Patents by Inventor Tsutomu Totani

Tsutomu Totani 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: 9316034
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock control device post-installed on a vehicle includes an unlocking relay having a fixed contact connectable to either one of an unlocking signal lead wire and a neutral lead wire via a first interrupt connection terminal and a movable contact connectable to the other of the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire via a second interrupt connection terminal, an unlocking concealed switch mountable on vehicle body exterior, and an unlocking relay control unit connectable to a vehicle permanent power supply and connected to the concealed switch. The relay control unit controls the relay so that the movable contact is connected to the fixed contact when the concealed switch is manually operated. The interrupt connection terminals include metal needles thrust into the signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire to be connectable to the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Patent number: 8882303
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a module substrate fixed to one end of the dissipator and mounted with an LED chip, a cap mounted via an insulator on the other end of the dissipator, a lighting circuit disposed in the dissipator and/or the cap, a glove having an open end attached to the one end of the dissipator so as to cover the module substrate, an intermediate ring including an engaging portion formed on its one end, and an engaged portion formed on the one end of the dissipator so as to be detachably engageable with the engaging portion. The other end of the ring is bonded with the open end of the glove to be fixed to the open end of the glove. The engaging portion fixed to the glove engages the engaged portion so that the glove is detachably attached to the dissipator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Publication number: 20140159480
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock control device post-installed on a vehicle includes an unlocking relay having a fixed contact connectable to either one of an unlocking signal lead wire and a neutral lead wire via a first interrupt connection terminal and a movable contact connectable to the other of the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire via a second interrupt connection terminal, an unlocking concealed switch mountable on vehicle body exterior, and an unlocking relay control unit connectable to a vehicle permanent power supply and connected to the concealed switch. The relay control unit controls the relay so that the movable contact is connected to the fixed contact when the concealed switch is manually operated. The interrupt connection terminals include metal needles thrust into the signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire to be connectable to the unlocking signal lead wire and the neutral lead wire, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Patent number: 8710722
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a cap, a module substrate fixed to an end of the heat dissipator and on which an LED chip is mounted, a light diffusing member mounted on an end surface of the heat dissipater so as to be located opposite the LED chip, a lighting circuit incorporated in the heat dissipator, and a glass block having an open end and formed with a recess. The light diffusing member is accommodated in the recess of the block through the open end of the glass block, and the heat dissipator is secured to the block so that the heat dissipator and the cap are exposed outside the block. When the block is placed on a placement surface, the LED lamp stands by itself by weight of the block in such a manner that the cap is prevented from contacting the placement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Publication number: 20140112000
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a module substrate fixed to one end of the dissipator and mounted with an LED chip, a cap mounted via an insulator on the other end of the dissipator, a lighting circuit disposed in the dissipator and/or the cap, a glove having an open end attached to the one end of the dissipator so as to cover the module substrate, an intermediate ring including an engaging portion formed on its one end, and an engaged portion formed on the one end of the dissipator so as to be detachably engageable with the engaging portion. The other end of the ring is bonded with the open end of the glove to be fixed to the open end of the glove. The engaging portion fixed to the glove engages the engaged portion so that the glove is detachably attached to the dissipator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Patent number: 8684557
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a socket mounted on one end of the dissipator, a glove formed of a light-transmissive glass or plastic material and attached to the other end of the dissipator, a module substrate on which an LED chip is mounted, the substrate being mounted on the dissipator, the LED chip being covered with the glove, a lighting circuit supplying electric power to the LED chip and mounted in the dissipater, the lighting circuit being connected to the socket, a light-transmissive sheet having a surface formed with a character, a symbol or a pattern, the light-transmissive sheet being fixed in the dissipater or in the glove so as to be located right in front of the LED chip, and a lens located on a top of the glove so that an enlarged image of the character, the symbol or the pattern is projected through the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Publication number: 20140077697
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator having two ends, a module substrate which is fixed to one end of the heat dissipator and on which an LED chip is mounted, a cap mounted via a cylindrical insulator on the other end of the heat dissipator, a lighting circuit which is disposed in the heat dissipator and/or the cap to supply electric power to the LED chip, the lighting circuit being electrically connected to the cap, and a dimming volume having a rotating shaft and variably adjusting an amount of light or a color temperature of the LED chip according to an amount of rotation of the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft being operably mounted on the heat dissipator or the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Publication number: 20140071003
    Abstract: A replacement antenna for a vehicle is mounted as replacement for a pole antenna mounted in a screw hole of a boss mounted on a vehicle roof panel. The replacement antenna includes an attachment formed with a boss opening in which a boss is fitted and a casing having an appearance such that a front is tapered toward a bottom, the casing having an antenna wire built-in and having an attachment opening formed in the bottom so that the attachment is fitted in the attachment opening. The casing has a double-faced adhesive tape affixed on it. The boss is fitted in the boss opening so that the attachment is positioned relative to the boss and fixed to the roof panel. The attachment fixed to the roof panel is fitted in the attachment opening and the casing is fixed to the roof panel by the adhesive tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Patent number: 8585302
    Abstract: A camera device includes a camera body including a camera housing which is formed into a substantially spherical shape, a bracket fixable to a vehicle, and a socket provided on the bracket into which a spherical portion of the camera housing is fittable. The camera body includes an imaging lens which is exposed from the socket. The spherical portion of the camera housing is fitted into the socket so that the imaging lens has an optical axis a direction of which is adjustable in a vertical direction and in a right-left direction relative to the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Publication number: 20130257259
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a cap, a module substrate fixed to an end of the heat dissipator and on which an LED chip is mounted, a light diffusing member mounted on an end surface of the heat dissipater so as to be located opposite the LED chip, a lighting circuit incorporated in the heat dissipator, and a glass block having an open end and formed with a recess. The light diffusing member is accommodated in the recess of the block through the open end of the glass block, and the heat dissipator is secured to the block so that the heat dissipator and the cap are exposed outside the block. When the block is placed on a placement surface, the LED lamp stands by itself by weight of the block in such a manner that the cap is prevented from contacting the placement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: BEAT-SONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20130242537
    Abstract: A bulb mounting fixture includes a bulb socket to which a cap of an electrical bulb is attachable and a plug connectable to an electrical outlet. In the bulb mounting fixture, the bulb socket and the plug are configured to be connected to each other by a ball joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20130083538
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a housing having a front end side formed into a cup shape and a rear end to which a cap is fixed, the cup-shaped portion having an inner peripheral surface formed with a reflection layer and an open end, a cap fixed to the rear end of the housing, an LED chip fixed to a bottom of the cup-shaped portion, a lighting circuit incorporated in the housing to supply electric power to the LED chip, the lighting circuit and the cap being electrically connected to each other, and a hood which is mounted to the open end of the cup-shaped portion so as to be movable forward and rearward in a direction of an imaginary center line of the cup-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20130082078
    Abstract: An attachment which attaches a mobile device to user's arm includes a mobile case further including an accommodating part which accommodates the mobile device, an access member which is operable so that the mobile is put into and taken out of the accommodation, and a window which is formed so as to correspond to a display or an operating portion of the mobile device. The attachment further includes a band capable of being wound on user's arm thereby to be attached to user's arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu TOTANI, Nanako Mizuta, Yingshun Piao, Yukiko Ougi
  • Publication number: 20130076223
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a module substrate on which an LED chip is mounted and fixed to one end of the dissipater, a lighting circuit supplying electric power to the LED chip, and a light guide fixed to the dissipator so that a base of the light guide is located opposite the LED chip. Light emitted from the LED chip is incident on the light guide through its base, the incident light radiating out of a surface of the light guide to be diffused around the light guide. The lamp further includes a heat-conducting column projecting from the one end of the dissipator. The column has a distal end on which the substrate is disposed. The substrate and at least an outer periphery of the column are covered by the light guide. The outer periphery is located near the column surface on which the substrate is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20130051036
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipater having two ends, a module substrate fixed to one end of the heat dissipater and mounted with an LED chip, a cap mounted on the other end side of the heat dissipater, a lighting circuit provided between the module substrate and the cap to supply electric power to the LED chip, the lighting circuit being electrically connected to the cap, and a cylindrical member which is interposed between the heat dissipater and the cap and is flexible so that the heat dissipater is tiltable relative to the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Totani, Nanako Mizuta
  • Publication number: 20130044492
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a socket mounted on one end of the heat dissipator, a module substrate on which an LED chip is mounted and which is fixed to a surface of the other end of the heat dissipator, a lighting circuit supplying electric power to the LED chip and mounted in the heat dissipator and electrically connected to the socket, a locking portion locking an open end of a glove on the other end surface of the heat dissipator, and a diffusing member which circumferentially diffuses light emitted by the LED chip and is fixed to the other end surface of the heat dissipator, the diffusing member being disposed so as to be opposed to the LED chip. The glove is detachably locked to the other end surface of the heat dissipator by the locking portion when the diffusing member is covered with the glove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: BEAT-SONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: TSUTOMU TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20130033871
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a heat dissipator, a socket mounted on one end of the dissipator, a glove formed of a light-transmissive glass or plastic material and attached to the other end of the dissipator, a module substrate on which an LED chip is mounted, the substrate being mounted on the dissipator, the LED chip being covered with the glove, a lighting circuit supplying electric power to the LED chip and mounted in the dissipater, the lighting circuit being connected to the socket, a light-transmissive sheet having a surface formed with a character, a symbol or a pattern, the light-transmissive sheet being fixed in the dissipater or in the glove so as to be located right in front of the LED chip, and a lens located on a top of the glove so that an enlarged image of the character, the symbol or the pattern is projected through the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Totani
  • Patent number: 8305201
    Abstract: An antitheft device for a vehicle includes a main ignition switch, an auxiliary ignition switch disposed at a location which is predetermined so that a driver, when seated on a driver's seat, can operate the auxiliary ignition switch and the auxiliary ignition switch is invisible in a vehicle interior, and an engine start unit including an engine start signal cutoff unit which is connected to the auxiliary ignition switch. When the main and auxiliary ignition switches are turned on, the engine start signal cutoff unit is turned on so that the engine start unit delivers an engine start signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Totani, Atsushi Shinoda
  • Publication number: 20120263450
    Abstract: A camera device includes a camera body including a camera housing which is formed into a substantially spherical shape, a bracket fixable to a vehicle, and a socket provided on the bracket into which a spherical portion of the camera housing is fittable. The camera body includes an imaging lens which is exposed from the socket. The spherical portion of the camera housing is fitted into the socket so that the imaging lens has an optical axis a direction of which is adjustable in a vertical direction and in a right-left direction relative to the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI
  • Publication number: 20120050534
    Abstract: A vehicle video system includes a video camera installed on an exterior surface of vehicle body to image a front or rear view field in front of or behind the vehicle and a monitor display located near a driver's seat in a passenger compartment to display an image of front or rear view field obtained by the video camera. The video camera is disposed on an upper end middle of front or rear window glass or on a part of roof panel near upper end middle of front or rear window glass, and the video camera images an upper surface of vehicle body inclusive of right and left corners of vehicle body front together with the front or rear view field so that the monitor display displays an image of front view field together with an image of upper surface of vehicle body inclusive of front corners of vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Beat-Sonic Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu TOTANI