Patents by Inventor Shigeru Sugimoto

Shigeru Sugimoto 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: 11198413
    Abstract: A retractor of a seat belt apparatus includes a spool that is configured to wind the seat belt while allowing the seat belt to be pulled out, a motor that includes a shaft coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in a direction to pull out the seat belt, the rotational resistance force corresponding to the rotation of the spool and the shaft caused by pulling out of the seat belt, a rotational resistance member that is coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in the direction to pull out the seat belt when the seat belt is pulled out in the event of vehicle collision, and a reducing mechanism that reduces the rotation of the spool and transmits a reduced rotation to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi Miyajima, Shigeru Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Yohei Inagaki, Yoshio Shimazaki, Takayoshi Ijiri
  • Publication number: 20200101935
    Abstract: A retractor of a seat belt apparatus includes a spool that is configured to wind the seat belt while allowing the seat belt to be pulled out, a motor that includes a shaft coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in a direction to pull out the seat belt, the rotational resistance force corresponding to the rotation of the spool and the shaft caused by pulling out of the seat belt, a rotational resistance member that is coupled to the spool and generates a rotational resistance force against the spool rotating in the direction to pull out the seat belt when the seat belt is pulled out in the event of vehicle collision, and a reducing mechanism that reduces the rotation of the spool and transmits a reduced rotation to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, MITSUBA CORPORATION, ASHIMORI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoichi MIYAJIMA, Shigeru SUGIMOTO, Tsuyoshi MARUYAMA, Yohei INAGAKI, Yoshio SHIMAZAKI, Takayoshi IJIRI
  • Patent number: 10059897
    Abstract: Problem A detergent friction modifying agent having both a detergent performance that ameliorates and prevents degradation over time that is caused by deposits in the engine, and a friction reducing effect that lowers frictional resistance in the engine; a fuel additive that improves drivability with a good balance over the entire range of engine speeds, and provides engine characteristics such that, over the entire range of driving speeds, the engine-braking characteristics are such that the feeling of free running will be strongly produced, such that a fuel consumption improvement effect is produced in actual vehicles that is greater than the values produced on the test bench, and which also has storage stability; and a fuel composition containing the same. Solution The present invention is characterized by containing a polyetheramine carboxylic acid salt; the fuel additive of the present invention is added to fuel at 0.5 wt % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TURBULENCE LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20180119047
    Abstract: Object There found a demand for ashless type novel lubricant which does not contain phosphorus, sulfur or metals and has high friction reducing effect, and suppresses the generation of deposit/sludge and the like, and furthermore can exhibit a detergency effect. It is an object to provide a novel lubricant capable of responding to this demand. In addition, it was found out that it is required to demonstrate performances such as friction reduction effect and detergent effect under various low temperature and high temperature environments. In the present invention, it is also an object to provide a novel lubricant which can exhibit excellent performance even under various low temperature and high temperature environments even at the higher dosage. Solution A lubricating oil/grease additive characterized by containing a polyetheramine carboxylic acid salt represented by the general formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: TURBULENCE LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170145334
    Abstract: Problem A detergent friction modifying agent having both a detergent performance that ameliorates and prevents degradation over time that is caused by deposits in the engine, and a friction reducing effect that lowers frictional resistance in the engine; a fuel additive that improves drivability with a good balance over the entire range of engine speeds, and provides engine characteristics such that, over the entire range of driving speeds, the engine-braking characteristics are such that the feeling of free running will be strongly produced, such that a fuel consumption improvement effect is produced in actual vehicles that is greater than the values produced on the test bench, and which also has storage stability; and a fuel composition containing the same. Solution The present invention is characterized by containing a polyetheramine carboxylic acid salt; the fuel additive of the present invention is added to fuel at 0.5 wt % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: TURBULENCE LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20070256018
    Abstract: A content providing system is provided that can promptly produce and provide content for a plurality of different media by facilitating mutual sharing of material data. A content production and output support apparatus (14) comprises a material data storing section (30) for storing material data that is created by a material data creating section (26), a script data storing section (32) for storing script data that is created by a script data creating section (28), and a content data generating section (34) for generating content data in a form corresponding to a medium specified by a user based on the script data identified by the user and the material data identified by the material identifying data in the script data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Masayuki Chatani, Hirotoshi Maegawa, Shigeru Sugimoto, Takeshi Hashimoto, Hideaki Okamura
  • Patent number: 6625952
    Abstract: A medication dispensing apparatus of the present invention contains a plurality of different kinds of medication separately, dispenses the medicament to pack them into package belt, and discharges the package belt. The medication dispensing apparatus comprises a cutting device for cutting the package belt into short package belt including at least one medication package for specified period in accordance with prescription data, a stacking device for stacking the short package belts and a bundling device for bundling the stacked short package belts. According to the medication dispensing apparatus, it is possible to cut off medication packages and empty packages from the package belt automatically and rapidly, reducing medication distributing job in a hospital. The medication dispensing apparatus is applicable to a medicament collecting system comprising a tray feed station, a medication dispensing station and a tray recovering station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: AutoMed Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane S. Chudy, Shoji Yuyama, Shigeru Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6170230
    Abstract: A medication dispensing apparatus of the present invention contains a plurality of different kinds of medication separately, dispenses the medicament to pack them into package belt, and discharges the package belt. The medication dispensing apparatus comprises a cutting device for cutting the package belt into short package belt including at least one medication package for specified period in accordance with prescription data, a stacking device for stacking the short package belts and a bundling device for bundling the stacked short package belts. According to the medication dispensing apparatus, it is possible to cut off medication packages and empty packages from the package belt automatically and rapidly, reducing medication distributing job in a hospital. The medication dispensing apparatus is applicable to a medicament collecting system comprising a tray feed station, a medication dispensing station and a tray recovering station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignees: Automed Technologies, Inc., Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Duane S. Chudy, Shoji Yuyama, Shigeru Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6051039
    Abstract: This invention relates to a diesel fuel composition containing an additive composition made by admixing at least two components: A) at least one dicarboxylic acid having about 8 to about 500 carbon atoms or a reactive equivalent thereof; and B) at least one amine having about 6 to about 80 carbon atoms. In one embodiment, the additive composition also contains: C) at least one monocarboxylic acid of about 8 to about 28 carbon atoms or a reactive equivalent thereof. The additive composition is useful as a lubricity additive for diesel fuel, especially low sulfur diesel fuel and provide excellent storage stability, rust-inhibiting and anti-wear performance to diesel fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: The Lubrizol Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeru Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 4972649
    Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package comprising a light-tight film casing having an exposure opening, a rolled film disposed on one side of the exposure opening in the light-tight casing, a removable light-tight container having a film winding spool therein disposed on the other side of the exposure opening in the light-tight film casing, and an externally operable film winding member for winding the rolled film around said film winding spool of the light-tight film container. The lens-fitted photographic film package is assembled by the steps of winding film withdrawn from a light-tight film container in a roll in a darkroom; loading the rolled film and the light-tight film container in separate respective receiving chambers formed in a main body section of the lens-fitted photographic film package; and fixing a back cover section to the main body section so as to assemble light-tightly the lens-fitted photographic film package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mochida, Tokuo Maekawa, Hisashi Takei, Yasuo Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ohmura, Shigeru Sugimoto, Seimei Ushiro, Seiji Asano, Toshio Yoshida
  • Patent number: 4954857
    Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package comprising a light-tight film casing having an exposure opening, a rolled film disposed on one side of the exposure opening in the light-tight casing, a removable light-tight container having a film winding spool therein disposed on the other side of the exposure opening in the light-tight film casing, and an externally operable film winding member for winding the rolled film around said film winding spool of the light-tight film container. The lens-fitted photographic film package is assembled by the steps of winding film withdrawn from a light-tight film container in a roll in a darkroom; loading the rolled film and the light-tight film container in separate respective receiving chambers formed in a main body section of the lens-fitted photographic film package; and fixing a back cover section to the main body section so as to assemble light-tightly the lens-fitted photographic film package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mochida, Tokuo Maekawa, Hisashi Takei, Yasuo Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ohmura, Shigeru Sugimoto, Seimei Ushiro, Seiji Asano, Toshio Yoshida
  • Patent number: 4884087
    Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package comprising a light-tight film casing having an exposure opening, a rolled film disposed on one side of the exposure opening in the light-tight casing, a removable light-tight container having a film winding spool therein disposed on the other side of the exposure opening in the light-tight film casing, and an externally operable film winding member for winding the rolled film around said film winding spool of the light-tight film container. The lens-fitted photographic film package is assembled by the steps of winding film withdrawn from a light-tight film container in a roll in a darkroom; loading the rolled film and the light-tight film container in separate respective receiving chambers formed in a main body section of the lens-fitted photographic film package; and fixing a back cover section to the main body section so as to assemble light-tightly the lens-fitted photographic film package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Mochida, Tokuo Maekawa, Hisashi Takei, Yasuo Matsumoto, Hiroshi Ohmura, Shigeru Sugimoto, Seimei Ushiro, Seiji Asano, Toshio Yoshida
  • Patent number: 4833495
    Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package comprises a light-tight film case having exposure structure, a rolled film in a film roll receiving chamber disposed on one side of an exposure frame in the light-tight case, and a removable film container having a film winding spool therein disposed on the other side of the exposure frame in the light-tight film case. A member is provided for causing the film to be advanced smoothly without getting scratched, for preventing the film roll from becoming loose, and for preventing the film from being gouged by a film exit slot of the film roll receiving chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Ohmura, Yasuo Matsumoto, Shigeru Sugimoto, Seimei Ushiro, Seiji Asano, Toshio Yoshida