Patents by Inventor Tomonori Suzuki

Tomonori Suzuki 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: 20140300455
    Abstract: A vehicle approach warning apparatus for abnormality detection in various abnormal modes is provided. In the vehicle approach warning apparatus, a sound generator output from the microcomputer passes an AMP and HPF, and an output voltage corresponding to the sound generator output is applied to a speaker to emit vehicle approach sound. The vehicle approach warning apparatus includes a voltage sensor circuit and outputs a check usage output as the sound generator output at the abnormality detection. A single frequency output that is within a resonance frequency band of the speaker and that can be poorly reproduced by the speaker is used as the check usage output. The abnormality detection is performed based on whether an integration circuit voltage outputted from the voltage sensor circuit is within a voltage range being an abnormality determination threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ANDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruyuki Tsuzuki, Chikara Yamamoto, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8841023
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-component system lithium phosphate compound particles having an olivine structure and represented by a general formula of LiYM11-ZM2ZPO4 in which M1 is one metal element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Co, Y is a number satisfying a formula of 0.9?Y?1.2, M2 is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Mg, Ti and Al, and Z is an number satisfying a formula of 0<Z?0.1, wherein a concentration of the metal element M2 existing on a surface of the particle is higher than the concentration of that existing in core portion of the particle and that the concentration of the metal element M2 is continuously lowered from the surface of particle to a core portion of the particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd., Tokyo Metropolitan University, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Abe, Tomonori Suzuki, Takashi Eguro, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mitsumasa Saito
  • Publication number: 20140197336
    Abstract: The objective of the present application is to suppress the occurrence of flares and to reduce the amount of secondary electrons arising at an aperture provided to the lead-out electrode of an electron gun. By coating a thin film having a low rate of secondary electron emission such as carbon onto the aperture of a lead-out electrode closest to an electron source in an electron gun, it is possible to reduce the amount of secondary electrons arising. Secondary electrons arising at the lead-out electrode, are reduced, and so as a result, flare is reduced. By incorporating two apertures to the lead-out electrode, and applying to the two apertures a potential that is equipotential to the lead-out electrode, it is possible to eliminate an electric field from seeping from under to over the lead-out electrode. Secondary electrons arising when an electron beam impacts the lead-out electrode cease to incur force in the direction of passage from the lead-out electrode, and consequently there is a reduction in flares.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: HITACHI HIGH-TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun-ichi Watanabe, Takashi Onishi, Yoichi Ose, Kuniyasu Nakamura, Masaru Moriyama, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20140144399
    Abstract: A main angle-limiting mechanism mechanically limits a relative movement between a vane rotor and a housing within a main angular range. When a rotational phase difference between the vane rotor and the housing becomes out of the main angular range, for example, due to a breakage of the main angle-limiting mechanism, an electronic control unit sets a target value for the rotational phase difference. The target value is set at such a value within a restricted angular range, which is smaller than the main angular range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi HAYASHI, Tomonori SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140090613
    Abstract: A valve timing controller includes a housing, a vane rotor, and a stopper pin. The stopper pin regulates a relative rotation position of the vane rotor relative to the housing. A boss part of the vane rotor has a plurality of metal plates layered with each other in an axial direction. At least one metal plate of the plurality of metal plates has a hole in which the stopper pin is inserted, and a nail projected from an inner wall of the hole toward the stopper pin so as to hold the stopper pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi HAYASHI, Tomonori Suzuki, Kenshin Yokose
  • Publication number: 20140090612
    Abstract: A resin member may include a first side wall, which is placed between a first housing and a laminated body, and a second side wall, which is placed between a second housing and the laminated body. A vane rotor may include a pressing oil passage that is configured to guide hydraulic oil to a first seal member and a second seal member to exert a pressing force, which radially outwardly and axially urge the first seal member and the second seal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi HAYASHI, Tomonori Suzuki, Isao Hattori
  • Patent number: 8664674
    Abstract: A light emitting device free from void-generation at a bonding between an LED chip and a metal layer provided on a dielectric substrate. This light emitting device is also free from short-circuit between the closely arranged LED chips. This light emitting device includes a plurality of the LED chips, one dielectric substrate (sub-mount member) which is made of a dielectric substrate for holding the LED chips. The dielectric substrate is formed with a plurality of supporting platforms which respectively holds the LED chips. Each supporting platform is provided with a metal layer which is soldered to the LED chip. The supporting platforms are configured to leave a groove between the adjacent ones of the supporting platforms. Each supporting platform is provided at its side surface with a solder-leading portion made of a material having a solder-wettablity higher than that of the supporting platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Aketa, Youji Urano, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8203157
    Abstract: A lighting device including an LED chip having a light emitting surface, and being configured to emit a light from the light emitting surface, a mounting substrate being configured to mount the LED chip, a first color conversion member including a first light transmissive material and a first phosphor, the first phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a first light having a wavelength which is longer than a wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the first color conversion member being directly disposed on the light emitting surface of the LED chip, a second color conversion member including a second light transmissive material and a second phosphor, the second phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a second light having a wavelength which is longer than the wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the second color conversion member being shaped to have a dome-shape, wherein the LED chip
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Kenichiro Tanaka, Youji Urano
  • Publication number: 20110195304
    Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-component system lithium phosphate compound particles having an olivine structure and represented by a general formula of LiYM11-ZM2ZPO4 in which M1 is one metal element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Co, Y is a number satisfying a formula of 0.9?Y?1.2, M2 is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Mg, Ti and Al, and Z is an number satisfying a formula of 0<Z?0.1, wherein a concentration of the metal element M2 existing on a surface of the particle is higher than the concentration of that existing in core portion of the particle and that the concentration of the metal element M2 is continuously lowered from the surface of particle to a core portion of the particle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicants: THE FURUKAWA BATTERY CO., LTD., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi ABE, Tomonori Suzuki, Takashi Eguro, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mitsumasa Saito
  • Patent number: 7912992
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a disk-drive automatic recognition/setting apparatus for a disk system including a controller, a disk drive, and an expander attached to the controller, the disk drive, or another expander, provides an information obtaining requesting unit issuing a request for obtaining information regarding a device attached to each attachment port of the expander, an information obtaining unit obtaining the information requested, and a routing reset request transmitting unit determining based upon the information obtained, whether a routing method of the attachment port is correctly set, and, if the routing method is wrong, transmitting a reset request for correctly resetting the wrong routing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Tomonori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20110020703
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cathode plate for a secondary battery, which includes a collector, and a cathode active material layer, wherein the cathode active material layer is formed of multiple layers of coating films formed on a surface of the collector and obtained by application and drying of an aqueous paste, which is obtained by kneading and dispersing an iron lithium phosphate material having an olivine structure as the cathode active material, an electroconductive material, a water-soluble thickner, a binder, and water as a dispersion medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Tomonori SUZUKI, Hidetoshi Abe, Yasuhiro Wakizaka
  • Publication number: 20110006323
    Abstract: A lighting device comprising an LED chip having a light emitting surface, and being configured to emit a light from the light emitting surface, a mounting substrate being configured to mount the LED chip, a first color conversion member comprising a first light transmissive material and a first phosphor, the first phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a first light having a wavelength which is longer than a wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the first color conversion member being directly disposed on the light emitting surface of the LED chip, a second color conversion member comprising a second light transmissive material and a second phosphor, the second phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a second light having a wavelength which is longer than the wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the second color conversion member being shaped to have a dome-shape, wherein the LED c
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Kenichiro Tanaka, Youji Urano
  • Patent number: 7856300
    Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle including a motor for operating a side support portion, includes, a sensor for detecting that the vehicle is driven on a curve, a distance between curves calculating program for calculating a distance between curves, and a control state determining program for determining a control state of the vehicle, the control state being set to one of an unexecuted state, an executed state and a standby state, wherein the motor operates the side support portion so as to be retained to a supporting position when the control state of the vehicle is set to the executed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichiro Hozumi, Toshiro Maeda, Yuki Fujii, Koji Hattori, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20100207135
    Abstract: A light emitting device free from void-generation at a bonding between an LED chip and a metal layer provided on a dielectric substrate. This light emitting device is also free from short-circuit between the closely arranged LED chips. This light emitting device includes a plurality of the LED chips, one dielectric substrate (sub-mount member) which is made of a dielectric substrate for holding the LED chips. The dielectric substrate is formed with a plurality of supporting platforms which respectively holds the LED chips. Each supporting platform is provided with a metal layer which is soldered to the LED chip. The supporting platforms are configured to leave a groove between the adjacent ones of the supporting platforms. Each supporting platform is provided at its side surface with a solder-leading portion made of a material having a solder-wettablity higher than that of the supporting platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Electric Works, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Aketa, Youji Urano, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7699399
    Abstract: A seat apparatus includes a seat back capable of being used as a table at a surface thereof, a seat back driving device moving the seat back between a seating position and a table position, a controlling portion controlling the seat back driving device, and the controlling portion including an operating portion at which the user executes a certain operation, wherein, when the user executes the certain operation, the controlling portion controls the seat back to move in a first direction that is opposite to a second direction to which the seat back is moved most recently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7695058
    Abstract: A seat apparatus includes a seat cushion on which an operator is seated, a seatback for supporting the operator seated on the seat cushion, a seat drive device changing a position of the seat cushion and the seatback between a seating position and a storage position by operating the seat cushion and the seatback, and a control unit for controlling the seat drive device, the control unit controlling the seat drive device in a way that an operation starting time of the seat cushion does not coincide with an operation starting time of the seatback and an operating time of the seat cushion overlaps temporally an operating time of the seatback when the seat cushion and the seatback are moved between the seating position and the storage position such that an interference of the seat cushion and the seatback is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7637057
    Abstract: An operating mechanism for an open/close object comprising a driving device for driving and opening the open/close object, a position detecting device for detecting an open position of the open/close object (1), and a fully open position storage device for storing a fully open position of the open/close object, wherein, when the driving device drives and opens the open/close object, the driving device is stopped in a fully open recognition position stored in the fully open position storage device or a position a fixed amount short of the fully open recognition position. When a current position of the open/close object after completion of the opening drive by the driving device is different from the fully open recognition position (#1), the fully open position storage device sets a new fully open recognition position (#2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Shatai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seika Matsui, Hideharu Kato, Tsutomu Tanoi, Tomonori Suzuki, Mizuho Morimitsu
  • Patent number: 7594699
    Abstract: A seat apparatus includes a seat cushion on which an operator is seated, a seatback supporting the operator seated on the seat cushion, the seatback being configured to incline forward to reduce an angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion and to incline rearward to increase the angle of the seatback relative to the seat cushion, a seatback drive device inclining the seatback forward and rearward relative to the seat cushion, a seatback operating switch provided at a position where is reached by the operator seated on the seat cushion, the seatback operating switch operating the seatback driving device in response to an operation of the switch, and an excessive load restricting device restricting an excessive load applied to the operator seated on the seat cushion by limiting a forward inclination of the seatback when the seatback operating switch is operated so as to incline the seatback forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hirota Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080195766
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a disk-drive automatic recognition/setting apparatus for a disk system including a controller, a disk drive, and an expander attached to the controller, the disk drive, or another expander, provides an information obtaining requesting unit issuing a request for obtaining information regarding a device attached to each attachment port of the expander, an information obtaining unit obtaining the information requested, and a routing reset request transmitting unit determining based upon the information obtained, whether a routing method of the attachment port is correctly set, and, if the routing method is wrong, transmitting a reset request for correctly resetting the wrong routing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Tomonori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20080119998
    Abstract: A seat apparatus for a vehicle including a motor for operating a side support portion, includes, a sensor for detecting that the vehicle is driven on a curve, a distance between curves calculating program for calculating a distance between curves, and a control state determining program for determining a control state of the vehicle, the control state being set to one of an unexecuted state, an executed state and a standby state, wherein the motor operates the side support portion so as to be retained to a supporting position when the control state of the vehicle is set to the executed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soichiro HOZUMI, Toshiro Maeda, Yuki Fujii, Koji Hattori, Tomonori Suzuki