Patents by Inventor Keita Ishihara

Keita Ishihara 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: 20250128764
    Abstract: This vehicle body front structure includes a floor member disposed below a passenger compartment, front side frames extending forward from positions above the floor member in front of the passenger compartment, a dashboard lower panel standing forward and upward from a front part of the floor member and configured to cover the front of the passenger compartment, and a load transfer block that is an integrated casting part configured to connect rear parts of the front side frames and the front part of the floor member, the load transfer block having: a frame fixing part to which the rear parts of the front side frames are fixed, a floor fixing part to which the front part of the floor member is fixed, and a connecting wall extending substantially along the dashboard lower panel and configured to connect the frame fixing part and the floor fixing part, and a plurality of upper reinforcement ribs standing upward and extending in a forward/rearward direction being provided on an upper surface side of the connecti
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Keita Ishihara, Naoki Tani
  • Publication number: 20250128765
    Abstract: This vehicle body front structure includes front side frames extending from sides of a front part of a vehicle substantially in a forward/rearward direction, and a load transfer block that is a casting part configured to connect rear parts of the front side frames to separate frame members, the load transfer block having a frame insertion part that opens forward, and into which the rear region of the front side frames is inserted from the opening, and a load support wall standing from an edge portion of the opening in a direction substantially perpendicular to the forward/rearward direction, a bracket protruding in a direction crossing the forward/rearward direction and abutting a front surface of the load support wall being provided at a position in front of an area of the front side frames inserted into the frame insertion part, the front side frames being fastened and fixed to a circumferential wall of the frame insertion part in the upward/downward direction by a first fastening member and fastened and fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventor: Keita Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20250091659
    Abstract: A vehicle bottom structure that may improve the rigidity of the vehicle body and suppress the height of the vehicle body floor is provided in the disclosure. The vehicle bottom structure includes a floor panel, a side beam, and a floor cross member. The side beam is disposed on an outer side of the floor panel in a vehicle width direction and extends toward a vehicle front-rear direction. The floor cross member extends along the vehicle width direction and has an end portion connected to the side beam. An outer end portion of the floor panel in the vehicle width direction is formed lower in a vehicle up-down direction than a center portion of the floor panel. The floor cross member is located above the floor panel in the vehicle up-down direction, and the floor cross member and the outer end portion are away from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita ISHIHARA, Naoki TANI, Yoshikatsu OTA, Yoshiro ISHINABE
  • Publication number: 20250091539
    Abstract: A bottom structure of vehicle includes a side sill disposed at outside in a width direction of vehicle and extending in a front/rear direction of vehicle; a power unit housing disposed between the side sills and including a battery component inside; and a frame connecting the side sill and the power unit housing. An upper surface of the frame and an upper surface of the power unit housing are formed as a floor member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikatsu OTA, Ken KATSURAI, Yoshiro ISHINABE, Shigeru IBA, Yasuhiko KAWASE, Keita ISHIHARA, Naoki TANI
  • Patent number: 11882250
    Abstract: An image scanning device may comprise a microphone for receiving a voice, an image scanning section for scanning an image, and a control section for instructing the image scanning section to start scanning after a delay time elapses after the voice. The image scanning device may be able to scan a copy sheet, without being affected by an air flow caused by a voice when instructed to scan the copy sheet with a voice instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Keita Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11822270
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: sheet feeding trays; an image forming part that includes a fixing part and forms an image on a sheet fed from each of the sheet feeding trays based on a print job; and an acquisition part that acquires information indicating “presence” or “absence” of a possible carrier having a possibility of virus infection in a region where an apparatus main body is installed; and a hardware processor that is able to select an operation mode of the print job from a normal mode and a virus removal mode, and sets an operation mode of the print job to the virus removal mode, wherein in the virus removal mode, a fixing temperature of the fixing part is set to a predetermined temperature, and a heating time for the sheet in the fixing part is made longer than a heating time in the normal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Keita Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20230068429
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: sheet feeding trays; an image forming part that includes a fixing part and forms an image on a sheet fed from each of the sheet feeding trays based on a print job; and an acquisition part that acquires information indicating “presence” or “absence” of a possible carrier having a possibility of virus infection in a region where an apparatus main body is installed; and a hardware processor that is able to select an operation mode of the print job from a normal mode and a virus removal mode, and sets an operation mode of the print job to the virus removal mode, wherein in the virus removal mode, a fixing temperature of the fixing part is set to a predetermined temperature, and a heating time for the sheet in the fixing part is made longer than a heating time in the normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventor: Keita ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220070312
    Abstract: An image scanning device may comprise a microphone for receiving a voice, an image scanning section for scanning an image, and a control section for instructing the image scanning section to start scanning after a delay time elapses after the voice. The image scanning device may be able to scan a copy sheet, without being affected by an air flow caused by a voice when instructed to scan the copy sheet with a voice instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Keita ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10994784
    Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a side frame and a tubular member. The side member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. The side frame member is configured to have a closed hollow section in a vertical direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The tubular member extends in the longitudinal direction within the side frame. The tubular member is configured to have a closed hollow section in the vertical direction. The tubular member is spaced apart from the side frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Watanabe, Keita Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20200195796
    Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging system, which may include: an image forming apparatus including a conveyer, a sheet feeder on which recording media are exposed to an outside, a first hardware processor that causes the conveyer to convey the recording media one by one, an image former, and a first communicator; and an imaging apparatus including an imager, a second hardware processor that causes the imager to image documents one by one in accordance with a timing at which the conveyer conveys each document, the plurality of documents being the plurality of recording media loaded on the sheet feeder to be imaged, and a second communicator that communicates with the first communicator. The imaging system performs: transmission of first information for determining an imaging timing from the first communicator to the second communicator; and/or transmission of second information for determining a conveyance start timing from the second communicator to the first communicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.
    Inventor: Keita ISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20200079432
    Abstract: A vehicle body front structure includes a side frame and a tubular member. The side member extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body. The side frame member is configured to have a closed hollow section in a vertical direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The tubular member extends in the longitudinal direction within the side frame. The tubular member is configured to have a closed hollow section in the vertical direction. The tubular member is spaced apart from the side frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kei WATANABE, Keita ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 10363908
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system comprises an input device (21) attached to a bulkhead (15) separating a power unit room and a passenger compartment of the vehicle from each other, and including a part extending into the power unit room. A free end of the part of the input device extending into the power unit room is fitted with a protective member (70) defining a slanted surface (70a) opposing the power unit and slanting rearward as one moves in a prescribed lateral direction so that the input device is protected from a frontal impact. In particular, the slanted surface aligns with a corner part (83a) of the power unit (83).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keita Ishihara, Toshihiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9884599
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a front frame member, a bumper beam (9) disposed at a front section of the vehicle in a vehicle width direction, a crush box (10) fixed to a rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and having a rear end portion coupled to a front end portion of the front frame member, and a corner reinforcement member (15) disposed at a corner portion formed between the rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and the side surface of the crush box (10), wherein an outer surface of the corner reinforcement member (15) is joined in a state in which the outer surface abuts the rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and the side surface of the crush box (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Daido, Junya Harada, Keita Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20170253220
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system comprises an input device (21) attached to a bulkhead (15) separating a power unit room and a passenger compartment of the vehicle from each other, and including a part extending into the power unit room. A free end of the part of the input device extending into the power unit room is fitted with a protective member (70) defining a slanted surface (70a) opposing the power unit and slanting rearward as one moves in a prescribed lateral direction so that the input device is protected from a frontal impact. In particular, the slanted surface aligns with a corner part (83a) of the power unit (83).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Keita Ishihara, Toshihiro Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170129432
    Abstract: A vehicle front structure includes a front frame member, a bumper beam (9) disposed at a front section of the vehicle in a vehicle width direction, a crush box (10) fixed to a rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and having a rear end portion coupled to a front end portion of the front frame member, and a corner reinforcement member (15) disposed at a corner portion formed between the rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and the side surface of the crush box (10), wherein an outer surface of the corner reinforcement member (15) is joined in a state in which the outer surface abuts the rear surface of the bumper beam (9) and the side surface of the crush box (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Kazuhiro DAIDO, Junya HARADA, Keita ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 9440530
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure (10) is provided with: an exhaust pipe (18) disposed between a fuel container (16) and a right framework member (12) so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a slide member (23) provided to the framework side wall (25) of the right framework member (12). The slide member (12) is provided to the portion (27) of the framework side wall (25), which is overlapped by the fuel container (16) and a chamber (42) in the width direction of the vehicle. The slide member (23) has a slide slope section (64). The slide slope section (64) is tilted inward in the width direction of the vehicle from the lower end (64b) toward the upper end (64a) so as to approach the fuel tank (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masayasu Yoshida, Daisuke Nohara, Youichirou Hamano, Keita Ishihara, Takashi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20150090518
    Abstract: A vehicle body structure (10) is provided with: an exhaust pipe (18) disposed between a fuel container (16) and a right framework member (12) so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a slide member (23) provided to the framework side wall (25) of the right framework member (12). The slide member (12) is provided to the portion (27) of the framework side wall (25), which is overlapped by the fuel container (16) and a chamber (42) in the width direction of the vehicle. The slide member (23) has a slide slope section (64). The slide slope section (64) is tilted inward in the width direction of the vehicle from the lower end (64b) toward the upper end (64a) so as to approach the fuel tank (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Masayasu Yoshida, Daisuke Nohara, Youichirou Hamano, Keita Ishihara, Takashi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8308224
    Abstract: A main bent portion 25 is formed at a center portion of a cowl top outer panel 14 with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to extend linearly along a vehicle widthwise direction. The main bent portion 25 is formed by a lower flange portion 18, an upright portion 19 and a lower flat portion 20. The lower flange portion 18 and the upright portion 19 are perpendicular to each other, and the upright portion 19 and the lower flat portion 20 are perpendicular to each other. A lower flange portion 18, a lower flat portion 20 and an upper slanted portion 23 are provided to the cowl top outer panel 14 so as to support a front end portion and a rear end portion of a first bracket 27 and a second bracket 28 of a wiper unit 30. The lower flange portion 18, the lower flat portion 20 and the upper slanted portion 23 are arranged in this order along the vehicle longitudinal direction of the main bent portion 25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenji Ishii, Keita Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20110285173
    Abstract: A main bent portion 25 is formed at a center portion of a cowl top outer panel 14 with respect to a vehicle longitudinal direction so as to extend linearly along a vehicle widthwise direction. The main bent portion 25 is formed by a lower flange portion 18, an upright portion 19 and a lower flat portion 20. The lower flange portion 18 and the upright portion 19 are perpendicular to each other, and the upright portion 19 and the lower flat portion 20 are perpendicular to each other. A lower flange portion 18, a lower flat portion 20 and an upper slanted portion 23 are provided to the cowl top outer panel 14 so as to support a front end portion and a rear end portion of a first bracket 27 and a second bracket 28 of a wiper unit 30. The lower flange portion 18, the lower flat portion 20 and the upper slanted portion 23 are arranged in this order along the vehicle longitudinal direction of the main bent portion 25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenji Ishii, Keita Ishihara