Patents by Inventor Akira Homma

Akira Homma 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: 5857750
    Abstract: A seat device comprises a cushion frame mounted on a floor; a support member for supporting a seat pad; and torsion bars for elastically supporting the support member on the cushion frame, including a torque bar section and an arm section, wherein the torsion bars are provided at the front and rear positions of the seat or at the left and right positions thereof by at least one pair, and each arm section of the at least one pair of torsion bars be provided so as to form a parallel link mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kashiwamura, Akira Homma, Nozomu Munemura, Toshimichi Hanai, Kazuhito Kato, Kozo Yamaura
  • Patent number: 5839782
    Abstract: A seat device has a cushion frame mounted on a floor; a support member for supporting a seat pad; and a torsion bar including a torque bar section and an arm section, for elastically supporting the support member on cushion frame. An arm supporting bracket of substantially cylindrical shape is provided on the support member. A collar rotatably fitted to at least arm supporting bracket has a circumferential flange in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and is disposed to be facing to an end surface of the arm supporting bracket on the opening side thereof. A tip portion of the arm section is fittedly supported in the opening of the collar. The arm supporting bracket is attached to the support member through a movement absorbing mechanism which allows relative movement with respect to the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kashiwamura, Akira Homma, Nozomu Munemura, Toshimichi Hanai, Kazuhito Kato, Kozo Yamaura
  • Patent number: 5692727
    Abstract: A supporting member in a conventional seat device is supported only by torsion bar arm portions positioned at right and left sides of the device. Accordingly, when a large biased load acts on the device, a sufficient roll rigidity is not obtained and both arm portions at the right and left sides rotate simultaneously. Interference with the supporting panel, cushion frame or the like may also occur. Accordingly, a seat pad supporting member supported by a cushion frame provided on a floor is elastically supported on at least one of the front and rear portions thereof to a torsion frame by a torsion bar. The torsion bar is latched, at the torsion bar torque bar portion side, to the cushion frame side. The torsion arm portion side, moreover, is latched to the right and left sides. Finally, the torsion bar arm portion, on both sides, is connected to a connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kashiwamura, Akira Homma, Nozomu Munemura, Toshimichi Hanai, Kazuhito Kato, Kozo Yamaura
  • Patent number: 5647804
    Abstract: A skiing slope is specialized for artificial skis. The slope is formed by longitudinally and laterally laying and connecting mats (1). Each mat has a predetermined area on a slanted surface (17). Each of the mats (1) has a plurality of retainer projections (2) on its rear side. At least one connector member (4) has side walls which engage with circumferential surfaces of the retainer projections (2) in a convex/concave manner. The connector member (4) is disposed between the retainer projections (2) of the mats (1). The connector member (4) is coupled with a hard longitudinal member (3) provided in the longitudinal direction of the slanted surface (17). The connector member (4) is coupled with the mats (1) under the condition that the circumferential surfaces of the retainer projections (2) and the side walls of the connector member (4) are engaged with each other in the convex/concave manner between the retainer projections (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Homma Science Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Homma, Susumu Homma, Hiroshi Sato, Hisao Hiroi
  • Patent number: 5597653
    Abstract: An antitheft label composed of a soft magnetic metal strip permanently applied to an electroconductive nonmagnetic metal member. The label is attached to an object to prevent the object from being stolen or taken without permission. An object, such as food goods, having such an antitheft label can be thawed or heated in a high-frequency heater such as a microwave oven without developing spark discharge at edges of the soft magnetic metal strip of the label, thereby preventing the occurrence of fire damage to the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Akira Homma
  • Patent number: 5538057
    Abstract: A pair of roller skis 300 each constituted by attaching elastic wheels 302 to a boot-placing plate 301 in the front thereof and at the back thereof. The elastic wheels 302 each comprises a wheel supporting means having a circular rim part on the outer periphery and a tire part mounted on the circular rim part of the wheel supporting means and being elastically deformable in the direction perpendicular to the running direction of the wheel. Each elastic wheel 302 enables the running direction thereof to be simply changed with the wheel shaft kept in the same direction, and utilization of the features permits a skier to operate the roller skis with a feeling similar to that afforded by conventional snow skis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Homma Science Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Homma, Susumu Homma, Hiroshi Sato, Hisao Hiroi
  • Patent number: 5496611
    Abstract: An antitheft label composed of a soft magnetic metal strip permanently applied to an electroconductive nonmagnetic metal member. The label is attached to an object to prevent the object from being stolen or taken without permission. An object, such as food goods, having such an antitheft label can be thawed or heated in a high-frequency heater such as a microwave oven without developing spark discharge at edges of the soft magnetic metal strip of the label, thereby preventing the occurrence of fire damage to the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Unitika Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Ikeda, Akira Homma
  • Patent number: 5388623
    Abstract: A pair of roller skis 300 each constituted by attaching elastic wheels 302 to a boot-placing plate 301 in the front thereof and at the back thereof. The elastic wheels 302 each comprises a wheel supporting means having a circular rim part on the outer periphery and a tire part mounted on the circular rim part of the wheel supporting means and being elastically deformable in the direction perpendicular to the running direction of the wheel. Each elastic wheel 302 enables the running direction thereof to be simply changed with the wheel shaft kept in the same direction, and utilization of the features permits a skier to operate the roller skis with a feeling similar to that afforded by conventional snow skis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Homma Science Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Homma, Susumu Homma, Hiroshi Sato, Hisao Hiroi
  • Patent number: 5383715
    Abstract: A wheel provided with sub-wheels, in which a plurality of sub-wheels (31) supported rotatably about an axis extending in the same direction as that tangential to the circular rim (12) of the wheel are arranged on the circular rim to constitute a tire (40). The rotation of the tire and that of the sub-wheels are combined to cause the wheel to run in an arbitrary direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1995
    Assignee: Homma Science Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Homma, Susumu Homma, Hiroshi Sato, Hisao Hiroi
  • Patent number: D355235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: Homma Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Homma
  • Patent number: D355945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Homma Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Akira Homma