Patents by Inventor Norifumi SUZUKI

Norifumi SUZUKI 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: 11940031
    Abstract: A coil spring includes a wire rod and an elastic coat provided on the wire rod. The coil spring includes a coil section including a plurality of coil portions. The wire rod includes a round cross-sectional portion, a cross-section varying portion, and a rectangular cross-sectional portion along the longitudinal direction of the wire rod. The cross section of the rectangular cross-sectional portion is substantially square and has a first plane and a second plane. The first plane and the second plane oppose each other in the coil section. The elastic coat is provided on at least one of the first plane and the second plane. The elastic coat is continuous from the round cross-sectional portion to the cross-sectional variation portion and the rectangular cross-sectional portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Nishizawa, Daisuke Ibano, Tsuyoshi Matsuda, Norifumi Arisaka, Shun Muramatsu, Chihiro Ito, Takuto Suzuki, Masatake Kinoshita, Asuka Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11907020
    Abstract: Provided is a display device provided inside a vehicle. The display device includes: a display having flexibility and a sheet shape; a movement mechanism that includes a connection connected to a first end portion of the display and in which the connection moves in a direction intersecting a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a guide mechanism configured to guide a second end portion of the display in a guide direction different from a movement direction of the connection in association with movement of the connection while curving and supporting a part of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KOJIMA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumihiro Onogi, Takahiro Suzuki, Yasuyuki Andou, Norifumi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20230131157
    Abstract: Provided is a display device provided inside a vehicle. The display device includes: a display having flexibility and a sheet shape; a movement mechanism that includes a connection connected to a first end portion of the display and in which the connection moves in a direction intersecting a front-rear direction of the vehicle; and a guide mechanism configured to guide a second end portion of the display in a guide direction different from a movement direction of the connection in association with movement of the connection while curving and supporting a part of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Fumihiro ONOGI, Takahiro SUZUKI, Yasuyuki ANDOU, Norifumi SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20220314799
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a display unit including a display surface that is configured to display information to an occupant of a vehicle; a display control unit that is configured to set the information displayed at the display surface and a display area in which the information is displayed at the display surface; a drive unit that is configured to drive the display unit in and out of an interior member that is disposed in a vehicle cabin; and a drive control unit that is configured to control the drive unit such that the display area and an exposed area, of the display surface, which is exposed from the interior member are proportional to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kazuhisa MAEDA, Tatsuya SHIMIZU, Takanobu TABATA, Yasuyuki ANDOU, Takahiro SUZUKI, Norifumi SUZUKI, Fumihiro ONOGI
  • Patent number: 10074951
    Abstract: A commutator includes an insulating section that is formed in a tube shape including a shaft insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted, and that is formed with an indented portion in an end portion at one side in an axial direction of the shaft. The commutator also includes plural segments that are supported by an outer peripheral portion of the insulating section, that are arrayed around a circumferential direction of the insulating section with spacings therebetween, and that are each provided with an anchor portion at an end portion at the one side in the axial direction of the shaft. The commutator also includes a first, second, third short-circuit wires, each connecting the anchor portion of respective one segment to the anchor portion of respective another segment, and at least a portion being disposed inside the indented portion formed at the insulating section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ASMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Seki, Yasuhiro Kanematsu, Noriyasu Nishio, Norifumi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Kazuo Kato, Toshiyuki Natsume, Kenichi Sugibayashi
  • Publication number: 20160254630
    Abstract: A commutator includes an insulating section that is formed in a tube shape including a shaft insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted, and that is formed with an indented portion in an end portion at one side in an axial direction of the shaft. The commutator also includes plural segments that are supported by an outer peripheral portion of the insulating section, that are arrayed around a circumferential direction of the insulating section with spacings therebetween, and that are each provided with an anchor portion at an end portion at the one side in the axial direction of the shaft. The commutator also includes a first, second, third short-circuit wires, each connecting the anchor portion of respective one segment to the anchor portion of respective another segment, and at least a portion being disposed inside the indented portion formed at the insulating section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Akihiko SEKI, Yasuhiro KANEMATSU, Noriyasu NISHIO, Norifumi SUZUKI, Tsuyoshi SUZUKI, Kazuo KATO, Toshiyuki NATSUME, Kenichi SUGIBAYASHI