Patents by Inventor Michio Furukawa

Michio Furukawa 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: 8950916
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle light fitting unit that can include a plurality of light sources, a reflecting plane which diffusely reflects light emitted from the plurality of light sources, and a lens which emits the light, which is diffusely reflected by the reflecting plane, to a front direction. The plurality of light sources can each be provided so that a pitch between one light source and another light source adjacent to the one light source is shorter than a light path length from the one light source to the lens passing through the reflecting plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuya Makiuchi, Hidetaka Okada, Takuya Matsumaru, Takashi Futami, Koji Fukura, Michio Furukawa, Masanobu Shinoda, Hideto Hosoda, Masahiro Yamagiwa, Yuji Tsuchiya, Tomohiro Tsukada
  • Patent number: 8870425
    Abstract: In a lamp body, a second reflective surface, which reflects light reflected from a first reflective surface to a front side again so as to emit the light toward the front side, is formed on a back surface of a lens main body; fixing portions protrude outward from an outer peripheral portion of the lens main body and are fixed to a seating section; the first reflective surface is formed in a shape of a band which extends in one direction and of which both end portions reach the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body; constricted portions, which are recessed inward, are formed at the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body near at least one of the both end portions of the first reflective surface; and the fixing portions are disposed in the constricted portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Furukawa, Hitoshi Aoki, Koji Fukura, Daisen Kojima, Naoki Akita, Taku Saito, Hidemi Tanaka, Seiji Hasegawa, Kosuke Shiohama
  • Publication number: 20120327677
    Abstract: In a lamp body, a second reflective surface, which reflects light reflected from a first reflective surface to a front side again so as to emit the light toward the front side, is formed on a back surface of a lens main body; fixing portions protrude outward from an outer peripheral portion of the lens main body and are fixed to a seating section; the first reflective surface is formed in a shape of a band which extends in one direction and of which both end portions reach the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body; constricted portions, which are recessed inward, are formed at the outer peripheral portion of the lens main body near at least one of the both end portions of the first reflective surface; and the fixing portions are disposed in the constricted portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicants: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Michio Furukawa, Hitoshi Aoki, Koji Fukura, Daisen Kojima, Naoki Akita, Taku Saito, Hidemi Tanaka, Seiji Hasegawa, Kosuke Shiohama
  • Patent number: 8106277
    Abstract: A sound generating instrument having at least three resonant struts, each resonant strut having a length, terminal ends, longitudinal axis along said length and cross section. At least nine tension elements are provided causing the resonant struts to be compressively connected to other resonant struts by attachment of the tension elements at at least two points along the longitudinal axis of each resonant strut. A striker element is provided for selectively contacting the resonant struts for generating sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventors: Ronald J Barnett, Gregory W Cherry, Michio Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20110317442
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle light fitting unit that can include a plurality of light sources, a reflecting plane which diffusely reflects light emitted from the plurality of light sources, and a lens which emits the light, which is diffusely reflected by the reflecting plane, to a front direction. The plurality of light sources can each be provided so that a pitch between one light source and another light source adjacent to the one light source is shorter than a light path length from the one light source to the lens passing through the reflecting plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Kazuya Makiuchi, Hidetaka Okada, Takuya Matsumaru, Takashi Futami, Koji Fukura, Michio Furukawa, Masanobu Shinoda, Hideto Hosoda, Masahiro Yamagiwa, Yuji Tsuchiya, Tomohiro Tsukada
  • Publication number: 20110126692
    Abstract: A sound generating instrument having at least three resonant struts, each resonant strut having a length, terminal ends, longitudinal axis along said length and moss section. At least nine tension elements are provided causing the resonant struts to be compressively connected to other resonant struts by attachment of the tension elements at at least two points along the longitudinal axis of each resonant strut. A striker element is provided for selectively contacting the resonant struts for generating sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Ronald J. Barnett, Gregory W. Cherry, Michio Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6623309
    Abstract: A female division connector F includes a female-side frame 10, having a receiving chamber 11, and a plurality of female housings 20 fitted in the receiving chamber 11. These female housings 20 are suitably selected from a sub-connector housing group including a plurality of kinds of housings having different outer dimensions. Each of the female housings 20 has cavities 21 arranged at a predetermined pitch d. Lock projections 24 are formed respectively at those portions of an outer surface of the female housing 20 corresponding respectively to the cavities 21. Juxtaposed guide grooves 15 are formed in an inner wall surface of the receiving chamber 11, and the lock projections 24 are fitted in the guide grooves, thereby positioning the female housing 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakurai, Masayasu Fujii, Michio Furukawa, Takeshi Miyata, Tomoyoshi Kurihara
  • Patent number: 6582256
    Abstract: A female division connector F includes a female-side frame 10 having a receiving chamber 11, and a plurality of female housings 20A, 20B, . . . which can be received in the receiving chamber 11. A male division connector M includes a male-side frame 30 having a receiving chamber 31, and a plurality of male housings 40A and 40B which can be received in the receiving chamber 31. When the female and male connectors F and M are fitted together, for example, part of a plurality of female metal terminals 22, received in the female housing 20A, are connected to male metal terminals 41 received in the male housing 40A, whereas the other female metal terminals 22 are connected to male metal terminals 41 received in the male housing 40B. Namely, one female connector housing 20A is connected to the plurality of male connector housings 40A and 40B in straddling relation thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakurai, Masayasu Fujii, Michio Furukawa, Takeshi Miyata, Tomoyoshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20020106941
    Abstract: A female division connector F includes a female-side frame 10, having a receiving chamber 11, and a plurality of female housings 20 fitted in the receiving chamber 11. These female housings 20 are suitably selected from a sub-connector housing group including a plurality of kinds of housings having different outer dimensions. Each of the female housings 20 has cavities 21 arranged at a predetermined pitch d. Lock projections 24 are formed respectively at those portions of an outer surface of the female housing 20 corresponding respectively to the cavities 21. Juxtaposed guide grooves 15 are formed in an inner wall surface of the receiving chamber 11, and the lock projections 24 are fitted in the guide grooves, thereby positioning the female housing 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakurai, Masayasu Fujii, Michio Furukawa, Takeshi Miyata, Tomoyoshi Kurihara
  • Publication number: 20020106942
    Abstract: A female division connector F includes a female-side frame 10 having a receiving chamber 11, and a plurality of female housings 20A, 20B, . . . which can be received in the receiving chamber 11. A male division connector M includes a male-side frame 30 having a receiving chamber 31, and a plurality of male housings 40A and 40B which can be received in the receiving chamber 31. When the female and male connectors F and M are fitted together, for example, part of a plurality of female metal terminals 22, received in the female housing 20A, are connected to male metal terminals 41 received in the male housing 40A , whereas the other female metal terminals 22 are connected to male metal terminals 41 received in the male housing 40B. Namely, one female connector housing 20A is connected to the plurality of male connector housings 40A and 40B in straddling relation thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshikazu Sakurai, Masayasu Fujii, Michio Furukawa, Takeshi Miyata, Tomoyoshi Kurihara