Patents by Inventor Masaru Tsukamoto
Masaru Tsukamoto 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: 20230165756Abstract: An edible body marking device that forms a marking pattern on an edible body by scanning a laser spot. The marking pattern includes, as additional information, positional information of one or more index dots that are made by partially deforming or removing one or more dots of the laser spot, or newly adding one or more dots of the laser spot with respect to a basic pattern that is obtained by forming a plurality of the dots of the laser spot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Shigenobu HARADA, Hiroshi SAKURAMOTO, Shinji AMANO, Daiya FUJINAKA
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Patent number: 10807502Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Takuro Yamada, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada
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Patent number: 10800292Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a movable frame provided at a front end portion of a stationary frame is configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position frontward of the first position. An outer covering provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame is configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. First and second straps are provided to extend rearward from a front end of the outer covering and configured to pull the front end of the outer covering rearward. The front end of the outer covering from which the first and second straps extend is arranged under the stationary frame. The first strap and the second strap are in positions spaced out laterally from each other. The first strap and the second strap are being pulled laterally inward.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Daisuke Ogino, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada
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Patent number: 10793025Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame and a cushion pad is disclosed. The movable frame is provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position. The cushion pad is provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. The movable frame has an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada
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Patent number: 10717371Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Takuro Yamada, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada, Travis M. Reel
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Patent number: 10710472Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames, a connecting member, a plastic cover member, and a cushion pad. The connecting member connects the pair of side frames. The plastic cover member is fixed on an upper side of each side frame. The cushion pad is laid over the connecting member and the cover member. The cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: TS TECH CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Muneyuki Nogami, Kurt Shrewsbury, Koji Onuma, Ronald C. Cozzo, David A. Juarez, Masakazu Okada, Ganesh Narayanan
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Patent number: 10538181Abstract: A seatback of a seat includes a seatback frame, a pad placed on a front side of the seatback frame, and a skin member covering a front part of the pad and extending to a rear side of the seatback frame. An inner support member is attached to the rear side of the seatback frame. A back board is attached to a rear side of the inner support member and configured to hold an edge portion of the skin member against at least an upper part of the inner support member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masaru Tsukamoto, Kristian Villanueva, Takuji Kaneda, Makoto Takeuchi, Ganesh Narayanan, Masakazu Okada
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Patent number: 10384630Abstract: A seat sliding mechanism includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a position sensor and a sensor bracket. The lower rail is provided on a side of a vehicle floor. The upper rail is provided at a lower part of a seat body and is slidably supported by the lower rail along front and rear directions. The position sensor is provided on the upper rail and detects a position along front and rear directions. The sensor bracket is provided on the lower rail and its proximity state to the position sensor is to be detected. The sensor bracket includes a base, a detected portion and a supporting portion. The base is fixed to a bottom of the lower rail. The detected portion is detected by the position sensor. The supporting portion supports the detected portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaru Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20190217744Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Takuro YAMADA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
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Publication number: 20190217745Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a movable frame provided at a front end portion of a stationary frame is configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position frontward of the first position. An outer covering provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame is configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. First and second straps are provided to extend rearward from a front end of the outer covering and configured to pull the front end of the outer covering rearward. The front end of the outer covering from which the first and second straps extend is arranged under the stationary frame. The first strap and the second strap are in positions spaced out laterally from each other. The first strap and the second strap are being pulled laterally inward.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Daisuke OGINO, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
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Publication number: 20190210485Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stationary frame, a movable frame and a cushion pad is disclosed. The movable frame is provided at a front end portion of the stationary frame and configured to be slidable frontward and rearward between a first position and a second position that is frontward of the first position. The cushion pad is provided to extend frontward from an upper side of the stationary frame and configured to wrap around a front end portion of the movable frame. The movable frame has an upper surface including a curved surface bulging upwardly.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
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Publication number: 20190210486Abstract: A vehicle seat includes a pair of side frames, a connecting member, a plastic cover member, and a cushion pad. The connecting member connects the pair of side frames. The plastic cover member is fixed on an upper side of each side frame. The cushion pad is laid over the connecting member and the cover member. The cover member includes an inner fixing portion fixed to an upper side of the connecting member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Kurt SHREWSBURY, Koji ONUMA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA, Ganesh NARAYANAN
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Publication number: 20190210487Abstract: In a vehicle seat, a cushion pad includes a center portion and left and right side portions disposed, respectively, at left and right sides of the center portion. The cushion pad has a first slit provided between the center portion and each of the left and right side portions. The outer covering includes a center cover disposed to cover the center portion, and left and right side covers disposed to cover the left and right side portions, respectively. The outer covering has a second slit provided between the center cover and each of the left and right side covers. Left and right movement restriction plates are fixed to the left and right side covers, respectively. A cushion frame includes left and right engageable portions disposed, respectively, adjacent to the left and right movement restriction plates in positions laterally outward of the movement restriction plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Muneyuki NOGAMI, Takuro YAMADA, Ronald C. COZZO, David A. JUAREZ, Masakazu OKADA
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Publication number: 20190210498Abstract: A seatback of a seat includes a seatback frame, a pad placed on a front side of the seatback frame, and a skin member covering a front part of the pad and extending to a rear side of the seatback frame. An inner support member is attached to the rear side of the seatback frame. A back board is attached to a rear side of the inner support member and configured to hold an edge portion of the skin member against at least an upper part of the inner support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Masaru TSUKAMOTO, Kristian VILLANUEVA, Takuji KANEDA, Makoto TAKEUCHI, Ganesh NARAYANAN, Masakazu OKADA
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Patent number: 10099589Abstract: A headrest guide includes: a tubular portion that extends in a first direction and into which a stay is inserted; a tongue piece protruding partially to the inside of the tubular portion, the tongue piece being configured to bend in a radial direction of the tubular portion and being configured to be brought into contact with the stay; and a plate spring pressing the tongue piece inwardly in the radial direction of the tubular portion. Protruding portions are disposed on opposite sides of the tubular portion, respectively, with the tongue piece interposed therebetween to hold the plate spring at opposite end sides thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: TS Tech Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Akimitsu Kurihara, Masaru Tsukamoto, Ganapathy Srinivasan, Ganesh Narayanan, Jeffrey Scheurer, II, Masakazu Okada, Ronald C. Cozzo
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Publication number: 20180236911Abstract: A headrest guide includes: a tubular portion that extends in a first direction and into which a stay is inserted; a tongue piece protruding partially to the inside of the tubular portion, the tongue piece being configured to bend in a radial direction of the tubular portion and being configured to be brought into contact with the stay; and a plate spring pressing the tongue piece inwardly in the radial direction of the tubular portion. Protruding portions are disposed on opposite sides of the tubular portion, respectively, with the tongue piece interposed therebetween to hold the plate spring at opposite end sides thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Makoto Takeuchi, Akimitsu Kurihara, Masaru Tsukamoto, Ganapathy Srinivasan, Ganesh Narayanan, Jeffrey Scheurer, II, Masakazu Okada, Ronald C. Cozzo
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Publication number: 20170096081Abstract: A seat sliding mechanism includes a lower rail, an upper rail, a position sensor and a sensor bracket. The lower rail is provided on a side of a vehicle floor. The upper rail is provided at a lower part of a seat body and is slidably supported by the lower rail along front and rear directions. The position sensor is provided on the upper rail and detects a position along front and rear directions. The sensor bracket is provided on the lower rail and its proximity state to the position sensor is to be detected. The sensor bracket includes a base, a detected portion and a supporting portion. The base is fixed to a bottom of the lower rail. The detected portion is detected by the position sensor. The supporting portion supports the detected portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Masaru TSUKAMOTO
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Patent number: 9302602Abstract: A seat heater provided in a seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes a first heater wire and a second heater wire which are arranged on the opposite side to each other through the groove provided on the surface of a cushion pad, and a groove portion heater wire provided in the groove for connecting the second heater wire with the first heater wire. The groove portion heater wire includes one end portion extending toward a groove bottom beyond a first corner of the groove, the other end portion extending toward the groove bottom beyond a second corner of the groove, and a folded portion folded in the central part of the groove bottom. The extending direction of at least one of the one end portion and the other end portion of the groove portion heater wire is inclined with respect to the depth direction of the groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Masaru Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20150239379Abstract: A seat heater provided in a seat cushion of a vehicle seat includes a first heater wire and a second heater wire which are arranged on the opposite side to each other through the groove provided on the surface of a cushion pad, and a groove portion heater wire provided in the groove for connecting the second heater wire with the first heater wire. The groove portion heater wire includes one end portion extending toward a groove bottom beyond a first corner of the groove, the other end portion extending toward the groove bottom beyond a second corner of the groove, and a folded portion folded in the central part of the groove bottom. The extending direction of at least one of the one end portion and the other end portion of the groove portion heater wire is inclined with respect to the depth direction of the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Hajime Yoshida, Masaru Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20100212198Abstract: To provide a novel surface emitter incorporating an LED element improved in waterproofness or other practical functionality to enable the surface emitter to be used not only for a sign but also for other various applications, in appearance and in workability, and an internally illuminated sign incorporating the same surface emitter. A surface emitter 1 according to the present invention has a flexible substrate 11 having electric wiring 12, a plurality of LED elements 13 disposed substantially regularly on the substrate 11, and a top film 14 disposed on the LED elements 13 in a stretched manner. When the top film 14 is disposed on the substrate 11 in a stretched manner, the top film 14 is applied to the substrate 11 to come into close contact with projections and depressions formed by the LED elements 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2008Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Hideto Matsunaga, Masaru Tsukamoto, Nobuyuki Koizumi, Daisuke Ikeda