Patents by Inventor Hirofumi Yamane

Hirofumi Yamane 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: 11920636
    Abstract: A sealing device is disposed between an inner member and an outer member of a rolling bearing that rotate relative to each other, and that acts to seal a gap between the inner member and the outer member. The sealing device includes an annular rigid part that is to be fixed to an inside of a hole of the outer member, the rigid part made from a rigid material; and an elastic part fixed to the rigid part, the elastic part made from an elastic material. The elastic part includes a seal lip having a truncated cone ring shape that is to be in slidable contact with the inner member or a member fixed to the inner member. Multiple bumps are formed on an inner peripheral surface of the seal lip, and are to be always in slidable contact with the inner member or the member fixed to the inner member. Clearances are provided between the seal lip and the inner member or the member fixed to the inner member in vicinities of the bumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shohei Yamane, Hirofumi Miyano, Kento Akimoto
  • Patent number: 7354093
    Abstract: A vehicular window molding attached along a gap between a window opening edge of a vehicle body panel and an outer peripheral edge portion of a window pane arranged at the window opening. The vehicular window molding includes a molding main body portion attached to the outer peripheral edge portion of the window pane, a sealing lip portion projected from the molding main body portion to the vehicle body panel for shielding the gap from an exterior direction in a state in which the window molding is attached to the gap of the vehicle body panel and a folded-back lip portion folded back at a free end portion of the sealing lip portion to be brought into elastic contact with an outer face of the vehicle body panel. At least one of back faces of the sealing lip portion and the folded-back lip portion, sticking prevention means for preventing the back faces from sticking to each other is formed at a portion of overlapping the sealing lip portion and the folded-back lip portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignees: Tokai Kogyo Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Wato, Hirofumi Yamane, Koichi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7316048
    Abstract: A wiper structure for a window glass, includes a wiper arm comprising a support arm provided on the wiper arm; and a wiper blade comprising a blade main body, the wiper blade being supported on the wiper arm in an asymmetrical manner about a connecting point, the wiper blade main body being supported at a plurality of support points on the support arm, wherein a spacing between any two adjacent support points of the plurality of support points is set wider as a curvature of the window glass increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yamane, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20060153913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid formulation with improved solubility and maintained stability including a chemical substance poorly soluble in water as a pharmaceutically active ingredient formulated in an improved manner. More specifically, the present invention relates to a solid formulation having improved water-solubility which comprises a chemical substance poorly soluble in water as a pharmaceutically active ingredient, a water-soluble polymer substance and an inorganic porous substance, characterized in that (1) the chemical substance poorly soluble in water forms a solid dispersion together with the water-soluble polymer substance, (2) the water-soluble polymer substance forming the solid dispersion is in the form of fine pieces, and (3) the water-soluble polymer substance is in the form of fine pieces is maintained to be adsorbed on and/or adhered to the surface of the inorganic porous substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Shogo Yamane, Hirofumi Yamane, Masaki Sunami
  • Publication number: 20060125275
    Abstract: A vehicular window molding attached along a gap between a window opening edge of a vehicle body panel and an outer peripheral edge portion of a window pane arranged at the window opening. The vehicular window molding includes a molding main body portion attached to the outer peripheral edge portion of the window pane, a sealing lip portion projected from the molding main body portion to the vehicle body panel for shielding the gap from an exterior direction in a state in which the window molding is attached to the gap of the vehicle body panel and a folded-back lip portion folded back at a free end portion of the sealing lip portion to be brought into elastic contact with an outer face of the vehicle body panel. At least one of back faces of the sealing lip portion and the folded-back lip portion, sticking prevention means for preventing the back faces from sticking to each other is formed at a portion of overlapping the sealing lip portion and the folded-back lip portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Wato, Hirofumi Yamane, Koichi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20060000045
    Abstract: A wiper structure for a window glass, includes a wiper arm comprising a support arm provided on the wiper arm; and a wiper blade comprising a blade main body, the wiper blade being supported on the wiper arm in an asymmetrical manner about a connecting point, the wiper blade main body being supported at a plurality of support points on the support arm, wherein a spacing between any two adjacent support points of the plurality of support points is set wider as a curvature of the window glass increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Yamane, Takeshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6832451
    Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for use on a sunroof which can be firmly built in a seal holder even if there occur variations in molding dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignees: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Yamashita, Masayuki Daio, Masaharu Ohnishi, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Koichi Hotta
  • Patent number: 6817658
    Abstract: In an automotive sunroof system which comprises a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening, an inner frame defining guide rails and drain grooves, a moveable panel guided along said guide rails via sliders and a slide and tilt mechanism for effecting a slide and tilt motion of the moveable pane, a terminal member is attached to each front corner of the inner frame to serve several purposes such as a closure member for the guide rail, a stopper for the forward travel of one of the sliders, a member for retaining the fore-and-aft movement of the moveable panel, and a support for a wind deflector device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaharu Ohnishi, Michio Tamura, Tatsuya Ohara, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Kouichi Hotta
  • Patent number: 6811213
    Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for use on a sunroof capable of preventing squeak noises being generated in advance between a hollow seal part and a roof panel during traveling of a car by allowing the hollow seal part to satisfactorily follow vibrations of the roof panel. The weather strip ensures sealing property between a roof glass mounted on the sunroof of a car and a roof panel and comprises a built-in base part attached to the roof glass, and a hollow seal part composed of continuous ends integrally formed with the built-in base part and having substantially a circular cross section, a tip end contact part elastically contacting the roof panel, wherein thicker parts protruding inward and being continuous with the built-in base part are formed on the continuous ends of the hollow seal part and protrusions protruding inward are formed on substantially middle parts between the continuous ends and the tip end contact part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignees: Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Yachiyo Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Yamashita, Masayuki Daio, Masaharu Ohnishi, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Koichi Hotta
  • Publication number: 20030177701
    Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for use on a sunroof which can be firmly built in a seal holder even if there occur variations in molding dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Takashi Yamashita, Masayuki Daio, Masaharu Ohnishi, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Koichi Hotta
  • Publication number: 20030178874
    Abstract: There is provided a weather strip for use on a sunroof capable of preventing squeak noises being generated in advance between a hollow seal part and a roof panel during traveling of a car by allowing the hollow seal part to satisfactorily follow vibrations of the roof panel. The weather strip ensures sealing property between a roof glass mounted on the sunroof of a car and a roof panel and comprises a built-in base part attached to the roof glass, and a hollow seal part composed of continuous ends integrally formed with the built-in base part and having substantially a circular cross section, a tip end contact part elastically contacting the roof panel, wherein thicker parts protruding inward and being continuous with the built-in base part are formed on the continuous ends of the hollow seal part and protrusions protruding inward are formed on substantially middle parts between the continuous ends and the tip end contact part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Takashi Yamashita, Masayuki Daio, Masaharu Ohnishi, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Koichi Hotta
  • Publication number: 20030151275
    Abstract: In an automotive sunroof system which comprises a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening, an inner frame defining guide rails and drain grooves, a moveable panel guided along said guide rails via sliders and a slide and tilt mechanism for effecting a slide and tilt motion of the moveable pane, a terminal member is attached to each front corner of the inner frame to serve several purposes such as a closure member for the guide rail, a stopper for the forward travel of one of the sliders, a member for retaining the fore-and-aft movement of the moveable panel, and a support for a wind deflector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaharu Ohnishi, Michio Tamura, Tatsuya Ohara, Hirofumi Yamane, Tatsuaki Uehara, Kouichi Hotta