Patents by Inventor Naoki Horikawa

Naoki Horikawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230415528
    Abstract: The towed vehicle connection determination system includes a towed vehicle presence determination unit that determines whether or not the towed vehicle is connected, based on at least two or more pieces of information among the weight estimation equipment, the peripheral condition detection equipment, and the vehicle rear monitoring equipment. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not the towed vehicle is connected as compared with the case of determining whether or not the towed vehicle is connected based on only one piece of information such as the weight estimation value and the captured image of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki HORIKAWA
  • Patent number: 6595548
    Abstract: A pouch-shaped air bag (12) is spread out in a circle. Then, the portion of the air bag (12) located outside the inflator (16) is folded into a wave-like pattern from four directions so that four side portions (61) are formed along the inflator (16). Next, each one of the four excess portions (62), which are continuously formed between each two adjacent side portions (61) and protrude outward, is placed along the outer face of each side portion (61). Thus, the air bag (12) can be easily folded compactly that can be smoothly unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kamano, Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Horikawa, Keiji Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20020198508
    Abstract: A comfortable water absorbent composite sheet which is a water absorbent sheet comprising a water absorbent layer, a water holding layer and a water impermeable layer successively arranged from the skin side, wherein the composite water absorbent sheet has a sufficient amount of water absorption with slight water-rewet to the skin by arranging a water-backflow preventing layer comprising a water impermeable sheet material having water penetrating holes between the water absorbent layer and the water holding layer and providing the total area ratio of the water penetrating holes accounting for 3% or above and below 40% of the whole area of the water-backflow preventing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Takatera, Naoki Horikawa
  • Patent number: 6485403
    Abstract: A pouch-shaped air bag (12) is spread out in a circle. Then, the portion of the air bag (12) located outside the inflator (16) is folded into a wave-like pattern from four directions so that four side portions (61) are formed along the inflator (16). Next, each one of the four excess portions (62), which are continuously formed between each two adjacent side portions (61) and protrude outward, is placed along the outer face of each side portion (61). Thus, the air bag (12) can be easily folded compactly that can be smoothly unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kamano, Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Horikawa, Kumiko Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Mochizuki, Harumi Mochizuki, Naoko Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20020163172
    Abstract: A pouch-shaped air bag (12) is spread out in a circle. Then, the portion of the air bag (12) located outside the inflator (16) is folded into a wave-like pattern from four directions so that four side portions (61) are formed along the inflator (16). Next, each one of the four excess portions (62), which are continuously formed between each two adjacent side portions (61) and protrude outward, is placed along the outer face of each side portion (61). Thus, the air bag (12) can be easily folded compactly that can be smoothly unfolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Kumiko Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Mochizuki, Harumi Mochizuki, Naoko Mochizuki, Yoshifumi Kamano, Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Horikawa, Keiji Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20010015550
    Abstract: A pouch-shaped air bag (12) is spread out in a circle. Then, the portion of the air bag (12) located outside the inflator (16) is folded into a wave-like pattern from four directions so that four side portions (61) are formed along the inflator (16). Next, each one of the four excess portions (62), which are continuously formed between each two adjacent side portions (61) and protrude outward, is placed along the outer face of each side portion (61). Thus, the air bag (12) can be easily folded compactly that can be smoothly unfolded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kamano, Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Horikawa, Kumiko Mochizuki, Yoshitaka Mochizuki, Harumi Mochizuki, Naoko Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 6224100
    Abstract: A pouch-shaped air bag (12) is spread out in a circle. Then, the portion of the air bag (12) located outside the inflator (16) is folded into a wave-like pattern from four directions so that four side portions (61) are formed along the inflator (16). Next, each one of the four excess portions (62), which are continuously formed between each two adjacent side portions (61) and protrude outward, is placed along the outer face of each side portion (61). Thus, the air bag (12) can be easily folded compactly that can be smoothly unfolded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Kamano, Kazuyoshi Nishijima, Kazuhiro Kaneko, Naoki Yamamoto, Naoki Horikawa, Keiji Mochizuki