Patents by Inventor Tokihiko Yamamoto

Tokihiko Yamamoto 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: 20060096383
    Abstract: A lead wire routing structure for a pressure-sensitive sensor of a vehicle door includes a lead wire connected to a pressure-sensitive sensor that is attached along an edge of a door and positioned within the door by penetrating through a through-hole formed on the door, wherein the lead wire arranged from the pressure-sensitive sensor to the through-hole, and the through-hole are covered by a cover portion integrally formed on the pressure-sensitive sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Kazuo Nimura
  • Patent number: 6685239
    Abstract: A vehicle door opening-closing device which enables a reduction in the time for releasing a fully closed condition of the vehicle door without changing the driving force and the driving speed of the actuator when operating a vehicle door from a half closed condition to the fully closed condition and when releasing the fully closed condition. A latch mechanism includes a latch engageable with a striker and an engagement member for maintaining the latch at a condition for operating the vehicle door to the half closed condition and the fully closed condition. An operation mechanism operated by a motor operates the latch by way of a closing lever and operates the engagement member by way of an opening lever based on operation of an operation member. The opening lever possess a smaller lever ratio than the lever ratio of the closing lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Kiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yamauchi, Tokihiko Yamamoto, Toshio Machida, Jun Kozuka
  • Publication number: 20020117862
    Abstract: A vehicle door opening-closing device which enables a reduction in the time for releasing a fully closed condition of the vehicle door without changing the driving force and the driving speed of the actuator when operating a vehicle door from a half closed condition to the fully closed condition and when releasing the fully closed condition. A latch mechanism includes a latch engageable with a striker and an engagement member for maintaining the latch at a condition for operating the vehicle door to the half closed condition and the fully closed condition. An operation mechanism operated by a motor operates the latch by way of a closing lever and operates the engagement member by way of an opening lever based on operation of an operation member. The opening lever possess a smaller lever ratio than the lever ratio of the closing lever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Yamauchi, Tokihiko Yamamoto, Toshio Machida, Jun Kozuka
  • Patent number: 5411993
    Abstract: Aqueous solution preparations which comprise azulene sodium sulfonate as an active ingredient and 20 w/v % or more of a polyhydric alcohol are disclosed wherein azulene sodium sulfonate is stable in the preparation for a prolonged period of time is suited for use in treating inflammation of the oral cavity and/or throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignees: Nihon Tenganyaku Kenkyusho Co, Ltd., Meiji Milk Prod. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Yamaoka, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Kazuo Shin, Hiromitu Aonuma, Tutomu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 5356620
    Abstract: In preferred embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and a method for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis or allergic rhinitis. The composition is an aqueous solution containing N-(3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl)anthranilic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. The composition additionally contains as essential components polyvinylpyrrolidone, a basic compound and a surface active agent in prescribed quantities, and the composition has a pH of about 6.5-8.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Assignees: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Nitten Ophthalmic Research Institute Company
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Taihei Shibazaki, Yukiyoshi Ajisawa, Ryoji Yamamoto, Yukihiko Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 5287585
    Abstract: A windshield wiper apparatus for a vehicle includes a rotatably supported main shaft to which a wiper arm is secured, a main lever secured to the main shaft, a cam member arranged eccentrically about the main shaft, a plate turnably supported on the main lever, a subordinate lever having one end arranged about the cam member and another end connected to the plate, an arm turnably supported on the plate and having a joint to which a wiper drive mechanism is connected, and a turnover spring arranged between the plate and the arm for holding the arm at a predetermined position. If the wiper arm is moved by wind force during operation at high vehicle velocity, this motion is compensated for by adjusting the oscillation sweep of the arm in such a manner that the wiper arm will reverse direction at its normal upper reversal point. The wiper arm is thus prevented from striking the vehicle pillar, without reducing visibility through the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fukumoto, Kazuhiro Sumiya, Masao Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 5201094
    Abstract: A wiper apparatus for a vehicle windshield having a linkage pivotably attached to a main driving lever. Linkage is also coupled to a motor to rotate main lever for rotating a main shaft limit positions for selecting resting place of wiper blade. An eccentric cam is rotatably mounted to the main shaft with an intermediate member rotatable relative to the cam and attached to the linkage. A driving mechanism rotates the cam to adjust the position of the linkage relative to the driving lever which in turn determines the upper and lower position of wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fukumoto, Kazuhiro Sumiya, Masao Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 5161280
    Abstract: A windshield wiper assembly provides variable contact pressure between the wiper blade and the windshield by utilization of a lever arm variably movable within a cam slot as the windshield wiper reciprocates across the windshield. A spring provides a bias force between the wiper arm and the lever arm of the assembly. The spring force acts through a moment arm to urge the wiper blade into contact with the windshield. The magnitude of the moment arm through which the spring bias force acts to urge the wiper blade into contact with the windshield is adjusted in accordance with the position of the wiper blade on the windshield as a result of the predetermined configuration of the cam slot which acts on the lever arm to which one end of the spring is attached. In this manner, the contact pressure between the wiper blade and the windshield is reduced at the extreme ends of the windshield wiper throw so as to reduce the noise typically associated with the windshield wiper reversing direction on the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sumiya, Tokihiko Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fukumoto, Kazuhide Itagaki, Masao Ohhashi
  • Patent number: 5142728
    Abstract: A windshield wiper structure for a vehicle which has a wiper stroke adjusting mechanism. The wiper structure includes a main lever connected through a first pin with a wiper actuating rod and secured through a second pin to the wiper arm. The wiper actuating rod drives the main lever to swing about an axis of the second pin. A first eccentric shaft is provided about the first pin and a second eccentric shaft is provided about the second pin. The first eccentric shaft is connected with the wiper actuating rod so that a rotation of the first eccentric shaft causes a relative movement between the main lever and the wiper actuating rod. A second eccentric shaft is provided about the second pin and connected through an interconnecting lever with the first eccentric shaft. A stroke adjusting mechanism is provided for effecting a rotation of the second eccentric shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 5090081
    Abstract: A windshield wiper includes a first pin connected to a drive mechanism, a primary lever supported by the first pin, a second pin mounted to the primary pin, a wiper arm fixedly mounted to the second pin, the primary lever being rotated about the second pin by the drive mechanism to cause reciprocating motion of the wiper arm in an arcuate path, a first cam member rotatable about the first pin, a second cam member rotatable about the second pin, and a secondary lever for connecting the first cam member and the second cam member together. The second cam member is so rotated as to allow a center of the first cam member to move relative to a center of the first pin, thereby changing the effective length of the primary lever such that the arcuate path of the wiper arm is changed. A wheel gear is used to rotate the second cam member through a predetermined angle. The second cam member is rotatably supported by a stationary member. A gear portion is meshed with the wheel gear and rotated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Ryoichi Fukumoto, Masao Ohhashi, Kazuhide Itagaki, Kazuhiro Sumiya
  • Patent number: 5056182
    Abstract: A vehicle windshield wiper structure has a wiper arm connected to a wiper head and supports a wiper blade which is adapted to be forced onto the surface of the windshield glass. A spring is provided to force the wiper blade into engagement with the windshield glass surface. The spring is engaged at one end with an intermediate portion of the wiper arm and at the other end with an end of a swingable lever which is pivotably mounted on the wiper head. The other end of the swingable lever is provided with a cam follower roller which is adapted to be engaged under a resilient force applied by the spring with a cam provided on a stationary part of the vehicle. The cam has a profile which is slanted at the opposite end portions so that the resilient force depressing the wiper blade into engagement with the windshield glass surface is decreased at each end of the stroke of movement of the wiper to thereby decrease the noise which may otherwise be produced when the wiper movement is inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ryoichi Fukumoto, Tokihiko Yamamoto, Gosaku Terabayashi, Eiichi Hamada
  • Patent number: 4934014
    Abstract: A wiper device in which the swing angle of a blade set narrower or smaller during a high speed travel of a vehicle. Thus, in spite of a high speed travel of the vehicle, there is no fear that the upper limit of the blade exceeds a side edge of the vehicle window due to wind pressure on the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tokihiko Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 4785491
    Abstract: A rotary and reciprocating drive device applied to such as for example, a windshied wiper for automobiles includes a drive shaft, a slide shaft, a nut member driven by a motor, a screw shaft engaged with the nut member and a connecting member connecting the slide and screw shafts wherein the connecting member allows reciprocating movement of the slide shaft relative to the drive shaft but prevents the unitary rotation of the slide and screw shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tokihiko Yamamoto, Nozomu Torii
  • Patent number: 3989656
    Abstract: A dextran-alkyl methacrylate graft composition consisting essentially of a dextran unit of the formula (1) ##SPC1##Wherein n is an integer of 5 to 150,000, and a poly(alkyl methacrylate) unit of the formula (2) ##EQU1## WHEREIN M IS AN INTEGER OF 50 TO 200,000 AND R is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms,And a process for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Karme Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadayoshi Kamiya, Tokihiko Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Onishi, Shusaburo Hokkoku