Patents by Inventor Hideto Maeda

Hideto Maeda 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).

  • Publication number: 20150086731
    Abstract: A vehicular decorative member is curved as a forward-bulging shape, and includes a transparent base, a transferred layer, a metallic layer, and a base layer. The transparent base includes a front face, and a rear face. The transparent base's rear face has an ordinary section, and a recessed section. The transferred layer, the metallic layer, and the base layer are disposed on the transparent base's rear-face side in this order. The vehicular decorative member further includes a transfer sheet turning into the transferred layer. The transfer sheet includes a support film, and an adhesive layer, a decorative layer and a release layer that are formed on the support film in this order. The transfer sheet makes the transferred layer when the support film is removed from the release layer after pressing the transfer sheet onto the transparent base's ordinary section while heating the transfer sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya SUGIURA, Hideto MAEDA, Kimihiro IIMURA, Daiichiro KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150076851
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular exterior member having excellent productivity while enhancing weather resistance. An exterior body (2) in a vehicular exterior member (1) is formed of a transparent resin material, a concave portion (20) is provided in a portion of the rear surface of the exterior body, and a designed body (3) which is smaller than the exterior body (2) in size is disposed inside the concave portion (20) in the exterior body (2). The designed body (3) includes a transparent layer (30) and a decorative layer (31) and is fixed to the inside of the concave portion (20) through an adhesive layer (4) while the transparent layer 30 faces the exterior body (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya SUGIURA, Hideto MAEDA, Hitoshi HORIBE, Daiichiro KAWASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20150001029
    Abstract: A rotation clamping mechanism includes a rotating member and at least two engagement members that are attached to the rotating member and transmit rotational power. The engagement members engage a rotated object placed in a predetermined positional relationship with the engagement members. The rotated object is rotated by rotating the rotating member. The engagement members are supported on the rotating member so as to swing to an engagement position where power is transmitted to the rotated object and to a release position where engagement is released. The rotation clamping mechanism further includes: an opening/closing mechanism that moves the engagement members between the engagement position and the release position; and a biasing member that biases the engagement members toward the engagement position. At the engagement position, the engagement members clamp the rotated object in a floating state with the engagement members pressed onto the rotated object by the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: HIRATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisayuki SUEOKA, Yasuhiko Wakatsuki, Hideto Maeda, Hiroaki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140093665
    Abstract: A decorative member for vehicle includes a transparent substrate, a decorative layer, and a resinous adhesion layer. The transparent substrate has a front face and a rear face, and includes a transparent material. The decorative layer is formed on the rear face of the transparent substrate, and is visible through the transparent substrate when the decorative member is viewed on the front face of the transparent substrate. The resinous adhesion layer covers the rear face of the transparent substrate on which the decorative layer is formed, and includes a hot-melt adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hitoshi HORIBE, Daiichiro KAWASHIMA, Hideto MAEDA
  • Patent number: 8287990
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover, which is provided in front of a radar device for vehicles, and a method of manufacturing the radio wave transmission cover. In the radio wave transmission cover, cover-side wall surfaces (50) are formed in a second cover layer (35) at positions adjacent to each other. Furthermore, substrate-side wall surfaces (60), which have shapes complementary to the cover-side wall surfaces (50), are formed in a substrate layer (4), which is provided on the rear surface of the second cover layer (35). The cover-side wall surfaces (50) and the corresponding substrate-side wall surfaces (60) are engaged to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Kimihiro Iimura, Koji Kuno, Mamoru Kato, Takayasu Ido, Muneo Furutani, Tetsuya Fujii
  • Patent number: 7990334
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover having superior design and radio wave transmissibility. The radio wave transmission cover includes a front side member (1), a rear side member (5) and a connection layer (6). The front side member (1) and the rear side member (5) are formed separately and are integrated with each other by the connection layer (6). Furthermore, the distance between the front side member (1) and the rear side member (5) in the front-to-rear direction ranges from 0.01 mm to 0.4 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tetsuya Fujii
  • Patent number: 7549776
    Abstract: A scuff plate of the invention is a scuff plate which has a luminous unit of which a side surface of side surfaces forms a luminous surface, a light source unit which emits light to the luminous unit, and a light guiding unit which is disposed in such a manner that a side surface thereof faces the luminous surface, wherein the light guiding unit has a luminous surface portion which expands in an intersecting direction relative to a front surface thereof. The scuff plate of the invention provides a scuff plate which has superior design properties without increasing the thickness of the whole thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignees: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tatsuo Ito, Tatsuya Oba, Mitsuru Kamikatano, Kohki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20080309579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover having superior design and radio wave transmissibility. The radio wave transmission cover includes a front side member (1), a rear side member (5) and a connection layer (6). The front side member (1) and the rear side member (5) are formed separately and are integrated with each other by the connection layer (6). Furthermore, the distance between the front side member (1) and the rear side member (5) in the front-to-rear direction ranges from 0.01 mm to 0.4 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tetsuya Fujii
  • Publication number: 20080233367
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radio wave transmission cover, which is provided in front of a radar device for vehicles, and a method of manufacturing the radio wave transmission cover. In the radio wave transmission cover, cover-side wall surfaces (50) are formed in a second cover layer (35) at positions adjacent to each other. Furthermore, substrate-side wall surfaces (60), which have shapes complementary to the cover-side wall surfaces (50), are formed in a substrate layer (4), which is provided on the rear surface of the second cover layer (35). The cover-side wall surfaces (50) and the corresponding substrate-side wall surfaces (60) are engaged to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Kimihiro Iimura, Koji Kuno, Mamoru Kato, Takayasu Ido, Muneo Furutani, Tetsuya Fujii
  • Publication number: 20070196762
    Abstract: To provide a scuff plate that produces no irregularity in illumination or light emission, a scuff plate 1 of the invention has a light emitting element 2 which has a pillar-like shape and of which a portion which makes up at least part of an outer circumferential side and extends in an axial direction makes up a light emitting surface 20, a light reflecting element 6 which reflects light emitted from the light emitting element 2, and a light guiding element 3 which has a plate-like shape which transmits light and which is disposed in a position where a rear surface 3b thereof becomes opposite to the light reflecting element 6 and light reflected by the light reflecting element 6 is shone on thereto, wherein a space is provided between the rear surface 3b of the light guiding element 3 and the light reflecting element 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tatsuya Oba
  • Publication number: 20070133214
    Abstract: A scuff plate of the invention is a scuff plate which has a luminous unit of which a side surface of side surfaces forms a luminous surface, a light source unit which emits light to the luminous unit, and a light guiding unit which is disposed in such a manner that a side surface thereof faces the luminous surface, wherein the light guiding unit has a luminous surface portion which expands in an intersecting direction relative to a front surface thereof. The scuff plate of the invention provides a scuff plate which has superior design properties without increasing the thickness of the whole thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tatsuo Ito, Tatsuya Oba, Mitsuru Kamikatano, Kohki Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20060272425
    Abstract: There is provided a resin molded part mounting structure in which a resin molded part is fixed to a mating member via a clip, wherein a connecting portion is provided on the resin molded part, wherein the clip is made up of a seat portion adapted to be joined to the connecting portion and a clip body which has a leg portion which extends from the seat portion and an engaging portion which is formed at a distal end of the leg portion, and wherein a deformable portion which deforms to extend a distance between the resin molded part and the mating member is provided on at least one of the seat portion, the leg portion and the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Applicant: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideto Maeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Kazuo Takeda
  • Patent number: D480177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Makoto Isono, Hideto Maeda, Satomi Nakamura, Tadayasu Koga, Christopher David Leahy, Kentaro Yamamoto, Kazuya Iwata