Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Nakao

Tomohiro Nakao 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: 20230048867
    Abstract: In a vehicle camera device, a camera is housed inside a bracket of a base, and a stud bolt of the base is connected to a side door. Heat generated by the camera is transferred to the side door via the bracket, the base, and the stud bolt. Therefore, the heat generated by the camera can be efficiently released from the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kenichi SUGISAKA, Masakazu IWATSUKI, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Takehiro HAMADA, Tomohiro NAKAO, Ryusuke SADAMATSU, Suguru FUJISAKI
  • Publication number: 20230040337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a solid composition containing an amorphous poorly water-soluble material, and a method for producing the same. The solid composition of the present invention is a solid composition containing an amorphous poorly water-soluble material (1a), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (2), and one or more types of water-soluble polysaccharides (3) other than hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and is characterized in that an XRD analysis value of the solid composition is 4.0% or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Yuki IMAI
  • Publication number: 20230023457
    Abstract: In a vehicle camera device, engaging claws of a base are passed through through-holes of a camera mechanism and insertion pins of a second cover are inserted in insertion holes that are within the engaging claws, such that the through-holes are positioned with respect to the engaging claws and the insertion pins are positioned with respect to the insertion holes. Therefore, the camera mechanism and the second cover can be positioned with respect to the base, and a lens of the camera mechanism and an opening of the second cover can be aligned well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ryusuke SADAMATSU, Masakazu IWATSUKI, Kenichi SUGISAKA, Tomonori ICHIKAWA, Takehiro HAMADA, Tomohiro NAKAO, Suguru FUJISAKI
  • Patent number: 10709672
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyphenol-containing solid composition that enables efficient ingestion of a polyphenol. This object can be achieved by a solid composition containing (1) an amorphous poorly water-soluble polyphenol, (2) a hydrophilic polymer, and (3) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, and lecithins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakao, Mikihiko Nakamura, Masayuki Nishino
  • Publication number: 20200009211
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a curcumin-containing solid composition to be used as a composition for treating or preventing diseases and symptoms that benefit from curcumin absorption into cells. The object is achieved by a solid composition comprising: (1) curcumin; (2) hydrophilic polymer; and (3) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, and lecithins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuya NAGANO, Kazuo HARADA, Kazuma HIGASHISAKA, Yasuo TSUTSUMI, Tomohiro NAKAO
  • Patent number: 10391905
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat back including a back pad and a back cover, wherein the back pad has a recess portion opened forward, through holes penetrating in a front-and-rear direction are provided in an outer peripheral edge portion of a rear wall portion of the recess portion, and a board is mounted on a rear wall portion side of the back cover which covers the rear wall portion, wherein at least one protrusion portion extending toward an outer side in an in-plane direction of the rear wall portion is provided on a part of the board, and wherein the back cover covers an inner surface of the recess portion, and the at least one protrusion portion inserted into at least one of the through holes is engaged and mounted on a back surface portion of the back pad on an opposite side of the rear wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakao, Hiromu Mizuno, Kazutaka Nishiwaki
  • Publication number: 20190193614
    Abstract: The vehicle seat includes a cushion material in which a soft pad and a hard pad having different hardness from each other are combined. The soft pad is provided with an engagement protrusion protruding toward the hard pad, and the hard pad is provided with a recessed portion receiving the engagement protrusion. The recessed portion has a wall surface extending in a direction intersecting an assembling direction of the soft pad and the hard pad. One of the wall surface and the engagement protrusion includes a protruding portion, and another of the wall surface and the engagement protrusion includes an engagement portion which engages with the protruding portion. The protruding portion and the engagement portion are engaged with each other to restrict relative movement between the soft pad and the hard pad in the assembling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Takeshi SHIMOSATO
  • Patent number: 10149546
    Abstract: A cushion pad of a vehicle seat including: a cushion member including a soft pad and a hard pad which is harder than the soft pad, the soft pad being integrated with the hard pad so as to wrap the hard pad without covering a mounting side surface of the hard pad, wherein a groove, which is opened to the mounting side and having a size large enough to receive an exuding piece generated during molding of the soft pad, is provided in a periphery of the mounting side surface of the hard pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakao, Takeshi Shimosato
  • Publication number: 20180289635
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyphenol-containing solid composition that enables efficient ingestion of a polyphenol. This object can be achieved by a solid composition containing (1) an amorphous poorly water-soluble polyphenol, (2) a hydrophilic polymer, and (3) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, and lecithins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Mikihiko NAKAMURA, Masayuki NISHINO
  • Patent number: 10005418
    Abstract: A base material for a seatback side includes a body portion including a protruding portion. The protruding portion has a plate piece surface of a distal end extending from the body portion outwardly relative to an outer portion provided on an outer side in a vehicle width direction. The plate piece surface is placed side by side with a flange surface of a flange portion projecting in a peripheral portion of the body. The distal end is sandwiched by a weather strip together with the flange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Muneharu Ito, Tomohiro Nakao
  • Publication number: 20180147960
    Abstract: A vehicle seat including a seat back including a back pad and a back cover, wherein the back pad has a recess portion opened forward, through holes penetrating in a front-and-rear direction are provided in an outer peripheral edge portion of a rear wall portion of the recess portion, and a board is mounted on a rear wall portion side of the back cover which covers the rear wall portion, wherein at least one protrusion portion extending toward an outer side in an in-plane direction of the rear wall portion is provided on a part of the board, and wherein the back cover covers an inner surface of the recess portion, and the at least one protrusion portion inserted into at least one of the through holes is engaged and mounted on a back surface portion of the back pad on an opposite side of the rear wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Hiromu MIZUNO, Kazutaka NISHIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20180014650
    Abstract: A cushion pad of a vehicle seat including: a cushion member including a soft pad and a hard pad which is harder than the soft pad, the soft pad being integrated with the hard pad so as to wrap the hard pad without covering a mounting side surface of the hard pad, wherein a groove, which is opened to the mounting side and having a size large enough to receive an exuding piece generated during molding of the soft pad, is provided in a periphery of the mounting side surface of the hard pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Takeshi SHIMOSATO
  • Publication number: 20170021793
    Abstract: A base material for a seatback side includes a body portion including a protruding portion. The protruding portion has a plate piece surface of a distal end extending from the body portion outwardly relative to an outer portion provided on an outer side in a vehicle width direction. The plate piece surface is placed side by side with a flange surface of a flange portion projecting in a peripheral portion of the body. The distal end is sandwiched by a weather strip together with the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Muneharu ITO, Tomohiro NAKAO
  • Publication number: 20140370154
    Abstract: The present invention provides an emulsion composition that ensures excellent emulsion stability and excellent solubility in water, as well as excellent transparency and storage stability of a solution prepared by adding the emulsion composition to water. The present invention also provides an aqueous composition, in particular, a solution aqueous composition (aqueous liquid composition), preferably food or a beverage, containing the emulsion composition. The emulsion composition is an emulsion composition prepared by emulsifying an oil phase component and an aqueous phase component using gum ghatti, wherein the emulsion composition comprises gum ghatti in a proportion of more than 25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight, i.e., the total amount, of the oil phase component; and the gum ghatti has a viscosity of 50 to 3000 mPa·s, which is measured by preparing a 15 wt % aqueous solution of the gum ghatti and measuring its viscosity for 1 minute at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield viscometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: SAN-EI GEN F.F.I., INC.
    Inventors: Makoto Sakata, Masayuki Nishino, Tomohiro Nakao, Kanako Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 8297678
    Abstract: A retractable seat for a vehicle includes: a first leg with a proximal end that is rotatably attached to a seat cushion and a distal end that is rotatably attached to a floor; a second leg that is rotatably attached to the seat cushion; and an interlocking member that couples the first leg to the second leg so that the second leg is move in accordance with movement of the first leg. Rotating the first leg with respect to the floor moves the seat cushion from a use position to a retracted position. The rotation of the second leg through the interlocking member, from a position at which a second leg stands upright with respect to the seat cushion to a position which the second leg extends along the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nakao, Tatsuya Kato
  • Publication number: 20110080027
    Abstract: A retractable seat for a vehicle includes: a first leg with a proximal end that is rotatably attached to a seat cushion and a distal end that is rotatably attached to a floor; a second leg that is rotatably attached to the seat cushion; and an interlocking member that couples the first leg to the second leg so that the second leg is move in accordance with movement of the first leg. Rotating the first leg with respect to the floor moves the seat cushion from a use position to a retracted position. The rotation of the second leg through the interlocking member, from a position at which a second leg stands upright with respect to the seat cushion to a position which the second leg extends along the seat cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro NAKAO, Tatsuya KATO