Patents by Inventor Hironobu Yonezawa

Hironobu Yonezawa 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: 9511649
    Abstract: There are provided view adjustment areas respectively at an upper edge part, a lower edge part, and right-and-left side edge parts of a windshield glass, wherein the view adjustment areas are configured to be respectively switchable between in a transparent state in which forward visibility is ensured and in a translucent or non-transparent state in which the forward visibility is limited (for example, adhesion of a liquid-crystal film). Thereby, the size or the shape of the window-frame structure of the windshield glass which is physically unchangeable can be visually changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Okamoto, Takahide Nouzawa, Kazuo Nishikawa, Atsuhide Kishi, Takayoshi Nakamoto, Naoki Yamada, Hironobu Yonezawa, Toshihiro Yoshida, Hiroko Kajikawa, Masaki Chiba
  • Publication number: 20160039271
    Abstract: There are provided view adjustment areas respectively at an upper edge part, a lower edge part, and right-and-left side edge parts of a windshield glass, wherein the view adjustment areas are configured to be respectively switchable between in a transparent state in which forward visibility is ensured and in a translucent or non-transparent state in which the forward visibility is limited (for example, adhesion of a liquid-crystal film). Thereby, the size or the shape of the window-frame structure of the windshield glass which is physically unchangeable can be visually changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa OKAMOTO, Takahide NOUZAWA, Kazuo NISHIKAWA, Atsuhide KISHI, Takayoshi NAKAMOTO, Naoki YAMADA, Hironobu YONEZAWA, Toshihiro YOSHIDA, Hiroko KAJIKAWA, Masaki CHIBA
  • Publication number: 20080201039
    Abstract: In a driving assist device for a vehicle, there are provided a specified-operation detecting device to detect that a specified operation is conducted by a driver at a normal driving state, a normal-driving-state stimulation proving device to provide the driver with a specified stimulation associated with the specified operation when conduction of the specified operation by the driver is detected, a collision-likelihood determining device to determine a likelihood of collision of the vehicle against an obstacle, a collision-avoidance operation determining device to determine a necessary operation to be conducted by the driver for avoidance of collision when the likelihood of collision of the vehicle against the obstacle is determined, and a collision-avoidance-state stimulation proving device to provide the driver with a stimulation associated with the necessary operation for collision avoidance so that the driver can be encouraged to conduct the necessary operation for collision avoidance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoru MATSUOKA, Teru IYOTA, Masashi UTSUMI, Hironobu YONEZAWA, Koji IWASE, Hideki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 6979046
    Abstract: A two-way opening side door structure of a vehicle of which side openings are covered by a front door and a rear door includes a door hinge located at a front end of the front door for swingably supporting the front door, a door hinge located at a rear end of the rear door for swingably supporting the rear door, and an assisting device including a door checker for assisting a vehicle occupant in closing the rear door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro Moriyama, Minoru Matsui, Naoki Yamada, Hironobu Yonezawa, Seishi Nakamura