Patents by Inventor Akio Shimizu

Akio Shimizu 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: 11966054
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame that includes a front portion, temple portions, and a pad portion, and is mounted on head of an observer, and an image display device attached to the frame. The image display device includes an image forming device, and an optical device on which light emitted from the image forming device is incident and from which the light is emitted toward the observer. One end portion of the optical device is fixed to a temple portion side of the front portion. Other end portion of the optical device is on a pad portion side of the front portion. A light shielding member that prevents external light from being incident on the other end portion of the optical device from above the other end portion of the optical device is attached to the pad portion side of the front portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akio Machida, Misaki Shimizu, Mitsuru Akahori, Nobuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230406168
    Abstract: When reversing a direction in which an angle is adjusted by a first adjustment section and reversing a direction in which a posture is adjusted by a second adjustment section, a control section of a seat provides, before a timing at which a driving direction of a second driving section is reversed, a stop period for stopping the second adjustment section from adjusting the posture, and the control section causes the first adjustment section to carry out a preparation operation in advance during the stop period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KATO, Akio SHIMIZU, Takahiro HARITA
  • Publication number: 20230346125
    Abstract: A rocking device includes: a seat which supports a body of a user; a motor which rotates a rotation shaft in a first rotation direction and in a second rotation direction that is a rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and thereby supplies motive power for rocking the seat via a gear attached to the rotation shaft; and a controller which controls rocking of the seat via the motor. The seat is configured to make a first motion of moving in a first movement direction, in accordance with rotation of the rotation shaft in the first rotation direction, and make a second motion of moving in a second movement direction, in accordance with rotation of the rotation shaft in the second rotation direction. The controller is configured to control rocking of the seat such that a prescribed stopped period is provided between the first motion and second motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro KATO, Akio SHIMIZU, Takahiro HARITA, Takashi ABE
  • Patent number: 11796061
    Abstract: A sealing ring is provided for use, e.g., in boring machines or wind turbines, among other intended uses. The sealing ring includes an axial leg and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint. The sealing ring further includes a tensioning element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The tensioning element is annular and formed by a spring connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Andreas Koch, Akio Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11629784
    Abstract: A sealing ring includes: a first axial leg; and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. When viewed in cross section, the sealing ring is in a shape of a seven. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the first axial leg by a first joint. The sealing leg has, on a side facing axially toward the first end face, a dirt lip with at least one sealing edge and a radially internal first boundary surface and a radially external second boundary surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Thomas Segbers, Jan Fritz, Mirko Minners, Stefan Scheffler, Akio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20220163116
    Abstract: A sealing ring is provided for use, e.g., in boring machines or wind turbines, among other intended uses. The sealing ring includes an axial leg and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the axial leg by means of a joint. The sealing ring further includes a tensioning element for stabilizing the sealing leg in the radial direction. The tensioning element is annular and formed by a spring connected to the sealing leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Kristian Mueller-Niehuus, Andreas Koch, Akio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20210270372
    Abstract: A sealing ring includes: a first axial leg; and a sealing leg with a sealing lip. When viewed in cross section, the sealing ring is in a shape of a seven. The sealing leg is connected to a first end face of the first axial leg by a first joint. The sealing leg has, on a side facing axially toward the first end face, a dirt lip with at least one sealing edge and a radially internal first boundary surface and a radially external second boundary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Koch, Thomas Segbers, Jan Fritz, Mirko Minners, Stefan Scheffler, Akio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20200332419
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is achieved by a surface treatment agent to be used for surface treatment of an aluminum alloy material for forming cans, which includes zirconium, aluminum, a nitrate radical, and fluorine, wherein the pH ranges from 2.0 to 4.0, the molar mass concentration of the zirconium ranges from 3.2 mmol/kg to 33.0 mmol/kg, the molar mass concentration of the aluminum ranges from 14.8 mmol/kg to 74.1 mmol/kg, the molar mass concentration of the nitrate radical ranges from 16.1 mmol/kg to 161.4 mmol/kg, the molar mass concentration of the fluorine ranges from 52.6 mmol/kg to 526.3 mmol/kg, (F?6Zr)/Al?2.5 is satisfied (wherein, F represents the molar mass concentration of the fluorine, Zr represents the molar mass concentration of the zirconium, and Al represents the molar mass concentration of the aluminum, and substantially no phosphorus compound is contained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Akio Shimizu, Akinobu Tsuneishi, Shoichi Naruse, Ryohei Kikuchi, Wataru Kurokawa, Yuuji Funagi, Noriyoshi Obara, Shuji Nakano
  • Patent number: 9932017
    Abstract: A vehicle wiper comprises a retainer that is formed in an elongated shape open at the lower side facing toward a windshield, and that is provided so as to be capable of swinging about a shaft axis of a pivot shaft that is swung to-and-fro; a first nozzle member that is housed inside the retainer, and that is capable of ejecting washer fluid from an ejection portion; and 1 a retainer cover member that closes off an opening of the retainer, and that is formed with a window through which the ejection portion of the first nozzle member is externally exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keita Uchiyama, Yoshiyuki Uchino, Kouichi Hirao, Takao Yoshimoto, Akio Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20160121853
    Abstract: A vehicle wiper comprises a retainer that is formed in an elongated shape open at the lower side facing toward a windshield, and that is provided so as to be capable of swinging about a shaft axis of a pivot shaft that is swung to-and-fro; a first nozzle member that is housed inside the retainer, and that is capable of ejecting washer fluid from an ejection portion; and 1 a retainer cover member that closes off an opening of the retainer, and that is formed with a window through which the ejection portion of the first nozzle member is externally exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Keita UCHIYAMA, Yoshiyuki UCHINO, Kouichi HIRAO, Takao YOSHIMOTO, Akio SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 8722487
    Abstract: A semiconductor device, including a silicon substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, a front surface device structure formed in a region of the first major surface, and a rear electrode formed in a region of the second major surface. The rear electrode includes, as a first layer thereof, an aluminum silicon film that is formed by evaporating or sputtering aluminum-silicon onto the second major surface, the aluminum silicon film having a silicon concentration of at least 2 percent by weight and a thickness of less than 0.3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kazama, Tsunehiro Nakajima, Koji Sasaki, Akio Shimizu, Takashi Hayashi, Hiroki Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 8324044
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor device that has a silicon substrate including a first major surface and a second major surface thereof, a front surface device structure being formed in a region of the first major surface, the method has a step of forming a rear electrode in a region of the second major surface, which includes evaporating or sputtering aluminum-silicon onto the second major surface to form an aluminum silicon film as a first layer of the rear electrode, the aluminum silicon film having a silicon concentration of at least 2 percent by weight when the thickness thereof is less than 0.3 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kazama, Tsunehiro Nakajima, Koji Sasaki, Akio Shimizu, Takashi Hayashi, Hiroki Wakimoto
  • Publication number: 20110121360
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, a drift layer and a collector layer formed in sequence in the silicon substrate from the first major surface, and an aluminum silicon film formed on the second major surface. The drift layer is of a first conductivity type, and is surrounded by a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type including the collector layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Fuji Electric Device Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi KAZAMA, Tsunehiro NAKAJIMA, Koji SASAKI, Akio SHIMIZU, Takashi HAYASHI, Hiroki WAKIMOTO
  • Patent number: D773349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Munakata, Naoyuki Ohkoshi, Akio Shimizu, Hiroshi Oda
  • Patent number: D773352
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Munakata, Naoyuki Ohkoshi, Akio Shimizu, Hiroshi Oda
  • Patent number: D774998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Munakata, Akio Shimizu
  • Patent number: D804361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Munakata, Akio Shimizu
  • Patent number: D827515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seonwook Whang, Akio Shimizu
  • Patent number: D827517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seonwook Whang, Akio Shimizu, Kazuki Aoyama
  • Patent number: D904945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Shimizu, Hoeun Jang