Patents by Inventor Shuka KITAMURA

Shuka KITAMURA 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: 11264003
    Abstract: This soundproof member is mounted to a drive device provided with a rotating body and comprises: an elastic member having a base material consisting of a resin or elastomer, the elastic member also having a magnetic filler contained in the base material so as to be interconnected and oriented in one direction; and a mass disposed on a surface with the elastic member provided therebetween, the surface extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body, the mass being supported by the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10486621
    Abstract: A soundproof cover is mounted to a first gear box of a power seat motor unit that is attached to a frame member of a seat and that has a motor and a gear box. In the first gear box, the axial direction of the motor is defined as the X direction, the direction of attachment to the frame member, which is one of two directions that are orthogonal to the X direction, is defined as the Y direction, and the remaining direction is defined as the Z direction. Then, the soundproof cover has: a foam disposed on at least an X-Z surface of the first gear box; a cover member disposed on the outer side of the foam; and a mass body interposed between the foam and the cover member and disposed at a position corresponding to at least the X-Z surface of the first gear box in contact with the foam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki, Yasuhiko Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20180374467
    Abstract: This soundproof member is mounted to a drive device provided with a rotating body and comprises: an elastic member having a base material consisting of a resin or elastomer, the elastic member also having a magnetic filler contained in the base material so as to be interconnected and oriented in one direction; and a mass disposed on a surface with the elastic member provided therebetween, the surface extending in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body, the mass being supported by the elastic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
    Inventors: Koji Tomiyama, Shuka Kitamura, Akio Yabu, Yuhei Adachi, Yasuo Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170282815
    Abstract: A soundproof cover is mounted to a first gear box of a power seat motor unit that is attached to a frame member of a seat and that has a motor and a gear box. In the first gear box, the axial direction of the motor is defined as the X direction, the direction of attachment to the frame member, which is one of two directions that are orthogonal to the X direction, is defined as the Y direction, and the remaining direction is defined as the Z direction. Then, the soundproof cover has: a foam disposed on at least an X-Z surface of the first gear box; a cover member disposed on the outer side of the foam; and a mass body interposed between the foam and the cover member and disposed at a position corresponding to at least the X-Z surface of the first gear box in contact with the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicants: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji TOMIYAMA, Shuka KITAMURA, Akio YABU, Yuhei ADACHI, Yasuo SUZUKI, Yasuhiko MAEKAWA