Patents by Inventor Manabu Yamaoka

Manabu Yamaoka 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: 20240069468
    Abstract: With a mounting operation of a supply container, a supported portion 11b of a developer receiving portion 11 is supported by a receipt supporting portion 30c of a lifting portion 30. With further mounting operation, a shutter sliding portion 30b of the lifting portion 30 slides on a shutter inclined portion 4f of a shutter 4. The developer receiving portion 11 is displaced so as to bring a receiving opening into communication with a discharge opening by operating, using the shutter 4, the lifting portion 30 supporting the supported portion 11b of the developer receiving portion 11. By this, a load required for movement of the developer receiving portion 11 is reduced to achieve smooth mounting of the supply container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yohei Gamo, Tsukasa Mine, Akihito Kamura, Koji Katayama, Masato Yamaoka, Yusuke Oizumi, Manabu Jimba, Ayatomo Okino, Nobuyuki Yomoda, Keisuke Isobe
  • Patent number: 10618458
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight control device is provided with: a pedestrian detection unit which detects a pedestrian; and a headlight control unit which controls an irradiation state of a headlight. When the pedestrian detection unit detects a pedestrian within an irradiation range of the headlight, the headlight control unit executes dimming control for controlling the irradiation state of the headlight so that a periphery of the pedestrian is dimmed. The pedestrian is irradiated with a part of a high beam or a low beam, or marking light emitted from a dedicated light source. A dimming region is formed around the pedestrian by the dimming control, and contrast in brightness between the pedestrian and his/her surroundings can be raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Kota Yuchi, Yasutaka Otsubo, Takehiko Nishida, Masahiro Asahi, Yoshiaki Nakaya, Manabu Yamaoka, Takanori Okahashi, Yoshiaki Matsuba
  • Publication number: 20200062168
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight control device is provided with: a pedestrian detection unit which detects a pedestrian; and a headlight control unit which controls an irradiation state of a headlight. When the pedestrian detection unit detects a pedestrian within an irradiation range of the headlight, the headlight control unit executes dimming control for controlling the irradiation state of the headlight so that a periphery of the pedestrian is dimmed. The pedestrian is irradiated with a part of a high beam or a low beam, or marking light emitted from a dedicated light source. A dimming region is formed around the pedestrian by the dimming control, and contrast in brightness between the pedestrian and his/her surroundings can be raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kota Yuchi, Yasutaka Otsubo, Takehiko Nishida, Masahiro Asahi, Yoshiaki Nakaya, Manabu Yamaoka, Takanori Okahashi, Yoshiaki Matsuba
  • Patent number: 10464471
    Abstract: A switching device for a vehicle headlight of a vehicle having an Adaptive LED Headlight (ALH) mode. The switching device may include a steering column lever switch supported on a steering column of the vehicle so as to be movable between an initial position and a predetermined moved position by a moving operation input, an ALH switch configured to receive a switching operation input that sets the ALH mode, and a controller configured to change the irradiation mode of the headlight according to a position of the lever switch and the switching operation input received by the ALH switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Sueishi, Manabu Yamaoka, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Keiichi Sato, Keiichirou Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190291633
    Abstract: A switching device for a vehicle headlight of a vehicle having an Adaptive LED Headlight (ALH) mode. The switching device may include a steering column lever switch supported on a steering column of the vehicle so as to be movable between an initial position and a predetermined moved position by a moving operation input, an ALH switch configured to receive a switching operation input that sets the ALH mode, and a controller configured to change the irradiation mode of the headlight according to a position of the lever switch and the switching operation input received by the ALH switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Katsuya Sueishi, Manabu Yamaoka, Tomonori Ohtsubo, Keiichi Sato, Keiichirou Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10323852
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle shutter capable of detecting a flap to which power transmission is cut off by providing turn restriction units each having a simple structure in flaps. The vehicle shutter is provided with: a plurality of flaps 13 capable of opening and closing an outside air introduction path 8 for introducing outside air into an engine compartment and arranged in parallel to each other so as to cross the outside air introduction path 8; a linkage operation section linking the flaps 13 with each other to perform an opening/closing operation of the flaps; a drive section driving the flaps 13 to be open and closed through the linkage operation section; an abnormality detection section detecting an abnormality of the flaps 13 on the basis of an operating state of the drive section; and an abnormality notification section notifying the abnormality to a user on the basis of output from the abnormality detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, STARLITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhki Takanaga, Kazuma Kondou, Manabu Yamaoka, Yoshimitsu Hayamizu, Naoya Takashima
  • Patent number: 9745491
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a crosslinked polymer by radical polymerization of a monomer composition, by which method a desired crosslinked polymer can be produced in a high solid content with good productivity (also at a low production cost), and a crosslinked polymer obtained by the production method and a coating composition containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON BEE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko Hayashi, Sachiko Morimoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Naoya Yabuuchi
  • Patent number: 9150096
    Abstract: A grill shutter unit comprises a shutter unit provided in back of a traveling-air introductory port formed at a front end of a vehicle body and including shutter members, and a traveling-air guide member including a guide frame portion provided at an outer peripheral edge portion of the shutter unit and a seal portion provided to extend forward continuously from a front end of the guide frame portion and be made from soft synthetic resin having more flexibility than the frame portion, wherein the grill shutter unit is configured such that when the shutter members are closed, a seal portion of the traveling-air guide member is pressed against an outer peripheral wall face of the traveling-air introductory port by pressure of traveling air shut off by the shutter members closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Yuhki Takanaga, Kazuma Kondou, Manabu Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20140335778
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle shutter capable of detecting a flap to which power transmission is cut off by providing turn restriction units each having a simple structure in flaps. The vehicle shutter is provided with: a plurality of flaps 13 capable of opening and closing an outside air introduction path 8 for introducing outside air into an engine compartment and arranged in parallel to each other so as to cross the outside air introduction path 8; a linkage operation section linking the flaps 13 with each other to perform an opening/closing operation of the flaps; a drive section driving the flaps 13 to be open and closed through the linkage operation section; an abnormality detection section detecting an abnormality of the flaps 13 on the basis of an operating state of the drive section; and an abnormality notification section notifying the abnormality to a user on the basis of output from the abnormality detection section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, STARLITE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki TAKANAGA, Kazuma KONDO, Manabu YAMAOKA, Yoshimitsu HAYAMIZU, Naoya TAKASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20140291056
    Abstract: A grill shutter unit comprises a shutter unit provided in back of a traveling-air introductory port formed at a front end of a vehicle body and including shutter members, and a traveling-air guide member including a guide frame portion provided at an outer peripheral edge portion of the shutter unit and a seal portion provided to extend forward continuously from a front end of the guide frame portion and be made from soft synthetic resin having more flexibility than the frame portion, wherein the grill shutter unit is configured such that when the shutter members are closed, a seal portion of the traveling-air guide member is pressed against an outer peripheral wall face of the traveling-air introductory port by pressure of traveling air shut off by the shutter members closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuhki TAKANAGA, Kazuma KONDOU, Manabu YAMAOKA
  • Publication number: 20140187710
    Abstract: The object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a crosslinked polymer by radical polymerization of a monomer composition, by which method a desired crosslinked polymer can be produced in a high solid content with good productivity (also at a low production cost), and a crosslinked polymer obtained by the production method and a coating composition containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Yumiko HAYASHI, Sachiko MORIMOTO, Manabu YAMAOKA, Naoya YABUUCHI
  • Patent number: 7638198
    Abstract: A clear coating composition which inhibits a corrosion reaction by containing a rust preventive agent in a clear layer on a silver-plating payer and preventing a corrosive substance such as chlorine ion from contacting with the surface of the silver-plating layer, and develops beautiful silver-plating design for a long time, and an inmold decoration product comprising a silver-plating layer. The clear coating composition is used in forming a multilayer coating film obtained by forming a base coating film layer, a silver-plating layer, and a clear coating film layer in succession on a plastic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Bee Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Itakura, Takashi Yamamoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Toshihiko Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 7419723
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a base coating composition for decorated moldings containing silver plating layer and a top clear coating composition for decorated moldings containing silver plating layer, and decorated moldings obtainable by using these compositions; the compositions and moldings are to be excellent in silver deposition tendency, basecoat film smoothness, adhesion and/or film appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Nippon Bee Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Itakura, Takashi Yamamoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Toshihiko Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20080152927
    Abstract: A colored base coating composition includes a chlorinated polyolefin resin grafted with an acrylic component in which the acrylic component has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 60° C. or more and an OH group-containing acrylic resin. The chlorinated polyolefin resin grafted with the acrylic component and the OH group-containing acrylic resin have a mass ratio of nonvolatile matters thereof ranging from 70/30 to 50/50. The colored base coating composition is applied on a substrate made of a nonpolar resin to form a colored base coat, and the coat is dried so that a nonvolatile matter of the coat becomes 70 to 100% by mass. A clear coating composition having a coating viscosity of 15 to 50 mPa·s is applied on the colored base coat to form the clear coat, and the clear coat is irradiated with an active energy ray in an atmosphere having an oxygen content of 5% by mass or less to be cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicants: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., NIPPON BEE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fumihito Noguchi, Takashi Sekiya, Hiroshi Watarai, Sakae Matsui, Makoto Hashimoto, Takashi Morimoto, Manabu Yamaoka
  • Publication number: 20060014024
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a clear coating composition which inhibits a corrosion reaction by containing a rust preventive agent in a clear layer on a silver-plating layer and preventing a corrosive substance such as chlorine ion from contacting with the surface of the silver-plating layer, and develops beautiful silver-plating design for a long time, and an inmold decoration product comprising a silver-plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD., NIPPON BEE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Itakura, Takashi Yamamoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Toshihiko Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20060003107
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a coating with both primer and base coating function for an inmold decoration product, which can attain an inmold decoration product which secures adequately the adhesion between a polyolefin substrate and a coating film layer without forming a primer coating film layer and also has excellent properties in a precipitating property of silver, smoothness of a silver-plating layer and coating film appearance, a method of producing inmold decoration products formed by using this base coating composition and an inmold decoration product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., NIPPON BEE CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Itakura, Takashi Yamamoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Toshihiko Uchiyama
  • Publication number: 20050009983
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a base coating composition for decorated moldings containing silver plating layer and a top clear coating composition for decorated moldings containing silver plating layer, and decorated moldings obtainable by using these compositions; the compositions and moldings are to be excellent in silver deposition tendency, basecoat film smoothness, adhesion and/or film appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Tatsuya Itakura, Takashi Yamamoto, Manabu Yamaoka, Toshihiko Uchiyama