Patents by Inventor Koji Tomiyama

Koji Tomiyama 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).

  • Patent number: 11846309
    Abstract: The concave part includes an open end portion having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of a tip end portion of a ball stud, a fitting portion which is connected to the open end portion and has an inlet smaller than the outer diameter of the tip end portion and in which the tip end portion is housed, and a plurality of slits which are formed in a fitting direction of the ball stud from the open end portion and arranged at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the concave part. The pull-out prevention part includes a plurality of first ribs located on extensions of the respective slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Koichiro Iwanaga, Takuya Tokunaga, Ryosuke Kutsuna, Junichiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230272740
    Abstract: A soundproof cover which covers a target object is provided with: a sound absorbing sheet which is formed in a planar shape by means of a sound absorbing material and which covers the surface of the target object; and a reinforcing member which is disposed in a position engaging with engaged portions of the target object, and which positions the sound absorbing sheet with respect to the target object with at least a portion of the sound absorbing sheet exposed. The reinforcing member is provided with: a first reinforcing portion, which is an elongate member and which is disposed in a position engaging with a first engaged portion of the target object; and second reinforcing portions, which are elongate members and which are disposed in different positions to the first reinforcing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Onishi, Akio YABU, Junki OWAKI, Satoshi MAKIMURA, Koki KANEDA, Koji TOMIYAMA, Takashi MIYANAGA, Yukio HATANAKA
  • Patent number: 11636838
    Abstract: A soundproof member is mounted on a structure including a rotation body, covers at least a part of outer peripheral surfaces of the structure, includes an integral article of an elastic member, and has eccentrically located portions having at least a greater thickness or a greater density than the other portions. The eccentrically located portions may be thick wall portions having a greater thickness than the other portions. When the elastic member has a base material including polymer and a magnetic filler included in a state of being oriented in the base material, highly filled portions in which a content of the magnetic filler is greater than that of the other portions can be set as the eccentrically located portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kei Yoshikawa, Koji Tomiyama, Akio Yabu, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230034180
    Abstract: A sound-absorbing cover comprises a first sound-absorbing layer and a second sound-absorbing layer made of foam, a first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer and a second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer are layered in a state of being made to face each other, and an air layer is provided between the facing surfaces of the first skin layer and the second skin layer. The rigidity of the first skin layer of the first sound-absorbing layer is different from the rigidity of the second skin layer of the second sound-absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Kazuyoshi Onishi, Yuhei Adachi, Kazuto Tanaka, Yasuo Suzuki, Hiroki Taguchi
  • Patent number: 11264003
    Abstract: This soundproof member is mounted to a drive device provided with a rotating body and comprises: an elastic member having a base material consisting of a resin or elastomer, the elastic member also having a magnetic filler contained in the base material so as to be interconnected and oriented in one direction; and a mass disposed on a surface with the elastic member provided therebetween, the surface extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body, the mass being supported by the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20210190114
    Abstract: The concave part includes an open end portion having an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of a tip end portion of a ball stud, a fitting portion which is connected to the open end portion and has an inlet smaller than the outer diameter of the tip end portion and in which the tip end portion is housed, and a plurality of slits which are formed in a fitting direction of the ball stud from the open end portion and arranged at a predetermined interval along the circumference of the concave part. The pull-out prevention part includes a plurality of first ribs located on extensions of the respective slits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Koichiro IWANAGA, Takuya TOKUNAGA, Ryosuke KUTSUNA, Junichiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200175953
    Abstract: A soundproof member is mounted on a structure including a rotation body, covers at least a part of outer peripheral surfaces of the structure, includes an integral article of an elastic member, and has eccentrically located portions having at least a greater thickness or a greater density than the other portions. The eccentrically located portions may be thick wall portions having a greater thickness than the other portions. When the elastic member has a base material including polymer and a magnetic filler included in a state of being oriented in the base material, highly filled portions in which a content of the magnetic filler is greater than that of the other portions can be set as the eccentrically located portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Kei YOSHIKAWA, Koji TOMIYAMA, Akio YABU, Yasuo SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10486621
    Abstract: A soundproof cover is mounted to a first gear box of a power seat motor unit that is attached to a frame member of a seat and that has a motor and a gear box. In the first gear box, the axial direction of the motor is defined as the X direction, the direction of attachment to the frame member, which is one of two directions that are orthogonal to the X direction, is defined as the Y direction, and the remaining direction is defined as the Z direction. Then, the soundproof cover has: a foam disposed on at least an X-Z surface of the first gear box; a cover member disposed on the outer side of the foam; and a mass body interposed between the foam and the cover member and disposed at a position corresponding to at least the X-Z surface of the first gear box in contact with the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki, Yasuhiko Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20180374467
    Abstract: This soundproof member is mounted to a drive device provided with a rotating body and comprises: an elastic member having a base material consisting of a resin or elastomer, the elastic member also having a magnetic filler contained in the base material so as to be interconnected and oriented in one direction; and a mass disposed on a surface with the elastic member provided therebetween, the surface extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body, the mass being supported by the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170282815
    Abstract: A soundproof cover is mounted to a first gear box of a power seat motor unit that is attached to a frame member of a seat and that has a motor and a gear box. In the first gear box, the axial direction of the motor is defined as the X direction, the direction of attachment to the frame member, which is one of two directions that are orthogonal to the X direction, is defined as the Y direction, and the remaining direction is defined as the Z direction. Then, the soundproof cover has: a foam disposed on at least an X-Z surface of the first gear box; a cover member disposed on the outer side of the foam; and a mass body interposed between the foam and the cover member and disposed at a position corresponding to at least the X-Z surface of the first gear box in contact with the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Shuka KITAMURA, Akio YABU, Yuhei ADACHI, Yasuo SUZUKI, Yasuhiko MAEKAWA
  • Patent number: 9551144
    Abstract: A sound absorbing cover is made of foam containing magnetic filler and is integrally molded in a three-dimensional shape so as to cover at least a part of a mating member that is a noise source. The sound absorbing cover includes side walls that cover side surfaces of the mating member and a bottom wall that covers a bottom surface of the mating member that intersects with the side surfaces of the mating member. The magnetic filler is oriented in a thickness direction of each of the side walls and the bottom wall. A sound absorbing assembly includes the sound absorbing cover and a fixing cover that is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the sound absorbing cover and that fixes, to a base, the sound absorbing cover and the mating member that is a noise source covered by the sound absorbing cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Ryosuke Kutsuna, Akio Yabu
  • Patent number: 9399706
    Abstract: To provide a urethane foam molded product having high thermal conductivity and electric insulation and a method for producing the same. A urethane foam molded product includes a base material made of a polyurethane foam and composite particles that are blended in the base material and oriented in a mutually connected state, in which each of the composite particles includes a thermally conductive particle made of a non-magnetic body, and a magnetic particle and an insulating inorganic particle that are adhered to the surface of the thermally conductive particle through a binder. A powder of the composite particles can be produced by stirring a powder raw material containing a powder of the thermally conductive particle, a powder of the magnetic particle, a powder of the insulating inorganic particle, and the binder using a stirring granulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Naoki Katayama, Koji Tomiyama, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9267565
    Abstract: A vibrating member attachment structure includes: a sound insulation layer made of elastomer and including an accommodating portion that defines an accommodating space in which a vibrating member is accommodated, and a folded-back portion having a hem portion connecting to the accommodating portion, a contact portion placed so as to face the hem portion and contacting a mating member, a joint portion connecting the hem portion and the contact portion, and an insertion space defined by the hem portion, the contact portion, and the joint portion; a support member having higher rigidity than the sound insulation layer and including a sealing portion that seals an opening of the accommodating space, and an insertion portion that connects to the sealing portion and that is inserted in the insertion space; and an attachment member and including a shaft portion and a deformation suppressing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Akio Yabu
  • Publication number: 20150197933
    Abstract: A sound absorbing cover is made of foam containing magnetic filler and is integrally molded in a three-dimensional shape so as to cover at least a part of a mating member that is a noise source. The sound absorbing cover includes side walls that cover side surfaces of the mating member and a bottom wall that covers a bottom surface of the mating member that intersects with the side surfaces of the mating member. The magnetic filler is oriented in a thickness direction of each of the side walls and the bottom wall. A sound absorbing assembly includes the sound absorbing cover and a fixing cover that is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the sound absorbing cover and that fixes, to a base, the sound absorbing cover and the mating member that is a noise source covered by the sound absorbing cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Ryosuke KUTSUNA, Akio YABU
  • Patent number: 9034935
    Abstract: The present invention provides a urethane foam molded product that has high thermal conductivity with minimal change to its physical properties. A simple method for producing the same is also provided. The urethane foam molded product includes a base material formed of a polyurethane foam, and a thermal conductive filler mixed in the base material and oriented to form mutual connections. The thermal conductive filler is formed of composite particles that include thermal conductive particles formed of a nonmagnetic material, and magnetic particles adhered to the surfaces of the thermal conductive particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED, TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAS, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Naoki Katayama, Yasuo Suzuki, Shinji Yoshida, Katsutoshi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20140345993
    Abstract: A vibrating member attachment structure includes: a sound insulation layer made of elastomer and including an accommodating portion that defines an accommodating space in which a vibrating member is accommodated, and a folded-back portion having a hem portion connecting to the accommodating portion, a contact portion placed so as to face the hem portion and contacting a mating member, a joint portion connecting the hem portion and the contact portion, and an insertion space defined by the hem portion, the contact portion, and the joint portion; a support member having higher rigidity than the sound insulation layer and including a sealing portion that seals an opening of the accommodating space, and an insertion portion that connects to the sealing portion and that is inserted in the insertion space; and an attachment member and including a shaft portion and a deformation suppressing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Akio YABU
  • Patent number: 8734669
    Abstract: A magnetic induction foam molding apparatus comprising: a pair of electromagnet parts, each of which has a core part composed of a ferromagnet and a coil part placed on the outer circumference surface of the core part, and that are placed so as to face each other and depart from each other with a predetermined distance in the axis direction of the core part; a foaming mold interposed between the pair of electromagnet parts, inside which a cavity is defined; and a yoke part connecting back surfaces of the respective core parts of the pair of the electromagnet pats so as to form a magnetic path between a pair of the back surfaces. In the cavity of the foaming mold, a uniform magnetic field is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., National University Corporation Nagoya Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Yasushi Ido
  • Publication number: 20140039076
    Abstract: To provide a urethane foam molded product having high thermal conductivity and electric insulation and a method for producing the same. A urethane foam molded product includes a base material made of a polyurethane foam and composite particles that are blended in the base material and oriented in a mutually connected state, in which each of the composite particles includes a thermally conductive particle made of a non-magnetic body, and a magnetic particle and an insulating inorganic particle that are adhered to the surface of the thermally conductive particle through a binder. A powder of the composite particles can be produced by stirring a powder raw material containing a powder of the thermally conductive particle, a powder of the magnetic particle, a powder of the insulating inorganic particle, and the binder using a stirring granulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Katayama, Koji Tomiyama, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130001460
    Abstract: The present invention provides a urethane foam molded product that has high thermal conductivity with minimal change to its physical properties. A simple method for producing the same is also provided. The urethane foam molded product includes a base material formed of a polyurethane foam, and a thermal conductive filler mixed in the base material and oriented to form mutual connections. The thermal conductive filler is formed of composite particles that include thermal conductive particles formed of a nonmagnetic material, and magnetic particles adhered to the surfaces of the thermal conductive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicants: TOKAI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Naoki Kitayama, Yasuo Suzuki, Shinji Yoshida, Katsutoshi Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20090057603
    Abstract: A magnetic induction foam molding apparatus comprising: a pair of electromagnet parts, each of which has a core part composed of a ferromagnet and a coil part placed on the outer circumference surface of the core part, and that are placed so as to face each other and depart from each other with a predetermined distance in the axis direction of the core part; a foaming mold interposed between the pair of electromagnet parts, inside which a cavity is defined; and a yoke part connecting back surfaces of the respective core parts of the pair of the electromagnet pats so as to form a magnetic path between a pair of the back surfaces. In the cavity of the foaming mold, a uniform magnetic field is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicants: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Yasushi Ido