Patents by Inventor Hironao Takahashi

Hironao Takahashi 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: 7340563
    Abstract: A data transmission device includes a memory cache table (4) composed of a DRAM memory, a standard 2.5? hard disk (5), a control CPU (7), a FPGA (6) (or ASIC), a disk interface (3) and a backup battery. The device is unitized in the same external shape as a standard 3.5? hard disk and connected to the external computer (2) via the disk interface (3), and the FPGA (6) (or ASIC) manages the memory in the memory cache table (4) based on control actions by the CPU (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: DTS, Inc.
    Inventor: Hironao Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20060004958
    Abstract: A data transmission device includes a memory cache table (4) composed of a DRAM memory, a standard 2.5? hard disk (5), a control CPU (7), a FPGA (6) (or ASIC), a disk interface (3) and a backup battery. The device is unitized in the same external shape as a standard 3.5? hard disk and connected to the external computer (2) via the disk interface (3), and the FPGA (6) (or ASIC) manages the memory in the memory cache table (4) based on control actions by the CPU (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventor: Hironao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6273047
    Abstract: A compact small displacement automotive internal combustion engine that has its cylinder bores inclined to the vertical and that has a reentrant configured induction system that provides long intake runners while maintaining an engine that has its longitudinal width in the engine compartment substantially equal to its vertical height. In addition the engine has an improved accessory mounting arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshikawa, Hironao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6076492
    Abstract: A variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine wherein the camshaft is supported at one end by a combined bearing and valve body member that is detachably connected to the supporting engine body. The connection is such that fluid from the engine lubricating system can be delivered to this body and distributed by a control valve mounted in it. This simplifies machining of the engine body and permits a more compact, lower cost construction without sacrificing any function. The control valve is mounted in a bore that is accessible through the side of the cylinder head and is actuated by a servo motor mounted on the exterior of the cylinder head to provide a compact, rigid and easily serviced assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hironao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6035821
    Abstract: Two embodiments of overhead camshaft internal combustion engines wherein the camshafts are provided with cutouts in the area adjacent the cam lobes so as to keep the center of gravity in the lobed area closer to the rotational axis of the camshaft and also to improve balance and reduce vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironao Takahashi, Masaki Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5954019
    Abstract: A twin overhead camshaft internal combustion engine embodying a variable valve timing mechanism on each of the camshafts. The variable valve timing mechanism is operated hydraulically by lubricant that is supplied to it through a bearing surface of the camshaft so as to minimize external conduits and connections and to simplify sealing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshikawa, Hironao Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5718196
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a variable valve timing mechanism with a hydraulic control that is mounted on the front of the cylinder head for ease of accessibility and for ease of conversion of the existing engine. The engine includes an oil filter, oil cooler, and coolant pump, which are disposed and driven in a way so as to maintain short flow paths and permit internal conduits to be formed in the engine so as to avoid the possibility of leakage. The variable valve timing mechanism is controlled by hydraulic pressure supplied by the lubricating system, and a control valve assembly is mounted on the cover for the variable valve timing mechanism with the control passages being formed integrally in this cover. In addition, one of the timing chains may be easily accessed for adjustment without removing the cover through the removal of a bolt that holds an accessory mounting bracket to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigenobu Uchiyama, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Hironao Takahashi
  • Patent number: D500767
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Brumby Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Masaaki Yoshikawa, Osamu Goto, Paul Fricker, Luca Guerciotti, Dimitri Bassis, Yasuyuki Satoh, Hironao Takahashi, Stephen Harris, Lester Harris, Alessandro Giussani, Urs Jann