Patents by Inventor Masakazu Hashimoto
Masakazu Hashimoto 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).
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Publication number: 20110074136Abstract: An airbag apparatus is mounted on a vehicle as housed in a housing and includes an airbag inflatable with inflation gas for catching an object of protection. The airbag includes a sheet-shaped circumferential wall made from synthetic resin. The circumferential wall is plastically deformable in such a manner as to be elongated due to increase of internal pressure caused by being pressed by the object of protection when arresting the object of protection at full inflation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kensaku Honda, Yasushi Okada, Yuji Sato, Masakazu Hashimoto, Daisuke Yamamura
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Patent number: 7648160Abstract: A vehicle includes an air bag device for an occupant seated in a rearmost seat. The air bag device includes an air bag, which is accommodated at the rear end portion of the roof of the vehicle in a folded state, and an inflator, which supplies gas to the air bag. The air bag is unfolded downward to be inflated between the rearmost seat and a rear window glass. The air bag device has several functions to effectively protect an occupant seated in the rearmost seat, such as a function to apply a predetermined tension to the inflated air bag, a function to properly restrict the thickness of the air bag, and a function to properly control the unfolding direction of the air bag.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Masakazu Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Naoki Hotta, Shinji Oguchi
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Publication number: 20090181844Abstract: Conventionally, in order to improve health problems, there have been technologies using ceramic materials, which are considered to have effects of far-infrared radiation, for accessories and films etc. These accessories and films etc. have effects of improving blood circulation or metabolism by far-infrared radiation etc. However, in the conventional technologies, the far-infrared radiation is insufficient, so that health problems cannot be sufficiently improved. The present invention provides a ceramic material, containing silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, titanium, and potassium as major constituents; and sulfur, strontium, vanadium, and yttrium as accessory constituents. In addition, the ceramic material of the present invention may be used for products such as cloth, accessories, filters for liquid, and cosmetic products.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: CO-EI CO., LTD.Inventor: Masakazu Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20080174092Abstract: A vehicle includes an air bag device for an occupant seated in a rearmost seat. The air bag device includes an air bag, which is accommodated at the rear end portion of the roof of the vehicle in a folded state, and an inflator, which supplies gas to the air bag. The air bag is unfolded downward to be inflated between the rearmost seat and a rear window glass. The air bag device has several functions to effectively protect an occupant seated in the rearmost seat, such as a function to apply a predetermined tension to the inflated air bag, a function to properly restrict the thickness of the air bag, and a function to properly control the unfolding direction of the air bag.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2008Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Masakazu Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Naoki Hotta, Shinji Oguchi
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Patent number: 7370879Abstract: The knee protecting airbag device is assembled such that a retainer and an attachment bracket clamp the peripheral portion of a gas inlet opening of an airbag, bag holding wall parts of a case, and a gas providing inflator. This inflator is provided with a diffuser for covering the gas discharge port of a body. The retainer and the attachment bracket are connected by inserting bolts and connecting members through the airbag and the case, by retaining retaining portions on the retaining portions of the connecting members, and by inserting the bolts into through holes and fastening them with nuts. At this connecting time, guide portions of the retainer and the diffuser are fitted on each other to form a guide passage for guiding the gas into the airbag.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 13, 2008Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Hotta, Atsushi Nagata, Masahiro Takimoto, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7364185Abstract: A vehicle includes an air bag device for an occupant seated in a rearmost seat. The air bag device includes an air bag, which is accommodated at the rear end portion of the roof of the vehicle in a folded state, and an inflator, which supplies gas to the air bag. The air bag is unfolded downward to be inflated between the rearmost seat and a rear window glass. The air bag device has several functions to effectively protect an occupant seated in the rearmost seat, such as a function to apply a predetermined tension to the inflated air bag, a function to properly restrict the thickness of the air bag, and a function to properly control the unfolding direction of the air bag.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: April 29, 2008Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Masakazu Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Naoki Hotta, Shinji Oguchi
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Patent number: 7328916Abstract: In a knee protection system according to the present invention, a knee protection panel is driven from a standby position surrounded by an interior member to the vehicle rear side to a knee-protecting position in front of the knees of an occupant by a drive mechanism when the vehicle is crashing, whereby the knees moving forward are protected by the knee protection panel thus driven. The drive mechanism includes a holding portion for holding the knee protection panel in such a manner that the knee protection panel is moved rearward. Engagement portions are provided, respectively, at locations where the holding portion and the knee protection panel connect with each other in such a manner as to be brought into engagement with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, NHK Spring Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Takahiko Sato, Akiyoshi Nagano, Masakazu Hashimoto, Osamu Fukawatase, Takeaki Kato, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Tadanori Hisamoto, Shinichi Horibata
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Patent number: 7234727Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuji Kuriyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toru Koyama, Toshinori Tanase, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 7232149Abstract: A knee protection airbag apparatus of this invention has an airbag having a construction in which folded and accommodated below the area in front of the knees of a passenger who is seated, and inflates upward toward the rear of the vehicle so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the passenger, when an inflating gas is inserted. The airbag includes a knee protection inflation portion which is disposed on the upper side of the airbag after completion of inflation and which is capable of protecting both knees of the passenger, and a shin facing portion disposed below the knee protection inflation portion after completion of inflation, in an area extending substantially vertically so as to be at the position of both shins of the passenger.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2004Date of Patent: June 19, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Hotta, Masakazu Hashimoto, Atsushi Nagata, Yoshio Mizuno
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Patent number: 7207598Abstract: In the occupant protection device according to the present invention, a restraint body joined with a driving mechanism is located near a target area of a seated occupant while being surrounded by an interior decoration member. Upon predicting a collision of the vehicle, the driving mechanism is actuated to protrude the restraint body from an opening in the interior decoration member for restraining the movement of the target area upon collision by its side facing the occupant, and when the collision is avoided, the driving mechanism returns the protruded restraint body in the opening of the interior decoration member. The restraint body is provided in the vicinity of its outer periphery with a retaining hole, a clip to be inserted in and retained by the retaining hole, and a guide surface for guiding the clip into the retaining hole for helping the restraint body to return in the opening of the interior decoration member.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Takahiko Sato, Akiyoshi Nagano, Masakazu Hashimoto, Toshikatsu Togawa, Osamu Fukawatase
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Patent number: 7204511Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2005Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuji Kuriyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toru Koyama, Toshinori Tanase, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20070046003Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuji Kuriyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toru Koyama, Toshinori Tanase, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 6965003Abstract: A block copolymer comprising a polymer block [A] and a polymer block [B]. The polymer block [A] contains mainly a repeating unit having an alicyclic structure, and the polymer block [B] contains the repeating unit having an alicyclic structure and a repeating unit derived from a diene based monomer and/or a vinyl based monomer. In any block, the carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds are hydrogenated. The block copolymer is molded into optical disks, optical waveguides, films, sheets, containers, and optical lenses.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2001Date of Patent: November 15, 2005Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Atsushi Sone, Tsutomu Nagamune, Masakazu Hashimoto, Toru Murata
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Publication number: 20050248131Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2005Publication date: November 10, 2005Inventors: Kenji Mori, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuji Kuriyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toru Koyama, Toshinori Tanase, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Patent number: 6959944Abstract: A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement mechanism displaces the airbag module from an original position to a predetermined position when a collision of the vehicle is predicted and displaces the airbag module from the predetermined position to the original position when the predicted collision is avoided. A second airbag apparatus of the present invention has the airbag module and the displacement mechanism, which displaces a support member. The support member displaces the airbag from the original position to the predetermined position before the airbag is deployed. The deployed airbag is supported between the support body that is displaced to the predetermined position and an occupant.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2003Date of Patent: November 1, 2005Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Mori, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yuji Kuriyama, Tadashi Yamamoto, Toru Koyama, Toshinori Tanase, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20050218641Abstract: In a knee protection system according to the present invention, a knee protection panel is driven from a standby position surrounded by an interior member to the vehicle rear side to a knee-protecting position in front of the knees of an occupant by a drive mechanism when the vehicle is crashing, whereby the knees moving forward are protected by the knee protection panel thus driven. The drive mechanism includes a holding portion for holding the knee protection panel in such a manner that the knee protection panel is moved rearward. Engagement portions are provided, respectively, at locations where the holding portion and the knee protection panel connect with each other in such a manner as to be brought into engagement with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Hiroyuki Tajima, Takahiko Sato, Akiyoshi Nagano, Masakazu Hashimoto, Osamu Fukawatase, Takeaki Kato, Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Tadanori Hisamoto, Shinichi Horibata
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Patent number: 6920954Abstract: A pedestrian protection airbag system includes a control unit, an airbag, an inflator, a movement unit for moving a cover member to thereby allow the airbag to thrust out from an airbag storage portion smoothly, and a drawing unit for drawing out the airbag. The control unit receives signals from sensors, and can perform detection in two stages. In one of the stages the control unit performs touch detection such that the control unit can anticipate that a vehicle will touch a pedestrian, while in the other stage the control unit performs approach detection before the touch detection such that the control unit detects the pedestrian approaching the vehicle. The movement unit and the drawing unit are actuated by the control unit detecting a pedestrian approaching the vehicle. The inflator is actuated by the control unit detecting calculated touch to the pedestrian.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: July 26, 2005Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Masakazu Hashimoto, Yuji Sato, Toru Koyama
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Patent number: 6912783Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a valve plate for a compressor according to this invention, a punch die 43 formed with a convex and concave configuration at its tip end face 42 is set at a press machine 41, and the punch die 43 is depressed against a surface of a valve plate 9 to transfer the convex and concave configuration of the tip end face 42. Thus, peripheral portions of a suction port and a discharge port of the valve plate 9 are roughened.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Hirohiko Tanaka, Suguru Hirota, Atsushi Shibata, Takeshi Kondo, Mitsuru Hattori, Eiji Tokunaga, Tetsuhiko Fukanuma, Masakazu Hashimoto, Hiromi Yoshino
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Publication number: 20050140123Abstract: The knee protecting airbag device is assembled such that a retainer and an attachment bracket clamp the peripheral portion of a gas inlet opening of an airbag, bag holding wall parts of a case, and a gas providing inflator. This inflator is provided with a diffuser for covering the gas discharge port of a body. The retainer and the attachment bracket are connected by inserting bolts and connecting members through the airbag and the case, by retaining retaining portions on the retaining portions of the connecting members, and by inserting the bolts into through holes and fastening them with nuts. At this connecting time, guide portions of the retainer and the diffuser are fitted on each other to form a guide passage for guiding the gas into the airbag.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2004Publication date: June 30, 2005Inventors: Naoki Hotta, Atsushi Nagata, Masahiro Takimoto, Masakazu Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20050062265Abstract: A knee protection airbag apparatus of this invention has an airbag having a construction in which folded and accommodated below the area in front of the knees of a passenger who is seated, and inflates upward toward the rear of the vehicle so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the passenger, when an inflating gas is inserted. The airbag includes a knee protection inflation portion which is disposed on the upper side of the airbag after completion of inflation and which is capable of protecting both knees of the passenger, and a shin facing portion disposed below the knee protection inflation portion after completion of inflation, in an area extending substantially vertically so as to be at the position of both shins of the passenger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Inventors: Naoki Hotta, Masakazu Hashimoto, Atsushi Nagata, Yoshio Mizuno