Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Shimizu
Tomohiro 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: 11970204Abstract: A steering device includes a steering column for supporting a steering shaft coupled to a steering wheel; an upper bracket fixed to a vehicle body and supports the steering column; and two lower brackets independently fixed to the vehicle body on both sides of the steering column to support the steering column in such a manner that allows the steering column to sway in a vertical direction. The lower brackets each includes a fixed portion facing the vehicle body and disposed on an outside of the steering column in a vehicle width direction, a pivot portion facing the steering column and having an attachment hole into which a pin member for coupling the steering column to the lower bracket is inserted, and a pair of rib portions each connected to the fixed portion and the pivot portion by a bent portion shaped into a bent plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Sato, Tomohiro Ikuta, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Patent number: 11950368Abstract: A flexible printed circuit includes: a chip component serving as an electronic component having a first electrode and the like; a base film; a conductive first pattern layer which is laminated on a portion of the base film and has a bonding region to which the electrode is, for example, soldered; and a coverlay laminated on the base film or the first pattern layer via an adhesive and having an opening for externally exposing a portion of the first pattern layer including the bonding region, and the chip component. The first pattern layer has a groove that opens in a range between the bonding region and an edge of the opening on a surface of the first pattern layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hidehiko Shimizu, Tomohiro Sugiura
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Patent number: 11947869Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing device including a control unit that dynamically controls output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of the device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Takahashi, Junichi Shimizu, Junichi Nagahara, Manabu Fujiki, Tomohiro Imura, Keiichi Kitahara
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Patent number: 11912333Abstract: A steering device includes a steering shaft, a steering column, a bracket, and a fastening mechanism. An upper column includes a clamp, a cylindrical part, a pair of protrusions, and contact ribs. The clamp includes a continuous clamp and a spaced clamp. The protrusions include a continuous protrusion and a spaced protrusion. The contact ribs include first contact ribs disposed each of which is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the clamp, second contact ribs each of which is disposed on a side surface of the protrusion and disposed opposite to the first contact rib with respect to a long groove, and at least one third contact rib disposed on a side surface of the spaced protrusion and between the first contact rib and the long groove. The third contact rib has a protrusion amount greater than those of the first contact rib and the second contact rib.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NSK LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Ikuta, Yoshiyuki Sato, Suguru Sugishita, Hirotaka Shimizu
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Patent number: 11897053Abstract: Provided is a joining structure capable of simplifying the manufacturing process and having high corrosion resistance. A joining structure has a welded part for connecting joined members made of a metal that forms a passive film. An outermost surface portion of the welded part has a pitting potential. The welded part may include a welded part main body formed inside and a surface-modified layer formed in contact with the welded part main body, and the surface-modified layer may include the outermost surface portion having a pitting potential.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuya Takahashi, Syusuke Ootsuki, Tomohiro Shimizu, Sumera Shimizu
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Publication number: 20230266869Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system are provided. A processor identifies a webpage currently being viewed by a user. A processor accesses the webpage using a public account. A processor determines shared content of the webpage. A processor, in response to a public view of the webpage including unapproved shared content, generates an indication of the unapproved shared content within the user's view of the webpage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: TOMOHIRO SHIMIZU, Yuriko Nishikawa, Keiji Miura, SHINYA ONUMA
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Patent number: 11667331Abstract: A vehicle body including side is provided. The vehicle body includes left and right side frames that extend in a vehicle body forward-rearward direction and support a collision load acting from the front or the rear, and a coupling member that is joined to open ends of the side frames and restricts displacement between the open ends in a direction in which the open ends are away from each other. The side frame has a plurality of low-strength sections disposed with high-strength sections interposed therebetween in the vehicle body forward-rearward direction and having a lower strength than the high-strength sections in the vehicle body forward-rearward direction. The low-strength section closer to the open end has a lower strength in the forward-rearward direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Keiichiro Tsuji, Koji Yoshikawa, Takayuki Fujii, Yusuke Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu, Yumi Saito
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Patent number: 11548458Abstract: A bumper cross member for a motor vehicle is produced from an extruded hollow profile and has a front side forming an impact side, a rear side in opposition to the front side, end zones configured for connection to the motor vehicle, a central zone extending between the end zones and bent toward the impact side, and top and bottom sides connecting the rear side with the front side. Each of the top and bottom sides has a projecting flange which is separated from the rear side by a separation cut configured to end shy of the end zones so that the flanges are connected with the bumper cross member in the end zones.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbHInventors: Tomohiro Shimizu, Frode Paulsen, Atsushi Hasegawa, Takayuki Fujii, Norikazu Matsuura, Noriaki Ito
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Patent number: 11518441Abstract: The vehicle body includes: a pair of left and right rear side members extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a rear bumper beam which extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle body to be coupled to each rear side member at both ends, and bulges rearward toward a center of the left-right direction. The rear bumper beam has an intermediate body extending in the left-right direction at the center of the left-right direction, and inclined bodies which are displaced forward as expanding to the left and right toward the respectively corresponding rear side member from both ends of the intermediate body. A rearward surface of the intermediate body includes a vertical surface, and an inclined surface which is continuous from at least either an upper end or a lower end of the vertical surface and is displaced forward as separating from the vertical surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Keiichiro Tsuji, Takayuki Fujii, Norikazu Matsuura, Yusuke Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20220212615Abstract: A bumper cross member for a motor vehicle is produced from an extruded hollow profile and has a front side forming an impact side, a rear side in opposition to the front side, end zones configured for connection to the motor vehicle, a central zone extending between the end zones and bent toward the impact side, and top and bottom sides connecting the rear side with the front side. Each of the top and bottom skies has a projecting flange which is separated from the rear side by a separation cut configured to end shy of the end zones so that the flanges are connected with the bumper cross member in the end zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2021Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicants: Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Shimizu, Frode Paulsen, Atsushi Hasegawa, Takayuki Fujii, Norikazu Matsuura, Noriaki Ito
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Patent number: 11242020Abstract: A vehicle body structure includes a bumper beam extending in a left-right direction, and left and right side members functioning as a frame member supporting both ends of the bumper beam. The bumper beam includes a connecting member that connects the both ends to suppress the extension between the both ends.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Keiichiro Tsuji, Takayuki Fujii, Yusuke Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu, Yumi Saito
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Patent number: 11135986Abstract: A bumper beam of a vehicle body structure (1) is provided with a laterally extending laterally middle part (55) and a pair of end parts (56) each extending from a corresponding lateral end of the middle part in an outboard direction with a certain inward slant with respect to a fore and aft direction, and each end part curves at a laterally middle point thereof so as to have a concave side facing outward with respect to the fore and aft direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Keiichiro Tsuji, Yusuke Miura, Ryota Yamane, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20210291909Abstract: A vehicle body including side is provided. The vehicle body includes left and right side frames that extend in a vehicle body forward-rearward direction and support a collision load acting from the front or the rear, and a coupling member that is joined to open ends of the side frames and restricts displacement between the open ends in a direction in which the open ends are away from each other. The side frame has a plurality of low-strength sections disposed with high-strength sections interposed therebetween in the vehicle body forward-rearward direction and having a lower strength than the high-strength sections in the vehicle body forward-rearward direction. The low-strength section closer to the open end has a lower strength in the forward-rearward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HASEGAWA, Keiichiro TSUJI, Koji YOSHIKAWA, Takayuki FUJII, Yusuke MIURA, Tomohiro Shimizu, Yumi Saito
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Publication number: 20210291908Abstract: The vehicle body includes: a pair of left and right rear side members extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a rear bumper beam which extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle body to be coupled to each rear side member at both ends, and bulges rearward toward a center of the left-right direction. The rear bumper beam has an intermediate body extending in the left-right direction at the center of the left-right direction, and inclined bodies which are displaced forward as expanding to the left and right toward the respectively corresponding rear side member from both ends of the intermediate body. A rearward surface of the intermediate body includes a vertical surface, and an inclined surface which is continuous from at least either an upper end or a lower end of the vertical surface and is displaced forward as separating from the vertical surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi HASEGAWA, Keiichiro TSUJI, Takayuki FUJII, Norikazu MATSUURA, Yusuke MIURA, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 11097780Abstract: Each rear side member (4) of a vehicle body rear structure includes a first deformable portion (41), a second deformable portion (42), a third deformable portion (43), and a fourth deformable portion (44) in that order from a rear end thereof on an inboard side and an outboard side in an alternating manner and in a mutually spaced apart relationship, and the distances between the adjacent deformable portions are substantially 1:2:1:1 in ratio as measure from the rear end of the rear side member.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Hasegawa, Koji Yoshikawa, Yusuke Miura, Ryota Yamane, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Publication number: 20210121982Abstract: Provided is a joining structure capable of simplifying the manufacturing process and having high corrosion resistance. A joining structure has a welded part for connecting joined members made of a metal that forms a passive film. An outermost surface portion of the welded part has a pitting potential. The welded part may include a welded part main body formed inside and a surface-modified layer formed in contact with the welded part main body, and the surface-modified layer may include the outermost surface portion having a pitting potential.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Yuuya TAKAHASHI, Syusuke OOTSUKI, Tomohiro SHIMIZU, Sumera SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10922481Abstract: During presentation of an electronic form on a user interface device of a computer, a most likely input value for a first form field is estimated as the most often historically input value the in the first field, and the user's attention is re-directed to fill the fields in an order different from a natural reading order, according to the best available historical input patterns. This proposed auto-fill value is indicated on the electronic form associated with the first form field. If the user accepts, modifies or replaces the proposed auto-fill value, a most likely value for a second (next) field is estimated. The process is repeated for additional form fields until the form is submitted, saved, or otherwise completed, thereby using strong relationships between two or more input values for different fields as statistically determined from historical completions of the electronic form to predict and assist in future completions.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shinya Onuma, Yoshiroh Kamiyama, Keiji Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 10915708Abstract: Provided are techniques in which a document accompanying a service is acquired, a natural language analysis is per on the acquired document, a determination is made from the results of the natural language analysis whether an item defined in the access control policy is found in the acquired document and, when the item defined in the access control policy is found in the acquired document, the access control policy is referenced and access to the service controlled accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Taku Aratsu, Daisuke Hayashi, Tomohiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 10901676Abstract: In an approach to extending an application on an external device, the present invention extends graphical elements associated with the application to external devices utilizing assigned roles based on device capabilities from a maintained device table. The present invention compares device capabilities with historical application utilization to determine roles and extends the application to the external device based on the determined roles.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yoshiroh Kamiyama, Keiji Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu, Shinya Onuma
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Publication number: 20200394259Abstract: During presentation of an electronic form on a user interface device of a computer, a most likely input value for a first form field is estimated as the most often historically input value the in the first field, and the user's attention is re-directed to fill the fields in an order different from a natural reading order, according to the best available historical input patterns. This proposed auto-fill value is indicated on the electronic form associated with the first form field. If the user accepts, modifies or replaces the proposed auto-fill value, a most likely value for a second (next) field is estimated. The process is repeated for additional form fields until the form is submitted, saved, or otherwise completed, thereby using strong relationships between two or more input values for different fields as statistically determined from historical completions of the electronic form to predict and assist in future completions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: December 17, 2020Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Shinya Onuma, Yoshiroh Kamiyama, Keiji Miura, Tomohiro Shimizu