Patents by Inventor Osamu Shoji
Osamu Shoji 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: 7650811Abstract: A shifting device includes a housing, a shift lever, and a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved along frontward or rearward and leftward or rightward to select one of shift positions. The sensor unit is of a non-contact type and detects the selected shift position. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors and a magnet. The relative positions of the sensors and the magnet are variable. The sensor unit detects the selected shift position according to the relative positions. According to movement of the shift lever, at least one of the group of the sensors and the magnet is moved along a first movement axis and a second movement axis. The first and second movement axes extend in different directions.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Kazuhito Matsui, Masahiro Taniguchi, Osamu Shoji, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20080041128Abstract: An activation restricting apparatus for an engine starting system that may be produced with a compact size. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism, an actuator, and a control unit. The operating mechanism starts and stops the engine and has a plurality of positions including a LOCK position. The operating mechanism includes a first stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism from the LOCK position and a second stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism to the LOCK position. The control unit enables the engine to be started when the operating mechanism is in the LOCK position and a first ID code sent from a portable device matches a second ID code. The control unit enables the operating mechanism to be moved to the LOCK position when the operating mechanism is not in the LOCK position and the vehicle is not moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Kiyokazu Ohtaki, Shoichi Harada, Masanari Okuno, Osamu Shoji
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Publication number: 20080006113Abstract: A shifting device includes a housing, a shift lever, and a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved along frontward or rearward and leftward or rightward to select one of shift positions. The sensor unit is of a non-contact type and detects the selected shift position. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors and a magnet. The relative positions of the sensors and the magnet are variable. The sensor unit detects the selected shift position according to the relative positions. According to movement of the shift lever, at least one of the group of the sensors and the magnet is moved along a first movement axis and a second movement axis. The first and second movement axes extend in different directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Kazuhito Matsui, Masahiro Taniguchi, Osamu Shoji, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 7302817Abstract: An activation restricting apparatus for an engine starting system that may be produced with a compact size. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism, an actuator, and a control unit. The operating mechanism starts and stops the engine and has a plurality of positions including a LOCK position. The operating mechanism includes a first stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism from the LOCK position and a second stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism to the LOCK position. The control unit enables the engine to be started when the operating mechanism is in the LOCK position and a first ID code sent from a portable device matches a second ID code. The control unit enables the operating mechanism to be moved to the LOCK position when the operating mechanism is not in the LOCK position and the vehicle is not moving.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Kiyokazu Ohtaki, Shoichi Harada, Masanari Okuno, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 7293480Abstract: A shifting device includes a housing, a shift lever, and a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved along frontward or rearward and leftward or rightward to select one of shift positions. The sensor unit is of a non-contact type and detects the selected shift position. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors and a magnet. The relative positions of the sensors and the magnet are variable. The sensor unit detects the selected shift position according to the relative positions. According to movement of the shift lever, at least one of the group of the sensors and the magnet is moved along a first movement axis and a second movement axis. The first and second movement axes extend in different directions.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Kazuhito Matsui, Masahiro Taniguchi, Osamu Shoji, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 7060781Abstract: A 2,6-dimethylphenol composition having an m-cresol content of from 15 to 700 ppm on a weight basis has effects of drastically improving polymerization activity and particularly, improving the color tone of polyphenylene ethers. Therefore, the composition makes it possible to provide a preparation process having improved productivity, and at the same time, provide polyphenylene ethers having good quality.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2002Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals CorporationInventors: Akira Mitsui, Osamu Shoji, Hitoshi Ota
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Patent number: 6835772Abstract: This invention aims to provide a favorable feel coating film having gently soft feel (comfortable feel), a coating composition for forming the coating film, and fine particles of a polymer for incorporation in the coating composition, and concerns with fine particles of lanolin-deposited polyurethane resin obtainable by reacting at least one of polyesters and polyethers with polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups in a poor solvent in the presence of a lanolin derivative; a coating composition comprising (i) at least one binder resin selected from the group consisting of polyester resins and polyether resins, the binder resin having a specific glass transition temperature, a specific number average molecular weight and a specific hydroxyl value, (ii) polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, (iii) the fine particles of polyurethane resin as described above, and (iv) an organic solvent; and an article coated with the coating composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignees: Ohashi Chemical Industries Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Kita, Hiroyuki Arimoto, Osamu Shoji, Takayuki Kishimoto, Kenji Kawazu, Mika Kai
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Publication number: 20040236060Abstract: A 2,6-dimethylphenol composition having an m-cresol content of from 15 to 700 ppm on a weight basis has effects of drastically improving polymerization activity and particularly, improving the color tone of polyphenylene ethers. Therefore, the composition makes it possible to provide a preparation process having improved productivity, and at the same time, provide polyphenylene ethers having good quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Akira Mitsui, Osamu Shoji, Hitoshi Ota
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Publication number: 20040035237Abstract: A shifting device includes a housing, a shift lever, and a sensor unit. The shift lever is moved along frontward or rearward and leftward or rightward to select one of shift positions. The sensor unit is of a non-contact type and detects the selected shift position. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors and a magnet. The relative positions of the sensors and the magnet are variable. The sensor unit detects the selected shift position according to the relative positions. According to movement of the shift lever, at least one of the group of the sensors and the magnet is moved along a first movement axis and a second movement axis. The first and second movement axes extend in different directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: February 26, 2004Inventors: Kazuhito Matsui, Masahiro Taniguchi, Osamu Shoji, Noriyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040003632Abstract: An activation restricting apparatus for an engine starting system that may be produced with a compact size. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism, an actuator, and a control unit. The operating mechanism starts and stops the engine and has a plurality of positions including a LOCK position. The operating mechanism includes a first stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism from the LOCK position and a second stopper prohibiting movement of the operating mechanism to the LOCK position. The control unit enables the engine to be started when the operating mechanism is in the LOCK position and a first ID code sent from a portable device matches a second ID code. The control unit enables the operating mechanism to be moved to the LOCK position when the operating mechanism is not in the LOCK position and the vehicle is not moving.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Kiyokazu Ohtaki, Shoichi Harada, Masanari Okuno, Osamu Shoji
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Publication number: 20020147253Abstract: This invention aims to provide a favorable feel coating film having gently soft feel (comfortable feel), a coating composition for forming the coating film, and fine particles of a polymer for incorporation in the coating composition, and concerns with fine particles of lanolin-deposited polyurethane resin obtainable by reacting at least one of polyesters and polyethers with polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups in a poor solvent in the presence of a lanolin derivative; a coating composition comprising (i) at least one binder resin selected from the group consisting of polyester resins and polyether resins, the binder resin having a specific glass transition temperature, a specific number average molecular weight and a specific hydroxyl value, (ii) polyisocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, (iii) the fine particles of polyurethane resin as described above, and (iv) an organic solvent; and an article coated with the coating composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: October 10, 2002Applicant: OHASHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Takashi Kita, Hiroyuki Arimoto, Osamu Shoji, Takayuki Kishimoto, Kenji Kawazu, Mika Kai
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Patent number: 6045883Abstract: A resin composition comprising a polypropylene resin, a polyphenylene ether resin and a compatibility agent wherein dispersion particles comprising the polyphenylene ether resin (b) are dispersed in a matrix comprising the polypropylene resin (a), a minor diameter of the dispersion particles is 2 .mu.m or less, and the ratio of major diameter/minor diameter is 1-10.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 1997Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshikuni Akiyama, Osamu Shoji, Yuji Kusumi
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Patent number: 5825270Abstract: The solenoid body of an electromagnetic solenoid having a pair of coil terminals to which an exciting coil is connected is movable together with a stopper plate in the direction of the arrow X and in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow X in a casing. Each of a pair of coil springs of electrically conductive material has one end portion which is pressed against the spring supporting portion of the respective coil terminal, and the other end portion which is pressed against the inner surface of a cover, so that the electromagnetic solenoid and the stopper plate are urged towards a lock position. The coil springs includes external connecting portions to which external connecting wires are connected, so that current is supplied to the exciting coil of the electromagnetic solenoid through the coil springs.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1996Date of Patent: October 20, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaichi Hattori, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 5799517Abstract: A stopper plate includes a through hole to which a lock plate moving in an arrow Y direction when a detent knob is operated can make access and a trapezoidal part contiguous to the through hole. It can move back and forth between a lock position where the trapezoidal part is opposed to the lock plate and an unlock position where the through hole 13a is opposed to the lock plate, it is energized in the unlock position by a first compression coil spring at the normal time. A cam member is coupled to the stopper plate via a second compression coil spring 18 having a spring force larger than the first compression coil spring, and receives a move force in an unlock position direction by cam action between the cam member and the lock plate. A spring force of the second compression coil spring is set smaller than the resultant force of a plunger holding force by an electromagnetic solenoid and a spring force of the first compression coil spring.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1995Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaichi Hattori, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 5730518Abstract: In a backlighting device for use with display panels that comprises a light conducting plate made of a light-transmissive material, one of the major faces of said light conducting plate being provided with a light diffusing capability and covered with a specular or light diffusing/reflecting plate, and a linear light source provided in proximity to the end portion of at least one side of said light conducting plate, the improvement wherein at least one sheet that is made of a light-transmissive material and that has a multiple of raised structures having straight ridgelines at minute intervals on the same side in such a manner that the ridgelines are substantially parallel to one another or at least one sheet that is made of a light-transmissive material and that has a multiple of pyramidal or conical projecting structures at minute intervals on the same side, said projecting structures having portions of such a shape that the vertical angles are substantially the same, is provided on the exit face of the ligType: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Keiji Kashima, Naoki Yoshida, Osamu Shoji, Eiichi Yanagi, Takumi Fukunishi
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Patent number: 5685183Abstract: A key interlocking mechanism for an automobile ensures that the automobile transmission is in the proper position when the key is removed. The mechanism includes a stopper pin protruding into the rotational path of the key motor and a solenoid valve energized when the automobile transmission is shifted out of park. When the key rotor is rotated with the solenoid valve unenergized, a cam plate within the mechanism acts to push the stopper pin up out of the rotational path of the key rotor. When the solenoid valve is energized, the stopper pin is prevented from being pushed out of the rotational path of the rotor. The key rotor is thus prevented from being rotated to a position in which the key can be removed from the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaichi Hattori, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 5671638Abstract: A lock plate moves in a direction indicated by an arrow by the operation of a detent knob. A stopper plate to which a main body of an electromagnetic solenoid is fixed is designed to reciprocate between a lock position and an unlock position, the lock position being a position at which a stopper section confronts the lock plate and the unlock position being a position at which the stopper section evacuates from the lock plate. The stopper plate is normally urged toward the lock position by return springs. A cam member coupled to a plunger of the electromagnetic solenoid receives a force to move to the unlock position through the operation of the cam with respect to the lock plate. A resiliency of the return springs is set to a value smaller than a resultant force of a plunger attracting force of the electromagnetic solenoid and a resiliency of a trip spring that urges the plunger in a plunger attracting direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 1996Date of Patent: September 30, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaichi Hattori, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 5504468Abstract: An electromagnetic solenoid includes a body unit of plastic integrally including a cylindrical bobbin around which a coil is wound and a connector housing, a plunger arranged in the bobbin, a yoke fixed on the body unit, by insertion molding, to lead magnetic fluxes from the coil onto the side of the plunger, a terminal piece insertion-molded to the body unit in a protruding manner into the connector housing, a coil connection piece of the terminal piece for connecting the terminal of the coil protruding from the side portion of the body unit and a case attached to the body unit to cover the coil and bobbin with an insulation space for insulation defined around the coil connection piece.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1995Date of Patent: April 2, 1996Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki SeisakushoInventors: Masaichi Hattori, Osamu Shoji
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Patent number: 5442523Abstract: In a backlighting device for use with display panels that comprises a light conducting plate made of a light-transmissive material, one of the major faces of said light conducting plate being provided with a light diffusing capability and covered with a specular or light diffusing/reflecting plate, and a linear light source provided in proximity to the end portion of at least one side of said light conducting plate, the improvement wherein at least one sheet that is made of a light-transmissive material and that has a multiple of raised structures having straight ridgelines at minute intervals on the same side in such a manner that the ridgelines are substantially parallel to one another or at least one sheet that is made of a light-transmissive material and that has a multiple of pyramidal or conical projecting structures at minute intervals on the same side, said projecting structures having portions of such a shape that the vertical angles are substantially the same, is provided on the exit face of the ligType: GrantFiled: August 21, 1992Date of Patent: August 15, 1995Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Keiji Kashima, Naoki Yoshida, Osamu Shoji, Eiichi Yanagi, Takumi Fukunishi
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Patent number: 5289351Abstract: A backlighting device for display panels operating on the edge lighting method that comprises a light conducting plate made of a light-transmissive material, a layer of light-diffusing material that partly covers one major surface of the light conducting plate, and a light diffusing/reflecting plate that covers the thus covered area of the light conducting plate. The light conducting plate is provided on its exit face with a film that is coarser grained on the exit face than on the entrance face (the side closer to the light conducting plate) and which, when provided on the exit face of the light conducting plate, will increase the luminance of light issuing from the exit face of the light conducting plate. This backlighting device produces satisfactory luminance and can be used as a high-performance model that achieves a high efficiency of power to luminance conversion at least in the direction of the line normal to the exit face.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1992Date of Patent: February 22, 1994Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Keiji Kashima, Osamu Shoji, Naoki Yoshida