Patents by Inventor Akira Kurimoto

Akira Kurimoto 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: 11970091
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle seat in which the rotation device is disposed without compromising the passenger comfort in the cabin, a vehicle seat includes: a floor panel which has a sheet shape, constitutes a floor surface of a cabin, and has an elongated hole extending linearly; a slide device provided below the floor panel to be slidable along the elongated hole; a rotation device provided on the slide device to be rotatable about a rotation axis below the floor panel, the rotation axis extending vertically and overlapping with the elongated hole; a support leg which is columnar in shape, is provided on the rotation device along the rotation axis, and extends to above the floor panel by passing through the elongated hole; and a seat main body which is joined to an upper end of the support leg and on which an occupant can be seated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Numajiri, Nobuyuki Tezuka, Akihito Kobayashi, Tadashi So, Akira Miyoshi, Tomoyuki Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 6341063
    Abstract: A casing of an ECU is formed within an air cleaner of an intake module for an internal combustion engine. The casing faces an intake air passage, and formed in a pocket, so that the casing is easily formed and the water and dust proof performances thereof are improved. A printed-circuit board to which a metal plate is fixed is inserted into the casing along slits formed on an inner wall of the casing. The slits pinch the printed-circuit board and the metal plate at the rear end area thereof. Thus, anti-stress and anti-vibration performances of the printed-circuit board are improved. The metal plate including convexes and concaved contacting portions is easily formed by pressing an aluminum or steel plate. Thus, the metal plate is formed with low cost. Further, the metal plate appropriately includes holes, thereby promoting the heat radiation and reducing the weight thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Kinoshita, Hideki Ishihara, Akira Kurimoto, Haruki Matsuzaki, Ryoichi Yamamoto, Akihiro Yoshida, Ryouta Nakamura, Toshiki Kobayashi, Hajime Katsuro
  • Publication number: 20010012199
    Abstract: A casing of an ECU is formed within an air cleaner of an intake module for an internal combustion engine. The casing faces an intake air passage, and formed in a pocket, so that the casing is easily formed and the water and dust proof performances thereof are improved. A printed-circuit board to which a metal plate is fixed is inserted into the casing along slits formed on an inner wall of the casing. The slits pinch the printed-circuit board and the metal plate at the rear end area thereof. Thus, anti-stress and anti-vibration performances of the printed-circuit board are improved. The metal plate including convexes and concaved contacting portions is easily formed by pressing an aluminum or steel plate. Thus, the metal plate is formed with low cost. Further, the metal plate appropriately includes holes, thereby promoting the heat radiation and reducing the weight thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventors: Kenji Kinoshita, Hideki Ishihara, Akira Kurimoto, Haruki Matsuzaki, Ryoichi Yamamoto, Akihiro Yoshida, Ryouta Nakamura, Toshiki Kobayashi, Hajime Katsuro
  • Patent number: 5946539
    Abstract: Lights passing in the range of an optical path L1 to an optical path L2 are blocked off by a lead register 201 and, therefore, the light from a light source is prevented from reaching the range of a position P1 to a position P2. Lights in the range of an optical path L2 to an optical path L3 are allowed to pass through the end portion 203a of a platen glass 203. As a result of this, when an edge erasing processing is not executed, if a manuscript A is present in the range of the position P1 to a position P3, then a shadow is recorded in a recording sheet. To avoid this, a reference position RP, which is used as a reference when reading the images of the manuscript A, is set at a position which is more distant from the end portion 203a than the position P3. This prevents the recorded images from being influenced by variations in the quantity of light caused by the lead register 201 and end portion 203a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akira Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 5734958
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus for transferring an image of an original document to a copy paper sheet. Original documents are placed in an original document tray and copy paper sheets are stored in a paper tray. The original document tray has a tray sensor for sensing the original document placed on the original document tray. Upon transferring the original documents to an image scanning apparatus, a regi-sensor measures the length of the original document when the original document is transported to the scanning apparatus. A value corresponding to a transport distance is stored until the original document leaves the tray sensor based on the length of the original document. The tray sensor can sense when the original document is transported more than the transport distance corresponding to the value stored. Paper is fed out of the copy paper sheet tray to the image transfer apparatus when the controller senses the original document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroatsu Kazama, Akira Kurimoto