Patents by Inventor Kanji Matsumoto

Kanji Matsumoto 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: 20230166558
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a wheel for an omnidirectional moving device which takes fewer man-hours for manufacturing, and a manufacturing method of the wheel for an omnidirectional moving device which takes fewer man-hours. The wheel includes an annular core body 36; a plurality of bearings 75 each including an inner ring 76 and an outer ring 77 relatively rotatable with respect to the inner ring, and the inner ring being fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the core body; and a plurality of rollers 37 each fixed to the outer ring and rotatably supported by the core body via the bearing. The inner ring is tightened and fitted to the core body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya OZAWA, Kanji MATSUMOTO, Keiya HOSHINO, Tsutomu SHIMOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230166559
    Abstract: A wheel for an omnidirectional moving device includes an annular core body formed by connecting joint members in an annular shape, and free rollers rotatably supported by the core body. Each of the joint members includes a shaft portion having a first end and a second end, a first connecting portion provided at the first end, and a second connecting portion provided at the second end. Each of the free rollers is rotatably supported by the shaft portion of the corresponding joint member. The first connecting portion of each of the joint members is rotatably connected to the second connecting portion of the adjacent joint member. The first end of each of the joint members abuts on the second end of the adjacent joint member so that a rotation range of the adjacent joint members is restricted. A cushioning material is provided between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kanji MATSUMOTO, Yuji USHIJIMA, Wataru YADA, Ritsuya OSHIMA
  • Patent number: 6606439
    Abstract: A light-illuminating rod comprises a flexible rod member formed from a light piping plastic material and a light diffusible reflective film which is fixedly bonded to part of the outer periphery of the rod member along the longitudinal direction thereof. The light diffusible reflective film comprises a light-transmittable polymer and light diffusible reflective particles dispersed in the polymer. The light-transmittable polymer contains from 10 to 100% by weight of an adhesive polymer based on the total amount of the light-transmittable polymer. The light-transmittable polymer further contains from 2 to 90% by weight of a dispersible polymer having hydrophilic functional groups within the molecule based on the total amount of the light-transmittable polymer. In one embodiment, the light diffusible reflective particles contain from 10 to 100% by weight of an inorganic material based on the total amount of the light diffusible reflective particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Yukio Nojiri, Kanji Matsumoto, Shinichi Irie