Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Iwai

Toshiyuki Iwai 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: 9287506
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fullerene derivative having an electron donating group adjacent to the fullerene nucleus, represented by formula (I) which exhibits a high LUMO energy and a high open circuit voltage based thereon and which is highly compatible with polymers and excellent in charge mobility and charge separation ability: wherein the encircled FL represents fullerene C60 or C70, Donor-Sub represents a substituent having at least one electron donating substituent atom located at a position apart from the fullerene nucleus by two bonds, R is hydrogen, Donor-Sub, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxy-substituted alkyl, alkoxy-substituted alkoxy, alkylthio-substituted alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylthio-substituted alkylthio, or alkoxy-substituted alkylthio group, having a total carbon atoms of 1 or more and 20 or fewer, or a benzyl or phenyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute, Kyoto University
    Inventors: Toshinobu Ohno, Yuko Takao, Kazuyuki Moriwaki, Fukashi Matsumoto, Takatoshi Ito, Toshiyuki Iwai, Susumu Yoshikawa, Takashi Sagawa, Soichi Uchida, Satoru Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20140014882
    Abstract: The present invention provides a fullerene derivative having an electron donating group adjacent to the fullerene nucleus, represented by formula (I) which exhibits a high LUMO energy and a high open circuit voltage based thereon and which is highly compatible with polymers and excellent in charge mobility and charge separation ability: wherein the encircled FL represents fullerene C60 or C70, Donor-Sub represents a substituent having at least one electron donating substituent atom located at a position apart from the fullerene nucleus by two bonds, R is hydrogen, Donor-Sub, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxy-substituted alkyl, alkoxy-substituted alkoxy, alkylthio-substituted alkoxy, alkylthio, alkylthio-substituted alkylthio, or alkoxy-substituted alkylthio group, having a total carbon atoms of 1 or more and 20 or fewer, or a benzyl or phenyl group, and n is an integer of 1 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, KYOTO UNIVERSITY, OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Toshinobu Ohno, Yuko Takao, Kazuyuki Moriwaki, Fukashi Matsumoto, Takatoshi Ito, Toshiyuki Iwai, Susumu Yoshikawa, Takashi Sagawa, Soichi Uchida, Satoru Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8482537
    Abstract: A protection panel having a touch input function of the analog resistance film method for detecting an X-Y coordinate representing an operated position by a potential gradient based on a touch operation relative to the front substrate 6, in which the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 include contacts 5G and 6G, respectively, connected to each other in series on the resistance films 5A and 6A through the routing circuits 5C and 6C to have potential difference, in which the contacts 5G and 6G face each other at a predetermined distance when the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 are connected to each other, and in which a switch 12 is provided for detecting, when voltage is applied by the contacts 5G and 6G between the electrodes 5D or 6D of either one of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5, whether or not the contacts 5G and 6G are brought into contact with each other based on voltage detected by the electrodes 5D or 6D of the other of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Shimizu, Toshiyuki Iwai, Mitsutoyo Toshihara, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai
  • Patent number: 8413755
    Abstract: A motorcycle includes a rear fork with a first and the second extending portions, and a cross portion, the cross section linking the first and the second extending portions together. The first extending portion extends toward a first side of a rear wheel, the second extending portion extends toward a second side of the rear wheel. The first extending portion, which has an open cross sectional structure and through which a drive shaft is passed, is made to have larger outer diameter than the second extending portion, which has a closed cross sectional structure. Nonetheless, the rigidity of the first extending portion and the second extending portion are approximately the same. The drive shaft extends rearwardly and passes through the opening on the inside of the first extending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ito, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Patent number: 8297398
    Abstract: A two-wheeled motor vehicle provided with a drive shaft (32) rotatably supported by a swing arm (28) rockable on a pivot shaft (27). The longitudinal center axis (32J) of the drive shaft (32) is located below a line (28C) interconnecting the pivot shaft (27) and an axle (40). The drive shaft (32) is surrounded by the swing arm (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Kenji Kofuji, Kiyotaka Sakai, Saiji Suzuta, Toshiyuki Iwai, Satoshi Kogo, Eiji Toriyama
  • Publication number: 20120268421
    Abstract: A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate (5) has a first transparent resistive film (5A) and a contact point (5G) connected to a pair of first terminals (5D) through routing circuits (5C) so that the contact point (5G) is arranged in parallel with the first transparent resistive film (5A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Suetomi, Yoshihiro Kai, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Jun Shimizu, Toshiyuki Iwai, Mitsutoyo Toshihara
  • Patent number: 8279188
    Abstract: A protective panel having touch panel function is used for protecting a front surface of a display device that is disposed so as to be visually recognized from outside, and the protective panel is fitted in a panel fitting part of a casing provided with an opening such that an outer surface of the protective panel forms a flat plane identical with that of the casing with no gap formed therebetween. The protective panel includes: an upper electrode sheet having a decorative layer and upper electrodes provided thereon; and a lower electrode sheet having lower electrodes provided on an upper surface thereof, and the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet are disposed such that the respective electrodes thereof face with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuji Kusuda, Takao Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Iwai, Koji Okamoto, Jun Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20120200657
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a presence information generator that generates a presence information indicating whether or not a user of the electronic apparatus is in a room or a home in which the electronic apparatus is placed. A power supply outlet of the apparatus supplies power to another electronic appliance. A power supply status detector detects a state of power supply being supplied to the another electronic appliance by the power supply outlet. The presence information generator generates the presence information in accord with the state of power supply to the another electronic appliance, where the status of the power supply is obtained by the power supply status detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Iwai, Azusa Umemoto, Kaoru Hieda, Kanae Naoi, Yu Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8212791
    Abstract: There are included a protection panel main body configured by a transparent plate, a lower electrode sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the protection panel main body, an upper electrode sheet bonded to the lower electrode sheet at peripheral edges thereof with a gap being formed between electrodes, a decorative sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the upper electrode sheet, and an FPC that has an end inserted between the lower electrode sheet and the upper electrode sheet and is connected by thermal compression bonding to output ends of an upper circuit and a lower circuit. Further, the protection panel main body is provided with a thermal compression head inserting space at a portion corresponding to a portion bonded with the FPC by thermal compression so that a thermal compression heater is allowed to be brought closer to the lower electrode sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuji Kusuda, Takeshi Asakura, Koji Okamoto, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Patent number: 8199128
    Abstract: A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate (5) has a first transparent resistive film (5A) and a contact point (5G) connected to a pair of first terminals (5D) through routing circuits (5C) so that the contact point (5G) is arranged in parallel with the first transparent resistive film (5A). When the rear substrate (5) and a front substrate (6) are connected, the contact point (5G) and an expanded region (6Ab) of a second transparent resistive film (6A) on the front substrate (6), which are arranged opposingly with a predetermined gap, form a switch (12) for detecting a contact therebetween, based on a voltage detected in the terminals (6D,5D) of one of the rear substrate (5) and the front substrate (6) when a voltage is applied between the terminals (5D,6D) of the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Suetomi, Yoshihiro Kai, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Jun Shimizu, Toshiyuki Iwai, Mitsutoyo Toshihara
  • Publication number: 20110267301
    Abstract: A protection panel having a touch input function of the analog resistance film method for detecting an X-Y coordinate representing an operated position by a potential gradient based on a touch operation relative to the front substrate 6, in which the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 include contacts 5G and 6G, respectively, connected to each other in series on the resistance films 5A and 6A through the routing circuits 5C and 6C to have potential difference, in which the contacts 5G and 6G face each other at a predetermined distance when the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 are connected to each other, and in which a switch 12 is provided for detecting, when voltage is applied by the contacts 5G and 6G between the electrodes 5D or 6D of either one of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5, whether or not the contacts 5G and 6G are brought into contact with each other based on voltage detected by the electrodes 5D or 6D of the other of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Shimizu, Toshiyuki Iwai, Mitsutoyo Toshihara, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20110122090
    Abstract: A protection panel for detecting an X-Y coordinate as an operation position from a potential gradient based on a touch operation to a front substrate is provided. A rear substrate (5) has a first transparent resistive film (5A) and a contact point (5G) connected to a pair of first terminals (5D) through routing circuits (5C) so that the contact point (5G) is arranged in parallel with the first transparent resistive film (5A). When the rear substrate (5) and a front substrate (6) are connected, the contact point (5G) and an expanded region (6Ab) of a second transparent resistive film (6A) on the front substrate (6), which are arranged opposingly with a predetermined gap, form a switch (12) for detecting a contact therebetween, based on a voltage detected in the terminals (6D,5D) of one of the rear substrate (5) and the front substrate (6) when a voltage is applied between the terminals (5D,6D) of the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiko Suetomi, Yoshihiro Kai, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Jun Shimizu, Toshiyuki Iwai, Mitsutoyo Toshihara
  • Publication number: 20110108346
    Abstract: A two-wheeled motor vehicle provided with a drive shaft (32) rotatably supported by a swing arm (28) rockable on a pivot shaft (27). The longitudinal center axis (32J) of the drive shaft (32) is located below a line (28C) interconnecting the pivot shaft (27) and an axle (40). The drive shaft (32) is surrounded by the swing arm (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Kenji Kofuji, Kiyotaka Sakai, Saiji Suzuta, Toshiyuki Iwai, Satoshi Kogo, Eiji Toriyama
  • Publication number: 20100309152
    Abstract: There are included a protection panel main body configured by a transparent plate, a lower electrode sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the protection panel main body, an upper electrode sheet bonded to the lower electrode sheet at peripheral edges thereof with a gap being formed between electrodes, a decorative sheet laminated onto an upper surface of the upper electrode sheet, and an FPC that has an end inserted between the lower electrode sheet and the upper electrode sheet and is connected by thermal compression bonding to output ends of an upper circuit and a lower circuit. Further, the protection panel main body is provided with a thermal compression head inserting space at a portion corresponding to a portion bonded with the FPC by thermal compression so that a thermal compression heater is allowed to be brought closer to the lower electrode sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuji Kusuda, Takeshi Asakura, Koji Okamoto, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Patent number: 7717213
    Abstract: A motorcycle is provided with a rear fork attached to a body frame so as to swing up and down freely. A rear wheel is attached to the rear end portion of the rear fork, a gear case is attached to a side of the rear wheel, and a drive shaft is provided between the gear case and an output shaft of a power unit. The output of the power unit is transmitted to the rear wheel via the drive shaft and the gear case. In the motorcycle, the gear case is supported by a rear-wheel axle provided in the rear end portion of the rear fork. A torque rod, which links an outer periphery portion of the gear case with the rear fork, serves as a stopper for rotation of the gear case. The resulting configuration provides a shaft-drive system that reduces the assembling time of the torque rod, and improves the productivity of the main line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Ito, Toshiyuki Iwai, Toshihiko Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7661771
    Abstract: When a vehicle speed sensor is provided as a separate unit, the vehicle sensor should be removed when a vehicle wheel is changed. A brake caliper is fitted to an upper stay and a lower stay formed at a lower part of the front fork supporting the front wheel. The sensor stay is fitted to the inside of the lower stay in the vicinity of the brake caliper. A sensor cover is fastened integrally in an overlapping manner to the outside of the sensor stay. A projection formed on the sensor cover overlaps with a fitting bolt of the brake caliper. Thus, it is not possible to remove the brake caliper without first removing the sensor cover. Further, a vehicle speed sensor is sandwiched by the sensor stay and the lower end of the sensor cover and the three members are fastened together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nimura, Takashi Ashigai, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20100033442
    Abstract: A protective panel having touch panel function is used for protecting a front surface of a display device that is disposed so as to be visually recognized from outside, and the protective panel is fitted in a panel fitting part of a casing provided with an opening such that an outer surface of the protective panel forms a flat plane identical with that of the casing with no gap formed therebetween. The protective panel includes: an upper electrode sheet having a decorative layer and upper electrodes provided thereon; and a lower electrode sheet having lower electrodes provided on an upper surface thereof, and the upper electrode sheet and the lower electrode sheet are disposed such that the respective electrodes thereof face with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Yasuji Kusuda, Takao Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Iwai, Koji Okamoto, Jun Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20090119727
    Abstract: In an interactive service system (70), a service provider has an AV content creating/transmitting device (72) for transmitting AV content and an AV content related service providing device (75) for receiving a message, and a service requestor has an AV content reproducing device (74) for reproducing the AV content received from the AV content creating/transmitting device (72) and then creating the message in accordance with sub-content of the AV content to transmit the message. The AV content creating/transmitting device (72) broadcasts AV data of the AV content via a relay station (13), while transmitting sub-content of the AV content via a network (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Toshihide Hagawa, Toru Ueda, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Publication number: 20090025040
    Abstract: In an interactive service system (70), a service provider has an AV content creating/transmitting device (72) for transmitting AV content and an AV content related service providing device (75) for receiving a message, and a service requester has an AV content reproducing device (74) for reproducing the AV content received from the AV content creating/transmitting device (72) and then creating the message in accordance with sub-content of the AV content to transmit the message. The AV content creating/transmitting device (72) broadcasts AV data of the AV content via a relay station (13), while transmitting sub-content of the AV content via a network (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshihide Hagawa, Toru Ueda, Toshiyuki Iwai
  • Patent number: 7464452
    Abstract: A pin connection structure is used in a floating type brake disc assembly. The assembly is made up of a hub, and an annular disc which is concentrically disposed around the hub with a clearance therebetween. The hub and the disc have plural sets of semicircular connecting dents opening toward the clearance to thereby form respective inserting holes. A hollow pin is inserted into each of the inserting holes with a washer fitted on that one end of the hollow pin which is subsequently caulked radially outward for fixing the washer in position. The hollow pin is made of a metal having a surface-treated layer, and the caulked end of the hollow pin is formed into a convex shape in at least part of the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Yutaka Giken, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shusuke Yamamoto, Toshiyuki Iwai, Hirofumi Noro, Tomoo Oka, Shinichi Kuwahara