Patents by Inventor Makoto Muranaka

Makoto Muranaka 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: 20100122778
    Abstract: A shade apparatus for a vehicle includes a guide rail mechanism adapted to be arranged along a side portion of an inner periphery of an opening formed in an interior ceiling member of the vehicle, a shade panel mechanism slidably supported by the guide rail mechanism, configured to open and close the opening of the interior ceiling member, and including first and second shade panels, an engaging member arranged at one of the first and second shade panels, and an elastic member arranged at the other of the first and second shade panels and including a fixing portion and a deformable portion. The first and second shade panels move as a unit in the moving direction after one of the first and second shade panels moves relative to the other of the first and second shade panels in the moving direction and the engaging member engages with the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Makoto Muranaka, Shinji Sakai, Kazuki Sawada, Kazushige Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7424391
    Abstract: A statistics system stores inputted statistical target information into storage. When each unit time period defined in a statistical calculation rule expires, the statistics system reads all pieces of statistical target information whose occurrence times are contained in the unit time period from storage, executes statistical calculation, and registers the statistical result to the statistical information in storage. When statistical target information is inputted, the statistics system sets a re-calculation flag to a unit time period including the occurrence time shown by the statistical target information among the respective unit time periods whose statistical results are registered in the statistical information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Makoto Muranaka, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Shinya Nishikawa, Maria Kita, Daisaku Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070223522
    Abstract: A statistics system stores inputted statistical target information into storage. When each unit time period defined in a statistical calculation rule expires, the statistics system reads all pieces of statistical target information whose occurrence times are contained in the unit time period from the storage, executes statistical calculation, and registers the statistical result to the statistical information in the storage. When statistical target information is inputted, the statistics system sets a re-calculation flag to a unit time period including the occurrence time shown by the statistical target information among the respective unit time periods whose statistical results are registered in the statistical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Makoto Muranaka, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Shinya Nishikawa, Maria Kita, Daisaku Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7246848
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first internal wall surface in a height direction; a main body portion which the sliding member includes and which is supported by the first internal wall surface; and a first flexible portion which the sliding member includes. One end of the first flexible portion is connected to the main body portion, while the other end of the first flexible portion is configured to come in pressure-contact with the main body portion when the first flexible portion comes in pressure-contact with the second internal wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazusige Kawamura, Makoto Muranaka, Naoaki Hoshihara
  • Publication number: 20060279111
    Abstract: A sunroof apparatus includes: a first internal wall surface with which a guide rail is provided; a second internal wall surface with which the guide rail is provided and which faces the first internal wall surface in a height direction; a main body portion which the sliding member includes and which is supported by the first internal wall surface; and a first flexible portion which the sliding member includes. One end of the first flexible portion is connected to the main body portion, while the other end of the first flexible portion is configured to come in pressure-contact with the main body portion when the first flexible portion comes in pressure-contact with the second internal wall surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Kazusige Kawamura, Makoto Muranaka, Naoaki Hoshihara