Patents by Inventor Makoto Yamamoto
Makoto 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).
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Publication number: 20180005738Abstract: Zinc is added to a metal magnetic alloy powder including iron and silicon. An element is formed using this magnetic material, and a coil is formed inside or on the surface of the element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Makoto YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9845193Abstract: A conveyance system includes storage racks that are provided near or adjacent to semiconductor manufacturing devices and store therein objects to be conveyed, a stacker crane that carries the objects into and out of the storage racks, vehicles that convey the objects, an ID tag reader that is provided to the stacker crane and reads ID tags of the objects; and a controller that is configured or programmed to, when identification information acquired by the ID tag reader R coincides with identification information contained in a conveyance command of an object, control the stacker crane to convey the object to a destination specified in the conveyance command. At least one section of each storage rack allows a gripper of each vehicle to take in and out the objects.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventor: Makoto Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9765878Abstract: A shift lever is movable from a home position in a left or rear direction. A reverse mode selection position is set in a route extending in the left direction from the home position. A drive mode selection position is set in a route extending in the rear direction from the home position.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Makoto Yamamoto, Katsushi Miwa
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Publication number: 20170040093Abstract: Provided are: a metal magnetic material capable of reliably establishing insulation while realizing high saturation magnetic flux density; and an electronic component using the metal magnetic material and having low loss and good DC superimposition characteristics. The metal magnetic material for forming a component body of the electronic component comprises a metal magnetic alloy powder consisting of iron and silicon or containing iron, silicon and chromium; and an additional element added to the metal magnetic alloy powder, wherein the additional element is more easily oxidizable in the equilibrium state of oxidation-reduction reaction than the elements contained in the metal magnetic alloy powder. The component body (11) is internally formed with a coil pattern consisting of a plurality of coil conductor patterns (12A to 12C).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: Makoto YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9510451Abstract: A laminated electronic component is configured such that insulator layers and conductor patterns are laminated and a coil is formed in a laminate of the insulator layers and the conductor patterns by connecting the conductor patterns among the insulator layers, where the coil includes conductor pattern pairs each composed of two conductor patterns arranged so as to sandwich each insulator layer, and includes a first connecting portion connecting both end portions of the two conductor patterns so as to connect the two connecting patterns in parallel and a second connecting portion connecting a plurality of the conductor pattern pairs in series, where the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in a direction of a line length of a coil pattern.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: TOKO, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Noguchi, Makoto Yamamoto, Takeshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160138704Abstract: In a shift device, a shift locking mechanism drives a motor to perform locking and locking release of rotation of a knob, and an autocorrect mechanism drives the motor to change a shift position of the knob to a P position. Thus, driving of the common motor enables locking and locking release of the rotation of the knob to be performed, and enables a shift position of the knob to be changed to the P position, thereby enabling a simple configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Hironori WATANABE, Toshiharu KATAGIRI, Katsushi MIWA, Masahiro IKEYAMA, Tomoaki ASAI, Koji IMAI, Shosaku WATARAI, Makoto YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9303756Abstract: A shift device capable of improving positioning accuracy of a center of pivot of a shift lever assembly is provided. The device includes a shift lever plate that is integrally provided with a supporting shaft and a supporting hole, and a shift lever assembly that is integrally provided with the other of the supporting shaft or the supporting hole. The shift lever assembly is supported by the shift lever plate so as to be capable of pivoting by insertion of the supporting shaft into the supporting hole from the axial direction, and operates a vehicle transmission. The shift device further includes a lever guide housing including a pressing tab that has both a pressing portion and a restricting portion engageable with the supporting shaft. When the supporting shaft is pressed by the pressing portion of the lever guide housing, the restricting portion of the pressing tab enters between the supporting shaft and the supporting member so as to restrict movement of the supporting shaft.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventor: Makoto Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9268328Abstract: A production efficiency improving apparatus includes a first communicating means for communicating information with a plurality of processing apparatuses that process objects, and a second communicating means for communicating conveyance control information, with a conveyance system comprising conveyance apparatuses for conveying the objects between the plurality of processing apparatuses. A means for predicting, on the basis of information communicated by the first communicating means, the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to send out processed objects, and the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to bring in unprocessed objects. A generating means generates the control information such that the conveyance apparatus will arrive at the processing apparatus that is the destination of the communication of information at the predicted timing predicted by the means for predicting.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, MURATA MACHINERY, LTD., MA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, DAIFUKU CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruo Asakawa, Makoto Yamamoto, Akira Machida, Masaaki Kawaguchi
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Patent number: 9212740Abstract: A shift device includes a knob rotated to select a mode of a vehicle transmission. A rotary detent member is rotated to a rotation position corresponding to the selected transmission mode. The rotary detent member is coaxial with the knob. A connecting member connects the knob and the rotary detent member when located at the first position. The connecting member is disconnected from the knob when located at the second position. A motor rotates the connecting member and the rotary detent member. During a normal operation in which a certain condition is unsatisfied, a control circuit controls the motor to hold the connecting member at the first position. When the certain condition is satisfied, the control circuit controls the motor to move the connecting member to the second position and move the rotary detent member to a rotation position corresponding to a parking mode.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Hironori Watanabe, Makoto Yamamoto, Koji Imai, Munetoshi Makimura, Shosaku Watarai, Katsushi Miwa, Toshiharu Katagiri
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Patent number: 9173727Abstract: In a shade guide, a plurality of shade tabs whose colors are mutually different are arranged regularly based on the colors. The arrangement of the plurality of shade tabs is an arrangement determined based on: S values and V values that are determined according to to which areas, from among areas partitioned by a plurality of straight lines in an L*-C* plane, the coordinates of the colors of the shade tabs belong, and H values that are determined according to to which areas, from among areas partitioned by a plurality of straight lines in an a*-b* plane, the coordinates belong. S groups, each of which is a shade tab group having a common S value, are arranged in the shade guide. V rows, each of which is a shade tab group having a common V value, are arranged in each S group. In each V row, the plurality of shade tabs have mutually different H values and are aligned in an order that is in accordance with the H values.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: SHOFU INC.Inventors: Makoto Yamamoto, Ryuichi Yosimoto, Noriyuki Negoro, Masuhito Yasui, Kouji Shou
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Patent number: 9086427Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an inertial sensor with small delay and high accuracy. An inertial sensor 1 includes an acceleration detecting element 2 that detects an acceleration of at least one axis of a vehicle; a first filter 6 that limits a detection signal of the acceleration to a first band; a second filter 7 that limits a detection signal of the acceleration to a second band; a vehicle control variable calculation section 8 that calculates a vehicle control variable Gxc on the basis of the detection signal of the acceleration limited to the second band; and a sensor signal output section 9 that outputs the detection signal of the acceleration limited to the first band and the vehicle control variable.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Daisuke Maeda, Heewon Jeong, Masahide Hayashi, Makoto Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150152958Abstract: A shift device includes a knob rotated to select a mode of a vehicle transmission. A rotary detent member is rotated to a rotation position corresponding to the selected transmission mode. The rotary detent member is coaxial with the knob. A connecting member connects the knob and the rotary detent member when located at the first position. The connecting member is disconnected from the knob when located at the second position. A motor rotates the connecting member and the rotary detent member. During a normal operation in which a certain condition is unsatisfied, a control circuit controls the motor to hold the connecting member at the first position. When the certain condition is satisfied, the control circuit controls the motor to move the connecting member to the second position and move the rotary detent member to a rotation position corresponding to a parking mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Hironori WATANABE, Makoto YAMAMOTO, Koji IMAI, Munetoshi MAKIMURA, Shosaku WATARAI, Katsushi MIWA, Toshiharu KATAGIRI
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Publication number: 20150045937Abstract: A conveyance system includes storage racks that are provided near or adjacent to semiconductor manufacturing devices and store therein objects to be conveyed, a stacker crane that carries the objects into and out of the storage racks, vehicles that convey the objects, an ID tag reader that is provided to the stacker crane and reads ID tags of the objects; and a controller that is configured or programmed to, when identification information acquired by the ID tag reader R coincides with identification information contained in a conveyance command of an object, control the stacker crane to convey the object to a destination specified in the conveyance command. At least one section of each storage rack allows a gripper of each vehicle to take in and out the objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventor: Makoto Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150014042Abstract: A laminated electronic component is configured such that insulator layers and conductor patterns are laminated and a coil is formed in a laminate of the insulator layers and the conductor patterns by connecting the conductor patterns among the insulator layers, where the coil includes conductor pattern pairs each composed of two conductor patterns arranged so as to sandwich each insulator layer, and includes a first connecting portion connecting both end portions of the two conductor patterns so as to connect the two connecting patterns in parallel and a second connecting portion connecting a plurality of the conductor pattern pairs in series, where the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged so as to be displaced from each other in a direction of a line length of a coil pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Yutaka Noguchi, Makoto Yamamoto, Takeshi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140345410Abstract: The present invention provides a shift device capable of improving positioning accuracy of a center of pivot of an operating member. In a shift lever device, a supporting shaft is formed to a retainer, and a supporting hole is formed to a shift lever plate. Furthermore, by sliding the retainer in the support shaft axial direction with respect to the shift lever plate, the supporting shaft is inserted into the supporting hole, and the shift lever plate is supported by the retainer so as to be capable of pivoting. Positioning accuracy of the supporting shaft 116 with respect to the retainer, and positioning accuracy of the supporting hole 16 with respect to the shift lever plate can be increased as a result. The positioning accuracy of the center of pivot of the retainer is thereby capable of being improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventor: Makoto YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 8890646Abstract: A laminated-type electronic component including: plural magnetic material layers; plural conductive patterns; a laminated layer body formed by laminating the plural magnetic material layers and the plural conductive patterns; a coil formed in the laminated layer body by connecting the conductive patterns between the magnetic material layers; and at least one magnetic gap formed in the laminated layer body, wherein the magnetic gaps are formed of a compound of Ni and Cu.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Toko, Inc.Inventors: Yutaka Noguchi, Makoto Yamamoto, Satoru Maeda
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Publication number: 20140157319Abstract: A terminal (5) obtains, by communicating with a viewer history presence management server (101) that manages viewing histories of multiple users including the user of said terminal, viewing histories of the different users from the viewer history presence management server (101); generates GUI video data, in which more than one symbols respectively corresponding to more than one program content viewed by the other viewers are listed chronologically, on the basis of the viewing histories of the different users; and outputs the video data for presentation. In this case, upon receiving a specific symbol selected by the user among the one or more symbols contained in the GUI video data, the terminal (5) transmits a command to a receiver so as to switch the program to be reproduced at the receiver to the program content which corresponds to the specific symbol received by an operation reception unit (77).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: JAPAN BROADCASTING CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Kimura, Shigeaki Mitsuya, Kinji Matsumura, Akitsugu Baba, Hiroshi Fujisawa, Masaru Takechi, Yasuaki Kanatsugu, Makoto Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Hamada
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Patent number: 8676782Abstract: The present invention provides an information collection apparatus, an information collection method, and a program capable of collecting information from information resources on a network effectively as well as a search engine that searches the information resources collected.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Seiji Hamada, Makoto Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20140033849Abstract: A shift device provided with a shift lever that is movable from a home position to a plurality of mode selection positions including a travel mode selection position and a non-travel mode selection position. A lever holding mechanism holds the shift lever at the travel mode selection position when the shift lever is moved to the travel mode selection position and returns the shift lever from the non-travel mode selection position to the home position when the shift lever is moved to the non-travel mode selection position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Makoto YAMAMOTO, Katsushi MIWA, Yohei NAKANO, Takehiro NIWA, Hironori WATANABE, Naomi ASAHINA
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Publication number: 20140018955Abstract: A production efficiency improving apparatus includes a first communicating means for communicating information with a plurality of processing apparatuses that process objects, and a second communicating means for communicating conveyance control information, with a conveyance system comprising conveyance apparatuses for conveying the objects between the plurality of processing apparatuses. A means for predicting, on the basis of information communicated by the first communicating means, the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to send out processed objects, and the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to bring in unprocessed objects. A generating means generates the control information such that the conveyance apparatus will arrive at the processing apparatus that is the destination of the communication of information at the predicted timing predicted by the means for predicting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, DAIFUKU CO., LTD., MA SOLUTIONS LIMITED, MURATA MACHINERY, LTD.Inventors: Teruo Asakawa, Makoto Yamamoto, Akira Machida, Masaaki Kawaguchi