Patents by Inventor Kazuya Miwa
Kazuya Miwa 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: 11274620Abstract: An engine generator, comprising an engine, a power generator configured to generate electric power based on motive power of the engine, a cooling fan configured to generate a cooling wind for cooling the engine, a control panel configured to accept an operation input by a user, a storage chamber configured to store a constituent part of the control panel, a sensor unit configured to detect a predetermined gas in the storage chamber, and a controller configured to stop the engine based on a detection result of the sensor unit, wherein the storage chamber stores the sensor unit and communicates with outer air such that a gas in the storage chamber can be suctioned by the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Yamada, Kunihiro Kitsu, Daiki Kamiyama, Kazuya Miwa
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Publication number: 20200340915Abstract: Provided is a flow path that can easily feed a liquid in the flow path. A flow path (210) is the flow path (210) for feeding a liquid, at least a portion of the flow path (210) includes a first region having a plurality of first through-holes for maintaining a pressure in the flow path (210) at atmospheric pressure, and a second region having an affinity for the liquid, and the liquid is fed by a force caused by affinity for the second region.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya MIWA, Ryota MASUDA, Makoto MIYAHARA, Takashi TSUJI, Mitsuhiko HORI
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Publication number: 20200291882Abstract: An engine generator, comprising an engine, a power generator configured to generate electric power based on motive power of the engine, a cooling fan configured to generate a cooling wind for cooling the engine, a control panel configured to accept an operation input by a user, a storage chamber configured to store a constituent part of the control panel, a sensor unit configured to detect a predetermined gas in the storage chamber, and a controller configured to stop the engine based on a detection result of the sensor unit, wherein the storage chamber stores the sensor unit and communicates with outer air such that a gas in the storage chamber can be suctioned by the cooling fan.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Makoto YAMADA, Kunihiro KITSU, Daiki KAMIYAMA, Kazuya MIWA
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Patent number: 9045573Abstract: The present invention provides a solid-phase support for oligonucleotide synthesis for synthesizing long chain oligonucleotide, RNA oligonucleotide and modified oligonucleotide at high synthetic quantity and high purity with a low loading amount of a linker. Provided is a solid-phase support for oligonucleotide synthesis comprising a porous resin bead having a monovinyl monomer unit, a crosslinkable vinyl monomer unit and a polyethylene glycol unit and a cleavable linker loaded on its surface, the porous resin bead having a group capable of binding to a carboxy group by a dehydration condensation reaction on its surface, the cleavable linker having a carboxy group, wherein the carboxy group of the cleavable linker is bound to the group capable of binding to a carboxy group, by a dehydration condensation reaction, and a loading amount of the cleavable linker is 1 to 80 ?mol/g relative to the weight of the porous resin bead.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Eri Maeta, Kenjiro Mori, Kazuya Miwa
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Publication number: 20130317206Abstract: The present invention provides a solid-phase support for oligonucleotide synthesis for synthesizing long chain oligonucleotide, RNA oligonucleotide and modified oligonucleotide at high synthetic quantity and high purity with a low loading amount of a linker. Provided is a solid-phase support for oligonucleotide synthesis comprising a porous resin bead having a monovinyl monomer unit, a crosslinkable vinyl monomer unit and a polyethylene glycol unit and a cleavable linker loaded on its surface, the porous resin bead having a group capable of binding to a carboxy group by a dehydration condensation reaction on its surface, the cleavable linker having a carboxy group, wherein the carboxy group of the cleavable linker is bound to the group capable of binding to a carboxy group, by a dehydration condensation reaction, and a loading amount of the cleavable linker is 1 to 80 ?mol/g relative to the weight of the porous resin bead.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Inventors: Eri MAETA, Kenjiro MORI, Kazuya MIWA
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Patent number: 7648157Abstract: An airbag apparatus mounted on a motor vehicle is constructed such that a folded shape of an airbag is held by an airbag-holding member disposed in a manner to wrap an external surface of the folded airbag, which is housed in a retainer. The airbag-holding member is constructed such that a film sheet, in which a plurality of resin layers is laminated together, is configured to have a bag-shape that wraps around an entire external surface of the folded airbag.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Wataru Nakazawa, Akira Kokeguchi
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Patent number: 7597343Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an airbag housing portion for housing the airbag in a folded-back condition, an airbag cover for covering the airbag opening, a gas-supplying portion for supplying gas to the airbag, an airbag-holding member formed of a film sheet, and a thin thickness portion formed in the film sheet of the airbag-holding member. The airbag-holding member holds a folded-back shape of the airbag while wrapping around an external surface of the airbag in the folded-back condition. The airbag-holding member is ruptured at the thin thickness portion by the gas supplied from the gas supplying portion when a motor vehicle accident occurs.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2006Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Wataru Nakazawa, Akira Kokeguchi
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Patent number: 7549271Abstract: An airbag module for use in a motor vehicle is manufactured by first to third steps. In the first step, the airbag is folded into a predetermined configuration, and in the second step, an entire external surface of the airbag, in an initially folded condition obtained in the first step, is wrapped in a bag-shaped film forming member. The bag-shaped film forming member includes a plurality of resin layers formed in a layer-stack manner with regard to a film cross-sectional direction. In the third step, the initially folded airbag is housed in the airbag-housing member in a condition wherein the airbag has an airbag volume reduced to less than the airbag volume at a time of being initially folded, by a compression force applied to the bag-shaped film forming member.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Takata CorporationInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Akira Kokeguchi, Wataru Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20070241541Abstract: An airbag system mountable in a vehicle includes an airbag formed into a predetermined storage shape arranged to unfold and inflate when a vehicular accident occurs, an airbag holder configured to retain the airbag in the predetermined storage shape. An airbag storage section stores the airbag in the predetermined storage shape, the airbag storage section including an airbag opening that allows the airbag to unfold and inflate, an airbag cover for covering the airbag opening, and a gas supplying section for supplying airbag-inflating gas to the airbag to unfold and inflate the airbag in an unfolding and inflating area when a vehicular accident occurs. The airbag holder further includes a film sheet member that seals the airbag into the predetermined storage shape obtained by compressing and compacting the airbag folded in a predetermined mode from the outside, and a wrapping member for wrapping the airbag and film sheet member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2007Publication date: October 18, 2007Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Wataru Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20070145724Abstract: An airbag module for use in a motor vehicle is manufactured by first to third steps. In the first step, the airbag is folded into a predetermined configuration, and in the second step, an entire external surface of the airbag, in an initially folded condition obtained in the first step, is wrapped in a bag-shaped film forming member. The bag-shaped film forming member includes a plurality of resin layers formed in a layer-stack manner with regard to a film cross-sectional direction. In the third step, the initially folded airbag is housed in the airbag-housing member in a condition wherein the airbag has an airbag volume reduced to less than the airbag volume at a time of being initially folded, by a compression force applied to the bag-shaped film forming member.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2006Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Akira Kokeguchi, Wataru Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20070138768Abstract: An airbag apparatus mounted on a motor vehicle is constructed such that a folded shape of an airbag is held by an airbag-holding member disposed in a manner to wrap an external surface of the folded airbag, which is housed in a retainer. The airbag-holding member is constructed such that a film sheet, in which a plurality of resin layers is laminated together, is configured to have a bag-shape that wraps around an entire external surface of the folded airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Wataru Nakazawa, Akira Kokeguchi
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Publication number: 20070138769Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an airbag housing portion for housing the airbag in a folded-back condition, an airbag cover for covering the airbag opening, a gas-supplying portion for supplying gas to the airbag, an airbag-holding member formed of a film sheet, and a thin thickness portion formed in the film sheet of the airbag-holding member. The airbag-holding member holds a folded-back shape of the airbag while wrapping around an external surface of the airbag in the folded-back condition. The airbag-holding member is ruptured at the thin thickness portion by the gas supplied from the gas supplying portion when a motor vehicle accident occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: TAKATA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Wataru Nakazawa, Akira Kokeguchi
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Patent number: 6974192Abstract: There is provided a seat belt anchor attaching structure, comprising a seat adjuster for adjusting a seat position by moving an upper rail attached with a seat cushion relatively to a lower rail, and a seating sensor arranged between the seat adjuster and the floor panel and for detecting a presence or absence of a sitting occupant by a downward force applied to the lower rail. An anchor plate of the seat belt for binding the occupant is fixed on the lower rail thereby eliminating the application of an unnecessary load to the seat sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2002Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Masami Tanaka
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Patent number: 6776812Abstract: A gas liquid centrifugal separator includes a cylindrical vessel having an axis extending in a vertical direction, an exhaust port in a top wall of the vessel which discharges gas separated from a liquid-gas mixture, a drainage port provided in a bottom wall of the vessel which discharges liquid separated from the liquid-gas mixture, and an introducing port in a peripheral wall of the vessel which introduces the mixture into the vessel. Gas-liquid separation is conducted by an inverted conical liquid surface formed in an upper separating chamber of the vessel as a result of the mixture traveling circumferentially along an inner peripheral surface of the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2002Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norio Komura, Yutaka Hiki, Satoshi Taguchi, Kiyoshi Handa, Kazuya Miwa
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Publication number: 20040146760Abstract: A hydrogen supply unit which generates electric power by use of a fuel cell and concurrently generates hydrogen, taking as its object the efficient generation of hydrogen from a source gas. The hydrogen supply unit 1 comprises a reformer 2 for reforming natural gas, a fuel cell 3 for generating electric power by use of the reformed gas from the reformer 2, and a purifier 4 for purifying hydrogen from the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 3. The purifier 4 comprises a PEM 9 for conducting purification on the basis of the membrane separation method, and a PSA 11 for conducting purification by use of the pressure swing adsorption method. In the present invention, the reformed gas from the reformer 2 is used, without being subjected to purification, for the electric power generation in the fuel cell 3, and the purifier 4 purifies hydrogen from the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 3. The offgas from the PEM 9 is used in a heater 8, and the offgas from the PSA 11 is used in the fuel cell 3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2004Publication date: July 29, 2004Applicant: Honda Motor Co., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Miwa
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Publication number: 20030160143Abstract: There is provided a seat belt anchor attaching structure, comprising a seat adjuster for adjusting a seat position by moving an upper rail attached with a seat cushion relatively to a lower rail, and a seating sensor arranged between the seat adjuster and the floor panel and for detecting a presence or absence of a sitting occupant by a downward force applied to the lower rail. An anchor plate of the seat belt for binding the occupant is fixed on the lower rail thereby eliminating the application of an unnecessary load to the seat sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Inventors: Kazuya Miwa, Masami Tanaka
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Publication number: 20030015462Abstract: A gas liquid centrifugal separator conducts a gas-liquid separating treatment of a mixture comprising a liquid and a gas contained in the liquid to separate the gas and the liquid from each other. The separator includes a cylindrical vessel having an axis extending in a vertical direction, an exhaust port provided in a top wall of the cylindrical vessel for discharging the separated gas, a drainage port provided in a bottom wall of the cylindrical vessel for discharging the separated liquid, and an introducing port provided in a peripheral wall of the cylindrical vessel for introducing the mixture into the cylindrical vessel in order to conduct the gas-liquid separation treatment utilizing an inverted conical liquid surface formed by causing the mixture to travel circumferentially travel along an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical vessel. Thus, the separation of the mixture into the gas and the liquid can be conducted reliably, and the internal structure of the cylindrical vessel can be simplified.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2002Publication date: January 23, 2003Inventors: Norio Komura, Yutaka Hiki, Satoshi Taguchi, Kiyoshi Handa, Kazuya Miwa
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Patent number: 6302484Abstract: In an apparatus for permitting pass-through between a vehicle compartment and a trunk room of a motor vehicle, a first hook is provided on a forward foldable portion of a seat back of the rear seat, and a second hook that is engageable with the first hook is provided on the seat back. The first and second hooks are normally biased by coil springs in such a direction as to engage these hooks with each other. A vehicle-compartment-side strap and a trunk-room-side strap are provided for rotating the first hook and the second hook, respectively, so as to release the engagement of these hooks. A lock device is also provided for limiting rotation of the first hook while the forward foldable portion is in the upright portion, thus making it impossible to release the engagement of the first hook with the second hook by pulling the vehicle-compartment-side strap.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toyohiro Araki, Kazuya Miwa, Norifumi Mikami
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Patent number: 6065772Abstract: An air bag system having an air bag module 20 including an inflator 22 and an air bag 25 is installed in a seat back 12. When a side collision occurs against a vehicle, the air bag 25 is inflated between a passenger and an inner wall of a vehicle compartment. The air bag 25 has a separator 27 for vertically separating the inside of the air bag 25 into first and second chambers 28 and 29. The separator 27 is extended along a vehicle front-to-rear direction, and defines a communication portion 27a at a vehicle rear side in the air bag 25 for interconnecting the two chambers 28 and 29 and guiding gas blown by the inflator 22 from the first chamber 28 to the second chamber 29.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1997Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Assignee: Mitsubushi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryosuke Yamamoto, Mikiharu Shimoda, Tsutomu Ookochi, Kazuya Miwa, Noritaka Nagayama, Junichi Nakamura
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Patent number: 5997032Abstract: A seat with a side air bag for a motor vehicle is provided with an air bag module that includes an inflator and an air bag, and is incorporated in a seat back portion of the seat. The air bag is inflated to fill a space between an occupant and a side wall of the vehicle. The seat further includes a first skin member covering each side face of the seat back portion, and a second skin member covering a front face of the seat back portion. The second skin member is sewed to one end of the first skin member. A reinforcing member is provided on at least a part of a rear surface of the first skin member, for controlling a direction in which the air bag expands out of the seat back portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya Miwa, Takeshi Awano, Mikiharu Shimoda, Junichi Nakamura