Patents by Inventor Masashi Tateishi

Masashi Tateishi 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).

  • Patent number: 10668851
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a light emission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted; a combination member including a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide that includes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of the emission surface and guides the light entering the light guide through the light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • 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
  • Patent number: 10207633
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light member, and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light member in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from a light output surface. In the door handle, the light output surface is positioned inside an outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9997835
    Abstract: A bobbin for a bar antenna includes a core holding portion being configured to be mounted with a stick-shaped core, and a restriction portion being connected to the core holding portion, the restriction portion being configured to restrict a turned-back portion of a conductive wire from moving to a side where a lamination portion is positioned, the conductive wire forming the lamination portion by being wound to the core in a first direction in a longitudinal direction of the core, the turned-back portion serving as a portion being turned back in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takehiro Tabata, Hiroshi Kiriyama, Masashi Tateishi
  • Patent number: 9937854
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, and a combination member including a housing and a light guiding lens. The housing supports the circuit board, and the light guiding lens guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. In the door handle, a connection wire that supplies driving current to at least the light emission element is connected to the circuit board, and a portion of the connection wire is wound around a portion of the combination member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 9764684
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. The light guiding lens includes an incident surface that receives light emitted from the light emission element, and an emission surface that emits the light entering in the light guiding lens through the incident surface and is positioned below the incident surface. In the door handle, the emission surface is positioned above a lower surface of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito Takahashi, Shigehiko Kazaoka, Masashi Tateishi, Masaki Yoshino, Yoshiki Ishikawa
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20160304026
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. The light guiding lens includes an incident surface that receives light emitted from the light emission element, and an emission surface that emits the light entering in the light guiding lens through the incident surface and is positioned below the incident surface. In the door handle, the emission surface is positioned above a lower surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297352
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, and a combination member including a housing and a light guiding lens. The housing supports the circuit board, and the light guiding lens guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. In the door handle, a connection wire that supplies driving current to at least the light emission element is connected to the circuit board, and a portion of the connection wire is wound around a portion of the combination member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297353
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes: a light emission element; a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted; a combination member including a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from an emission surface; and a light guide that includes a light entrance surface facing at least a portion of the emission surface and guides the light entering the light guide through the light entrance surface in a second predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160297354
    Abstract: A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light member, and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light member in a first predetermined direction and emits the guided light from a light output surface. In the door handle, the light output surface is positioned inside an outer surface of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruhito TAKAHASHI, Shigehiko KAZAOKA, Masashi TATEISHI, Masaki YOSHINO, Yoshiki ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20160093954
    Abstract: A bobbin for a bar antenna includes a core holding portion being configured to be mounted with a stick-shaped core, and a restriction portion being connected to the core holding portion, the restriction portion being configured to restrict a turned-back portion of a conductive wire from moving to a side where a lamination portion is positioned, the conductive wire forming the lamination portion by being wound to the core in a first direction in a longitudinal direction of the core, the turned-back portion serving as a portion being turned back in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehiro TABATA, Hiroshi KIRIYAMA, Masashi TATEISHI
  • Patent number: 9033379
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a door handle configured to be supported by a door panel, the door handle including a first handle case arranged to have a void relative to the door panel, a second handle case fixed to the first handle case at a side opposite from the door panel, and a lock command detection sensor including a lock detection signal processing circuit fixed to an inner side of the first handle case, a circuit connection portion electrically connected to the lock detection signal processing circuit, and a lock detection electrode assembled on the second handle case in a state to be arranged along an inner surface of the second handle case, the lock detection electrode being electrically connected to the circuit connection portion in a state where the second handle case is fixed to the first handle case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi Tateishi, Eiji Mushiake, Hiroki Okada, Ryuta Atsumi, Shigeki Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 8919831
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a door handle configured to be supported by a door panel, the door handle including a first handle case arranged to have a void relative to the door panel, a second handle case fixed to the first handle case at a side opposite from the door panel, and a lock command detection sensor including a lock detection signal processing circuit fixed to an inner side of the first handle case, a circuit connection portion electrically connected to the lock detection signal processing circuit, and a lock detection electrode assembled on the second handle case in a state to be arranged along an inner surface of the second handle case, the lock detection electrode being electrically connected to the circuit connection portion in a state where the second handle case is fixed to the first handle case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masashi Tateishi, Eiji Mushiake, Hiroki Okada, Ryuta Atsumi, Shigeki Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20120133159
    Abstract: A door handle apparatus includes a first handle case including a holding portion defining a gap between the holding portion and an outer surface of an outer panel of a vehicle door, a second handle case attached to the first handle case, a conductive member provided at an outer surface of the second handle case, a lock detection electrode facing the conductive member and facing an inner surface of the second handle case for establishing a capacitive coupling between the lock detection electrode and the conductive member, the lock detection electrode detecting a door-lock command on the basis of a fluctuation of an electrostatic capacity generated in response to a contact or an approach of a vehicle user to the conductive member, and a decorating piece surrounding the conductive member, joined to the outer surface of the second handle case and defining a design surface of the door handle apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi TATEISHI, Eiji Mushiake, Takehiro Tabata, Tatsuji Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20120019014
    Abstract: A door handle device for a vehicle includes a door handle configured to be supported by a door panel, the door handle including a first handle case arranged to have a void relative to the door panel, a second handle case fixed to the first handle case at a side opposite from the door panel, and a lock command detection sensor including a lock detection signal processing circuit fixed to an inner side of the first handle case, a circuit connection portion electrically connected to the lock detection signal processing circuit, and a lock detection electrode assembled on the second handle case in a state to be arranged along an inner surface of the second handle case, the lock detection electrode being electrically connected to the circuit connection portion in a state where the second handle case is fixed to the first handle case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masashi TATEISHI, Eiji Mushiake, Hiroki Okada, Ryuta Atsumi, Shigeki Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20100187838
    Abstract: A door handle device capable of operating a door opening/closing mechanism of a vehicle is disclosed. The door handle device includes a support member, door handle, lock detection electrode, and capacitance sensor. The door handle includes a first end, second end, pivot portion, and operation portion. The capacitance sensor detects issuance of a door lock command from a change in capacitance between an outer panel and the lock detection electrode. The door handle includes a first handle case and second handle case, which covers the first handle case. The lock detection electrode is arranged proximal to and facing toward an inner surface of an upper wall or lower wall of the second handle case. The lock detection electrode is encompassed by a waterproof elastic body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Eiji Mushiake, Masashi Tateishi, Tomoo Kakegawa, Tomoyuki Funayama, Shigeki Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 7223114
    Abstract: When male and female housings are attached to each other, a side projection of a locking arm contacts and presses a side engaging part to bend the locking arm in a specific amount and overlap a side projection of the locking arm with a projection of the male housing. At this time, a main engaging part contacts and presses downward a main projection of the locking arm. Then, since the projection of the male housing is under the side projection, the locking arm is temporarily supported at both sides and bent in a bow shape vertically. Then, after the male housing is inserted into the female housing further, the bend of the locking arm is released, and simultaneously the main projection and the main engaging part engage with each other to complete the attachment between the male and female housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: vYazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tateishi, Kazuto Ohtaka
  • Patent number: 7214085
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cantilever structure connector without an extended portion of a main locking arm and provide also a locking feeling similar to that of a center impeller structure connector. When a male and female housings are connected to each other, rib protrusions disposed at inner walls of ribs abut to side protrusions and parts of side locking arms enter into between the main locking arms and the male housing. Accordingly, the main locking arms become temporarily a center impeller structure. When a center protrusion abuts to main protrusions, the main protrusions are subjected to a large downward force, or a large upward repulsive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Ohtaka, Masashi Tateishi
  • Publication number: 20060166544
    Abstract: When male and female housings are attached to each other, a side projection of a locking arm contacts and presses a side engaging part to bend the locking arm in a specific amount and overlap a side projection of the locking arm with a projection of the male housing. At this time, a main engaging part contacts and presses downward a main projection of the locking arm. Then, since the projection of the male housing is under the side projection, the locking arm is temporarily supported at both sides and bent in a bow shape vertically. Then, after the male housing is inserted into the female housing further, the bend of the locking arm is released, and simultaneously the main projection and the main engaging part engage with each other to complete the attachment between the male and female housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi TATEISHI, Kazuto OHTAKA