Patents by Inventor Makoto Iwata

Makoto Iwata 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: 10819094
    Abstract: A protector made of a hollow plate material is externally fitted to an electric wire arranged at a position at which a load is exerted. A protector-equipped electric wire is provided with an electric wire arranged at a position at which a load is exerted, and a protector externally fitted to the electric wire. The protector is made of a folded hollow plate material, the hollow plate material including a plurality of plate-shaped portions, and interposed portions that are arranged extending in one direction between the plurality of plate-shaped portions and form hollow spaces between the plurality of plate-shaped portions, the protector including a plurality of wall portions that covers the electric wire. The plurality of wall portions including at least one load bearing wall portion that is arranged so that the direction in which the interposed portions extend corresponds to a direction in which the load is exerted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Shinya Sadohara, Kousei Nogami, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20190036311
    Abstract: A protector made of a hollow plate material is externally fitted to an electric wire arranged at a position at which a load is exerted. A protector-equipped electric wire is provided with an electric wire arranged at a position at which a load is exerted, and a protector externally fitted to the electric wire. The protector is made of a folded hollow plate material, the hollow plate material including a plurality of plate-shaped portions, and interposed portions that are arranged extending in one direction between the plurality of plate-shaped portions and form hollow spaces between the plurality of plate-shaped portions, the protector including a plurality of wall portions that covers the electric wire. The plurality of wall portions including at least one load bearing wall portion that is arranged so that the direction in which the interposed portions extend corresponds to a direction in which the load is exerted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei MIZUNO, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Shinya SADOHARA, Kousei NOGAMI, Makoto IWATA
  • Patent number: 9834066
    Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. Then, an electrical power supply cord is disposed along the guide rail to be extended and contracted in one direction, and the electrical power supply cord supplies electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR LIGHT TRUCK CO., LTD., HI-LEX CORPORATION, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sudou, Masanao Asaoka, Ryota Nishikawa, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20170141494
    Abstract: An aim is to provide a terminal-equipped circuit board that has a novel configuration that is simple and can prevent a vehicle from catching fire after submersion. A terminal-equipped circuit board includes: a circuit board; and a plurality of terminals that are provided upright on the circuit board. The plurality of terminals include a positive terminal that is connected to a power supply line and a negative terminal that is connected to a ground line. At least one of the positive terminal and the negative terminal is enclosed by an impervious insulating tube member that is provided therearound. The positive terminal and the negative terminal are located adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Kami, Tatsurou Sakai, Yoshikazu Hachiya, Mamoru Nagai, Makoto Iwata, Wenjie Shi
  • Patent number: 9579956
    Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion slidably coupled to the guide rail and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. The guide rail is provided with a fitting hole into which a clip of a trim board is fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR LIGHT TRUCK CO., LTD., HI-LEX CORPORATION, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sudou, Masanao Asaoka, Ryota Nishikawa, Makoto Iwata
  • Patent number: 9567144
    Abstract: An attachment structure for binding band is for binding and fixing a held body (12) to a supporting wall (24) of a holding body (10) by a binding band (14) and includes a recess (22) open on the supporting wall (24) of the holding body (10) and a side wall (26) intersecting with the supporting wall (24) and a locking projection (32) cantilevered toward a side wall opening (28) of the recess (22) from a bottom surface (30) facing the side wall portion opening (28). The binding band (14) is tightened together with the held body (12) in a state where a band main body (36) of the binding band (14) arranged in a ring-like manner around the held body (12) is inserted into the recess (22) through the side wall opening (28) and locked to the locking projection (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160167602
    Abstract: Heating wire terminals (20a, 20b) connected to a heating wire (16) laid in a window glass (14) of a vehicle are aligned and arranged so that connecting portions (24a, 24b) have the same projection direction and are separated from each other in the projection direction. Power supply cables (26a, 26b) are connected to the respective heating wire terminals (20a, 20b) and are drawn out in the projection direction of the connecting portions (24a, 24b). A. An interference regulating member (34) is mounted on a part of the power supply cable (26a) connected to the connecting portion (24a) of one heating wire terminal (20a) and extends while passing the other heating wire terminal (20b), thereby avoiding contact with an externally exposed part (32) of the other heating wire terminal (20b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Makoto IWATA
  • Publication number: 20160159539
    Abstract: An attachment structure for binding band is for binding and fixing a held body (12) to a supporting wall (24) of a holding body (10) by a binding band (14) and includes a recess (22) open on the supporting wall (24) of the holding body (10) and a side wall (26) intersecting with the supporting wall (24) and a locking projection (32) cantilevered toward a side wall opening (28) of the recess (22) from a bottom surface (30) facing the side wall portion opening (28). The binding band (14) is tightened together with the held body (12) in a state where a band main body (36) of the binding band (14) arranged in a ring-like manner around the held body (12) is inserted into the recess (22) through the side wall opening (28) and locked to the locking projection (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Makoto IWATA
  • Patent number: 9363196
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a data-driven processor comprising at least a firing control which determines whether or not firing conditions have been met by determining whether or not all packets necessary for instruction execution have been received when a packet that convey a part of partitioned data to be processed has been input, and a data processing unit for performing processing corresponding to the packets transmitted from the firing control if the firing conditions have been met; a power supply circuit for supplying power to the data-driven processor; and overload avoidance means for refusing input of the packets to the data-driven processor, if a determination has been made that a data processing load in the data-driven processor may reach an overloaded state in which the data processing may stall, on the basis of current consumption in the data-driven processor. Accordingly, power consumption in a networking system is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: University of Tsukuba, Kochi University of Technology, Tokai University
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishikawa, Shuji Sannomiya, Makoto Iwata, Hiroshi Ishii, Keisuke Utsu
  • Publication number: 20160129863
    Abstract: A curl cord 14 for power supply routed between a supporting body 10 and a movable body 12 displaceably mounted relative to the supporting body 10. The curl cord 14 includes a spiral portion 40 spirally wound and free to expand and contract and is fixed to cord fixing portions 46, 48 respectively provided on the side of the supporting body 10 and the side of the movable body 12 on opposite sides of the spiral portion 40. Pressure-bonding/holding portions 54 to be pressure-bonded and held in a state where the spiral portion 40 is extended are provided on sides closer to the spiral portion 40 than the respective cord fixing portions 46, 48 and are pressure-bonded and held in a state where the spiral portion 40 is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160121700
    Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. Then, an electrical power supply cord is disposed along the guide rail to be extended and contracted in one direction, and the electrical power supply cord supplies electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR LIGHT TRUCK CO., LTD., HI-LEX CORPORATION, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sudou, Masanao Asaoka, Ryota Nishikawa, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20160089963
    Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion slidably coupled to the guide rail and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. The guide rail is provided with a fitting hole into which a clip of a trim board is fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR LIGHT TRUCK CO., LTD., HI-LEX CORPORATION, SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sudou, Masanao Asaoka, Ryota Nishikawa, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20140219084
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a data-driven processor comprising at least a firing control which determines whether or not firing conditions have been met by determining whether or not all packets necessary for instruction execution have been received when a packet that convey a part of partitioned data to be processed has been input, and a data processing unit for performing processing corresponding to the packets transmitted from the firing control if the firing conditions have been met; a power supply circuit for supplying power to the data-driven processor; and overload avoidance means for refusing input of the packets to the data-driven processor, if a determination has been made that a data processing load in the data-driven processor may reach an overloaded state in which the data processing may stall, on the basis of current consumption in the data-driven processor. Accordingly, power consumption in a networking system is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishikawa, Shuji Sannomiya, Makoto Iwata, Hiroshi Ishii, Keisuke Utsu
  • Patent number: 8671359
    Abstract: A scroll display control device is provided, which is capable of scroll-displaying a text corresponding to a picture in such manner that the text can be easily understood. The scroll display control device scroll-displays, in synchronism with reproduction of the picture correlated to text information (TI), the corresponding text information (TI) on a text display screen (TW). A scroll speed calculation unit (102) dynamically calculates a text scroll speed (v) on the basis of a time length of a picture section presently under reproduction, a text quantity of the corresponding text section and text display setting information. A picture text control unit (104) scroll-displays text of the text section at a predetermined reference position of the text display screen (TW) according to the scroll speed (v). By displaying preceding and succeeding texts with respect to the text corresponding to the picture section presently under reproduction, it is possible to read back and pre-read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Hirokazu Koizumi, Naohiro Takeda, Makoto Iwata, Ryoma Oami
  • Patent number: 7862002
    Abstract: To provide a vacuum valve with an improved endurance of a bellows, a vacuum valve comprises: a valve section including a first port, a second port, a valve seat provided between the first and second ports, and a valve element movable into or out of contact with the valve seat; an actuator section including an orifice through which an operating fluid is supplied to the actuator section, and a piston coupled to the valve element, the piston being allowed to operate according to changes of pressure of the operating fluid to apply a driving force to the valve section; and a bellows which can be contracted and elongated as the valve element vertically moves upward and downward. The orifice is designed to have an effective sectional area determined so that an operating speed of the valve element and the piston is controlled to a predetermined speed for preventing damage of the bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: CKD Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Naitoh, Michinori Ikuji, Shin Ito, Makoto Iwata
  • Patent number: 7599050
    Abstract: A method of inspecting an inspection target surface comprises: irradiating an irradiation light having a predetermined pattern on the inspection target surface; imaging the surface irradiated with the irradiation light; and inspecting the inspection target surface based on an obtained image of the inspection target surface. The irradiation light irradiated from an irradiation face has a mesh-like pattern including meshes of a same shape. Each mesh has an irradiation area smaller than a non-irradiation area in a plane normal to the optical axis. The inspection target surface is inspected based on lightness/darkness information of an image area in the obtained image corresponding to a non-irradiated area in the inspection target surface. A light point having intermediate brightness and formed in a dark face formed within the mesh is extracted as a defect candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chie Ishikawa, Makoto Iwata, Mamoru Sakaue, Keisuke Kuroki
  • Patent number: 7427818
    Abstract: A relaxor ferroelectric solid solution single crystal is capable of making transitions, at temperatures below the Curie temperature, between a first state which has a high permittivity and blocks optical transmission and a second state which has a low permittivity and allows optical transmission. The relaxor ferroelectric solid solution single crystal undergoes a transition to the second state if an electric field above a threshold is applied thereto in the first state. The relaxor ferroelectric solid solution single crystal undergoes a transition to the first state if heated to or above the Curie temperature in the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Gifu University
    Inventors: Naohiko Yasuda, Hidehiro Ohwa, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20080111095
    Abstract: To provide a vacuum valve with an improved endurance of a bellows, a vacuum valve comprises: a valve section including a first port, a second port, a valve seat provided between the first and second ports, and a valve element movable into or out of contact with the valve seat; an actuator section including an orifice through which an operating fluid is supplied to the actuator section, and a piston coupled to the valve element, the piston being allowed to operate according to changes of pressure of the operating fluid to apply a driving force to the valve section; and a bellows which can be contracted and elongated as the valve element vertically moves upward and downward. The orifice is designed to have an effective sectional area determined so that an operating speed of the valve element and the piston is controlled to a predetermined speed for preventing damage of the bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: CKD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Naitoh, Michinori Ikuji, Shin Ito, Makoto Iwata
  • Publication number: 20070206182
    Abstract: A method of inspecting an inspection target surface comprises: irradiating an irradiation light having a predetermined pattern on the inspection target surface; imaging the surface irradiated with the irradiation light; and inspecting the inspection target surface based on an obtained image of the inspection target surface. The irradiation light irradiated from an irradiation face has a mesh-like pattern including meshes of a same shape. Each mesh has an irradiation area smaller than a non-irradiation area in a plane normal to the optical axis. The inspection target surface is inspected based on lightness/darkness information of an image area in the obtained image corresponding to a non-irradiated area in the inspection target surface. A light point having intermediate brightness and formed in a dark face formed within the mesh is extracted as a defect candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: DAIHATSU MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Ishikawa, Makoto Iwata, Mamoru Sakaue, Keisuke Kuroki
  • Patent number: 6752376
    Abstract: A flow controller (1), comprising a valve body (4) having flow paths forming an inlet and an outlet of fluid, a diaphragm (6) held fixedly between the valve body and a bonnet (5), and an operating mechanism (7) moving the diaphragm vertically, wherein the valve body flow paths communicate with each other through a projection-free communication path (8), the a diaphragm is formed so that, when lowering, it comes into close contact with the communication path so that it closes the flow path and, when rising, the center part thereof is recessed so that an area near the outer peripheral part is raised, and a curved surface (52), to which the outer upper surface (63) of the raised part is closely fitted, is formed on a bonnet on the inner lower surface of a diaphragm holding part (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Fujikin
    Inventors: Jyunji Satou, Hisatoshi Akamoto, Makoto Iwata