Patents by Inventor Futoshi Kobayashi

Futoshi Kobayashi 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: 7399021
    Abstract: A structure of a door beam arranged inside a main body of a door in a vehicle. The door beam is press-molded, a recessed groove part is formed in the door beam along its extending direction, and an end of the groove part protrudes outward from an end of the door beam in the extending direction. In the groove part, an end part may have a deeper groove in comparison with a groove in a central part along the extending direction, or a plurality of groove lines may be formed in a central part along the extending direction, and they may be gradually transformed into a single groove in an end part. Preferably, the groove part protrudes outward in the extending direction, from a joint part of the door beam, which is provided for joining said end of the door beam to the main body of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Katou, Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080097666
    Abstract: In a configuration in which a control is performed for actuating the steering cylinder 17 so that the steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is detected by the steering angle detector 62, becomes a target steering angle which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, the target steering angle of the front wheel 11a (steering wheel), which is set in accordance with an operational state of the steering dial 42, is compared with a detected steering angle of the front wheel 11a, which is detected by the steering detector 62, and when the difference between the target steering angle and the detected steering angle is a predetermined value or higher, the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 is regulated so that the traveling speed of the vehicle 10 becomes a predetermined speed or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA AICHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Oba, Shunichi Nakazawa, Futoshi Kobayashi, Yukio Yoshida
  • Patent number: 7270527
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of avoiding breakage of a substrate while avoiding formation of a central hole off-center with respect to the substrate. A control section causes the vertical movement section to move an ultrasonic horn in directions toward and away from the cutting edge of a punching blade section to thereby cause the ultrasonic horn to press the disk-shaped substrate and at the same cause an ultrasonic generator to perform ultrasonic vibration at least from a time point at which the disk-shaped substrate is brought into contact with the cutting edge of the punching blade section to a time point at which the punching of the central hole is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Umega, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20070195429
    Abstract: A lens barrel having a configuration lending itself to effectively reducing the size thereof and ensuring appropriate and safe operation thereof. The lens barrel includes a guiding portion provided for a lens holding member for guiding a cam follower in a radial direction of a cam barrel; a tabular elastic member provided for the lens holding member for urging the cam follower in a guiding direction of the guiding portion; and a regulating member limiting the transfer of the cam follower that is to be moved in a direction opposite to the urging direction by the elastic member. The regulating member is configured to be brought into contact with a predetermined portion of the lens holding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070145770
    Abstract: A structure of a door beam arranged inside a main body of a door in a vehicle. The door beam is press-molded, a recessed groove part is formed in the door beam along its extending direction, and an end of the groove part protrudes outward from an end of the door beam in the extending direction. In the groove part, an end part may have a deeper groove in comparison with a groove in a central part along the extending direction, or a plurality of groove lines may be formed in a central part along the extending direction, and they may be gradually transformed into a single groove in an end part. Preferably, the groove part protrudes outward in the extending direction, from a joint part of the door beam, which is provided for joining said end of the door beam to the main body of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Katou, Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7096770
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of accurately transferring a disk-shaped apparatus during a manufacturing process, and at the same time occupies a small installation area. A control section causes a cut-forming machine installed at a cut-forming location to form a cut in a resin layer of a disk-shaped substrate, then causes an indexing mechanism to rotate a transfer stage to thereby transfer the disk-shaped substrate formed with the cut to a central hole-forming location, and then causes a punching machine to punch a central hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Umega, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20060159438
    Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a driving unit which has a through-hole that guides a flexible printed board. A position of the flexible printed board with respect to the driving unit changes in an optic-axial direction in accordance with rotation of the driving unit, reducing the occurrence of image ghost caused by the flexible printed board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7047859
    Abstract: An optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus which is capable of reducing wear of a cut-forming blade section used for forming a cut in a resin layer, without increasing the component costs of the apparatus. An ultrasonic horn includes a hollow-cylindrical cut-forming blade section for being pushed into a resin layer formed on one side of a disk-shaped substrate, thereby forming a circular cut in the resin layer. A control section controls motion of the ultrasonic horn caused by a moving mechanism. The control section causes the ultrasonic horn to be pushed in to the resin layer while causing ultrasonic vibration thereof to thereby form the cut, and while maintaining a state of ultrasonic vibration of the abutment section and a pushed-in state of the cut-forming blade section, causes the punching blade section to be pushed into the disk-shaped substrate, to form the central hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Takeshi Umega, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20060098975
    Abstract: A lens barrel unit with a lens barrier which is highly resistant to infiltration of external dirt, dust, and water. A lens barrier (4) has a pair of blade members (4a) each of which is pivotally movable about a barrier joint hole (4b), for opening and closing a photographic opening. Engaging shafts (6) are connected to the respective blade members of the lens barrier. The engaging shafts extend coaxially with the respective associated barrier joint holes about each of which an associated one of the blade members pivotally moves. A barrier driving ring (7) applies a driving force to each of the engaging shafts, for driving the engaging shaft to rotate about the corresponding barrier joint hole. The lens barrel is formed therein with a pair of through holes (2b) through each of which an associated one of the engaging shafts is rotatably inserted. The engaging shafts are driven for rotation by the driving force transmitted to hook parts (6a) of the rotary shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20050229496
    Abstract: A structure of a door sash of a vehicle, having a portion for holding a door glass. A glass seal is provided at an end portion of the door glass; outer faces of the door sash, the door glass, and the glass seal are substantially flush; a fitting convex portion, provided in the door sash more inwardly in comparison with the outer face of the door sash, is fit to a fitting concave portion provided in the glass seal more inwardly in comparison with the outer face of the glass seal. Typically, the fitting convex portion and the fitting concave portion are formed more inwardly in comparison with a contact portion between the door glass and the glass seal. Preferably, the door sash has an internally molded sectional form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yujiro Tashima, Jiro Yamaguchi, Shun Kadota, Hiroyuki Takagai, Futoshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20040212720
    Abstract: An optical unit is transitional between a first mode for shooting and a second mode for non-shooting, and a supporting unit and a driving unit are located within a cylinder for substantially containing a tilting unit to be disposed about an optical axis as a center while are arranged so as to move together with a movable group and to avoid an imager and the retaining unit viewed from the optical axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Futoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20040168559
    Abstract: An optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus which is capable of reducing wear of a cut-forming blade section used for forming a cut in a resin layer, without increasing the component costs of the apparatus. An ultrasonic horn includes a hollow-cylindrical cut-forming blade section for being pushed into a resin layer formed on one side of a disk-shaped substrate, thereby forming a circular cut in the resin layer. A control section controls motion of the ultrasonic horn caused by a moving mechanism. The control section causes the ultrasonic horn to be pushed in to the resin layer while causing ultrasonic vibration thereof to thereby form the cut, and while maintaining a state of ultrasonic vibration of the abutment section and a pushed-in state of the cut-forming blade section, causes the punching blade section to be pushed into the disk-shaped substrate, to form the central hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Takeshi Umega, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20040149111
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of accurately transferring a disk-shaped apparatus during a manufacturing process, and at the same time occupies a small installation area. A control section causes a cut-forming machine installed at a cut-forming location to form a cut in a resin layer of a disk-shaped substrate, then causes an indexing mechanism to rotate a transfer stage to thereby transfer the disk-shaped substrate formed with the cut to a central hole-forming location, and then causes a punching machine to punch a central hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Umega, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20040149096
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of avoiding breakage of a substrate while avoiding formation of a central hole off-center with respect to the substrate. A control section causes the vertical movement section to move an ultrasonic horn in directions toward and away from the cutting edge of a punching blade section to thereby cause the ultrasonic horn to press the disk-shaped substrate and at the same cause an ultrasonic generator to perform ultrasonic vibration at least from a time point at which the disk-shaped substrate is brought into contact with the cutting edge of the punching blade section to a time point at which the punching of the central hole is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Takeshi Umega, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Publication number: 20040149115
    Abstract: There is provided a cut-forming machine which is capable of preventing movement of a substrate caused by movement of a cut-forming blade section, a vertical movement mechanism moves at least one of a table for supporting a disk-shaped substrate and a cut-forming blade section toward the other of them, thereby pushing the cut-forming blade section into a light transmission layer of the substrate. A spring urges an urging portion disposed in a central portion of the cut-forming blade section, from at least a time point of completion of pushing the cut-forming blade section into the light transmission layer to a time point of removal of the cut-forming blade section from the light transmission layer, thereby causing the urging portion to urge a central portion of the disk-shaped substrate toward the table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Takeshi Umega, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami