Patents by Inventor Toshimitsu Shimizu

Toshimitsu 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).

  • Patent number: 10343611
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes an interior body panel having an outer surface including an opening portion, and a lid removably mounted to the body panel. The lid has a closed position for covering the opening portion and an opened position. Engagement between the lid and the body panel is adapted to allow the lid to pivot at least partially into the opening portion as the lid is moved from the closed position to the opened position. The lid defines a lid body having an exterior surface. An edge portion of the exterior surface is continuous and without interruption about a periphery of the exterior surface so that the lid body exterior surface is flush with the body panel outer surface about the entire periphery of the lid body exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emily G. Lawrence, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jason Dilley
  • Publication number: 20160031490
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly includes an interior body panel having an outer surface including an opening portion, and a lid removably mounted to the body panel. The lid has a closed position for covering the opening portion and an opened position. Engagement between the lid and the body panel is adapted to allow the lid to pivot at least partially into the opening portion as the lid is moved from the closed position to the opened position. The lid defines a lid body having an exterior surface. An edge portion of the exterior surface is continuous and without interruption about a periphery of the exterior surface so that the lid body exterior surface is flush with the body panel outer surface about the entire periphery of the lid body exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Emily G. Lawrence, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jason Dilley
  • Patent number: 9157258
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly for housing an unlocking mechanism provided within a vehicle passenger compartment which is operably connected to a locking device of a trunk lid includes an interior body panel having an outer surface including an opening portion for receiving an unlocking mechanism. A lid is removably mounted to the body panel and has a closed position for covering the opening portion and an opened position. The lid defines a lid body having an exterior surface. An edge portion of the exterior surface is continuous and without interruption about a periphery of the exterior surface so that the lid body exterior surface is flush with the body panel outer surface about the entire periphery of the lid body exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emily G. Lawrence, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jason Dilley
  • Publication number: 20150096337
    Abstract: A vehicle assembly for housing an unlocking mechanism provided within a vehicle passenger compartment which is operably connected to a locking device of a trunk lid includes an interior body panel having an outer surface including an opening portion for receiving an unlocking mechanism. A lid is removably mounted to the body panel and has a closed position for covering the opening portion and an opened position. The lid defines a lid body having an exterior surface. An edge portion of the exterior surface is continuous and without interruption about a periphery of the exterior surface so that the lid body exterior surface is flush with the body panel outer surface about the entire periphery of the lid body exterior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Emily G. Lawrence, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jason Dilley
  • Patent number: 8440287
    Abstract: A vehicle interior material of the present invention is a vehicle interior material that is disposed in a lower side of windshield glass inside a compartment and includes a grain structure including a concavity and a convexity on the upper face thereof, the vehicle interior material including at the convexity of the grain structure, a diffuse reflection face that is inclined with respect to a general upper face of the grain structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Seiji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20120196086
    Abstract: A vehicle interior material of the present invention is a vehicle interior material that is disposed in a lower side of windshield glass inside a compartment and includes a grain structure including a concavity and a convexity on the upper face thereof, the vehicle interior material including at the convexity of the grain structure, a diffuse reflection face that is inclined with respect to a general upper face of the grain structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Seiji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20070275213
    Abstract: An irregular surface structure formed on the surface of an object. The irregular surface structure is comprised of convexities and concavities formed on the surface of then object. The surface roughness of bottom surfaces of the concavities is greater than the surface roughness of top surfaces of the convexities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshimitsu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5964062
    Abstract: A spacer for a sealing member, such as a weather-strip, of an opening/closing member of automotive vehicle to prevent collapse of a hollow lip portion of the sealing member at corner portions thereof. The spacer may be formed cylindrically, or so as to conform to a shape of an inner surface of the hollow lip. In addition, an out wall of the spacer is segmented and formed with a bellows, or accordion-like configuration such that when the spacer, or any portion thereof, is contracted due to bending, or the like, affected segments or portions thereof at the spacer wall contract and are aligned so as to provide a substantially rigid, contiguous surface at the contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Kinugawa Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Jinma, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Toshikatsu Haraikawa
  • Patent number: 5815772
    Abstract: An image processing system includes a main image processing unit and an auxiliary unit detachably attached to the main image processing unit. The auxiliary unit includes a first drive source. The main unit on the other hand includes a second drive source and a mechanism for transporting a sheet. These drive sources are so operated that when the auxiliary unit is attached to the main unit the transporting mechanism is powered by the first drive source in the auxiliary unit and when the auxiliary unit is not attached to the main unit the transporting mechanism is powered by the second drive source in the main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naomasa Saito, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Taira Suzuki
  • Patent number: 5692340
    Abstract: A spacer for a sealing member, such as a weather-strip, of an opening/closing member of automotive vehicle is provided to prevent collapse of a hollow lip portion of the sealing member at corner portions thereof. The spacer may be formed cylindrically, or so as to conform to a shape of an inner surface of the hollow lip. In addition, an out wall of the spacer is segmented and formed with a bellows, or accordion-like configuration such that when the spacer, or any portion thereof, is contracted due to bending, or the like, affected segments or portions thereof at the spacer wall contract and are aligned so as to provide a substantially rigid, contiguous surface at the contraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Kinugawa Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Jinma, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Toshikatsu Haraikawa
  • Patent number: 5639116
    Abstract: An opening is defined in an upper portion of a side surface of an instrument panel, such that it is opposed to an air bag module mounted in front of a passenger's seat within the instrument panel. A tray is removably locked in the opening by a locking device. If the tray is removed from the opening, the air bag module is exposed and thus, it is possible for an operator to easily carry out the maintenance operation and the removal of the air bag module in a comfortable position without bending his body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Kazuo Masaki, Toru Kobayashi, Yukio Akimoto
  • Patent number: 5422520
    Abstract: A device for automatically controlling the switchover of a regular and a standby control board. A connection detecting circuit is built in each of the regular and standby control boards for determining whether or not the other control board is connected. A switching control circuit is also built in each of the two control boards for controlling the operation of the switching circuit in response to the output of the associated connection detecting circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Akira Sakai
  • Patent number: 5369638
    Abstract: A line interface incorporated in a high-speed transmission line system for transmitting and receiving one time slot of the transmission line. A speed changing circuit replaces a high-speed transmission line with n low-speed internal lines. Hence, data transmitting and receiving circuits in each internal unit operate at low speed, saving power to be consumed by the internal unit. Since the time slots which each internal unit uses are the same on all of the internal lines, a single time slot selecting circuit suffices for each internal unit, promoting efficient circuit configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Toshimitsu Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5305553
    Abstract: A weatherstrip structure for an automotive vehicle includes a reversed U-shaped main body to define a space which is open toward an upright mounting flange provided at a vehicle body opening edge. A first grasping lip is provided in the space extending from one of side sections of the main body defining the space. A second grasping lip is further provided extending into the space from a lower end of the other of the side sections. The second lip is adapted to make a tilting movement relative to the other of the side sections so as to facilitate insertion of the mounting flange into the space. A stopper projection is provided between the second lip and the other of the side sections for limiting the tilting movement of the second lip toward the other of the side sections so as to prevent the second lip from excessively tilting toward the other of the side sections. A sponge rubber projection may be provided independently of or along with the stopper projection at an inward tip portion of the second lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Company, Limited, Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Tomio Sugawara, Yuji Sakamaki, Takahiro Usuta
  • Patent number: 5273679
    Abstract: A composition for acid gas absorbent comprising:(A): 99.99 to 70 wt % of a polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether composition represented by the following formula:CH.sub.3 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n CH.sub.3wherein n is an integer of 1 to 10; and,(B): 0.01 to 30 wt % of a compound containing at least one of an --NH-- group, a phenolic --OH group and an --S-- group in one molecule thereof but free from an alcoholic --OH group, is provided. More particularly, component B may be an amine, preferably a secondary amine, or a phenolic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Assignees: Toho Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd., State Scientific-Research and Designing Institute for Nitrogen Industry and for Products of Organic Synthesis
    Inventors: Takeshi Hihara, Norio Tagata, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Tetsu Matsuda, Norio Takahashi, Isamu Ueno, Josif L. Leites, Julia G. Carpova, Tatiana V. Zhitkova
  • Patent number: 5066314
    Abstract: Method to remove acid components from a gas including to absorb those with an organic absorbent based on ethers of polyglycols at an elevated pressure followed by regeneration of the saturated absorbent and by dehydration of a part of the regenerated absorbent by heating, which is characterized in that the dehydration of the absorbent is carried out by the combination of stripping with a gas and heating at the temperature lower than the boiling point at 0.8 to 1.3 atm. by 80.degree. to 150.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignees: State Scientific-Research Designing Institute for Nitrogen Industry and for Products of Organic Synthesis, Toho Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Iosif L. Leites, Yulya G. Karpova, Vladimir M. Berchenko, Takeshi Hihara, Toshimitsu Shimizu, Norio Takahashi, Isamu Ueno
  • Patent number: D435818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Katsha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jose N. Wyszogrod
  • Patent number: D441185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jose N. Wyszogrod
  • Patent number: D441524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Shimizu, Jose N. Wyszogrod
  • Patent number: D466062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Michael Tsay, Maki Yamaguchi, Patrick Hebert, Toshimitsu Shimizu