Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Obara

Hiroyuki Obara 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: 12233766
    Abstract: A connection bar mounting structure includes: link members, each including a first hole part in a middle part; vehicle members, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a first fixation part of each link member; side frames, each configured to rotatably support each link member at a second fixation part of each link member opposite to the first fixation part across the first hole part; and a connection bar, each end thereof fixed to the first hole part of each link member. Each link member has a first bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the first fixation part and a second bending rigidity reduced section between the middle part and the second fixation part, the first and second bending rigidity reduced sections having bending rigidity smaller than those of the middle part, the first fixation part, and the second fixation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: Adient US LLC, Subaru Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Asakura, Akihide Onodera, Satoshi Obara, Hiroshi Eguchi, Hiroyuki Yasui, Nilesh Firke, Ajeet Tasagave, Abhinav Chaubey
  • Patent number: 8496736
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen supply device which supplies hydrogen by selectively permitting permeation of hydrogen contained in a hydrogen containing gas (G1). This device includes: a first metal layer (2) which dissociates hydrogen molecules into hydrogen ions by a catalytic reaction and has hydrogen permeability; a second metal layer (3) which creates hydrogen molecules by bonding hydrogen ions to each other using electrons and has hydrogen permeability; a hydrogen permeation layer (1) which is interposed between the first metal layer (2) and the second metal layer (3) and permits permeation of the hydrogen ions from the first metal layer (2) to the second metal layer (3) by the application of a voltage; and a voltage application (7) for applying the voltage to the hydrogen permeation layer (1) by setting the first metal layer (2) as an anode and setting the second metal layer (3) as a cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignees: IHI Corporation, Tamagawa K-12 & University
    Inventors: Junya Nishino, Katsumi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Obara
  • Publication number: 20110076203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen supply device which supplies hydrogen by selectively permitting permeation of hydrogen contained in a hydrogen containing gas (G1). This device includes: a first metal layer (2) which dissociates hydrogen molecules into hydrogen ions by a catalytic reaction and has hydrogen permeability; a second metal layer (3) which creates hydrogen molecules by bonding hydrogen ions to each other using electrons and has hydrogen permeability; a hydrogen permeation layer (1) which is interposed between the first metal layer (2) and the second metal layer (3) and permits permeation of the hydrogen ions from the first metal layer (2) to the second metal layer (3) by the application of a voltage; and a voltage application (7) for applying the voltage to the hydrogen permeation layer (1) by setting the first metal layer (2) as an anode and setting the second metal layer (3) as a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Junya Nishino, Katsumi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: 4599078
    Abstract: A transformable toy assembly is disclosed which provides at least two assembly elements separable and combinable with respect to each other and independently reversibly transformable between at least two forms different from each other. The assembly elements are combined together in various forms to provide forms different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: 4516948
    Abstract: A reconfigurable toy assembly having foldable portions to allow the toy assembly to simulate a toy combination vehicle having a tractor unit and a trailer unit separatably connected to each other. The tractor unit when separated from the trailer unit is reversibly reconfigurable into a robotic humanoid form, while the trailer unit is reversibly reconfigurable into a play space for the robotic humanoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: D279916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: D283717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: D287521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1986
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara
  • Patent number: D288830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1987
    Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Obara