Patents by Inventor Kouji Kishino

Kouji Kishino 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: 7881860
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle planning support system (1) for displaying vehicle models (84, 92, etc.) on a screen to support vehicle planning, and comprises specification value input screen display means (36) for displaying specification value input screens for inputting specification values including dimensions and angles in the vehicle model; 3D morphing screen display means (58) for displaying vehicle models as deformable three-dimensionally shaped 3D vehicle models based on specification values input on the specification value screen using the 3D morphing screen; 2D morphing screen display means (56) for displaying vehicle models as deformable two-dimensionally shaped 2D vehicle models based on specification values input on the specification value screen using the 2D morphing screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kouji Noma, Teruhisa Yamamoto, Akira Fushimi, Jun Takemura, Isao Hirashima, Tadashi Ioka, Kouji Kishino, Masanori Kodaira, Yoshinori Takashi, Masayuki Nakaso, Takahiro Miura, Ken Tamitani, Takashi Yoshiyuki, Hirokuni Nagamitsu
  • Patent number: 7651158
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle body structure which has a sub-window plate and a front fender each disposed at the rear of a headlamp lens on a sidewall of a vehicle body. In the vehicle body structure, a longitudinally-extending concave portion 60 is defined between the front fender 4 and a combination of a front pillar 52 and a hood 2. The concave portion 60 has at least a frontward region partly receiving therein a headlamp lens 10 and a rearward region receiving therein the sub-window plate 30 at the rear of the headlamp lens 10, whereby a plurality of components including at least the headlamp lens 10 and the sub-window plate 30 are received in the concave portion 60 to form a belt-line surface module F which continuously covers the concave portion 60 to define a transparent or semi-transparent exterior surface on the sidewall of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Iwao Koizumi, Kenji Nonaka, Kouji Kishino, Masayoshi Sannomiya, Tsuneaki Zenitani
  • Publication number: 20070262615
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle body structure which has a sub-window plate and a front fender each disposed at the rear of a headlamp lens on a sidewall of a vehicle body. In the vehicle body structure, a longitudinally-extending concave portion 60 is defined between the front fender 4 and a combination of a front pillar 52 and a hood 2. The concave portion 60 has at least a frontward region partly receiving therein a headlamp lens 10 and a rearward region receiving therein the sub-window plate 30 at the rear of the headlamp lens 10, whereby a plurality of components including at least the headlamp lens 10 and the sub-window plate 30 are received in the concave portion 60 to form a belt-line surface module F which continuously covers the concave portion 60 to define a transparent or semi-transparent exterior surface on the sidewall of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Iwao Koizumi, Kenji Nonaka, Kouji Kishino, Masayoshi Sannomiya, Tsuneaki Zenitani
  • Publication number: 20060167630
    Abstract: The present invention is a vehicle planning support system (1) for displaying vehicle models (84, 92, etc.) on a screen to support vehicle planning, and comprises specification value input screen display means (36) for displaying specification value input screens for inputting specification values including dimensions and angles in the vehicle model; 3D morphing screen display means (58) for displaying vehicle models as deformable three-dimensionally shaped 3D vehicle models based on specification values input on the specification value screen using the 3D morphing screen; 2D morphing screen display means (56) for displaying vehicle models as deformable two-dimensionally shaped 2D vehicle models based on specification values input on the specification value screen using the 2D morphing screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouji Noma, Teruhisa Yamamoto, Akira Fushimi, Jun Takemura, Isao Hirashima, Tadashi Ioka, Kouji Kishino, Masanori Kodaira, Yoshinori Takashi, Masayuki Nakaso, Takahiro Miura, Ken Tamitani, Takashi Yoshiyuki, Hirokuni Nagamitsu
  • Patent number: 6698795
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle, for restraining an occupant in a seat disposed in a compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle comprises an opening formed on at least one side of the vehicular body, and a first door moving between a first state where the first door closes at least a part of the opening and a second state where the first door opens the opening. The seat belt system includes a belt webbing, a retractor disposed in the first door for retracting the proximal end of the belt webbing, and a sliding device fixed on a lower edge of the opening, to which the distal end of the belt webbing is attached. The sliding device permits the distal end of the belt webbing to slide along the lower edge of the opening between a forward position and a rearward position. The distal end of the belt webbing is located at the rearward position when the first door is in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Mazda Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Enomoto, Kouji Kishino, Takashi Mizuma
  • Publication number: 20020167158
    Abstract: A seat belt system for a vehicle, for restraining an occupant in a seat disposed in a compartment of the vehicle. The vehicle comprises an opening formed on at least one side of the vehicular body, and a first door moving between a first state where the first door closes at least a part of the opening and a second state where the first door opens the opening. The seat belt system includes a belt webbing, a retractor disposed in the first door for retracting the proximal end of the belt webbing, and a sliding device fixed on a lower edge of the opening, to which the distal end of the belt webbing is attached. The sliding device permits the distal end of the belt webbing to slide along the lower edge of the opening between a forward position and a rearward position. The distal end of the belt webbing is located at the rearward position when the first door is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Enomoto, Kouji Kishino, Takashi Mizuma