gene. The low molecular weight compounds and their derivatives obtained by the present method have morphogenetic activity or inhibiting activity for bone and cartilage through the expression of the human BMP-7 and are useful as preventive or therapeutic agents for cartilage and bone diseases. Furthermore, the low molecular weight compounds and their derivatives are useful as therapeutic agents for kidney diseases.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Takeyuki Sugiura
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Publication number: 20030040007Abstract: The present invention provides a method for exploring low molecular weight compounds which regulate positively or negatively the expression of human BMP-7 with reference to a reporter activity by using 5′ upstream region gene containing the human BMP-7 promoter and an animal cell introduced with the vector that has been connected to an appropriate reporter gene. The low molecular weight compounds and their derivatives obtained by the present method have morphogenetic activity or inhibiting activity for bone and cartilage through the expression of the human BMP-7 and are useful as preventive or therapeutic agents for cartilage and bone diseases. Furthermore, the low molecular weight compounds and their derivatives are useful as therapeutic agents for kidney diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2002Publication date: February 27, 2003Applicant: Aventis Pharma S.A.Inventors: Shinji Kawai, Takeyuki Sugiura
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Patent number: 6517274Abstract: Provided is a structure for joining a first part (e.g., a part constituted by a cylinder head and a front cover of an automotive internal combustion engine) having a pair of first and second internal joining surfaces meeting at right angles and a second part (e.g., a part constituted by a cam bracket of the engine) having a pair of first and second external joining surfaces meeting at right angles in such a manner that the first and second internal joining surfaces are respectively joined with the first and second external joining surfaces by interposing therebetween sealant for thereby providing a seal between the first internal joining surface and the first external joining surface and between the second internal joining surface and the second external joining surface. A pair of depressions are provided to the first external joining surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2000Date of Patent: February 11, 2003Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaya Watanabe, Shinji Kawai, Shinichirou Hirayama
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Patent number: 6512398Abstract: The reliability of a semiconductor integrated circuit device is remarkably improved by minimizing the fluctuations of the detection level of the supply voltage due to the manufacturing process and/or other factors. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the invention, a differential amplifier circuit SA amplifies the differential voltage representing the difference between the reference voltage VREF generated by a reference voltage generating section 16 and the detection voltage obtained by dividing a supply voltage VCC by means of resistors 27 and 28 and outputs it as a detection signal K. The reference voltage generating section 16 generates reference voltage VREF from the base-emitter voltage of a bipolar transistor that is minimally affected by temperature and the manufacturing process so that the fluctuations of the detection level of the supply voltage VCC can be minimized.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2000Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Hitachi ULSI Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Sonoyama, Yoshiki Kawajiri, Masashi Wada, Jun Eto, Shinji Kawai