Patents by Inventor Taro Shimizu
Taro Shimizu 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: 11952422Abstract: Antigen-binding domains that are capable of binding to CD3 and CD137 but do not bind to CD3 and CD137 at the same time and methods of using the same are provided. Methods to obtain antigen binding domains which bind to two or more different antigen more efficiently are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shun Shimizu, Shu Wen Samantha Ho, Naoka Hironiwa, Mika Sakurai, Taro Miyazaki, Tomoyuki Igawa
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Patent number: 11932221Abstract: A system and method control an automobile by decelerating the automobile at a first deceleration using a braking mechanism in response to detecting that a parking brake switch is turned on, a second deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to not detecting that the parking brake switch is turned on and determining that the driver is incapacitated, and a third deceleration which is smaller than the first deceleration, in response to determining that an SOS switch is turned on, detecting that the parking brake switch is changed from on to off, and not determining that the driver is incapacitated.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Hamada, Yuma Nishijo, Kouichi Kojima, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Shinya Kyusaka, Yuta Tsuji, Nobuhiro Nonaka, Daisuke Shimizu, Keigo Fukuda, Yasuhiro Nakashima, Taro Oike
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Publication number: 20240061100Abstract: One purpose of this disclosure is to provide an information processing device, and the like, that make it possible to support facility inspection work. An information processing device according to one embodiment of this disclosure comprises an extraction unit for extracting, from displacement information indicating the displacement of the height of a ground surface, facility displacement information indicating the displacement of each of a plurality of facilities installed on the ground surface and a calculation unit for using the facility displacement information to calculate inspection work priorities for the plurality of facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: NEC CorporationInventors: Daisuke Hashizume, Takakazu Ishii, Hiromichi Hirata, Shouhei Ohno, Hiroyuki Kumeno, Ko Makiyama, Taro Shimizu
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Patent number: 11146023Abstract: A connector connection structure includes a first connector and a second connector. A second component of the first connector includes a pair of locking arm portions protruding outwardly from an outer periphery of a main body portion of the second component at opposite end portions of the outer periphery. A first component of the first connector includes an abutting surface extending in an up-and-down direction on an inner periphery of a cylindrical portion of the first component and facing toward a rear side of the first connector in a fitting direction. The pair of locking arm portions and the abutting surface have a structure in which at least one part of a tip surface of the locking arm portions first receives a force from the abutting surface when the tip surface receives the force on the rear side in the fitting direction from the abutting surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Ohfuku, Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu
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Patent number: 11146016Abstract: A connector includes a housing formed with a L-shape in a side view having a connection portion capable of fitting to a mating connector, a terminal mounted on the housing by inserting a connection terminal portion into a terminal accommodation portion of the connection portion, an electric wire connected to the electric wire of the terminal and led out from the housing, a ferrite core mounted on the electric wire and assembled from the rear side of the housing, and a cover mounted on the rear surface of the housing and covering the terminal and the ferrite core. The cover includes a recessed portion, which receives an end portion of the ferrite core inclined by an external impact, on a facing surface facing the ferrite core assembled to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu, Naoki Kobayashi, Ryosuke Ohfuku, Yoshinori Hirayama
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Patent number: 11146017Abstract: A connector includes a housing that has a L-shape in a side view and in which a connection portion capable fitting to the mating connector is projected, a terminal having a connection terminal portion and an electric wire connection portion and mounted to the housing by inserting the connection terminal portion into a terminal accommodation portion formed in the connection portion, an electric wire connected to the electric wire connection portion of the terminal and led out from the housing, a ferrite core mounted to the electric wire and accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a rib formed along an extending direction of the connection portion, and a hole portion formed at a root portion of the rib.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taro Shimizu, Ryosuke Ohfuku
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Patent number: 11139615Abstract: A connector includes: a housing which is connected to a counterpart connector; and a slider held in the housing to be movable in a fitting direction. The housing and the slider include: a guide mechanism configured to guide a movement of the slider to the housing in the fitting direction; and a stopper mechanism configured to prevent the slider from being detached from the housing to the front side of the connector in the fitting direction. The guide mechanism has: a pair of ribs provided in one of the housing and the slider, the ribs extending in the fitting direction; and a pair of grooves provided in the other of the housing and the slider, the grooves extending in the fitting direction. The stopper mechanism is provided at a location adjacent to an end part of the guide mechanism at the front side of the connector in the fitting direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Ohfuku, Tomoyuki Miyakawa, Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200388950Abstract: A connector includes a housing that has a L-shape in a side view and in which a connection portion capable fitting to the mating connector is projected, a terminal having a connection terminal portion and an electric wire connection portion and mounted to the housing by inserting the connection terminal portion into a terminal accommodation portion formed in the connection portion, an electric wire connected to the electric wire connection portion of the terminal and led out from the housing, a ferrite core mounted to the electric wire and accommodated in the housing. The housing includes a rib formed along an extending direction of the connection portion, and a hole portion formed at a root portion of the rib.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Taro Shimizu, Ryosuke Ohfuku
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Publication number: 20200388949Abstract: A connector includes a housing formed with a L-shape in a side view having a connection portion capable of fitting to a mating connector, a terminal mounted on the housing by inserting a connection terminal portion into a terminal accommodation portion of the connection portion, an electric wire connected to the electric wire of the terminal and led out from the housing, a ferrite core mounted on the electric wire and assembled from the rear side of the housing, and a cover mounted on the rear surface of the housing and covering the terminal and the ferrite core. The cover includes a recessed portion, which receives an end portion of the ferrite core inclined by an external impact, on a facing surface facing the ferrite core assembled to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu, Naoki Kobayashi, Ryosuke Ohfuku, Yoshinori Hirayama
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Publication number: 20200388964Abstract: A connector includes: a housing which is connected to a counterpart connector; and a slider held in the housing to be movable in a fitting direction. The housing and the slider include: a guide mechanism configured to guide a movement of the slider to the housing in the fitting direction; and a stopper mechanism configured to prevent the slider from being detached from the housing to the front side of the connector in the fitting direction. The guide mechanism has: a pair of ribs provided in one of the housing and the slider, the ribs extending in the fitting direction; and a pair of grooves provided in the other of the housing and the slider, the grooves extending in the fitting direction. The stopper mechanism is provided at a location adjacent to an end part of the guide mechanism at the front side of the connector in the fitting direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Ryosuke Ohfuku, Tomoyuki Miyakawa, Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200388963Abstract: A connector connection structure includes a first connector and a second connector. A second component of the first connector includes a pair of locking arm portions protruding outwardly from an outer periphery of a main body portion of the second component at opposite end portions of the outer periphery. A first component of the first connector includes an abutting surface extending in an up-and-down direction on an inner periphery of a cylindrical portion of the first component and facing toward a rear side of the first connector in a fitting direction. The pair of locking arm portions and the abutting surface have a structure in which at least one part of a tip surface of the locking arm portions first receives a force from the abutting surface when the tip surface receives the force on the rear side in the fitting direction from the abutting surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Ryosuke Ohfuku, Kazuyuki Iwashita, Taro Shimizu
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Patent number: 10457242Abstract: An air bag device has an air bag body, a retainer, a lid member. The retainer has an inner space and a flange portion. The lid member has a base portion and a door portion. An opening portion has a shape with a pair of opposite sides which are facing each other. A dimension in the parallel direction to the opposite side is larger than a dimension in the orthogonal direction to the opposite side. The flange portion has longer side portions and shorter side portions. The longer side portions are fixed on the lid member with a fastening and fixing member in a fastened and fixed portion. The shorter side portions are positioned at the lid member in an engaging portion. The engaging portion has an engaging member, and an engaging hole into which the engaging member is inserted and engaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taro Shimizu, Kohei Okimoto, Yasuharu Ichikohara, Yuki Kashima
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Patent number: 10202138Abstract: In order for a core metal member having three spoke parts to be usable in a three-spoke steering wheel and a two-spoke steering wheel having one fewer spoke part than the three-spoke steering wheel, one of the spoke parts of the core metal member is a separable spoke part, which is separable along separation marks provided on vertical spokes forming the separable spoke part. Each vertical spoke constituting the separable spoke part is provided with an indented first fragile portion and an indented second fragile portion which also act as the separation marks.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Taro Shimizu, Tadashi Inazu
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Patent number: 9981626Abstract: A vehicle body 10 equipped with an airbag system has a side curtain airbag 20 provided on a roof side rail 12. The side curtain airbag 20 includes: a bag body 51 that is disposed along the roof side rail 12; a central protector 59 that holds the bag body 51; and an inflator 52 that is configured to feed gas to the bag body 51. The central protector 59 has a contact end part 65 that is opposed to a reinforcement member 48 with a gap L2 left therebetween. The contact end part 65 is moved toward the reinforcement member 48 by a deployment force of the bag body 51, and the contact end part 65 is thus supported by the reinforcement member 48.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kento Maeda, Yuji Ishizuka, Taro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20170369090Abstract: In order for a core metal member having three spoke parts to be usable in a three-spoke steering wheel and a two-spoke steering wheel having one fewer spoke part than the three-spoke steering wheel, one of the spoke parts of the core metal member is a separable spoke part, which is separable along separation marks provided on vertical spokes forming the separable spoke part. Each vertical spoke constituting the separable spoke part is provided with an indented first fragile portion and an indented second fragile portion which also act as the separation marks.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Taro SHIMIZU, Tadashi INAZU
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Publication number: 20170267203Abstract: An air bag device has an air bag body, a retainer, a lid member. The retainer has an inner space and a flange portion. The lid member has a base portion and a door portion. An opening portion has a shape with a pair of opposite sides which are facing each other. A dimension in the parallel direction to the opposite side is larger than a dimension in the orthogonal direction to the opposite side. The flange portion has longer side portions and shorter side portions. The longer side portions are fixed on the lid member with a fastening and fixing member in a fastened and fixed portion. The shorter side portions are positioned at the lid member in an engaging portion. The engaging portion has an engaging member, and an engaging hole into which the engaging member is inserted and engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Taro Shimizu, Kohei Okimoto, Yasuharu Ichikohara, Yuki Kashima
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Patent number: 9663063Abstract: Provided is an air bag device such that a tear line can be efficiently cleaved. An air bag device is provided with: an air bag folded in such a manner as to be expandable by gas from an inflator; a packing cloth wrapping the folded air bag; and a pair of front and rear lids that close an air bag housing portion and that are both-opened as the tear line at the center is cleaved upon deployment. The packing cloth includes an opening portion. The opening portion is positioned at substantially the center in the left-right direction of an automobile with respect to the pair of front and rear lids and is offset forwardly of the automobile.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yukihiro Kunitake, Taro Shimizu, Yuuji Nishina, Katsuhiko Imai, Yuji Ishizuka
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Patent number: 9630585Abstract: A side curtain airbag includes a protector that holds a bag body and that guides deployment of the bag body and a bag bracket that is fastened to a bag attaching seat located between two grab rail attaching seats protruded from a roof side portion and that is used to attach the side curtain airbag to the roof side portion. Portions of the protector which are located between the two grab rail attaching seats and which are located at both sides of the bag attaching seat in the vehicle front-rear direction are provided with first cutout portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahide Tsumura, Soichi Nishikawa, Koji Ikeda, Taro Shimizu, Kento Maeda
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Publication number: 20170050604Abstract: A vehicle body 10 equipped with an airbag system has a side curtain airbag 20 provided on a roof side rail 12. The side curtain airbag 20 includes: a bag body 51 that is disposed along the roof side rail 12; a central protector 59 that holds the bag body 51; and an inflator 52 that is configured to feed gas to the bag body 51. The central protector 59 has a contact end part 65 that is opposed to a reinforcement member 48 with a gap L2 left therebetween. The contact end part 65 is moved toward the reinforcement member 48 by a deployment force of the bag body 51, and the contact end part 65 is thus supported by the reinforcement member 48.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kento Maeda, Yuji Ishizuka, Taro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20160311390Abstract: A side curtain airbag includes a protector that holds a bag body and that guides deployment of the bag body and a bag bracket that is fastened to a bag attaching seat located between two grab rail attaching seats protruded from a roof side portion and that is used to attach the side curtain airbag to the roof side portion. Portions of the protector which are located between the two grab rail attaching seats and which are located at both sides of the bag attaching seat in the vehicle front-rear direction are provided with first cutout portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahide Tsumura, Soichi Nishikawa, Koji Ikeda, Taro Shimizu, Kento Maeda