Patents by Inventor Soichiro Tanaka

Soichiro Tanaka 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: 10899255
    Abstract: Provided is to stabilize a fixed state of each bag body provided at a vehicle seat and configured to expand to push a corresponding one of the shoulders of a seated passenger. Of a seat back provided at the vehicle seat, each shoulder support configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand by injection of air. The air cell includes protrusions extending in a predetermined direction and provided at respective end portions of the air bag in the extending direction thereof. The air cell is attached to the inside of the seat back in such a manner that each of the protrusions provided at respective end portions in the extending direction is fixed to a corresponding one of fixing positions separated from each other in the width direction of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200343766
    Abstract: A seat including: a seat body in which a person is seated; a seat supporter supporting the seat body on a floor; and a wireless power feeder that is provided between the floor and the seat body, and transmits electric power, which is received from a power source, from a floor side to a seat body side in a contactless manner. The seat supporter includes a rotation mechanism that rotates the seat body in a lateral direction, the wireless power feeder includes: a power transmitter provided to the floor and connected to the power source; and a power receiver that is provided in the seat body and receives the electric power from the power transmitter, and the power transmitter and the power receiver are arranged in a state in which the power transmitter and the power receiver always overlap with each other as viewed from above or below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro TANAKA, Ryuta KASHINO, Chase HEMMELGARN, Takamasa SONODA, Takanori YAMAGUCHI, Ryutaro OTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200316687
    Abstract: A lamination molding apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a recoater head that forms a material powder layer by uniformly spreading metal material powder on a modeling table at a predetermined height; a laser light irradiation device that irradiates the material powder layer with laser light, and heats and melts the material powder to form a sintered layer; and a control device that forms a sintered body, which is an three-dimensional molded object, by repeatedly driving and controlling the recoater head and the laser light irradiation device; the control device reads sintered body data, that is configured by the shape of a base part in which at least a plurality of support members with constricted central portion are arranged continuously and the shape of a main body part which is a final molded product, and drives and controls the laser light irradiation device and the recoater head to form the sintered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: SODICK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru INOUE, Soichiro TANAKA, Shinya MORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20200279961
    Abstract: A solar cell module is disclosed including, in sequence from a light-receiving surface side, a surface glass layer having thickness of 0.8 mm or more and 1.6 mm or less, a first sealing layer, cells, a second sealing layer, and a back protective layer, (1) the back protective layer includes, in sequence from a side closer to the second sealing layer, a first thermoplastic resin layer in foam state and having flexural modulus of 200 MPa or more and 1000 MPa or less, and a second thermoplastic resin layer containing glass fiber and having flexural modulus of 10000 MPa or more and 25000 MPa or less; and (2) the sum of flexural rigidity of each of the surface glass layer, the first sealing layer, the second sealing layer, and the back protective layer is 4000 MPa or more, the flexural rigidity being defined by: {(flexural modulus (MPa)×thickness (mm)3)/12}.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Fujino, Daisuke Maeda, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Takahiro Imamura, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20200266758
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for installing a solar cell module, which enables easy installation of a solar cell module on a rack, and also enables a worker to install a solar cell module without climbing on the roof. A solar cell module is installed on a rack mounted on a roof. The solar cell module includes a frame formed of a material containing a resin. The rack includes multiple rails each having a groove, and the grooves of a pair of the rails are disposed to be opposed to each other. The method of this invention comprises the steps of fitting the frame of the solar cell module into the groove such that the solar cell module is retained by the pair of the rails, and fixing the solar cell module to the pair of the rails to prevent the solar cell module from falling out of the grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: TOYO ALUMINIUM KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takaaki Fujino, Daisuke Maeda, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Takahiro Imamura, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190283639
    Abstract: Provided is to stabilize a fixed state of each bag body provided at a vehicle seat and configured to expand to push a corresponding one of the shoulders of a seated passenger. Of a seat back provided at the vehicle seat, each shoulder support configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand by injection of air. The air cell includes protrusions extending in a predetermined direction and provided at respective end portions of the air bag in the extending direction thereof. The air cell is attached to the inside of the seat back in such a manner that each of the protrusions provided at respective end portions in the extending direction is fixed to a corresponding one of fixing positions separated from each other in the width direction of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190217756
    Abstract: A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka, Chihiro Muto, Takeshi Ito, Ai Furuta
  • Patent number: 10315543
    Abstract: Provided is to stabilize a fixed state of each bag body provided at a vehicle seat and configured to expand to push a corresponding one of the shoulders of a seated passenger. Of a seat back provided at the vehicle seat, each shoulder support configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand by injection of air. The air cell includes protrusions extending in a predetermined direction and provided at respective end portions of the air bag in the extending direction thereof. The air cell is attached to the inside of the seat back in such a manner that each of the protrusions provided at respective end portions in the extending direction is fixed to a corresponding one of fixing positions separated from each other in the width direction of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10239429
    Abstract: A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka, Chihiro Muto, Takeshi Ito, Ai Furuta
  • Publication number: 20180154811
    Abstract: A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka, Chihiro Muto, Takeshi Ito, Ai Furuta
  • Patent number: 9884574
    Abstract: A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TS Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka, Chihiro Muto, Takeshi Ito, Ai Furuta
  • Publication number: 20170088029
    Abstract: Provided is to stabilize a fixed state of each bag body provided at a vehicle seat and configured to expand to push a corresponding one of the shoulders of a seated passenger. Of a seat back provided at the vehicle seat, each shoulder support configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand by injection of air. The air cell includes protrusions extending in a predetermined direction and provided at respective end portions of the air bag in the extending direction thereof. The air cell is attached to the inside of the seat back in such a manner that each of the protrusions provided at respective end portions in the extending direction is fixed to a corresponding one of fixing positions separated from each other in the width direction of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9416738
    Abstract: A control device for an internal combustion engine is provided, which can carry out favorable injection amount feedback control even when a fuel property changes. A cylinder internal pressure sensor (16) that detects a cylinder internal pressure is included. A cylinder internal fresh air amount is calculated based on the cylinder internal pressure detected by the cylinder internal pressure sensor (16) (100). Based on the cylinder internal pressure detected by the cylinder internal pressure sensor (16), an actual heating value is calculated (120). From the calculated cylinder internal fresh air amount, a target heating value in a predetermined excess air ratio is calculated (150). A comparison value of the actual heating value and the target heating value is fed back to a fuel injection amount so that the calculated actual heating value corresponds to the target heating value (160, 170).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Suzuki, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9399958
    Abstract: To accurately specify an EGR rate from an output value of an in-cylinder pressure sensor, a specifying method of an EGR rate in an internal combustion engine of the present invention acquires an output value of an in-cylinder pressure sensor at an intake stroke to calculate comparison data related to an in-cylinder pressure at the intake stroke from the acquired sensor output value. An output value of the in-cylinder pressure sensor at an exhaust stroke of the same cycle is also acquired to calculate comparison data related to the in-cylinder pressure at the exhaust stroke from the acquired sensor output value. Two comparison data are compared to specify the EGR rate of an air-fuel mixture provided for combustion from a difference between the values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Sano, Shinji Ikeda, Yusuke Suzuki, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20150321590
    Abstract: A seating posture is stabilized for the shoulders of a passenger seated on a vehicle seat. A vehicle seat is provided with a seat back configured to support the seated person from the rear. A shoulder support portion of the seat back configured to support a corresponding one of the shoulders of the seated passenger includes an air cell configured to expand when air is supplied. When the air cell expands, one end portion of the shoulder support portion on the outside in the width direction of the vehicle seat moves more forward than the other end portion of the shoulder support portion on the inside in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kensuke Mizoi, Ryuzaburo Abe, Kenichi Niitsuma, Soichiro Tanaka, Chihiro Muto, Takeshi Ito, Ai Furuta
  • Patent number: 8831856
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine that can estimate a quantity of heat generated is provided. An arithmetic processing unit 20 can calculate PV? variable according to a crank angle ? and dPV?/d? as a rate of change in PV?. For convenience' sake, a “crank angle at which dPV?/d? is a maximum while PV? is increasing” is to mean a “crank angle at a combustion proportion of 50%” and be referred to also as “?CA50”. PV? calculated for ?CA50 is to be referred to also as “PV?CA50”. In addition, for convenience' sake, a difference between PV? (which is zero in the embodiment as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) and PV?CA50 at a start of combustion is also referred to as ?PV?CA50. A total quantity of heat generated Q is assumed to be twice as much as a value of ?PV?CA50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiromichi Yasuda, Yusuke Suzuki, Soichiro Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20140001815
    Abstract: A ripple extraction device extracts ripple components contained in a current signal of a motor. The ripple extraction device is provided with a current-voltage converter that converts a current signal of the motor into a voltage signal; a filter that filters the voltage signal converted by the current-voltage converter, and attenuates the ripple components; and a differential amplifier that obtains the difference between the voltage signal converted by the current-voltage converter and an output signal of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soichiro Tanaka, Kohei Kowata, Takayoshi Ito, Hayato Shimazaki
  • Patent number: D691554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: D692866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Soichiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: D699212
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventor: Soichiro Tanaka