Patents by Inventor Kazuki TSUBOI
Kazuki TSUBOI 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: 11618040Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner that can take a large amount of air in a large space into a dust collector with good efficiency while being lightweight and having easy maintenance. An air cleaner is provided with a drone and a dust collector. The drone has a main body unit and propellers attached to the tips of frames. The dust collector has electric discharge electrodes and a dust collection electrode. The electric discharge electrodes are connected to a booster unit within a central chamber. The booster unit is electrically connected to a control unit in the main body unit. Electric discharge is formed between the dust collection electrode and the electric discharge electrodes, and dust particles in the air are charged and collected by the dust collection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuki Tsuboi, Shinsuke Hirano, Yoshiaki Tatsumi, Li Luo
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Patent number: 11433761Abstract: A grille shutter device opens and closes an introduction passage through which air is introduced from an opening provided at a front part of a vehicle to the inside of the vehicle. The grille shutter device includes: a driving fin and a driven fin that are configured to rotate between an open position in which the introduction passage is open and a closed position in which the introduction passage is closed; an actuator configured to drive the driving fin; a power transmission member configured to transmit power from the driving fin to the driven fin; and a first stopper configured to define a first position by coming into contact with the power transmission member.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi, Shigeki Sato, Toshikazu Harada, Shuichi Morie
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Patent number: 11370294Abstract: A grille shutter includes a frame, a fin supported by the frame, and brackets that are arranged respectively on opposite sides of the frame in the vehicle right-left direction and used for attaching the frame to a vehicle body. Each of the brackets is partially provided with a fragile portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tamotsu Tsuchida, Shun Totsuka, Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi
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Patent number: 11225136Abstract: A grille shutter includes a frame, a movable louver and a bracket provided at each of end portions of the frame. The frame includes an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, a right frame portion and a left frame portion, wherein at least one of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion includes a curved configuration in which a vehicle-rear-side edge of a portion of the one of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion is convex towards a vehicle-front side, and the portion is positioned between the right frame portion and the left frame portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun Totsuka, Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi
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Patent number: 11198406Abstract: A fragile portion is provided at a portion of a vertical frame bar. When an impact load from under a vehicle is applied to a grille shutter, the impact can be at least partially absorbed as the fragile portion undergoes plastic deformation (including damage). Thus, the impact exerted on a portion of the vertical frame bar other than the fragile portion is mitigated, and a fin can be restrained from coming off a frame. Moreover, the fin can be restrained from coming off the frame by a compact structure, because simply providing the fragile portion at a portion of the vertical frame bar can achieve that.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shun Totsuka, Kazuki Tsuboi, Ken Komatsubara
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Publication number: 20210237556Abstract: A grille shutter device opens and closes an introduction passage through which air is introduced from an opening provided at a front part of a vehicle to the inside of the vehicle. The grille shutter device includes: a driving fin and a driven fin that are configured to rotate between an open position in which the introduction passage is open and a closed position in which the introduction passage is closed; an actuator configured to drive the driving fin; a power transmission member configured to transmit power from the driving fin to the driven fin; and a first stopper configured to define a first position by coming into contact with the power transmission member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ken KOMATSUBARA, Kazuki TSUBOI, Shigeki SATO, Toshikazu HARADA, Shuichi MORIE
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Publication number: 20210107013Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner that can take a large amount of air in a large space into a dust collector with good efficiency while being lightweight and having easy maintenance. An air cleaner is provided with a drone and a dust collector. The drone has a main body unit and propellers attached to the tips of frames. The dust collector has electric discharge electrodes and a dust collection electrode. The electric discharge electrodes are connected to a booster unit within a central chamber. The booster unit is electrically connected to a control unit in the main body unit. Electric discharge is formed between the dust collection electrode and the electric discharge electrodes, and dust particles in the air are charged and collected by the dust collection electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Kazuki TSUBOI, Shinsuke HIRANO, Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Li LUO
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Publication number: 20210038154Abstract: Provided is an attachment pad that can be attached to and held on an attachment target substance such as human skin by an electrical attachment force. An attachment pad, which is used in a state of being attached to an attachment target substance, includes: a laminate sheet in which a first resin film having a thickness of 20 to 200 ?m, an electrode layer having a thickness of 1 to 20 ?m, and a second resin film having a thickness of 20 to 200 ?m are sequentially laminated; and a power supply device for applying a voltage to the electrode layer, wherein at least the second resin film has a tensile elastic modulus of 1 MPa or more and less than 100 MPa and a volume resistivity of 1×1010 to 1×1013 ?·cm, and the attachment pad is attached to the attachment target substance onto one surface of the second resin film as an attachment surface by an electrical attachment force generated by voltage application to the electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Shinsuke HIRANO, Kazuki TSUBOI, Daiki KANEKO
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Publication number: 20200406741Abstract: A grille shutter includes a frame, a movable louver and a bracket provided at each of end portions of the frame. The frame includes an upper frame portion, a lower frame portion, a right frame portion and a left frame portion, wherein at least one of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion includes a curved configuration in which a vehicle-rear-side edge of a portion of the one of the upper frame portion and the lower frame portion is convex towards a vehicle-front side, and the portion is positioned between the right frame portion and the left frame portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shun Totsuka, Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi
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Patent number: 10737277Abstract: An air cleaner includes a flying body having a main body unit in which a control unit controlling flying movement is stored, and a propeller disposed around the main body as propulsion for floating the flying body; and a dust collector connected to the flying body, and including an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The propeller is disposed inside or under the dust collector, the dust collector electrostatically attracts dust in air flowing from the intake opening, and the flying body is a drone structured so that the propeller takes in air from an upper side and exhausts the air to a lower side.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Li Luo, Yoshiaki Tatsumi, Kazuki Tsuboi
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Publication number: 20200156462Abstract: A grille shutter includes a frame, a fin supported by the frame, and brackets that are arranged respectively on opposite sides of the frame in the vehicle right-left direction and used for attaching the frame to a vehicle body. Each of the brackets is partially provided with a fragile portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tamotsu Tsuchida, Shun Totsuka, Ken Komatsubara, Kazuki Tsuboi
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Publication number: 20200148147Abstract: A fragile portion is provided at a portion of a vertical frame bar. When an impact load from under a vehicle is applied to a grille shutter, the impact can be at least partially absorbed as the fragile portion undergoes plastic deformation (including damage). Thus, the impact exerted on a portion of the vertical frame bar other than the fragile portion is mitigated, and a fin can be restrained from coming off a frame. Moreover, the fin can be restrained from coming off the frame by a compact structure, because simply providing the fragile portion at a portion of the vertical frame bar can achieve that.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shun Totsuka, Kazuki Tsuboi, Ken Komatsubara
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Patent number: 10485889Abstract: A sterilization case can be reduced, and it is possible to reliably sterilize not only the surface of a mobile communication device but hidden portions thereof as well. A sterilization case includes a case main body and a cover body. The case main body includes a voltage supplying part and a loading part having an electrode sheet. The voltage supplying part includes a boosting circuit, a direct-current conversion circuit, a switch circuit, and a sterilization meter. The boosting circuit supplies the voltage necessary to generate ozone to the electrode sheet. The direct-current conversion circuit performs conversion to a power source voltage of a smartphone as the mobile communication device and outputs to a male connector. The male connector can be connected to a female connector of the smartphone. The cover body is attached to the case main body so as to be able to open and close.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, MATSUDA DESIGN LTDInventors: Mutsumi Kusano, Yoshiaki Tatsumi, Li Luo, Kazuki Tsuboi, Satomi Koyama, Takeshi Matsuda, Shujiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10376606Abstract: A sterilizing sheet is excellent in terms of saving space when a sterilizing operation is being performed, and sterilizing objects of various sizes. This sterilizing sheet is provided with a flexible sheet body, a sheet accommodating body and a handle. The sheet body is formed from a dielectric and a pair of electrodes accommodated inside the dielectric. The sheet accommodating body is a cylindrical body in which the sheet body is accommodated to be capable of being pulled out and rewound, and is provided with a case, a rotating body and a rewinding mechanism. The rewinding mechanism is a mechanism for automatically rewinding the sheet body, when pulled out from the sheet accommodating body, back into the sheet accommodating body. The handle is attached to a distal end portion of the sheet body, and includes, inside the handle, a battery, a switch mechanism, a booster circuit and a monitoring circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignees: CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, MATSUDA DESIGN LTDInventors: Satomi Koyama, Yoshiaki Tatsumi, Li Luo, Kazuki Tsuboi, Mutsumi Kusano, Takeshi Matsuda, Shujiro Hayashi
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Publication number: 20190216291Abstract: Provided is a shoe cleaner which can be used by a user without exposing the user to high concentrations of ozone, and moreover is compact, is easy to use, and has low power consumption. The shoe cleaner is equipped with a case body and a sheet-like ozone generating body. The ozone generating body is formed from a flexible substrate and a flexible polymer resin electrode sheet. The electrode sheet is formed from a dielectric and electrodes covered by the dielectric. The case body houses a boost circuit for boosting the voltage of a battery and supplying the voltage to the electrode sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Satomi KOYAMA, Shinsuke HIRANO, Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Li LUO, Kazuki TSUBOI, Mutsumi KUSANO
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Publication number: 20190076852Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner that can take air in a wider range into a dust collector and can have attached a small dust collector without dropout of dust from the dust collector. An air cleaner 1-1 is provided with a flying body 2 and dust collectors 4-1-4-4. The flying body 2 is a drone and has a main body unit 20 and propellers 21-24 attached to the tips of frames 25-28. Each of the dust collectors 4-1 (4-2-4-4) is constituted of a cylindrical adsorption unit 40A-40C assembled to the propeller 21 (22-24), and a power supply unit 31 and a booster unit 33 within the main body unit 20. Each adsorption unit 40A (40B, 40C) is formed from a dielectric 41 and an electrode 42 within the dielectric 41. The electrodes 42, 42, 42 of the adsorption units 40A, 40B, 40C are connected to the booster unit 33 via respective wiring 33a, 33b, 33c, and the power supply unit 31 is connected to the booster unit 33.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2016Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Li LUO, Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Kazuki TSUBOI
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Publication number: 20180169282Abstract: A sterilization case can be reduced, and it is possible to reliably sterilize not only the surface of a mobile communication device but hidden portions thereof as well. A sterilization case includes a case main body and a cover body. The case main body includes a voltage supplying part and a loading part having an electrode sheet. The voltage supplying part includes a boosting circuit, a direct-current conversion circuit, a switch circuit, and a sterilization meter. The boosting circuit supplies the voltage necessary to generate ozone to the electrode sheet. The direct-current conversion circuit performs conversion to a power source voltage of a smartphone as the mobile communication device and outputs to a male connector. The male connector can be connected to a female connector of the smartphone. The cover body is attached to the case main body so as to be able to open and close.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Mutsumi KUSANO, Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Li LUO, Kazuki TSUBOI, Satomi KOYAMA, Takeshi MATSUDA, Shujiro HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20180147308Abstract: A sterilizing sheet is excellent in terms of saving space when a sterilizing operation is being performed, and sterilizing objects of various sizes. This sterilizing sheet is provided with a flexible sheet body, a sheet accommodating body and a handle. The sheet body is formed from a dielectric and a pair of electrodes accommodated inside the dielectric. The sheet accommodating body is a cylindrical body in which the sheet body is accommodated to be capable of being pulled out and rewound, and is provided with a case, a rotating body and a rewinding mechanism. The rewinding mechanism is a mechanism for automatically rewinding the sheet body, when pulled out from the sheet accommodating body, back into the sheet accommodating body. The handle is attached to a distal end portion of the sheet body, and includes, inside the handle, a battery, a switch mechanism, a booster circuit and a monitoring circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicants: Creative Technology Corporation, Matsuda Design Ltd.Inventors: Satomi KOYAMA, Yoshiaki TATSUMI, Li LUO, Kazuki TSUBOI, Mutsumi KUSANO, Takeshi MATSUDA, Shujiro HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9463832Abstract: A spoiler unit includes a movable spoiler for a vehicle, a frame fixing the movable spoiler to the vehicle, and a cover being mounted on the frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuki Tsuboi, Kenji Hori, Yoshimasa Asano, Tokuhiro Shiga, Shuhei Uchida
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Publication number: 20160039478Abstract: A spoiler unit includes a movable spoiler for a vehicle, a frame fixing the movable spoiler to the vehicle, and a cover being mounted on the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuki TSUBOI, Kenji HORI, Yoshimasa ASANO, Tokuhiro SHIGA, Shuhei UCHIDA