Patents by Inventor Naohisa Masuda
Naohisa Masuda 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: 8414050Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed has at least a stationary bottom plate, right and left stationary side panels, a front panel, expandable side panels, and an expandable bottom plate and can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a rear portion riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the space. Each of the expandable side panels and the screen shield are supported by a vehicle body configuring portion so as to be integrally shifted between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Tokishin Nishinaka, Geoffrey Ewing, Yoji Onishi, Takao Hamano, Naohisa Masuda, Kenji Oda, Takeshi Orio, Michael John Boyle, Tatsunori Shimizu, Eiji Sakurada, Mitsuhiro Yazaki, Yui Nishizaki, Hiroyuki Kishi, Naoto Nakagawa
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Patent number: 8303014Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle having a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction into the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. A backrest for the rear seat is attached to the screen shield. The screen shield can be shifted between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state when a seat bottom and the backrest of the rear seat are changed between a retracted state in which the seat bottom and the backrest are erected on the same straight line and a seatable used state.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshihiko Orihashi, Yohei Sasaki, Naohisa Masuda, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Hirokazu Morita, Koji Nozaki, Masahiro Kawahara, Masashi Sakata, Takafumi Hisamori
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Patent number: 8259079Abstract: A thin input device with a flat input side surface is provided in which a flexible circuit board is disposed inside a chassis so as to extend to the outside or inside of the chassis while preventing the flexible circuit board from bending awkwardly. An opening for exposing a portion of a bottom surface of an input panel is formed on a bottom wall of the chassis. A through-hole for guiding the flexible circuit board to the anti-input side of the input panel is formed on a second base disposed on the anti-input side so that the through-hole is inside a first base disposed on the input side at a position corresponding to the opening. The flexible circuit board is disposed to extend to the outside or inside of the chassis through the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Naohisa Masuda
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Patent number: 8235443Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle has a front seat and a rear seat surrounded by a cabin frame, and a cargo bed in this order from the vehicle front, a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded into the riding space of the rear seat and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space of the rear seat. The screen shield is supported by the upper portion of the cabin frame and is changeable between an expanded position in which the cargo bed and the riding space in front of the cargo bed are partitioned and a non-expanded position in which the cargo bed and the riding space in front of the cargo bed are partitioned without the necessity of detaching the screen shield from the cabin frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Manabu Kokawa, Satoshi Morotomi, Daisuke Takagi, Naohisa Masuda, Shigeru Yamashita, Masahiro Kawahara, Hirokazu Morita, Masashi Sakata, Hideyuki Kato
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Patent number: 8128144Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from the front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. The upper portion of the screen shield is swingably supported by the upper portion of the cabin frame so that the screen shield can be shifted between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state. The screen shield has a foldable folding portion, is swung in the expanded state, and is supported by a vehicle body component while being in a folded state by the folding portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hironori Mahara, Naohisa Masuda
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Publication number: 20110156422Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. The upper portion of the screen shield is swingably supported by the upper portion of the cabin frame so that the screen shield can be shifted between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state. The screen shield has a foldable folding portion, is swung in the expanded state, and is supported by a vehicle body component while being in a folded state by the folding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Hironori Mahara, Naohisa Masuda
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Publication number: 20110156424Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. A backrest for the rear seat is attached to the screen shield. The screen shield can be shifted between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state when a seat bottom and the backrest of the rear seat are changed between a retracted state in which the seat bottom and the backrest are erected on the same straight line and a seatable used state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Yoshihiko Orihashi, Yohei Sasaki, Naohisa Masuda, Yoshihiro Watanabe, Hirokazu Morita, Koji Nozaki, Masahiro Kawahara, Masashi Sakata, Takafumi Hisamori
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Publication number: 20110156425Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat and a rear seat surrounded by a cabin frame, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a riding space in front of the cargo bed, and the cargo bed being changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded to the riding space of the rear seat and a non-expanded state not occupying the riding space of the rear seat. The screen shield is supported by the upper portion of the cabin frame and is changeable between an expanded position in which the cargo bed in the expanded state and the riding space in front of the cargo bed are partitioned and a non-expanded position in which the cargo bed in the non-expanded state and the riding space in front of the cargo bed are partitioned without being detached from the cabin frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Manabu KOKAWA, Satoshi Morotomi, Daisuke Takagi, Naohisa Masuda, Shigeru Yamashita, Masahiro Kawahara, Hirokazu Morita, Masashi Sakata, Hideyuki Kato
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Publication number: 20110148144Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, a cargo bed expandable in a front direction, and a screen shield arranged at a front end of the cargo bed. The cargo bed has at least a stationary bottom plate, right and left stationary side panels, a front panel, expandable side panels, and an expandable bottom plate and can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to a rear portion riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the space. Each of the expandable side panels and the screen shield are supported by a vehicle body configuring portion so as to be integrally shifted between an expanded position and a non-expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Hideyoshi KOSUGE, Tokishin Nishinaka, Geoffrey Ewing, Yoji Onishi, Takao Hamano, Naohisa Masuda, Kenji Oda, Takeshi Orio, Michael John Boyle, Tatsunori Shimizu, Eiji Sakurada, Mitsuhiro Yazaki, Yui Nishizaki, Hiroyuki Kishi, Naoto Nakagawa
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Publication number: 20070291963Abstract: A thin input device with a flat input side surface is provided in which a flexible circuit board is disposed inside a chassis so as to extend to the outside or inside of the chassis while preventing the flexible circuit board from bending akwardly. An opening for exposing a portion of a bottom surface of an input panel is formed on a bottom wall of the chassis. A through-hole for guiding the flexible circuit board to the anti-input side of the input panel is formed on a second base disposed on the anti-input side so that the through-hole is inside a first base disposed on the input side at a position corresponding to the opening. The flexible circuit board is disposed to extend to the outside or inside of the chassis through the through-hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2007Publication date: December 20, 2007Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi Watanabe, Naohisa Masuda