Patents by Inventor Satoshi Yokoyama

Satoshi Yokoyama 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).

  • Publication number: 20240138812
    Abstract: An ultrasonic wave generation device including: an ultrasonic wave generation source; an ultrasonic wave condensation part; and a waveguide. The ultrasonic wave condensation part has a first reflection surface opposed to the ultrasonic wave generation source and a second reflection surface opposed to the first reflection surface. The first reflection surface reflects the ultrasonic wave, generated from the ultrasonic wave generation source, toward the second reflection surface. The second reflection surface reflects the ultrasonic wave, which has been reflected by the first reflection surface, toward the waveguide so as to introduce the ultrasonic wave into the waveguide. The waveguide protrudes from the first reflection surface to a side opposite the second reflection surface. A recessed portion is formed from the first reflection surface to the second reflection surface side along an outer circumferential surface of the waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicants: Niterra Co., Ltd., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Satoshi SUZUKI, Kota YOKOYAMA, Ryo SUZUKI, Shinsuke ITOH, Takashi KASASHIMA, Takeshi MORITA, Shoki IEIRI
  • Publication number: 20240092607
    Abstract: A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards includes a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards, a card send-out mechanism which sends out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part, a card conveyance mechanism which conveys the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port, an optical sensor which is located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card, and a dust adhesion prevention mechanism which prevents dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOYAMA, Keiji OHTA
  • Patent number: 11932152
    Abstract: An air pump device includes an electric pump unit including a pump mechanism and a motor configured to drive the pump mechanism, a case housing the electric pump unit, and a vibration-proof member interposed between the electric pump unit and the case. The vibration-proof member is a plate-shaped member made of an elastic resin material and is wound around the electric pump unit to wrap the electric pump unit therein. A part of the vibration-proof member is sandwiched between the electric pump unit and one of facing surfaces that are inner surfaces of the case and face each other inside the case. Another part of the vibration-proof member is sandwiched between the electric pump unit and the other one of the facing surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Sakai, Kazuma Nishida, Takashi Yokoyama, Satoshi Masuda
  • Patent number: 11915334
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a presence/absence prediction unit that performs prediction of presence/absence of a user at a visit destination on a basis of sensed data, and a providing unit that provides a result of the prediction to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Reiko Kirihara, Norihiro Takahashi, Saki Yokoyama, Satoshi Hosokawa
  • Publication number: 20240039256
    Abstract: A wire harness manufacturing method includes: an insertion step of inserting a binding member through an insertion hole of a protective member; a temporary retention step of inserting the binding member through a temporary retention notch in a state where the binding member is inserted through the insertion hole, and hooking the binding member, which is in a state of being inserted through the temporary retention notch, to the temporary retention projection to achieve temporary retention of the binding member on the temporary retention projection; a routing step of routing a wiring member in a routing space in a state where the binding member is temporarily retained on the temporary retention projection; and a binding step of detaching the binding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Masayoshi Ogawa, Satoshi Yokoyama, Hirotada Suyama
  • Publication number: 20230411049
    Abstract: A grommet assembly includes: a grommet through which a wiring material is inserted, that is attached to a through hole formed on a panel for a vehicle; a resin inner arranged to abut on a side of the grommet opposite to the panel for the vehicle; and a protector through which the wiring material is inserted, the protector being locked to the resin inner and attached to the panel for the vehicle to hold the grommet and the resin inner between the protector and the panel for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Yamao, Satoshi Yokoyama, Akihisa Unoh
  • Publication number: 20230411048
    Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a grommet through which a wiring material is inserted, that is attached to a through hole formed on a panel, and a protector through which the wiring material is inserted, that is attached to the panel to house the grommet. The grommet includes a lip part that is formed toward the panel to abut on the panel, and the protector includes a wall part that is extended toward the panel to cover an outer side of the lip part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Yamao, Satoshi Yokoyama, Akihisa Unoh
  • Publication number: 20230406242
    Abstract: A grommet assembly includes a grommet attached to a through hole formed on a panel, an inner member supported by the grommet, and a protector that is attached to the panel while covering the grommet and the inner member. The grommet includes a supporting part that supports the inner member. The supporting part includes a first extending part that extends from an outer side toward an inner side in a radial direction to be held between the inner member and the protector, and a second extending part that extends in an axial direction while being bent from the first extending part to be held between the inner member and the protector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yoshimichi Yamao, Satoshi Yokoyama, Akihisa Unoh
  • Publication number: 20230348213
    Abstract: A card conveyance unit having a plurality of card cassettes, a carriage for a card, a carriage conveyance passage extended along a plurality of the card cassettes, a code reader for reading a code indicated on the card, and a control part for controlling a card send-out mechanism, a carriage moving mechanism, a conveying mechanism in the carriage and the code reader. The control part drives the carriage moving mechanism to arrange the carriage at a card taking-in position, drives the card send-out mechanism and the conveying mechanism to take a card into the carriage from a card cassette, drives the carriage moving mechanism to move the carriage to a reading position for the code of the card held by the carriage and controls the code reader to perform a reading operation of the code, and drives the conveying mechanism to send out the card and issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOYAMA, Ryo UCHIYAMA
  • Patent number: 11791588
    Abstract: A liquid discharge structure includes a bottom wall with a discharge opening for liquid, the liquid being collected inside a casing which is configured to be installed in a vehicle, a blocking wall disposed outside the bottom wall so that the blocking wall is overlapped with the discharge opening in a plan view on the bottom wall and opposed to the bottom wall with a gap, and a pair of vertical walls extending towards the bottom wall from the blocking wall in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, the pair of vertical walls being opposed to each other in a width direction of the vehicle, wherein the pair of vertical walls is configured to define a discharge path together with the bottom wall and the blocking wall, the discharge path being opened towards both of a front and rear side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Yusuke Nagai, Makoto Goto
  • Publication number: 20230292546
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting element includes a transmittance-increasing layer with increasing transmittance in an optical path of light emitted from the light-emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: TETSUO TAKAHASHI, TAKAYUKI ITO, YOJIRO MATSUDA, YOSHIHISA KAWAMURA, YUTO NOZAKI, SATOSHI YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11724903
    Abstract: A card processing device may include a print unit and a card inverting unit that inverts front/rear of the card. The print unit may include a thermal head and a card conveyance mechanism. The card inverting unit may include a card holding part, a card drawing and feeding mechanism, and a rotating mechanism that rotates the card holding part. A conveyance path may be provided inside the card holding part. The conveyance path may be linear. The card drawing and feeding mechanism may include two drive rollers, and two pad rollers. A distance between a center of the drive roller and a center of the thermal head may be shorter than a length of the card. The thermal head may print on the card while the card conveyance mechanism conveys the card. The rotating mechanism may rotate the card holding part such that the conveyance path is inclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiji Ohta, Satoshi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11679815
    Abstract: A liquid discharge structure includes a bottom wall to be disposed tilted relative to a horizontal plane at a casing which is configured to be installed in a vehicle, a lateral wall arranged vertically at a lower end edge of the bottom wall, wherein the lower end edge is configured to be located on a lower side of the bottom wall being tilted, wherein the lateral wall has a discharge opening for liquid located at an end of the lateral wall closer to the bottom wall, a tubular rib wall projecting at least inwardly within the casing from the lateral wall so as to surround the discharge opening, and a partitioning rib wall which is arranged vertically on an inner surface of the bottom wall at a position closer to the lateral wall so that the partitioning rib wall extends intersecting a center axis of the tubular rib wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Yusuke Nagai, Makoto Goto
  • Patent number: 11669071
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for organizing a temporary device group for collaborative computing. A list of functions for each of a plurality of devices are stored. A determination is made to form a device group including a receiver device from the plurality of devices, where the receiver device will perform one of the functions. An individual function usage score is generated. In response to the individual function usage score exceeding a device threshold, a request to form a device group is sent to the receiver device. In response to receiving an indication of acceptance to form the device group from the receiving device, the device group is formed for a temporary period, where functions and data are shared in the device group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanehiro Furuichi, Akiro Saito, Hayato Uenohara, Satoshi Yokoyama, Gaku Yamamoto, Norie Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11600941
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a connector and a grommet. The connector includes an inner member having an annular plate-shaped flange. The inner member includes a first divided inner part, a second divided inner part, a deformable hinge that connects one end of the first divided inner part and one end of the second divided inner part to each other, and a lock portion that is formed on a fitting portion between the other end of the first divided inner part and the other end of the second divided inner part. The lock portion is formed on a portion where the other end of the first divided inner part and the other end of the second divided inner part are fitted to each other by sliding movement in accordance with a twisting of the hinge about a first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akitoshi Kimura, Satoshi Yokoyama, Masayoshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11589468
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to improve the discharge capacity for liquid collected within a casing while suppressing liquid entering a discharge opening from the outside. A liquid discharge structure includes a plate-shaped bottom wall with a discharge opening for liquid, the liquid being collected inside a casing 1 which is configured to be installed in a vehicle, a blocking wall outside the bottom wall, wherein the blocking wall is overlapped with the discharge opening in a plan view on the bottom wall and opposed to the bottom wall with a gap between the blocking wall and the bottom wall, and a fixing mechanism which is disposed not to be overlapped with the discharge opening in the plan view, wherein the fixing mechanism is configured to fix the blocking wall relative to the bottom wall in an attachable and detachable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Yusuke Nagai, Makoto Goto
  • Patent number: 11495373
    Abstract: A grommet includes a tapered barrel part and a tape winding spatula part. The tapered barrel part includes a large diameter cylindrical portion, a small diameter cylindrical portion, and an elastic deformation portion disposed between the large diameter cylindrical portion and the small diameter cylindrical portion. A fitting groove to be fitted in a through hole of a panel, is formed on the large diameter cylindrical portion. A thick walled portion is formed on an inner side of the elastic deformation portion. The tape winding spatula part is connected to the small diameter cylindrical portion and holds a wire harness passed through therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Masayoshi Ogawa, Shota Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11474518
    Abstract: A method and a system for event validation on a vehicle. The method includes detecting an event determined by the vehicle. The method can include requesting and receiving external event determination, from at least one external source within a first surrounding area, based on the event. The method also includes generating an internal event determination based on the event and validating a validated event based on the both the external and internal event determinations. The method includes requesting and receiving external drive plan, from the external source within a second surrounding area, based on the validated event. The method also includes generating an internal drive plan, validating a validated drive plan based on the internal and external drive plans, and implementing the validated drive plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Akira Saito, Sanehiro Furuichi, Hayato Uenohara, Gaku Yamamoto, Norie Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20220318578
    Abstract: A card transport unit transports a card ejected one-by-one from a card housing section to a card processing section, and includes: a carriage that is moved in a carriage transport path provided between the card housing section and the card processing section; a contactless card reader that includes a contactless communication antenna making contactless communication with the card; and a support member that holds the contactless communication antenna at a position opposing the carriage transport path. The carriage includes a card transport mechanism that transports the card in a card transport direction intersecting a movement direction of the carriage, and the card transport mechanism includes a motor. The motor is arranged on an opposite side of the card, which is transported by the card transport mechanism, from the contactless communication antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi YOKOYAMA, Keiji OHTA
  • Patent number: 11408739
    Abstract: Adjusting inconsistencies and inaccuracies in location perception, one or more computer processors identify data indicating a location of a computing device; detect a subsequent computing device within a threshold proximity to the computing device; receive data indicating a location of the subsequent computing device; determine a first location reliability score for the identified data indicating the location of a computing device and a second location reliability score for the received data indicating the location of the subsequent computing device; calculate one or more location corrective parameters for the computing device based, at least in part, on the identified data indicating the location of the computing device, the received data indicating the location of the subsequent computing device, the first location reliability score, and the second location reliability score; adjust the data indicating the location of the computing device based on the calculated one or more location corrective parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sanehiro Furuichi, Akira Saito, Hayato Uenohara, Satoshi Yokoyama