Patents by Inventor Keiichi Kondo
Keiichi Kondo 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: 11964607Abstract: A vehicle loads at least one of a plurality of upper units having space to store a person or an object on an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels in the vehicle. The vehicle includes an under unit including a drive mechanism that rotates wheels and the at least one of the plurality of upper units loaded on the under unit. The under unit includes a loading unit, on which the at least one of the plurality of upper units as described above can be loaded. Each of the plurality of upper units includes a joint that joins to a different upper unit that is adjacently loaded.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Yabushita, Keiichi Kondo, Kaori Takahashi, Jin Xin, Daisuke Mizushima, Satoru Ando, Takeshi Murakami, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Kenta Miyahara, So Sawahira, Rina Mukai
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Patent number: 11958388Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiichi Kondo, Kazuhisa Niimi, Ryo Sato
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Patent number: 11919426Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiichi Kondo, Kazuhisa Niimi, Ryo Sato
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Patent number: 11898216Abstract: A seamless steel pipe heat-treatment-finishing-treatment continuous facility includes: a heat treatment apparatus; a steel pipe inspection apparatus which performs a test for a surface defect and/or an inner defect of the seamless steel pipe, the steel pipe inspection apparatus being disposed downstream of the heat treatment apparatus; a main transfer mechanism which forms a main transfer path MT for transferring the seamless steel pipe, discharged from the heat treatment apparatus, to the steel pipe inspection apparatus disposed downstream of the heat treatment apparatus; and a first forced steel pipe-temperature reduction apparatus which forcibly reduces a temperature of the seamless steel pipe on the main transfer path MT, the first forced steel pipe-temperature reduction apparatus being disposed on the main transfer path MT at a position downstream of the heat treatment apparatus and upstream of the steel pipe inspection apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Kamitani, Takanori Tanaka, Atsushi Soma, Keiichi Kondo, Hideki Mitsunari, Seiya Okada, Takuya Matsumoto, Shinji Yoshida, Yuji Arai
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Patent number: 11794626Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to freely exchange interior of a vehicle. An interior unit according to the present disclosure is provided with: a frame portion attachable to and detachable from a vehicle; and interior parts installed on the frame portion. The frame portion is foldable, or extendable and contractible.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Yabushita, Keiichi Kondo, Kaori Takahashi, Jin Xin, Daisuke Mizushima, Satoru Ando, Takeshi Murakami, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Kenta Miyahara, So Sawahira, Rina Mukai
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Patent number: 11787086Abstract: A molding method for a composite sheet used for manufacturing a thermosetting resin prepreg sheet in which a thermosetting resin material is impregnated into a fiber sheet includes: bringing a resin transfer sheet in which the thermosetting resin material of a predetermined thickness is carried on one surface of a transfer sheet into contact with one surface of the fiber sheet to be stacked on the fiber sheet. The resin transfer sheet and the fiber sheet in the stacked state are subjected to a heating treatment or heating and pressurizing treatment. The resin transfer sheet and the fiber sheet in the heated and stacked state is subjected to a cooling treatment or cooling and pressurizing treatment so that the thermosetting resin material is transferred to the fiber sheet and the thermosetting resin material is made to adhere to one surface side of the fiber sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kazumasa Kawabe, Kohei Yamada, Keiichi Kondo, Hirofumi Iyo, Shin Kaechi
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Publication number: 20230203631Abstract: The steel material according to the present disclosure consists of, in mass%, C: 0.15 to 0.45%, Si: 0.05 to 1.00%, Mn: 0.05 to less than 0.80%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0100% or less, Al: 0.100% or less, Cr: 0.30 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 2.00%, Ti: 0.001 to 0.015%, N: 0.0100% or less, O: 0.0050% or less, V: 0 to 0.05%, Nb: 0 to 0.010%, B: 0 to less than 0.0005%, Ca: 0 to 0.0100%, Mg: 0 to 0.0100%, and rare earth metal: 0 to 0.0100%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the steel material, the grain size number of prior-austenite grains is less than 7.0, Formula (1) to Formula (4) described in the specification are satisfied, the yield strength is 896 MPa or more, and the absorbed energy at -10° C. is 95 J or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Keiichi KONDO, Yuji ARAI, Keiichi NAKAMURA, Taro OE, Takenori KURAMOTO, Yosuke TAKEDA, Hiroki KAMITANI
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Patent number: 11673608Abstract: A vehicle comprises an under unit which is equipped with a driving mechanism configured to rotate wheels of the vehicle, and an upper unit which is mounted on the under unit. The upper unit comprises an extension/contraction mechanism which is configured to extend or contract the upper unit according to a size of the under unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Yabushita, Keiichi Kondo, Kaori Takahashi, Jin Xin, Daisuke Mizushima, Satoru Ando, Takeshi Murakami, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Kenta Miyahara, So Sawahira, Rina Mukai
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Patent number: 11597168Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide automated lamination method and device that can efficiently perform automated lamination by using a thin-layer tape. A thin-layer tape automated lamination device 1 includes a provisional formation unit 2 configured to form lamination tapes having thicknesses different from each other by laminating a plurality of thin-layer tapes each having a thickness of 5 ?m to 80 ?m, and a lamination-shaping unit 3 configured to laminate and shape each formed lamination tape in a lamination region of a basal body surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kazumasa Kawabe, Kohei Yamada, Keiichi Kondo, Hirofumi Iyo, Shin Kaechi
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Patent number: 11580583Abstract: The present disclosure provides a technique that enables customization of a vehicle. In an information processing apparatus, a controller presents vehicle units extracted from among a plurality of types of under units each of which is provided with a driving mechanism configured to cause wheels to rotate and a plurality of types of upper units to be loaded on any of the under units to a user, the vehicle units being combinable as a vehicle. Furthermore, the controller executes: accepting selection by a user from among the presented vehicle units; and calculating a fee in the case of providing the selected vehicle units.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Yabushita, Keiichi Kondo, Kaori Takahashi, Jin Xin, Daisuke Mizushima, Satoru Ando, Takeshi Murakami, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Kenta Miyahara, Katsuhisa Yoshikawa, Yuji Suzuki, Keita Yamazaki, Kei Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Ito, Takashi Ogawa, Yukiya Sugiyama, Masaru Ando, So Sawahira, Rina Mukai, Azusa Nakagame, Erina Toyama, Yasushi Fujiwara
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Patent number: 11548241Abstract: According to one implementation, a fiber width adjustment device includes: a feeder and an adjuster. The feeder feeds a tape material in a length direction of the tape material. The tape material consists of fibers for a fiber reinforced resin after or before the fibers are impregnated with a resin. The adjuster has a path for the tape material. The path is formed by at least a bottom and a pair of wall surfaces. The interval of the wall surfaces decreased gradually. The width of the tape material which passed the path is changed by adjusting a part of the path. The tape material passes through the part of the path while contacting with the bottom and the wall surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignees: SUBARU CORPORATION, FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Natsumi Yasukochi, Kei Koiwai, Shigekazu Uchiyama, Kazumasa Kawabe, Keiichi Kondo, Hirofumi Iyo
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Patent number: 11482107Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform: obtaining route information indicating an operation route of a vehicle utilized by unspecified users; and obtaining desired location information indicating desired locations at which the users desire to get on the vehicle or desired locations at which the users desire to get off the vehicle. Then, the controller of the information processing apparatus determines a stop location, at which the vehicle is stopped for the users to get on or off, based on a plurality of pieces of the desired location information and the route information, and presents stop location information indicating the stop location thus determined to the users.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Yabushita, Keiichi Kondo, Kaori Takahashi, Xin Jin, Daisuke Mizushima, Satoru Ando, Takeshi Murakami, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Kenta Miyahara, So Sawahira, Rina Mukai
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Patent number: 11434554Abstract: The steel material according to the present disclosure contains a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.030% or less, S: less than 0.0050%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, Cr: 0.10 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 1.80%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.100%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0070% or less and O: less than 0.0050% with the balance being Fe and impurities. A yield strength is within a range of 655 to 1069 MPa, and a yield ratio is 85% or more. A proportion of KAM values of 1° or less is 30 area % or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Kamitani, Atsushi Soma, Keiichi Kondo, Shinji Yoshida, Yuji Arai
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Patent number: 11377005Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning device includes: a sucking section provided at a seat that is disposed over a floor portion of a cabin, the sucking section configured to suck air via the seat from a vehicle front side relative to the seat, from a floor portion side relative to a vehicle vertical direction middle of the cabin; and a guiding section configured to guide air sucked by the sucking section toward the floor portion side at a vehicle rear side relative to the seat or toward a vehicle upper side.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keita Iwasaki, Keiichi Kondo, Shuichi Ui
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Patent number: 11332586Abstract: A quasi-isotropic reinforced sheet material T formed by integrating a plurality of chopped semi prepreg sheet materials C including a reinforced fiber material and a thermoplastic resin material set in an unimpregnated state such that fiber directions of the reinforced fiber materials are oriented randomly in the two-dimensional direction. The average number of fibers in a thickness direction for materials C ranges is from two to ten and a thickness “t”, relative to the thickness (tp) in an impregnated state, is in a range of tp<t?2×tp. A layered body M is obtained by bonding and integrating the materials C in a state where fiber directions of the reinforced fiber materials are oriented randomly in a two-dimensional direction and the materials C overlap such that the average number of the materials C in the thickness direction is set in a range from two to ten.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kazumasa Kawabe, Keiichi Kondo, Hirofumi Iyo
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Publication number: 20220097575Abstract: An in-vehicle seat includes a seat back, a seat cushion, and an anchor for fixing a child seat. The seat cushion has a seat cushion base, a seat cushion pad that is removable from the seat cushion, and a supporting panel. The supporting panel is provided between the seat cushion base and the seat cushion pad, and serves as a placement face for the child seat. The anchor is provided at a position at which the anchor is covered and hidden by the seat cushion pad, and at which the anchor is externally exposed when the seat cushion pad is removed from the seat cushion. A guide groove that guides a linking portion protruding from the child seat to the anchor is provided in the supporting panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiichi Kondo, Kazuhisa Niimi, Ryo Sato
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Patent number: 11148562Abstract: A vehicle seat structure includes a vehicle seat including a seat cushion configured to support an occupant, an upper rail that is fixed to the vehicle seat and that moves in a seat front-rear direction together with the vehicle seat, and a lower rail that is fixed to a floor of a vehicle body and that engages with the upper rail and supports the upper rail so as to allow movement of the upper rail. The vehicle seat structure includes a lock mechanism configured to restrict movement of the upper rail with respect to the lower rail. The lock mechanism is configured such that at least part of the lock mechanism deforms when a force toward the seat front side arising due to inertia acts on the vehicle seat in a state in which the upper rail is engaged with a seat rear side portion of the lower rail.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keiichi Kondo, Katsunori Yamada, Hiroyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 11060160Abstract: A low-alloy steel has a composition including, by mass %, C: more than 0.45 and up to 0.65%; Si: 0.05 to 0.50%; Mn: 0.10 to 1.00%; P: up to 0.020%; S: up to 0.0020%; Cu: up to 0.1%; Cr: 0.40 to 1.50%; Ni: up to 0.1%; Mo: 0.50 to 2.50%; Ti: up to 0.01%; V: 0.05 to 0.25%; Nb: 0.005 to 0.20%; Al: 0.010 to 0.100%; B: up to 0.0005%; Ca: 0 to 0.003%; 0: up to 0.01%; N: up to 0.007%; and other elements. A microstructure consists of tempered martensite and retained austenite <2% in volume fraction, crystal grain size number being 9.0 or larger, number density of carbonitride-based inclusions with grain diameter of 50 ?m or larger being 10 inclusions/100 mm2 or smaller, and yield strength being 965 MPa or higher.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONInventors: Keiichi Kondo, Yuji Arai, Takanori Sato
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Publication number: 20210206122Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide automated lamination method and device that can efficiently perform automated lamination by using a thin-layer tape. A thin-layer tape automated lamination device 1 includes a provisional formation unit 2 configured to form lamination tapes having thicknesses different from each other by laminating a plurality of thin-layer tapes each having a thickness of 5 ?m to 80 ?m, and a lamination-shaping unit 3 configured to laminate and shape each formed lamination tape in a lamination region of a basal body surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kazumasa KAWABE, Kohei YAMADA, Keiichi KONDO, Hirofumi IYO, Shin KAECHI
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Publication number: 20210206025Abstract: A molding method for a composite sheet used for manufacturing a thermosetting resin prepreg sheet in which a thermosetting resin material is impregnated into a fiber sheet includes: bringing a resin transfer sheet in which the thermosetting resin material of a predetermined thickness is carried on one surface of a transfer sheet into contact with one surface of the fiber sheet to be stacked on the fiber sheet. The resin transfer sheet and the fiber sheet in the stacked state are subjected to a heating treatment or heating and pressurizing treatment. The resin transfer sheet and the fiber sheet in the heated and stacked state is subjected to a cooling treatment or cooling and pressurizing treatment so that the thermosetting resin material is transferred to the fiber sheet and the thermosetting resin material is made to adhere to one surface side of the fiber sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: FUKUI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENTInventors: Kazumasa KAWABE, Kohei YAMADA, Keiichi KONDO, Hirofumi IYO, Shin KAECHI