Patents by Inventor Tetsushi Urushibata

Tetsushi Urushibata 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: 11643129
    Abstract: At a rim portion of a steering wheel, a shielding layer is disposed between a sensor electrode and a rim metal core portion. The shielding layer extends with respect to the sensor electrode. Therefore, generation of capacitive coupling between the sensor electrode and the rim metal core portion can be suppressed properly by the shielding layer, and parasitic capacitance that is generated at the sensor electrode can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tetsushi Urushibata, Ryohei Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20210016819
    Abstract: At a rim portion of a steering wheel, a shielding layer is disposed between a sensor electrode and a rim metal core portion. The shielding layer extends with respect to the sensor electrode. Therefore, generation of capacitive coupling between the sensor electrode and the rim metal core portion can be suppressed properly by the shielding layer, and parasitic capacitance that is generated at the sensor electrode can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsushi URUSHIBATA, Ryohei SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10524545
    Abstract: At a present tongue, a vertical rib is provided between a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece of a cover. When a guide bar is displaced toward a vehicle rear side, and the guide bar abuts the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece, the guide bar abuts the vertical rib. Due thereto, imparting of load to the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece by the guide bar can be suppressed, and elastic deformation of the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENSKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tetsushi Urushibata, Daiki Kato, Kosuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10441036
    Abstract: At a present buckle device, lateral slits are formed in lateral portions of a slider of a buckle switch. A tab is formed at a portion, which is further toward a device upper side than the lateral slit, of a lateral portion that is at a device left side. A portion, which is further toward a device lower side than the lateral slit, at the lateral portion is an elastic portion, and a magnet is held thereat. Therefore, even if the tab receives pushing force from an ejector and is deformed, deformation arising at the elastic portion can be suppressed, and holding of the magnet can be stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Koji Hayashi, Tomotaka Suzuki, Tetsushi Urushibata
  • Publication number: 20180361988
    Abstract: A buckle device includes a buckle into which a tongue of a seatbelt device is inserted and that engages with the tongue, a magnetic sensor that is provided to the buckle and that detects nearby changes in magnetism; and an antenna that is provided to the buckle, that is configured to be able to at least transmit an electrical signal to outside of the buckle or receive an electrical signal from outside of the buckle, that is disposed overlapping at least a portion of the magnetic sensor, and that is configured to be able to suppress electromagnetic waves or magnetism from the outside of the buckle from influencing the magnetic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Daiki KATO, Tomotaka SUZUKI, Tetsushi URUSHIBATA, Kentaro YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180271225
    Abstract: At a present tongue, a vertical rib is provided between a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece of a cover. When a guide bar is displaced toward a vehicle rear side, and the guide bar abuts the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece, the guide bar abuts the vertical rib. Due thereto, imparting of load to the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece by the guide bar can be suppressed, and elastic deformation of the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Tetsushi URUSHIBATA, Daiki KATO, Kosuke TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180242695
    Abstract: At a present buckle device, lateral slits are formed in lateral portions of a slider of a buckle switch. A tab is formed at a portion, which is further toward a device upper side than the lateral slit, of a lateral portion that is at a device left side. A portion, which is further toward a device lower side than the lateral slit, at the lateral portion is an elastic portion, and a magnet is held thereat. Therefore, even if the tab receives pushing force from an ejector and is deformed, deformation arising at the elastic portion can be suppressed, and holding of the magnet can be stabilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Koji HAYASHI, Tomotaka SUZUKI, Tetsushi URUSHIBATA
  • Patent number: 9963104
    Abstract: In a through anchor, it enables a piece to be moved to an attachment position of the piece in a metal core by moving the piece toward a vehicle front lower side in a state in which a lower end portion of a guide portion of a guide groove of the piece is abutted with a guide projection formed at a metal core lower portion of the metal core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tomohiro Okuhira, Tomotaka Suzuki, Takahiro Hamada, Tetsushi Urushibata
  • Patent number: 9827945
    Abstract: In a through anchor, a thinned portion is formed at a metal core lower portion of a metal core. This thereby enables an increase in body size of the through anchor to be prevented or suppressed even when a mold portion is made thick at the portion of the metal core where the thinned portion is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tomohiro Okuhira, Tomotaka Suzuki, Takahiro Hamada, Tetsushi Urushibata
  • Publication number: 20160236646
    Abstract: In a through anchor, a thinned portion is formed at a metal core lower portion of a metal core. This thereby enables an increase in body size of the through anchor to be prevented or suppressed even when a mold portion is made thick at the portion of the metal core where the thinned portion is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro OKUHIRA, Tomotaka SUZUKI, Takahiro HAMADA, Tetsushi URUSHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20160214566
    Abstract: In a through anchor, it enables a piece to be moved to an attachment position of the piece in a metal core by moving the piece toward a vehicle front lower side in a state in which a lower end portion of a guide portion of a guide groove of the piece is abutted with a guide projection formed at a metal core lower portion of the metal core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tomohiro Okuhira, Tomotaka Suzuki, Takahiro Hamada, Tetsushi Urushibata