Patents by Inventor Koichi Yamamoto

Koichi Yamamoto 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: 11969830
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet including a core material, a sacrificial material provided on one surface of the core material, a brazing filler material provided on the other surface side of the core material, and an intermediate layer provided between the core material and the brazing filler material. The core material contains Si: 0.30 to 1.00 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.60 to 1.20 mass %, Mg: 0.05 to 0.80 mass %, and Al. The sacrificial material contains Si: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, Zn: 2.00 to 7.00 mass %, Mn: 0.40 mass % or less, and Al. The intermediate layer contains Si: 0.05 to 1.20 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, and Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuki Hashimoto, Kenichiro Yoshida, Yuji Shibuya, Akihiro Tsuruno, Yoshikazu Miyano, Hajime Sugito, Michiyasu Yamamoto, Masayuki Makita, Arisu Fujii, Shin Takewaka, Hayaki Teramoto, Koichi Yamamoto, Toshihide Ninagawa
  • Publication number: 20240123531
    Abstract: A method for producing a flared or lap joint including a steel sheet and an aluminum-based sheet material through brazing, wherein a preceding laser beam irradiates ahead of a steel sheet joining position and the aluminum-based sheet material in the joining direction to preheat a joining position, an electrically-heated aluminum-based filler wire feeds to the joining position, a following laser beam is irradiated behind the filler wire so the wire melts performin brazing, and the filler wire is fed with a tilt ranging from 0°?D?19° to a front or rear side in the joining direction with respect to a line passing through a groove center of the flared joint and is perpendicular to the joining direction, so that a flared joint or lap joint including a steel sheet and aluminum-based sheet material is produced without appearance defects of a bead and with a sufficient joint strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koichi TANIGUCHI, Yasuaki OKITA, Chikaumi SAWANISHI, Hiroshi MATSUDA, Motomichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11951692
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced resin material having minimal directionality of strength as well as excellent productivity, a method and device for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material whereby a molded article is obtained, and a device for inspecting a fiber bundle group. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin material in which a paste (P1) is impregnated between cut fiber bundles (CF), the method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin material including a coating step applying a coating of a paste (P1) on a first sheet (S11) conveyed in a predetermined direction, a cutting step for cutting a long fiber bundle (CF) using a cutter (113A), a scattering step for dispersing the cut fiber bundles (CF) and scattering the cut fiber bundles (CF) on the paste (P1), and an impregnation step for pressing a fiber bundle group (F1) and the paste (P1) on the first sheet (S11) and impregnating the paste (P1) between the fiber bundles (CF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Iwata, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Hajime Okutsu, Ryuichi Ishikawa, Koichi Akiyama, Takayuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11951846
    Abstract: In a structure of a disconnect plug of an electric vehicle, a plug bracket is raised from an inside of a battery unit to an inside of a bulge formed on a floor panel under rear seats for preventing a submarine motion of a passenger. In addition, a disconnect plug is detachably attached to a front face of a plug bracket, and an opening for accessing to the disconnect plug is formed on a front wall of the bulge. Further, a cover for covering the opening capable of being opened and closed is provided on a trim beneath a front face of a seat cushion of the rear seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Yoichi Yamamoto, Toshitsugu Hirose, Hiroaki Nabuchi, Kentaro Hatta, Koichi Hayashi, Miki Ito
  • Patent number: 11956314
    Abstract: A network of a new configuration is flexibly constructed while maintaining a stable operation in the network. A management device includes: a detection unit that detects addition of a function unit to a network including one or a plurality of on-vehicle function units; an acquisition unit that acquires function unit information of a new function unit that is the function unit the addition of which has been detected by the detection unit and function unit information of each on-vehicle function unit, each piece of function unit information including information regarding network configuration of a layer lower than an application layer; and a generation unit that, based on the pieces of function unit information acquired by the acquisition unit, generates configuration information of a new network that is the network further including the new function unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Yamamoto, Koichi Takayama, Hideyuki Tanaka, Tatsuya Izumi, Junji Yano, Yasuhiro Yabuuchi, Tadashi Matsumoto, Takeshi Hagihara
  • Patent number: 11945438
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes: a follow-up-running control portion configured to execute a follow-up running control for causing a vehicle to run following a preceding vehicle with a target inter-vehicle distance; and a shift control portion configured to change a gear ratio of an automatic transmission in accordance with a predetermined shifting condition. The shift control portion is configured to set a high fluid-temperature determination value, based on information relating to the preceding vehicle that affects an air flow rate. When a fluid temperature of the automatic transmission is not lower than the high fluid-temperature determination value, the shift control portion is configured to change the shifting condition such that a higher-speed gear position making the gear ratio lower is more frequently established in the automatic transmission than when the fluid temperature of the automatic transmission is lower than the high fluid-temperature determination value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Okuda, Masafumi Yamamoto, Yoshito Sekiguchi, Yuuki Makino
  • Publication number: 20240078003
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus sets, to visible, a display attribute of one UI screen among a plurality of UI screens arranged in multiple layers in a web page, and set, to invisible, the display attribute of the other UI screens, and controls to display, on a display unit, a UI screen among the plurality of UI screens that has the display attribute set to visible by the setting unit. In response to an instruction to switch a UI screen displayed on the display unit, the information processing apparatus changes the display attribute of the UI screen among the plurality of UI screens displayed before switching, from visible to invisible, and changes the display attribute of a UI screen displayed after switching, from invisible to visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: KOICHI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11919542
    Abstract: A management device for managing an operation of a cargo transportation vehicle that autonomously travels on a road with no driver and that is able to store cargo in each of a plurality of storages shielded by doors that are opened and closed includes a receiver configured to receive request information about transportation of the cargo from a user, an operation determiner configured to determine the operation of the cargo transportation vehicle so that the cargo transportation vehicle arrives at a delivery destination of the cargo, a registrant configured to register a plurality of users pre-designated as recipients of the cargo, and a processor configured to perform a process of controlling a control mechanism of the storage so that the recipient is able to unload the cargo from the storage when an authentication process on the recipient registered by the registrant has succeeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kensaku Yamamoto, Koichi Ogura, Ryohei Iwaki, Yurie Kondo, Yusuke Kawada
  • Publication number: 20240044476
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Koichi YAMAMOTO, Kenji KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiro NISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240037165
    Abstract: An image generation system, comprising: a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a URL received from a communication apparatus is registered in a database; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, in a case where it has been determined that the URL is registered, a URL of a Web image, which Web contents corresponding to the URL have been converted into, to the communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: KOICHI YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230396963
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a message display module which, when a predetermined event is predicted to occur at a set location of interest, displays a message indicating occurrence of the predetermined event and the time until the occurrence of the predetermined event. The location of interest may be set to a current position of the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus may also include a map display module that displays a map including the location of interest, wherein the message displaying module displays the message in such a manner as to be superimposed on the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: SmartNews, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken SUZUKI, Koichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11792978
    Abstract: A semiconductor storage device according to one embodiment includes a stacked body, a pillar, a contact, and a region. In the stacked body, a plurality of electrically conductive layers and a plurality of insulating layers are stacked alternately one on another. The stacked body includes a stair portion in which end portions of the plurality of electrically conductive layers are stair-shaped. The contact is arranged in the stair portion, and connected at a side surface thereof to an nth (where n is an integer of 2 or larger) electrically conductive layer from the lowermost electrically conductive layer. The region is buried within an (n?1)th electrically conductive layer from the lowermost electrically conductive layer. The region includes an electrically conductive member located below the contact, and an insulating member surrounding the electrically conductive member, so that the region is electrically isolated from the (n?1)th electrically conductive layer that surrounds the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11774068
    Abstract: A light source device includes: a substrate; a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate; a wavelength conversion member disposed to face the plurality of light sources; and a diffusion member disposed between the wavelength conversion member and the plurality of light sources, and configured to uniformize distribution of traveling direction angle of incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Koichi Yamamoto, Kenji Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Nishida
  • Patent number: 11770684
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus 1 includes a message display module 142 which, when a predetermined event is predicted to occur at a set location of interest, displays a message indicating occurrence of the predetermined event and the time until the occurrence of the predetermined event. The location of interest may be set to a current position of the information processing apparatus 1. The information processing apparatus 1 may also include a map display module 141 that displays a map including the location of interest, wherein the message displaying module 142 displays the message in such a manner as to be superimposed on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: SmartNews, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Suzuki, Koichi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230250401
    Abstract: A method for selecting a cell strain in which reduction of a recombinant protein is suppressed, and uses of the selected cell are disclosed. The method for selecting a cell, includes a first step: measuring the expression level of a gene in a cell, the gene being at least one gene selected from genes comprising any one of the base sequences represented by SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 16 or orthologous genes thereof; and a second step: comparing the expression level of the gene measured in the first step with a control value of the expression level of the gene in a control cell, and evaluating the expression level capable of suppressing reduction of a recombinant protein based on a difference therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi YAMAMOTO, Yuichi MATSUMOTO, Keina YAMAGUCHI, Hiroto FUJII, Toshiyuki SUZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230208196
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
  • Publication number: 20230117687
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy brazing sheet including a core material, a sacrificial material provided on one surface of the core material, a brazing filler material provided on the other surface side of the core material, and an intermediate layer provided between the core material and the brazing filler material. The core material contains Si: 0.30 to 1.00 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.60 to 1.20 mass %, Mg: 0.05 to 0.80 mass %, and Al. The sacrificial material contains Si: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, Zn: 2.00 to 7.00 mass %, Mn: 0.40 mass % or less, and Al. The intermediate layer contains Si: 0.05 to 1.20 mass %, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00 mass %, Cu: 0.10 to 1.20 mass %, and Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
    Inventors: Tatsuki HASHIMOTO, Kenichiro YOSHIDA, Yuji SHIBUYA, Akihiro TSURUNO, Yoshikazu MIYANO, Hajime SUGITO, Michiyasu YAMAMOTO, Masayuki MAKITA, Arisu FUJII, Shin TAKEWAKA, Hayaki TERAMOTO, Koichi YAMAMOTO, Toshihide NINAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11616395
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided with a housing, a circuit board included in the housing and having a thickness direction normal to a plane of the circuit board, a battery pack included in the housing, and a non-contact charging module included in the housing. The non-contact charging module includes a charging coil formed of a wound conducting wire; a communication coil arranged adjacent to the charging coil; and a magnetic sheet on which the charging coil and the communication coil are arranged. The magnetic sheet has four edges that collectively define a rectangular profile of the magnetic sheet, and at most three pairs of adjacent edges respectively meet to form at most three corners. At least a portion of the non-contact charging module overlaps with the circuit board as viewed in the thickness direction of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Sovereign Peak Ventures, LLC
    Inventors: Yoshio Koyanagi, Koichi Yamamoto, Takanori Hirobe, Hiroyuki Uejima, Kenichiro Tabata, Shuichiro Yamaguchi, Munenori Fujimura, Akio Hidaka, Takumi Naruse
  • Publication number: 20230051382
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment includes: a stacked body in which a plurality of first conductive layers and a plurality of first insulating layers are alternately stacked one by one and includes a stepped portion in which, a first pillar disposed in the stepped portion, the first pillar extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body; and a second pillar extending in the stacking direction within the stacked body, the second pillar forming a memory cell at each intersection with at least a part of the plurality of first conductive layers. The first pillar has a semiconductor layer or a second conductive layer extending in the stacking direction and serving as a core material of the first pillar, and a second insulating layer covering a side wall of the semiconductor layer or the second conductive layer and serving as a liner layer of the first pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: D968438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SmartNews, Inc.
    Inventors: Jihee Kim, Koichi Yamamoto