Patents by Inventor Masashi HANAZATO

Masashi HANAZATO 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).

  • Door handle
    Patent number: 10232766
    Abstract: A door handle includes a case including a placement space therein, and a light guide disposed in the placement space and configured to guide light emitted from a light source, the light guide including a light exiting surface from which the light is irradiated toward the outside of the case. An irradiation passage hole through which the light irradiated from the light exiting surface passes is formed in the case. When a tangent line which passes through an outer surface of a door panel on a travelling direction side of the light passing through the irradiation passage hole and a wall surface for forming the irradiation passage hole is defined as a connecting line and an assembly of the connecting lines at the entire circumference of the irradiation passage hole is defined as a connecting line assembly, the light exiting surface is located on the outside of the connecting line assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko Imai, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Hanazato, Nobukazu Araki, Masashi Tateishi
  • Imaging unit support structure
    Patent number: 10150427
    Abstract: In an imaging device, a stay is supported at a side door of a vehicle, and a camera module is attached to a camera cover. The stay and the camera cover are integrally molded together. This enables a simple configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshinari Nakai, Masahide Inayama, Tomonori Ichikawa, Masashi Hanazato
  • IMAGING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170341598
    Abstract: In an imaging device, a stay is supported at a side door of a vehicle, and a camera module is attached to a camera cover. The stay and the camera cover are integrally molded together. This enables a simple configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENK-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Toshinari NAKAI, Masahide INAYAMA, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Masashi HANAZATO
  • DOOR HANDLE
    Publication number: 20170246986
    Abstract: A door handle includes a case including a placement space therein, and a light guide disposed in the placement space and configured to guide light emitted from a light source, the light guide including a light exiting surface from which the light is irradiated toward the outside of the case. An irradiation passage hole through which the light irradiated from the light exiting surface passes is formed in the case. When a tangent line which passes through an outer surface of a door panel on a travelling direction side of the light passing through the irradiation passage hole and a wall surface for forming the irradiation passage hole is defined as a connecting line and an assembly of the connecting lines at the entire circumference of the irradiation passage hole is defined as a connecting line assembly, the light exiting surface is located on the outside of the connecting line assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko IMAI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi HANAZATO, Nobukazu ARAKI, Masashi TATEISHI