Patents by Inventor Masato Abe
Masato Abe 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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Patent number: 10626641Abstract: A door check apparatus includes a base member configured to be attached to a vehicle door, a threaded rod rotatably held by the base member, a first tubular member including a distal end portion configured to be connected to a vehicle main body, and a base portion. The threaded rod is arranged inside the first tubular member. At least a part of the first tubular member threadedly engages with the threaded rod. The first tubular member performs a relative movement in an axial direction relative to the threaded rod such that the first tubular member causes the threaded rod to rotate. The door check apparatus includes a brake mechanism configured to restrict the threaded rod from rotating.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki Ueno, Masato Abe, Dai Hidaka, Hirokazu Suzumura
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Patent number: 10618569Abstract: The steering support member is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle cabin to support the steering column. The steering support member includes a steering support member body that extends in a vehicle width direction, and side brackets that fix both ends of the steering support member body to a vehicle body. The steering support member body is disposed above a gravity center position of the steering column to fix the gravity center position or a position in a vicinity of the gravity center position. At least the side bracket closer to the steering column includes a front-and-rear fixing portion that fixes the steering support member to the vehicle body in a vehicle front-and-rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATIONInventor: Masato Abe
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Patent number: 10514245Abstract: A probe is a three-layer substrate having two faces on which paired electrodes are formed at corresponding positions and guard patterns are formed around the electrodes. The guard patterns and all electrodes are driven by a common probe signal to an equal potential, thereby commonly guarding the electrodes. Based on a clamp current of each electrode, a capacitance is found to obtain gap data.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: KYOOKA CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiteru Kyooka, Masato Abe
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Publication number: 20190300040Abstract: To reliably form an effectively functioning burring hole in a steering member. The steering member includes a metal tubular main body extending in a vehicle width direction, wherein a burring hole is formed in a circumference surface of the main body, an edge of the burring hole extrudes inward the main body, and the edge of the burring hole has a droop amount in a circumference direction of the main body and a droop amount in an axis direction of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: Masato ABE
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Publication number: 20190145137Abstract: A door check apparatus includes a base member configured to be attached to a vehicle door, a threaded rod rotatably held by the base member, a first tubular member including a distal end portion configured to be connected to a vehicle main body, and a base portion. The threaded rod is arranged inside the first tubular member. At least a part of the first tubular member threadedly engages with the threaded rod. The first tubular member performs a relative movement in an axial direction relative to the threaded rod such that the first tubular member causes the threaded rod to rotate. The door check apparatus includes a brake mechanism configured to restrict the threaded rod from rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki UENO, Masato ABE, Dai HIDAKA, Hirokazu SUZUMURA
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Publication number: 20180340766Abstract: A probe is a three-layer substrate having two faces on which paired electrodes are formed at corresponding positions and guard patterns are formed around the electrodes. The guard patterns and all electrodes are driven by a common probe signal to an equal potential, thereby commonly guarding the electrodes. Based on a clamp current of each electrode, a capacitance is found to obtain gap data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: KYOOKA Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiteru KYOOKA, Masato ABE
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Publication number: 20180085853Abstract: A treatment apparatus includes a feeding device and a laser device. The feeding device includes a feeding rotor and a motor. The feeding rotor is rotatably supported. In the outer peripheral surface of the feeding rotor, a support portion extending in a circumferential direction of the feeding rotor is formed, and holding grooves are formed in the support portion at equal angular intervals. The laser device treats the element body fed to a treatment position. A control device controls the motor so as to stop the feeding rotor at every predetermined angle (an angle at which the holding groove is formed) and to feed the element body to a treatment position. Then, the control device controls the laser device so as to treat a surface of the element body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Reiichi MATSUBA, Sakae KOTO, Daisuke KATAYAMA, Masato ABE, Keita MOTOYOSHI, Hideki MURAMATSU
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Publication number: 20180050730Abstract: The steering support member is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle cabin to support the steering column. The steering support member includes a steering support member body that extends in a vehicle width direction, and side brackets that fix both ends of the steering support member body to a vehicle body. The steering support member body is disposed above a gravity center position of the steering column to fix the gravity center position or a position in a vicinity of the gravity center position. At least the side bracket closer to the steering column includes a front-and-rear fixing portion that fixes the steering support member to the vehicle body in a vehicle front-and-rear direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventor: Masato ABE
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Patent number: 9775927Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77 ?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura, Katsuyuki Wada, Kozo Nogi, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Masato Abe, Hiroko Ueda, Koji Honda
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Patent number: 9555759Abstract: A knee protector for a vehicle in which an upper bracket which generates a high reaction force to a knee input load and a lower bracket which generates a reaction force lower than the upper bracket are directly or indirectly attached, in a vertical position, to a vehicle body strength member. At least the upper bracket has a closed cross-section part on at least a part of the upper bracket. An inwardly protruding part which inwardly protrudes is formed in at least one surface of the closed cross-section part.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignees: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato Abe, Shiro Ozawa
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Publication number: 20160342111Abstract: A transport member includes a shaft portion that extends in one direction and that is disposed in a containing portion, which has a substantially columnar shape extending in the one direction and contains a powder, and a blade portion that includes a body portion having a substantially plate-like shape and a protruding portion having a plate thickness smaller than a plate thickness of the body portion, the body portion having a proximal end, which is fixed to the shaft portion, and a distal end, which is bent by coming into contact with an inner wall of the containing portion, and the protruding portion protruding from the distal end of the body portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasunori Uemura, Masato Abe, Takayoshi Yamashita, Takuji Matsumoto, Yuki Terakado, Atsushi Sasaki
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Publication number: 20160229365Abstract: A knee protector for a vehicle in which an upper bracket which generates a high reaction force to a knee input load and a lower bracket which generates a reaction force lower than the upper bracket are directly or indirectly attached, in a vertical position, to a vehicle body strength member. At least the upper bracket has a closed cross-section part on at least a part of the upper bracket. An inwardly protruding part which inwardly protrudes is formed in at least one surface of the closed cross-section part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicants: CALSONIC KANSEI CORPORATION, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masato ABE, Shiro OZAWA
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Publication number: 20160075298Abstract: An occupant protector has a steering member elongated in a lateral direction of a vehicle, a glove box disposed rearward relative to the steering member, and having a lid openable to a compartment of the vehicle, and an impact absorber interposed between the steering member and the lid that is operable to be deformed by and to absorb an impact on the lid.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Calsonic Kansei CorporationInventors: Shiro Ozawa, Satoshi Furusawa, Satoshi Takeda, Masato Abe
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Patent number: 9145165Abstract: A vehicle motion control system is capable of defining clear guidelines on more specific control timing associated with accelerating, steering, and braking operations, and conducting motion control based on the defined guidelines. An ideal motion control unit within a central controller uses longitudinal jerk information of a vehicle to control the steering of the vehicle. Information for determining the initiation timing of steering is presented from a human-vehicle interface (HVI) to a driver. In accordance with the information presented from the HVI, the driver controls the initiation timing of steering.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Atsushi Yokoyama, Masato Abe
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Publication number: 20150129799Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Inventors: Taishi KOBAYASHI, Motohiro IMURA, Taku IWAMURA, Katsuyuki WADA, Kozo NOGI, Yoshiro MITSUKAMI, Masato ABE, Hiroki UEDA, Koji HONDA
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Patent number: 8952116Abstract: A particulate water absorbing agent of the present invention is a water absorbing agent containing a water absorbing resin as a main component, the particulate water absorbing agent containing a polyvalent metal cation and satisfying: (1) the polyvalent metal cation is contained in an amount between 0.001 wt % and 5 wt % relative to the amount of the water absorbing agent; (2) an absorbency without pressure (CRC) is not less than 28 (g/g) and an absorbency against pressure (AAP 4.83 kPa) is not less than 10 (g/g); (3) the absorbency against pressure and the absorbency without pressure satisfy 77?AAP (4.83 kPa)+1.8×CRC?100; and (4) a moisture content of the water absorbing agent is between 5 wt % and 20 wt %. This provides a water absorbing agent which has blocking resistance after moisture absorption, is excellent in stability to shock and suppresses Re-Wet when used in a diaper.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taishi Kobayashi, Motohiro Imura, Taku Iwamura, Katsuyuki Wada, Kozo Nogi, Yoshiro Mitsukami, Masato Abe, Hiroko Ueda, Koji Honda
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Patent number: 8764102Abstract: The strength and rigidity of a high-strength-vehicle-body-member main part can be effectively improved.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Calsonic Kansei CorporationInventors: Masato Abe, You Matsutani
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Patent number: 8744689Abstract: To provide a vehicle motion control system capable of defining clear guidelines on more specific control timing associated with accelerating, steering, and braking operations, and conducting motion control based on the defined guidelines. An ideal motion control unit 42 within a central controller 40 uses longitudinal jerk information of a vehicle to control the steering of the vehicle. Information for determining the initiation timing of steering is presented from a human-vehicle interface (HVI) 55 to a driver. In accordance with the information presented from the HVI 55, the driver controls the initiation timing of steering.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Atsushi Yokoyama, Masato Abe
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Publication number: 20140129090Abstract: A vehicle motion control system is capable of defining clear guidelines on more specific control timing associated with accelerating, steering, and braking operations, and conducting motion control based on the defined guidelines. An ideal motion control unit within a central controller uses longitudinal jerk information of a vehicle to control the steering of the vehicle. Information for determining the initiation timing of steering is presented from a human-vehicle interface (HVI) to a driver. In accordance with the information presented from the HVI, the driver controls the initiation timing of steering.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto YAMAKADO, Atsushi YOKOYAMA, Masato ABE
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Patent number: 8515619Abstract: In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Yamakado, Shinya Imura, Masato Abe