Patents by Inventor Shinichi Yamase

Shinichi Yamase 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: 20230226985
    Abstract: An electronic equipment device includes a microphone member and a cap. The microphone member is positioned in a through hole of a roof lining provided in a vehicle interior and disposed in an indoor space, and disposed in an outdoor space. The cap is positioned in the through hole of the roof lining and fitted to the microphone member in a state of being disposed in the indoor space. The cap has a fitting portion, a strap portion, and a hooking portion. The fitting portion is fitted to the microphone member. The strap portion is provided in the outdoor space. The hooking portion is formed in the strap portion and hooked on the microphone member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Shinichi Yamase
  • Patent number: 11505133
    Abstract: An attachment member is configured to support an electric component to which a harness is connected, and be attached to a wall portion of a vehicle interior. The member includes a base portion to which the electric component is fixed, a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion each standing on the base portion and configured to engage with the wall portion. Each of the first and second engaging portions includes a proximal-side end portion on a side of the base portion, and a distal end-side end portion opposite to the proximal-side end portion. The first and second engaging portions are arranged so as to sandwich a harness connecting portion of the electric component. The attachment member further includes a coupling portion configured to couple the distal end-side end portions of the first and second engaging portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yamase, Junya Adachi
  • Publication number: 20220234517
    Abstract: An attachment member is configured to support an electric component to which a harness is connected, and be attached to a wall portion of a vehicle interior. The member includes a base portion to which the electric component is fixed, a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion each standing on the base portion and configured to engage with the wall portion. Each of the first and second engaging portions includes a proximal-side end portion on a side of the base portion, and a distal end-side end portion opposite to the proximal-side end portion. The first and second engaging portions are arranged so as to sandwich a harness connecting portion of the electric component. The attachment member further includes a coupling portion configured to couple the distal end-side end portions of the first and second engaging portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichi YAMASE, Junya ADACHI
  • Patent number: 8919856
    Abstract: A sunshade hook includes a generally j-shaped hook member having a first leg portion and a second leg portion connected thereto along a bight region. A base has a substantially planar first portion that extends substantially perpendicular to the first leg portion of the hook member, and a second portion that extends generally parallel relation to the base first portion. A snap tab selectively deflects as the base is advanced over a bracket for mounting the one-piece hook in an associated automotive vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Generoso Tan Sia, Jr., Shinichi Yamase
  • Patent number: 8851150
    Abstract: A sunshade hook assembly includes a body having a generally J-shaped hook. The hook has a first, proximal portion that merges into the body, and a second, distal portion forming an open-ended terminal end dimensioned to receive a rod of the associated sunshade. An attachment member extends from the body and includes a detent mechanism that requires a predetermined force for securing the body to an associated bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventors: Shinichi Yamase, Konrad P. Szwed
  • Patent number: 8663535
    Abstract: A trim panel for a door of a vehicle that wherein both sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel are manufactured on the same equipment, thus eliminating the need to prepare separate molds for each trim panel. Both the sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel share essentially the same components and dimension except that the sunshade trim panel has an upper surface that terminates prior to a corresponding surface of the non-sunshade trim panel. This feature allows both trim panels to be made on the same equipment and then installed as needed depending on whether a given door will include a sunshade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Brian D. Large, Rachel E. Canepa, Shinichi Yamase
  • Publication number: 20140041816
    Abstract: A sunshade hook assembly includes a body having a generally J-shaped hook. The hook has a first, proximal portion that merges into the body, and a second, distal portion forming an open-ended terminal end dimensioned to receive a rod of the associated sunshade. An attachment member extends from the body and includes a detent mechanism that requires a predetermined force for securing the body to an associated bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Shinichi Yamase, Konrad P. Szwed
  • Patent number: 8646828
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly wherein the sunshade is secured in a deployed position at a single location, and wherein when the sunshade is retracted, the field of view through the window is unobstructed by securing members or the like. More particularly, the sunshade assembly utilizes a recessed hook or hook retainer within a trim panel adjacent the window as an anchor point, while a handgrip secured to the window shade is configured to pivot into a position to permit a hook or hook retainer associated therewith to be inserted into the recessed anchor point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Charles Stephen Haase, Shinichi Yamase, Generoso Tan Sia, Jr., Ruben E. Guanzon, Ryuichi Fukuyama
  • Patent number: 8579010
    Abstract: A sunshade hook is provided which has an improved hook shape configuration that overlaps the rod-shaped member of the sunshade to prevent inadvertent pullout. An access passage is modified and dimensional relationships established between the hook and the sunshade to prevent inadvertent removal. The stem is also modified to increase the perimeter engagement with an opening in the bracket and increase the ability to withstand shearing stress imposed by wind forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Troy Medlar, Shinichi Yamase
  • Patent number: 8381368
    Abstract: A centering clip device can include a clip base having an opening for receiving a clip. The clip base can have a top surface that has a first bump, a second bump and a third bump all spaced away from each other. A clip can be included that has a substantially elongated body, a bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the clip, a top flange, an annular slot formed between the top flange and the bottom flange, and an umbrella structure. The top flange may also be formed as an umbrella structure having an inclined camming surface formed on its lower surface. The clip base can be configured to releasably engage the clip within the clip base. The camming surface can be biased against the first, second and third bumps to center the clip within the clip base, and permit connection between a first vehicle component, such as a roofliner, to a second vehicle component, such as a roof frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haithi Donahue-Yan, Shinichi Yamase, James Seale, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120319427
    Abstract: A trim panel for a door of a vehicle that wherein both sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel are manufactured on the same equipment, thus eliminating the need to prepare separate molds for each trim panel. Both the sunshade and non-sunshade versions of the trim panel share essentially the same components and dimension except that the sunshade trim panel has an upper surface that terminates prior to a corresponding surface of the non-sunshade trim panel. This feature allows both trim panels to be made on the same equipment and then installed as needed depending on whether a given door will include a sunshade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan V. Larcom, Brian D. Large, Rachel E. Canepa, Shinichi Yamase
  • Patent number: 8303023
    Abstract: A rear pillar of an automotive vehicle housing a power tailgate assembly and a garnish covering the rear pillar. The garnish includes an opening through which a tailgate rod extends and interconnects the power tailgate assembly and the tailgate of the automobile. A cover closes the opening and comprises an elongated body of a resilient material including an upper region having a passage sized to accommodate the tailgate rod and lower region having a “T” shaped slot intersecting the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yamase, Charles Haase, Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8297691
    Abstract: A roof liner stiffener includes a rail and a first guide member. The rail is configured for attachment to a roof liner of a vehicle and includes a web and a plurality of ribs integral with the web. The first guide member is configured to support a first portion of an electrical wiring harness of a vehicle. The rail and the first guide member are integrally formed from a thermoplastic material as a unitary structure. The first guide member includes a first base and an elongate arm integral with, and extending away from, the first base. The elongate arm of the first guide member is bendable relative to the first base of the first guide member. Roof liner assemblies and vehicles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sarah J. Huth, Shinichi Yamase
  • Publication number: 20120228896
    Abstract: A sunshade hook is provided which has an improved hook shape configuration that overlaps the rod-shaped member of the sunshade to prevent inadvertent pullout. An access passage is modified and dimensional relationships established between the hook and the sunshade to prevent inadvertent removal. The stem is also modified to increase the perimeter engagement with an opening in the bracket and increase the ability to withstand shearing stress imposed by wind forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Troy Medlar, Shinichi Yamase
  • Publication number: 20120049564
    Abstract: A sunshade assembly wherein the sunshade is secured in a deployed position at a single location, and wherein when the sunshade is retracted, the field of view through the window is unobstructed by securing members or the like. More particularly, the sunshade assembly utilizes a recessed hook or hook retainer within a trim panel adjacent the window as an anchor point, while a handgrip secured to the window shade is configured to pivot into a position to permit a hook or hook retainer associated therewith to be inserted into the recessed anchor point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Charles Stephen Haase, Shinichi Yamase, Generoso Tan Sia, JR., Ruben E. Guanzon, Ryuichi Fukuyama
  • Publication number: 20110309649
    Abstract: A rear pillar of an automotive vehicle housing a power tailgate assembly and a garnish covering the rear pillar. The garnish includes an opening through which a tailgate rod extends and interconnects the power tailgate assembly and the tailgate of the automobile. A cover closes the opening and comprises an elongated body of a resilient material including an upper region having a passage sized to accommodate the tailgate rod and lower region having a “T” shaped slot intersecting the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Shinichi Yamase, Charles Haase, Hiroaki Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20110248528
    Abstract: A roof liner stiffener includes a rail and a first guide member. The rail is configured for attachment to a roof liner of a vehicle and includes a web and a plurality of ribs integral with the web. The first guide member is configured to support a first portion of an electrical wiring harness of a vehicle. The rail and the first guide member are integrally formed from a thermoplastic material as a unitary structure. The first guide member includes a first base and an elongate arm integral with, and extending away from, the first base. The elongate arm of the first guide member is bendable relative to the first base of the first guide member. Roof liner assemblies and vehicles are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Sarah J. Huth, Shinichi Yamase
  • Patent number: 7841636
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a garnish including a base section, an outer wall projecting away from the base section, and a tab projecting away from at least one of the base section and the outer wall. The tab includes a seal attachment section spaced from the outer wall. The assembly further includes a seal including a base portion, having an interior section, an exterior section and an interconnecting section connecting the interior section and the exterior section. The seal mounts to the garnish by receiving the seal attachment section between the interior section and the exterior section of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sarah Jennifer Huth, Shinichi Yamase
  • Publication number: 20100194140
    Abstract: An assembly for a vehicle includes a garnish including a base section, an outer wall projecting away from the base section, and a tab projecting away from at least one of the base section and the outer wall. The tab includes a seal attachment section spaced from the outer wall. The assembly further includes a seal including a base portion, having an interior section, an exterior section and an interconnecting section connecting the interior section and the exterior section. The seal mounts to the garnish by receiving the seal attachment section between the interior section and the exterior section of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Sarah Jennifer Huth, Shinichi Yamase
  • Publication number: 20090249587
    Abstract: A centering clip device can include a clip base having an opening for receiving a clip. The clip base can have a top surface that has a first bump, a second bump and a third bump all spaced away from each other. A clip can be included that has a substantially elongated body, a bottom flange formed on a bottom end of the clip, a top flange, an annular slot formed between the top flange and the bottom flange, and an umbrella structure. The top flange may also be formed as an umbrella structure having an inclined camming surface formed on its lower surface. The clip base can be configured to releasably engage the clip within the clip base. The camming surface can be biased against the first, second and third bumps to center the clip within the clip base, and permit connection between a first vehicle component, such as a roofliner, to a second vehicle component, such as a roof frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Haithi Donahue-Yan, Shinichi Yamase, James Seale, JR.