Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Kato
Kazuhiro Kato 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).
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Patent number: 6089277Abstract: A fuel transporting hose used in a fuel pipe system is disclosed which includes: an inner layer made of a fluorine-contained resin; an intermediate layer made of a rubber material and formed on an outer surface of the inner layer; a fiber reinforcing layer formed on an outer surface of the intermediate layer; and an outer layer made of a rubber material and formed on an outer surface of the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has a thickness which is 3 to 30 times as that of the inner layer, and the outer layer has a thickness which is 3 to 35 times as that of the inner layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1993Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kodama, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 6024133Abstract: A fuel transporting hose used in a fuel pipe system is disclosed which includes an inner layer made of a fluorine-contained resin, and an outer layer made of a rubber material and formed on an outer surface of the inner layer. The outer layer has a thickness which is 5 to 30 times as that of the inner layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1993Date of Patent: February 15, 2000Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kodama, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5937911Abstract: A fuel transporting hose used in a fuel pipe system is disclosed. The hose includes: an inner layer made of a fluorine-contained resin; an intermediate layer made of a synthetic resin other than the fluorine-contained resin and formed on the inner layer; and an outer layer made of a rubber material and formed on the intermediate layer. The inner layer may have electrical conductivity. Also disclosed is a resin tube in a fuel pipe system, which has at least an inner layer made of a fluorine-contained resin, and an outer layer made of a polyamide or polyester resin. In producing the resin tube, an outer surface of the inner layer which contacts the outer layer is subjected to a surface treatment for improving the adhesive strength between the inner and outer layers, and the inner and outer layers formed in lamination are subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature in a range of 150.degree. C. to a melting point of the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1996Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kodama, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5919326Abstract: The fuel hose of this invention is a fuel hose comprising a tubular fluororesin inner ply and, as laminated onto the peripheral surface thereof, a thermoplastic resin or rubber outer ply, the tubular fluororesin inner ply having been molded from a fluororesin with an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.6 and the peripheral surface layer of the fluororesin inner ply having been modified into the following treated layer (A).(A) a layer with a distribution of oxygen atoms and having an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.12 and an O/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of oxygen atoms (O) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not less than 0.08.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1997Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Yokoe, Kazuhiro Kato, Koyo Murakami, Eiichi Daikai, Hiroaki Ito
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Patent number: 5897145Abstract: A connector includes a tube-shaped male member, a female member, an engagement member, and a checking member. The male member has a ring-shaped convexity. The female member has a substantially cylinder-shaped housing. The housing has a pair of widows having a peripheral end and a peripheral edge. The checking member has a letter C-shaped portion, and a pair of engagement convexities. The engagement convexities has a first engaging portion, a leading-end contacting portion, and an inclined second engaging portion. The first engaging portion engages with the peripheral end of the windows of the housing so as to inhibit the checking member from coming off from the housing in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction before the male member is connected with the female member. The leading-end contacting portion is pressed by the ring-shaped convexity to move outwardly in a radial direction so as to diametrically enlarge the letter C-shaped portion when the fitting of the male member is completed.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1997Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Kondo, Kazuhiro Kato, Tomohide Ito, Koyo Fujimori
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Patent number: 5840291Abstract: The base material for hair cosmetics of the present invention is, as compared with conventional ones, excellent in moisture resistance, set-holding ability and elasticity and it does not cause flaking and when it applies to hair, natural make-up effect can be given to hair and thus treated hair is flexible and smooth in touch and can smoothly be combed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1997Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignees: Mandom Corporation, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Misao Tsubakihara, Nana Wakita, Kazuhiro Kato, Tadanori Nakatsuse
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Patent number: 5760136Abstract: A block copolymer comprising siloxane segments, amphoteric monomer units and/or cationic nonomer units, and if necessary monomer units of precursors thereof, and nonionic monomer units, obtained by polymerization in the presence of a special azo group-containing polysiloxane compound is useful as paint resins, coating resins and base materials for hair cosmetics.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kato, Kazushige Muto, Masahiro Sogo
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Patent number: 5718957Abstract: The fuel hose of this invention is a fuel hose comprising a tubular fluororesin inner ply and, as laminated onto the peripheral surface thereof, a thermoplastic resin or rubber outer ply, the tubular fluororesin inner ply having been molded from a fluororesin with an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.6 and the peripheral surface layer of the fluororesin inner ply having been modified into the following treated layer (A).(A) a layer with a distribution of oxygen atoms and having an F/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of fluorine atoms (F) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not greater than 1.12 and an O/C ratio, i.e. ratio of the number of oxygen atoms (O) to the number of carbon atoms (C), of not less than 0.08.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1995Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhiko Yokoe, Kazuhiro Kato, Koyo Murakami, Eiichi Daikai, Hiroaki Ito
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Patent number: 5686173Abstract: A biaxially stretched film for packaging, having a thickness of not more than 40 .mu.m; comprising surface layers each made of a propylene-ethylene copolymer resin and an intermediate layer disposed therebetween made of a polyamide resin comprising an aromatic polyamide resin, and having thickness of 10 to 80% of the overall thickness of the biaxially stretched film; and obtained by a process comprising a coextrusion step, a rapid cooling step, and a stretching step.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationInventors: Toshio Fujii, Kazuhiro Kato, Toyomitsu Kondo, Sinji Kawasaki
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Patent number: 5682308Abstract: A controlling method in a controlling system which changes the controlled physical quantity to follow up a target value smoothly to maximum. The control system includes a target value setting portion for setting a target value Y of the controlled physical quantity and a desired variation operation portion for obtaining a desired variation dWx of the controlled physical quantity in accordance with the target value Y. Further, a control demand output portion for outputting a control demand value Z in accordance with the desired variation dXw and a controlled apparatus which changes the controlled physical quantity in accordance with the control demand value Z are provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1993Date of Patent: October 28, 1997Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Takata, Kazuhiro Kato, Yoichi Miyawaki
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Patent number: 5647647Abstract: A deceleration control device for a vehicle receives signals from an acceleration sensor, a speed sensor, and a brake fluid pressure sensor to calculate a brake fluid pressure control value to output a control signal to a brake pressure fluid control device. The deceleration control device may include a first arithmetic unit for calculating an actual deceleration of the vehicle, a second arithmetic unit for calculating a speed of the vehicle, a third arithmetic unit for calculating a target deceleration, and a fourth arithmetic unit for calculating the brake fluid pressure control command value. The first arithmetic unit may be coupled to the acceleration sensor signal and the speed sensor signal, the second arithmetic unit may be coupled to either the speed sensor signal or output of the first arithmetic unit, and the third arithmetic unit may be coupled to receive signals indicative of a stepping force of a brake pedal or a distance between the vehicle and an obstacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1995Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Kato, Yoichi Miyawaki, Hirohisa Tanaka
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Patent number: 5575542Abstract: A vehicle braking force controller for controlling braking force of a vehicle by changing brake fluid pressure effected by a fluid pressure controller has a deceleration detector and a computer. The computer calculates a vehicle deceleration, a target deceleration of the vehicle, and a pressure adjustment speed at which the brake fluid pressure increases or decreases using the target deceleration and the vehicle deceleration. The pressure adjustment speed calculator calculates the brake fluid pressure adjustment speed using a brake fluid pressure adjustment volume which is proportional to a difference between the detected vehicle deceleration and the calculated target deceleration, and a target tracking time representing a time required to adjust the brake fluid pressure with the pressure adjustment volume. The computer controls the brake fluid pressure according to the pressure adjustment speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1995Date of Patent: November 19, 1996Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hirohisa Tanaka, Kazuhiro Kato, Youichi Miyawaki
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Patent number: 5499753Abstract: A bearing housing of a capstan motor, for supporting a rotating shaft of the capstan motor. The housing is formed from sheet metal and has a flange member, a housing body extending from the flange member in an axial direction of the rotating shaft and a deep recess for exposing the rotating shaft. The housing also has a bearing collar made of metal mounted on the housing body for rotatably supporting the rotating shaft. This collar has a flange portion which abuts against an inside surface of the housing body and another portion press-fitted with a mounting hole formed through said housing body. A mounting board is mounted on one surface of the flange member and a motor board is mounted on another surface of the flange member. A component mounted on the mounting board is protected from interference by an escape portion on the flange member.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1994Date of Patent: March 19, 1996Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Shigeki Yamazaki, Kazuhiro Kato, Takayuki Ishii, Hisao Sakai
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Patent number: 5422048Abstract: A method of producing a bent resin tube by heating a certain portion of a straight resin tube to be bent partially by a partial bending means, and bending the heated certain portion partially by a partial bending die, thereby rendering a desired bend shape to the tube. In this method, a large die for constraining the shape of the whose tube or a large oven is not required. Therefore, space for equipment can be reduced, and production efficiency is enhanced because the time required for bending operations is decreased remarkably. The heating may be done by high frequency induction heating, high frequency dielectric heating, or other conventional heating.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1993Date of Patent: June 6, 1995Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kodama, Kazuhiro Kato, Katsuaki Nagae
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Patent number: 5378024Abstract: A quick connector comprises a tubular-shaped female member, a tubular-shaped male member, and an engager member which comprises a "C" ring-shaped and tapered stopper whose diameter can be increased in said annular-shaped concave, and which has the smaller diameter ends having the small diameter at the inner side of said female member and having the large diameter at the side of said opened flange to engage said engager projection, and which has the larger diameter ends having the diameter larger than that of said opened flange of said female member to face the inside end surface of said opened flange; a regulator which is installed in the axial direction to said stopper, and which is projected in the centrifugal directions than do the larger diameter ends of said stopper, and which is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of said annular-shaped concave to regulate the displacement in the radial direction of said stopper; and a linkage for connecting said stopper and said regulator.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1993Date of Patent: January 3, 1995Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiro Kumagai, Hirokazu Kitamura, Tsutomu Kodama, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5320390Abstract: A quick connector includes a male member, a female member and an engager claw member. The male member includes a ring-shaped engager. The female member includes a receiver hole having an opening into which the male member is inserted, a ring-shaped stopper surface disposed oppositely to the opening, and a regulatory inner peripheral surface extending from the periphery of the stopper surface in an axial direction. The engager claw member disposed in the receiver hole of the female member, and it includes a ring-shaped base disposed movably in an axial direction, arms extending from the base to the opening in an axial direction and adapted for being elastically deformable in a radial direction, and a claw disposed so as to extend from each of the arms and adapted for engaging with the engager of the male member.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1992Date of Patent: June 14, 1994Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Kodama, Hirokazu Kitamura, Toshihiro Kumagai, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5273811Abstract: Disclosed herein is a stretched, laminated film comprising at least an outer layer, an intermediate layer and an inner layer,said outer layer and inner layer comprising a polypropylenes composition composed of 100 parts by weight of polypropylenes (A), 2 to 30 parts by weight of polybutene and/or polyisobutylene (B) and 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of a polyglycerin fatty acid ester (C), andsaid intermediate layer comprising polyesters (D).Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1992Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei CorporationInventors: Toshio Fujii, Toyomitsu Kondo, Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5091228Abstract: Disclosed herein is a monoaxially or biaxially stretched film comprising principally of a linear polyethylene and capable of reduction of thickness to a greater extent than possible with the conventional films of this type.The film according to the present invention, though incomparably small in thickness, has excellent impact strength, stiffness, tensile strength and tear strength and can be favorably utilized as a film for packaging bags used for packaging relatively heavy commodities.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1991Date of Patent: February 25, 1992Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei CorporationInventors: Toshio Fujii, Kazuhiro Kato, Akihiko Sakai, Yoshinao Shinohara
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Patent number: 5027795Abstract: A massage machine for an automobile which comprises a main body suspendaly supported on the back rest of an automobile seat by way of a height-adjustable suspending member, a plurality of ceramic finger pressure balls rotatably borne on the front surface of the main body in a projected state, magnets installed deeply inside of finger pressure ball bearing parts on the front surface of the main body corresponding to each finger pressure ball, attracting and holding each finger pressure ball rotatably about the bearing parts, and bringing about magnetic effects to each finger pressure ball, heater coils disposed at the finger pressure ball bearings parts of the main body correspondng to each finger pressure ball, and connected to an automobile power supply through a power supply outlet such as cigarette lighter, a temperature sensor incorporated in part of the main body to controlling the heater coils to a proper temperature by turning on and off, and a pressure sensor incorporated in part of the main body forType: GrantFiled: July 24, 1990Date of Patent: July 2, 1991Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kato Haguruma KogyoshoInventor: Kazuhiro Kato
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Patent number: 5015521Abstract: Disclosed herein is a porous film having a thickness of 90 .mu.m or less obtained by uniaxially stretching a film produced by blow-extruding a composition comprising a linear polyethylene, filler and a radical forming agent, the bending resistance of the porous film in both the machine and transverse directions being 50 mm or less, the moisture permeability of the porous film being 1500 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.24 hr or above, and the surface strength of the porous film satisfying the following relation (I):Surface strength (kg).gtoreq.35.times.film thickness (mm) (I)and the process for producing the porous film defined above.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1990Date of Patent: May 14, 1991Assignee: Mitsubishi Kasei CorporationInventors: Toshio Fujii, Kazuhiro Kato, Tasuku Suzuki, Minoru Kashino