Patents by Inventor Ken Okura
Ken Okura 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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Publication number: 20220033068Abstract: Provided is the film that can reduce aerodynamic drag and enhance aerodynamic performance. The film according to an embodiment is a film (1) to be attached to a moving body that moves in a predetermined moving direction, extends along a second direction (D2) being the moving direction, and includes recesses and protrusions (2A) configured to enhance aerodynamic performance of the moving body on a surface of the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Haruyuki MIKAMI, Ken OKURA, Takayuki Tachihara
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Publication number: 20210395965Abstract: Object: To provide a decorative sheet for a road surface having enhanced surface strength with respect to a large vehicle weight of a vehicle and having enhanced stationary steering resistance against a steering operation performed while a vehicle is stopped. Solution: A decorative sheet for a road surface according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a graphic construct including an adhesive layer, and a design layer provided on the adhesive layer; and a surface coating layer covering the graphic construct and containing a urethane resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Yoshinori Araki, Hidetoshi Abe, Takeshi Dobashi, Junichi Saito, Ken Okura, Masaaki Furusawa
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Patent number: 10899188Abstract: A coil spring includes a wire shaped to be helical, and is compressed between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat. The coil spring includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A positive pitch winding end portion is formed on the upper portion of the coil spring. A terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is formed at a distal end of the winding end portion. The terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is in contact with the upper spring seat at one point at a position deviated to an inner side of a vehicle with respect to a coil central axis. On the lower portion of the coil spring, an end turn portion which contacts the lower spring seat is formed.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Okura, Shuji Ohmura, Shusaku Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200189343Abstract: A coil spring includes a wire shaped to be helical, and is compressed between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat. The coil spring includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A positive pitch winding end portion is formed on the upper portion of the coil spring. A terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is formed at a distal end of the winding end portion. The terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is in contact with the upper spring seat at one point at a position deviated to an inner side of a vehicle with respect to a coil central axis. On the lower portion of the coil spring, an end turn portion which contacts the lower spring seat is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken OKURA, Shuji OHMURA, Shusaku HAYASHI
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Patent number: 10266027Abstract: An end turn portion of a coil spring includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is always in contact with a spring seat irrespective of the magnitude of a load applied to the coil spring. The second portion contacts the spring seat when the load applied to the coil spring is large, and is separated from the spring seat when the load is small. The third portion is always separated from the spring seat irrespective of the magnitude of the load. An insulating sheet made of a material having rubber elasticity is attached to a lower surface of a wire at the end turn portion by means of adhesive bonding. The insulating sheet is provided on a lower surface of a region including at least the second portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideto Enomoto, Jun Umeno, Ken Okura, Shuji Ohmura
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Publication number: 20180215227Abstract: A coil spring includes a wire formed of spring steel shaped to be helical, and is compressed between an upper spring seat and a lower spring seat. The coil spring includes an upper portion and a lower portion. A positive pitch winding end portion is formed on the upper portion of the coil spring. A terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is formed at a distal end of the winding end portion. The terminal-point-strong-abutting-portion is in contact with the upper spring seat at one point at a position deviated to an inner side of a vehicle with respect to a coil central axis. On the lower portion of the coil spring, an end turn portion which contacts the lower spring seat is formed at a position deviated to an outer side of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken OKURA, Shuji OHMURA, Shusaku HAYASHI
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Patent number: 9592755Abstract: The time until a headrest contacts the head of an occupant in the event of a rear collision is shortened with a simple configuration. In a seat device, a stay (46) (including grommets (22)) is set with bending rigidity towards the vehicle front lower than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. Accordingly, when the headrest oscillates in the event of a vehicle rear collision, the headrest is initially displaced towards the vehicle rear, however the headrest changes direction in a short time and begins to be displaced towards the vehicle front. Moreover, there is a large displacement of the headrest towards the vehicle front since the stay (46) (including the grommets (22)) has a lower bending rigidity towards the vehicle front than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. The time until the headrest contacts the head (H) of the occupant can accordingly be shortened.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Takayama, Atsushi Kageyama, Ken Okura, Junichi Nakano, Nozomu Munemura, Kensuke Nagai, Tadanori Hisamoto
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Publication number: 20170015171Abstract: An end turn portion of a coil spring includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is always in contact with a spring seat irrespective of the magnitude of a load applied to the coil spring. The second portion contacts the spring seat when the load applied to the coil spring is large, and is separated from the spring seat when the load is small. The third portion is always separated from the spring seat irrespective of the magnitude of the load. An insulating sheet made of a material having rubber elasticity is attached to a lower surface of a wire at the end turn portion by means of adhesive bonding. The insulating sheet is provided on a lower surface of a region including at least the second portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideto ENOMOTO, Jun UMENO, Ken OKURA, Shuji OHMURA
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Publication number: 20150001985Abstract: Provided is a stator core for a motor capable of facilitating an assembly work and parts management without increasing the number of components while suppressing leakage of magnetic flux passing through a flange to a coil. A stator core has an annular yoke portion and tooth portions inwardly protruding from an inner periphery of the yoke portion in a radial direction, wherein at a front end of the tooth portion inwardly protruding in the radial direction, a flange portion is provided so as to face a coil wound around the tooth portion and wherein to the flange portion, a compressive residual stress portion M is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Yohei Kameda, Kazuo Iwata, Ken Okura, Yoshiki Ono
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Publication number: 20140132048Abstract: In a seat device, a stay including grommets is set with bending rigidity towards the vehicle front lower than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. Moreover, there is a large displacement of the headrest towards the vehicle front since the stay including the grommets has a lower bending rigidity towards the vehicle front than the bending rigidity towards the vehicle rear. The headrest can be promptly displaced towards the side of the head of the occupant due to setting the bending rigidity of the stay including the grommets, thereby enabling the time until the headrest contacts the head of the occupant to be shortened with a simple configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Takayama, Atsushi Kageyama, Ken Okura, Junichi Nakano, Nozomu Munemura, Kensuke Nagai, Tadanori Hisamoto
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Patent number: 6432877Abstract: A lawn colorant composition having rearing effects contains a pigment and an adhesive for the pigment. The pigment comprises a blue pigment composed as a primary component of a compound represented by the following formula: MFe[Fe(CN)6] wherein M represents an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group, one of the two Fe atoms is a divalent ion, and the other Fe atom is a trivalent ion. The adhesive comprises a water-dispersed polymer and a water-soluble polymer having compatibility with said water-dispersed polymer.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2001Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Okura, Toshio Hattori, Masayoshi Sakakibara, Shigeo Sasaki
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Patent number: 6329321Abstract: A lawn colorant composition having rearing effects contains a pigment and an adhesive for the pigment. The pigment comprises a blue pigment composed as a primary component of a compound represented by the following formula: MFe[Fe(CN)6] wherein M represents an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group, one of the two Fe atoms is a divalent ion, and the other Fe atom is a trivalent ion. The adhesive comprises a water-dispersed polymer and a water-soluble polymer having compatibility with said water-dispersed polymer.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., LtdInventors: Ken Okura, Toshio Hattori, Masayoshi Sakakibara, Shigeo Sasaki
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Publication number: 20010039267Abstract: A lawn colorant composition having rearing effects contains a pigment and an adhesive for the pigment. The pigment comprises a blue pigment composed as a primary component of a compound represented by the following formula: MFe[Fe(CN)6] wherein M represents an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group, one of the two Fe atoms is a divalent ion, and the other Fe atom is a trivalent ion. The adhesive comprises a water-dispersed polymer and a water-soluble polymer having compatibility with said water-dispersed polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2000Publication date: November 8, 2001Inventors: Ken Okura, Toshio Hattori, Masayoshi Sakakibara, Shigeo Ssasaki
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Publication number: 20010009886Abstract: A lawn colorant composition having rearing effects contains a pigment and an adhesive for the pigment. The pigment comprises a blue pigment composed as a primary component of a compound represented by the following formula: MFe[Fe(CN)6] wherein M represents an alkali metal atom or an ammonium group, one of the two Fe atoms is a divalent ion, and the other Fe atom is a trivalent ion. The adhesive comprises a water-dispersed polymer and a water-soluble polymer having compatibility with said water-dispersed polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2001Publication date: July 26, 2001Applicant: Dainichieseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ken Okura, Toshio Hattori, Masayoshi Sakakibara, Shigeo Sasaki
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Patent number: 6211293Abstract: A polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound contains at least four molecular chains bonded independently to a backbone. Each of the molecular chains contains a carbodiimido (—N═C═N—) group. The polyfunctional carbodiimide compound can be produced by reacting (a) an isocyanate compound having at least one carbodiimido group and at least one isocyanate group with (b) a polyol, polyamine and/or aminoalcohol having at least four hydroxyl, primary amino and/or secondary amino groups in a molecule. Also disclosed are a resin composition containing the polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound as a crosslinking agent; and a treatment method of an article, which makes use of the resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1999Date of Patent: April 3, 2001Assignees: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., Ukima Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Yoshitaka Wakebe, Tatsuo Kawamura, Eiichi Sugawara, Ken Okura, Masayuki Takahashi, Nobuo Takezawa
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Patent number: 5929188Abstract: A polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound contains at least four molecular chains bonded independently to a backbone. Each of the molecular chains contains a carbodiimido (--N.dbd.C.dbd.N--) group. The polyfunctional carbodiimide compound can be produced by reacting (a) an isocyanate compound having at least one carbodiimido group and at least one isocyanate group with (b) a polyol, polyamine and/or aminoalcohol having at least four hydroxyl, primary amino and/or secondary amino groups in a molecule. Also disclosed are a resin composition containing the polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound as a crosslinking agent; and a treatment method of an article, which makes use of the resin composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 1997Date of Patent: July 27, 1999Assignees: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., Ukima Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michiei Nakamura, Hiroyuki Shimanaka, Yoshitaka Wakebe, Tatsuo Kawamura, Eiichi Sugawara, Ken Okura, Masayuki Takahashi, Nobuo Takezawa
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Patent number: 5143548Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating composition comprising plate-like iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 4 to 25 .mu.m, a lamellar thickness of 0.16 to 5 .mu.m and a plate ratio (average particle diameter:lamellar thickness) of 5:1 to 25:1, at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of a coloring pigment,a mica pigment and a metal powder pigment, a film-forming polymer, and an organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1991Date of Patent: September 1, 1992Assignees: Toda Kogyo Corp., Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ken Okura, Satoru Matsuzaki, Tsutomu Katamoto, Nanao Horiishi
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Patent number: 5112403Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating composition comprising plate-like iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5.0 .mu.m, a lamellar thickness of 50 to 500.ANG. and a plate ratio (the ratio of the average particle diameter to the lamellar thickness) of 50:1 to 500:1, at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of a coloring pigment, a mica pigment and a metal powder pigment, a film-forming polymer, and an organic solvent.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1991Date of Patent: May 12, 1992Assignees: Toda Kogyo Corp., Dainic Iseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co. LtdInventors: Ken Okura, Satoru Matsuzaki, Tsutomu Katamoto, Nanao Horiishi