Patents by Inventor Minoru Ono

Minoru Ono 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: 11912224
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator, an airbag cover, and an attachment base which holds those and is to be attached to a vehicle body member. The attachment base includes a holding seat which is disposed in front of a body portion of the inflator and a folded portion of the airbag, and holds the body portion and the airbag attached by a fastening bolt of the inflator, and attachment seats which are arranged on left and right sides of the holding seat and are attached to the vehicle body member. The airbag cover covers a vicinity of the airbag folded and the body portion of the inflator on a rear side of the attachment base, is attached to the attachment base due to the fastening bolt being fastened, and provides a projection opening on a bottom side of the airbag cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Minoru Ono
  • Publication number: 20230365092
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator, an airbag cover, and an attachment base which holds those and is to be attached to a vehicle body member. The attachment base includes a holding seat which is disposed in front of a body portion of the inflator and a folded portion of the airbag, and holds the body portion and the airbag attached by a fastening bolt of the inflator, and attachment seats which are arranged on left and right sides of the holding seat and are attached to the vehicle body member. The airbag cover covers a vicinity of the airbag folded and the body portion of the inflator on a rear side of the attachment base, is attached to the attachment base due to the fastening bolt being fastened, and provides a projection opening on a bottom side of the airbag cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventor: Minoru ONO
  • Publication number: 20230086533
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate a first blood flow direction on the basis of a structure of a region of interest rendered in the medical image. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate a second blood flow direction on the basis of a structure in the surroundings of the region of interest. The processing circuitry is configured to identify a condition of the region of interest, on the basis of the first blood flow direction and the second blood flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gakuto AOYAMA, Ichiro SAKUMA, Minoru ONO, Shu TAKAGI, Asuka HATANO, Haruo YAMAUCHI, Eriko MAEDA (Deceased), Naoki TOMII, Hiroyuki TSUKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20220306036
    Abstract: An occupant protection device of the present embodiment includes a lower panel and an airbag device disposed on a front side of a lower end portion of the lower panel with a gap. The airbag device includes an airbag that is deployed and inflated so as to rise from a lower side of the lower end portion of the lower panel to the side of a back surface, as a design surface, of the lower panel to protect the knee of the occupant when inflation gas flows in, and a blocking member that rotates backward and blocks the gap when the airbag is inflated. A contact surface portion which is contact with the blocking member that rotates backward is formed on the lower end portion of the lower panel. The contact surface is formed on the lower side of a flange portion that extends forward from a bent portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhito KOBAYASHI, Minoru ONO
  • Patent number: 11447090
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device is provided with an airbag, an inflator, an airbag cover, and an attachment base to be connected to a vehicle body side member. The airbag cover includes a door portion that allows forming of a protrusion-permitting opening when pushed by the airbag that inflates, a door disposition wall portion that covers a lower portion of the airbag in a folded state, and connecting wall portions that extend upward from front and rear edges of the door disposition wall portion and that are connected to the attachment base. The airbag cover defines an accommodating recess capable of accommodating the airbag that is formed by bending a portion of the recessed grooves for bending that are formed by performing press working on a sheet member made of a non-woven fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata, Naoki Hotta, Yuta Okayama, Yoshihiko Hishiki
  • Patent number: 11348244
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain feature values related to the shape and a property of the heart. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate, by using the feature values, a state of the heart after a chest is opened. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate, based on a result of the estimation of the state of the heart, a state of the heart after the chest is closed after a treatment is completed. The processing circuitry is configured to output a parameter related to the estimated state of the heart after the chest is closed to a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Sakuma, Minoru Ono, Eriko Maeda, Kan Nawata, Haruo Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Kenji Ino, Fumimasa Shige, Katsuhiko Fujimoto, Takuya Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 11267430
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device includes: an airbag that is folded and stored; an inflator configured to supply inflation gas to the airbag; a case that stores the airbag and the inflator; and an airbag cover covering the folded airbag. The airbag cover includes a door portion that covers a protruding opening and can be opened when the airbag is deployed and inflated, and is attached to a peripheral wall portion of the case around the door portion. A recessed groove through which a harness main body can be inserted is formed at a portion of a peripheral edge of the protruding opening in the case so as to recess an end edge of the peripheral wall portion. A bead for reinforcement at a peripheral edge portion of the recessed groove is formed on the peripheral wall portion so as to surround a periphery of the recessed groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhito Kobayashi, Minoru Ono, Naoki Hotta, Tetsuya Ogata
  • Patent number: 11214219
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator and an attachment base. The airbag includes a body portion, and an inflow port portion, into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The attachment base includes a holding plate portion including a pressing portion and a support portion that are provided at positions displaced around an axial center of the inflator so as to surround a periphery of the inflow port portion into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The pressing portion is plastically deformable so as to approach a side of the support portion by being crimped, and the distal end side of the inflator inserted between the pressing portion and the support portion and the inflow port portion are sandwiched between the crimped pressing portion and the support portion, and are held by the attachment base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata, Naoki Hotta
  • Publication number: 20210300288
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device is provided with an airbag, an inflator, an airbag cover, and an attachment base to be connected to a vehicle body side member. The airbag cover includes a door portion that allows forming of a protrusion-permitting opening when pushed by the airbag that inflates, a door disposition wall portion that covers a lower portion of the airbag in a folded state, and connecting wall portions that extend upward from front and rear edges of the door disposition wall portion and that are connected to the attachment base. The airbag cover defines an accommodating recess capable of accommodating the airbag that is formed by bending a portion of the recessed grooves for bending that are formed by performing press working on a sheet member made of a non-woven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Minoru ONO, Tetsuya OGATA, Naoki HOTTA, Yuta OKAYAMA, Yoshihiko HISHIKI
  • Patent number: 10829078
    Abstract: An airbag device includes: a case which stores an inflatable airbag, which includes a peripheral wall section around a protruding opening; an airbag cover which covers the protruding opening, and which includes a side wall section connected to the peripheral wall section; and an exposed connection portion which serves as a connection portion between the side wall section and the peripheral wall section. At the exposed connection portion, the peripheral wall section includes an engaging hook, and the side wall section includes an engaging hole. At the peripheral edge of the engaging hole, a first rib capable of covering the tip end section of the engaging hook protrudes so as to have a height dimension nearly equal to or more than a height dimension of the tip end section of the engaging hook which protrudes from the engaging hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata, Akihiro Terauchi
  • Publication number: 20200339059
    Abstract: A knee protection airbag device includes: an airbag that is folded and stored; an inflator configured to supply inflation gas to the airbag; a case that stores the airbag and the inflator; and an airbag cover covering the folded airbag. The airbag cover includes a door portion that covers a protruding opening and can be opened when the airbag is deployed and inflated, and is attached to a peripheral wall portion of the case around the door portion. A recessed groove through which a harness main body can be inserted is formed at a portion of a peripheral edge of the protruding opening in the case so as to recess an end edge of the peripheral wall portion. A bead for reinforcement at a peripheral edge portion of the recessed groove is formed on the peripheral wall portion so as to surround a periphery of the recessed groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhito KOBAYASHI, Minoru ONO, Naoki HOTTA, Tetsuya OGATA
  • Patent number: 10814820
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an airbag case that is made from metal and includes a base wall and a tubular wall, and an airbag cover that is made from synthetic resin and includes a covering wall and a joint wall. The case and cover are coupled together by insertion of hooks of the tubular wall of the case into joint holes of the joint wall of the cover. An approximation-limiting region suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further towards the base wall of the case, and a separation-limiting region suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further away from the base wall of the case. The approximation-limiting region includes an abutment region and a receiving region engageable with the abutment region. The separation-limiting region includes a retaining hole and a projection engageable with an inner surface of the retaining hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata
  • Publication number: 20200307494
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an inflator and an attachment base. The airbag includes a body portion, and an inflow port portion, into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The attachment base includes a holding plate portion including a pressing portion and a support portion that are provided at positions displaced around an axial center of the inflator so as to surround a periphery of the inflow port portion into which the distal end side of the inflator is inserted. The pressing portion is plastically deformable so as to approach a side of the support portion by being crimped, and the distal end side of the inflator inserted between the pressing portion and the support portion and the inflow port portion are sandwiched between the crimped pressing portion and the support portion, and are held by the attachment base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Minoru ONO, Tetsuya OGATA, Naoki HOTTA
  • Publication number: 20200311941
    Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain feature values related to the shape and a property of the heart. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate, by using the feature values, a state of the heart after a chest is opened. The processing circuitry is configured to estimate, based on a result of the estimation of the state of the heart, a state of the heart after the chest is closed after a treatment is completed. The processing circuitry is configured to output a parameter related to the estimated state of the heart after the chest is closed to a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicants: The University of Tokyo, CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Sakuma, Minoru Ono, Eriko Maeda, Kan Nawata, Haruo Yamauchi, Hiroyuki Tsukihara, Kenji Ino, Fumimasa Shige, Katsuhiko Fujimoto, Takuya Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 10737654
    Abstract: A case for housing an inflator includes a protruding region for storing a connector of a wire harness which is connected to an inflator body. A body of the wire harness extends from the connector in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the inflator body. The protruding region protrudes from a circumferential wall of the case partially. The protruding region includes a stopper wall that is opposed to the connector as stored in the case in the axial direction of the inflator, and a pair of limiting walls that are engageable with the wire harness by the leading ends and thus limit an angle range with respect to the inflator body within which the wire harness is rotatable. The limiting walls each extend from the stopper wall and are disposed on both sides of the connector in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the inflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata
  • Patent number: 10478176
    Abstract: A tissue ligating device comprises a first fixation part to which a base end part of a suture thread is fixed and a second fixation part configured to allow insertion of the suture thread therethrough and allow to be crimped so as to newly fix a part of the suture thread, and thereby to define a loop starting from the base end part, in a state after ligation of tissue is performed. The second fixation part includes a back side wall part, a front side wall part, and a curved wall part turning back from the back side wall part to the front side wall part. An end part of the front side wall part far from the curved wall part is inclined or curved towards a front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Ichiro Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20190202390
    Abstract: A case for housing an inflator includes a protruding region for storing a connector of a wire harness which is connected to an inflator body. A body of the wire harness extends from the connector in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the inflator body. The protruding region protrudes from a circumferential wall of the case partially. The protruding region includes a stopper wall that is opposed to the connector as stored in the case in the axial direction of the inflator, and a pair of limiting walls that are engageable with the wire harness by the leading ends and thus limit an angle range with respect to the inflator body within which the wire harness is rotatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru ONO, Tetsuya OGATA
  • Publication number: 20190202392
    Abstract: An airbag device includes an airbag, an airbag case that is made from metal and includes a base wall and a tubular wall, and an airbag cover that is made from synthetic resin and includes a covering wall and a joint wall. The case and cover are coupled together by insertion of hooks of the tubular wall of the case into joint holes of the joint wall of the cover. The device further includes an approximation-limiting region that suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further towards the base wall of the case, and a separation-limiting region that suppresses the cover as coupled with the case from moving further away from the base wall of the case. The approximation-limiting region includes an abutment region and a receiving region engageable with the abutment region. The separation-limiting region includes a retaining hole and a projection engageable with an inner surface of the retaining hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru ONO, Tetsuya OGATA
  • Publication number: 20190054886
    Abstract: An airbag device includes: a case which stores an inflatable airbag, which includes a peripheral wall section around a protruding opening; an airbag cover which covers the protruding opening, and which includes a side wall section connected to the peripheral wall section; and an exposed connection portion which serves as a connection portion between the side wall section and the peripheral wall section. At the exposed connection portion, the peripheral wall section includes an engaging hook, and the side wall section includes an engaging hole. At the peripheral edge of the engaging hole, a first rib capable of covering the tip end section of the engaging hook protrudes so as to have a height dimension nearly equal to or more than a height dimension of the tip end section of the engaging hook which protrudes from the engaging hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Minoru Ono, Tetsuya Ogata, Akihiro Terauchi
  • Patent number: 10112569
    Abstract: A vehicle seat with a side airbag apparatus includes a seat back having a seat frame, a side airbag apparatus having an airbag and an inflator, and an entry preventing portion. The seat frame includes a pressure receiving plate and an outer frame portion, which surrounds the pressure receiving plate. The airbag and the inflator are installed in the outer side section of the seat back. The airbag includes a main inflation portion and an auxiliary inflation portion. The auxiliary inflation portion is inflated on the front side of the pressure receiving plate prior to inflation of the main inflation portion, thereby pushing the occupant toward the inner side. The entry preventing portion prevents the auxiliary inflation portion being inflated from entering the gap between the outer frame portion and the pressure receiving plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Hiraiwa, Yuji Sato, Minoru Ono, Takashi Iida, Masashi Hotta