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).
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Publication number: 20070052273Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicants: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20070046088Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20070046074Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Satta, Hidemitsu Higashi, Masaya Mizuguchi, Hideharu Kato, Tomonori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20050237018Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2003Publication date: October 27, 2005Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA SHATAI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Seika Matsui, Hideharu Kato, Tsutomu Tanoi, Tomonori Suzuki, Mizuho Morimitsu
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Patent number: 6814394Abstract: A door is moved in an opening direction at a first speed until the door reaches a decelerating area. A moving speed of the door in the opening direction is decelerated from the first speed to a second speed being lower than the first speed while the door has been moved in the decelerating area. The movement of the door is stopped when the door is moved beyond the decelerating area, the door comes in contact with an obstacle, and the moving speed of the door becomes lower than a predetermined speed corresponding to an open position of the door by a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Yogo, Hideharu Kato, Eiji Itami, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tomonori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20040070231Abstract: A door is moved in an opening direction at a first speed until the door reaches a decelerating area. A moving speed of the door in the opening direction is decelerated from the first speed to a second speed being lower than the first speed while the door has been moved in the decelerating area. The movement of the door is stopped when the door is moved beyond the decelerating area, the door comes in contact with an obstacle, and the moving speed of the door becomes lower than a predetermined speed corresponding to an open position of the door by a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki Yogo, Hideharu Kato, Eiji Itami, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 6659539Abstract: A door is moved in an opening direction at a first speed until the door reaches a decelerating area. A moving speed of the door in the opening direction is decelerated from the first speed to a second speed being lower than the first speed while the door has been moved in the decelerating area. The movement of the door is stopped when the door is moved beyond the decelerating area, the door comes in contact with an obstacle, and the moving speed of the door becomes lower than a predetermined speed corresponding to an open position of the door by a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2002Date of Patent: December 9, 2003Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyuki Yogo, Hideharu Kato, Eiji Itami, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tomonori Suzuki
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Publication number: 20030116995Abstract: A door is moved in an opening direction at a first speed until the door reaches a decelerating area. A moving speed of the door in the opening direction is decelerated from the first speed to a second speed being lower than the first speed while the door has been moved in the decelerating area. The movement of the door is stopped when the door is moved beyond the decelerating area, the door comes in contact with an obstacle, and the moving speed of the door becomes lower than a predetermined speed corresponding to an open position of the door by a predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2002Publication date: June 26, 2003Inventors: Hiroyuki Yogo, Hideharu Kato, Eiji Itami, Tomoaki Imaizumi, Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 6014207Abstract: When a vehicle enters into the lower portion of a shielding member, a headlamp is switched on, and a condition flag is set to Set 1 which represents a waiting state in which the vehicle exterior is estimated to become bright/dark intermittently. When the condition flag is set to Set 1, when the vehicle enters into the lower portion of the shielding member, the condition flag is set from Set 1 to Set 2 which represents an intermittent state in which the vehicle exterior becomes bright/dark intermittently with high possibilities. When the condition flag is set to Set 2, a switch-off extension time CFE and a switch-off delay time CTF make a time until the headlamp is switched off. As a result, the time until the headlamp is switched off is delayed, and the headlamp is required to remain switched on at portions where the vehicle exterior becomes bright/dark intermittently.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Masachika Kamiya
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Patent number: 5955726Abstract: A light sensing apparatus for different control systems includes a photosensitive element which generates a light current depending on light incident thereto. A pre-circuit connected to the photosensitive element is operative for generating separate basic signals in response to the light current generated by the photosensitive element. Processing circuits connected to the pre-circuit are active simultaneously for converting the basic signals generated by the pre-circuit into conversion-resultant signals having different forms respectively. The conversion-resultant signals are outputted to the control systems respectively. At least one of the processing circuits may include an oscillation circuit which oscillates at a frequency depending on related one of the basic signals generated by the pre-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1997Date of Patent: September 21, 1999Assignees: Denso Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Takashima, Keiji Horiba, Akihiro Sasaki, Nobutomo Takagi, Tomonori Suzuki, Kazunori Sakai
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Patent number: 5638056Abstract: A first carrier signal generator (15) generates a carrier signal (S1) at a first frequency to modulate a preset identification code (S). A second carrier signal generator (16) generates a carrier signal (S2) at a second frequency, distinct from the first frequency. A modulator (14) affixes the identification code (S) to the carrier signal (S2), and outputs the carrier signal (S2) to a light-emitting circuit (17). When a "smart" or "learning" remote controller, of the type that demodulates frequency, receives the identification code (S), the carrier signal (Sw) of the second frequency is demodulated at the first frequency, compressed and stored in memory. The carrier signal (S2) set at the second frequency can cause the memory capacity of the remote controller to overflow, thereby preventing the identification code (S) from being stored in the learning remote controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1995Date of Patent: June 10, 1997Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki SeisakushoInventors: Yutaka Nakashima, Hiroshi Miyake, Atsuhisa Ando, Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tomonori Suzuki, Masachika Kamiya
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Patent number: 5206908Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting timing pulses for descrambling a scrambled television signal, wherein a video IF signal and a sound IF signal are separated from a scrambled television IF signal by utilizing different filters, a local video carrier wave synchronized with the separated video IF signal is generated and is mixed with the separated sound IF signal for producing a beat signal, the timing pulses are detected by demodulating the main sound IF signal, and then descrambling the received scrambled television IF signal by stretching horizontal synchronizing intervals in accordance with stretch data obtained by decoding compression data contained the detected timing pulses, whereby the main sound IF signal is separated from the beat signal by attenuating the auxiliary sound IF signal with a bandpass filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 1991Date of Patent: April 27, 1993Assignee: Pioneer Electronic CorporationInventors: Ryuji Kikuchi, Nobuo Uee, Fujinori Ozawa, Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 4955836Abstract: An improved outer cowling arrangement for the power head of an outboard motor in which both the tray and top housing are formed from a synthetic resin for improving silencing. To insure a good fit and sealing, a supporting member and retaining member are affixed to each other and the supporting member is carried by one of the portions. Releasable latching means are carried by the other portion to engage the retainer member for holding the cowling portions together. The top housing has an inclined forward face in which a panel is positioned for passing the starting handle and starting rope. A guide defines a path of movement for the starting rope that is perpendicular to this inclined surface so that the motor can easily be started from a higher level, for example, when used as an auxiliary power source for a sailboat.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1986Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Makoto Toyohara
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Patent number: 4721485Abstract: Two embodiments of flywheel covers for outboard motors that are readily removable from their connection to the motor without special tools so as to facilitate emergency starting.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 1986Date of Patent: January 26, 1988Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 4621595Abstract: A water-cooled, four-cycle internal combustion engine for an outboard motor having improved means for cooling the exhaust gases and specifically the exhaust gas passages of the cylinder head and cylinder block before discharge of the exhaust gases to the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1984Date of Patent: November 11, 1986Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 4613310Abstract: An improved outer cowling arrangement for the power head of an outboard motor in which both the tray and top housing are formed from a synthetic resin for improving silencing. To insure a good fit and sealing, a supporting member and retaining member are affixed to each other and the supporting member is carried by one of the portions. Releasable latching means are carried by the other portion to engage the retainer member for holding the cowling portions together. The top housing has an inclined forward face in which a panel is positioned for passing the starting handle and starting rope. A guide defines a path of movement for the starting rope that is perpendicular to this inclined surface so that the motor can easily be started from a higher level, for example, when used as an auxiliary power source for a sailboat.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1984Date of Patent: September 23, 1986Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Makoto Toyohara
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Patent number: 4588385Abstract: A compact improved four-cycle internal combustion engine of the water-cooled type for use with an outboard motor. The engine includes an exhaust arrangement wherein the exhaust gases are returned from the cylinder head to the cylinder block in proximity to a cooling jacket for cooling the exhaust gases before delivery into the lower unit. In addition, the cooling jacket and method of casting the cylinder head provides an opening in which a sacrificial anode may be placed to protect the engine from corrosion, particularly when operated in salt water. The engine is given a compact arrangement, in part, by positioning the thermostat of the cooling system in the area between the driving and slack sides of the belt that drives the overhead camshaft. The lubricating system also includes a baffled cover plate for the camshaft that receives oil flung from the camshaft and redistributes it to the valve train for lubrication.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1982Date of Patent: May 13, 1986Assignees: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Makoto Toyohara
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Patent number: 4562797Abstract: Several embodiments of outboard motors incorporating improved arrangements for lubricating the cam lobes and associated components of the camshaft that is relatively independent of the pressure lubricating system of the engine. In each embodiment, a porous member is saturated with lubricant and engages the cam lobe surface so as to lubricate it even immediately upon starting.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 1984Date of Patent: January 7, 1986Assignee: Sanshin Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomonori Suzuki
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Patent number: 4545332Abstract: A compact improved four-cycle internal combustion engine of the water-cooled type for use with an outboard motor. The engine includes an exhaust arrangement wherein the exhaust gases are returned from the cylinder head to the cylinder block in proximity to a cooling jacket for cooling the exhaust gases before delivery into the lower unit. In addition, the cooling jacket and method of casting the cylinder head provides an opening in which a sacrificial anode may be placed to protect the engine from corrosion, particularly when operated in salt water. The engine is given a compact arrangement, in part, by positioning the thermostat of the cooling system in the area between the driving and slack sides of the belt that drives the overhead camshaft. The lubricating system also includes a baffled cover plate for the camshaft that receives oil flung from the camshaft and redistributes it to the valve train for lubrication.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1984Date of Patent: October 8, 1985Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomonori Suzuki, Makoto Toyohara