Patents by Inventor Shinichi Yokoyama

Shinichi 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).

  • Patent number: 11973239
    Abstract: A protection structure for an on-board battery. The on-board battery includes a battery stack and is configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The protection structure includes a first frame, a second frame, and a fixing member. The first frame is to be coupled to an upper portion of a battery case that contains the battery stack, so as to fix the battery case to a vehicle body of the vehicle. The second frame is to be disposed above the battery case and to be coupled to the first frame. The fixing member is to be fixed to the second frame so as to suspend and support the battery stack. The second frame is to be disposed in a direction crossing a longer direction of the battery stack and at least at an approximate center in the longer direction of the battery stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Hara, Shinichi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240126100
    Abstract: A method for producing a spectacle lens, the method including: determining the positions of at least three marks so as to specify the center position of a frame shape on the basis of the at least three marks; making marks at the determined positions; calculating the shape of a non-optical surface of a semifinished lens with respect to the center position when processing the non-optical surface according to a prescription; and processing the non-optical surface into the calculated shape with respect to the center position. When the semifinished lens is viewed in an optical axis direction, the at least three marks include a pair of marks located on a first straight line passing through the center position and a mark located on a second straight line that is orthogonal to the first straight line and passes through the center position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240105737
    Abstract: Provided is a display device with extremely high resolution, a display device with higher display quality, a display device with improved viewing angle characteristics, or a flexible display device. Same-color subpixels are arranged in a zigzag pattern in a predetermined direction. In other words, when attention is paid to a subpixel, another two subpixels exhibiting the same color as the subpixel are preferably located upper right and lower right or upper left and lower left. Each pixel includes three subpixels arranged in an L shape. In addition, two pixels are combined so that pixel units including subpixel are arranged in matrix of 3×2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Hisao IKEDA, Kouhei TOYOTAKA, Hideaki SHISHIDO, Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Yoshitaka DOZEN, Takaaki NAGATA, Shinichi HIRASA
  • Patent number: 11927834
    Abstract: A technique capable of easily and highly accurately perform positioning of a lens member having a convex optical surface. A lens positioning mechanism is configured to include: a member holding unit that has a function of holding a lens member via an auxiliary tool attached to a second surface of the lens member having a first surface, which is a convex optical surface, and the second surface, which is an optical surface facing the first surface, and biasing the held lens member toward a side of the first surface; and an attitude control unit that abuts on a predetermined portion on the first surface of the lens member biased on the member holding unit to regulate a position of the predetermined portion and positions the lens member in a predetermined attitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Hamanaka, Shinichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11929621
    Abstract: A power control apparatus for a distributed power supply interconnected with a power system includes: a conversion circuit that performs reverse conversion of converting power supplied from the distributed power supply from direct current to alternating current and outputting the converted power; and a control device that controls the conversion circuit. The control device changes a target value of received power at a power reception point of the power system on the basis of a predicted value of a power generation amount of the distributed power supply and a predicted value of power consumption of a demand facility, and controls an output of the conversion circuit such that the received power at the power reception point becomes a target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Endo, Masao Yokoyama, Shinichi Hongo
  • Publication number: 20240045231
    Abstract: A semifinished lens is configured with at least three marks for specifying the center position of a frame shape. When the semifinished lens is viewed in an optical axis direction, the at least three marks include a pair of marks located on a first straight line passing through the center position and a mark located on a second straight line that is orthogonal to the first straight line and passes through the center position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro KIKUCHI, Shinichi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240019719
    Abstract: A method of processing a spectacle lens that has an electronic element overlapping an optical element and supplies electric energy to the electronic element through a terminal portion to produce a dimming effect, the method including: acquiring inner dimension information of a retaining portion of a frame, the retaining portion sandwiching and retaining a periphery of the spectacle lens between a front and a rear; acquiring thickness information of the periphery of the spectacle lens processed into an external shape corresponding to the frame; determining an interference area of the periphery of the spectacle lens; and performing thickness adjustment processing for removing the interference area, on a surface on the other side of the spectacle lens opposite to the surface on the one side of the spectacle lens. This configuration enables easy assembly of a spectacle lens to a frame without being restricted by the thickness of a lens periphery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventor: Shinichi YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 11811028
    Abstract: An on-vehicle system according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an acquisition part that acquires a signal indicating a voltage of a secondary battery which is mounted on a vehicle; an electric power supply part that uses electric power which is supplied from an external electric power supply device and that supplies the electric power to the secondary battery or an auxiliary machine mounted on the vehicle; and an output part that outputs a charge rate of the secondary battery based on the signal indicating the voltage of the secondary battery which is acquired by the acquisition part, wherein the electric power supply part controls output electric power such that stored electric power of the secondary battery is constant in a case where the vehicle stops and the charge rate of the secondary battery is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Homma, Shinichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11703543
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a power converter, a relay, and a welding detector. The welding detector includes a first resistor connected to a terminal of the relay on a first side, a capacitor and a second resistor, both of which are connected to a terminal of the relay on a second side, an application unit to apply an inspection signal to the relay via the capacitor and the second resistor, and a determiner connected between the capacitor and the second resistor, the determiner detecting a signal based on application of the inspection signal by the application unit to determine whether or not the relay is welded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Katsumata, Nobuhisa Ando, Shinichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11607966
    Abstract: A control device for a mobile body is equipped with a charging and electrical power supplying unit including a first smoothing capacitor positioned on a connector side and a second smoothing capacitor positioned on a battery side, and a control unit configured to control the charging and electrical power supplying unit. When the battery is charged using electrical power supplied from the electrical power source device, the control unit completes precharging a first smoothing capacitor and a second smoothing capacitor using electrical power supplied from the battery, before the electrical power from the electrical power source device starts to be supplied to the charging and electrical power supplying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuteru Yano, Shinichi Yokoyama, Masahiko Sato, Tomoki Nakahara
  • Patent number: 11608903
    Abstract: A valve device includes: a ball valve having a ball face shaped in a convex spherical surface; and a valve seat having a seat face shaped in a concave spherical surface. The seat face is pressed onto the ball face. The ball valve is rotated to open a valve by communicating a valve opening defined in the ball valve and a seat opening defined in the valve seat with each other, and to close the valve by stop the communication. A diameter of the seat opening ?2 is smaller than a diameter of the valve opening ?1. A curvature radius of the ball face R1 is smaller than or equal to a curvature radius of the seat face is R2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naohito Seko, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Shinichi Yokoyama, Yuuji Nakano, Ryo Sano
  • Patent number: 11453304
    Abstract: A management apparatus manages electric power transfer between a power system and a secondary battery mounted in a vehicle and storing electric power for traveling. The management apparatus includes a storage configured to store an upper limit number of rotations of a rotating machine included in the vehicle, and a controller configured to acquire an integrated number of rotations of the rotating machine that is measured from a start time of a warranty period of the vehicle and to limit electric power transfer between the power system and the secondary battery when the integrated number of rotations is equal to or greater than the upper limit number of rotations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yokoyama, Yusaku Amari
  • Patent number: 11390187
    Abstract: A management device manages transfer of electric power between an electric power system and a secondary battery that is mounted in a vehicle and stores electric power for travel. The management device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire remaining performance of the secondary battery and information indicating a use period of the secondary battery, and a control unit configured to acquire two or more threshold values corresponding to period information based on a use period of the secondary battery from reference information in which two or more threshold values are associated with the period information based on the use period of the secondary battery, compare remaining performance of the secondary battery with each of the two or more acquired threshold values, and control transfer of electric power between the electric power system and the secondary battery on the basis of a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yokoyama, Keiichiro Homma
  • Patent number: 11381086
    Abstract: A power management system, which has a holding function capable of holding power in the form of storable energy, and a supply function for supplying power procured from a contractor to the holding function, sets a utilizable range of storable energy held by the holding function. In the setting, if an amount of storable energy held by the holding function exceeds a predetermined amount, an excess of the storable energy exceeding the predetermined amount is set as utilizable storable energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Yasuda, Shinichi Yokoyama, Tomohide Haraguchi, Takashi Sone
  • Patent number: 11321789
    Abstract: There is provided a V2G system including a parent aggregator which manages buying and selling of power from a plurality of power supply sources to a power grid, and a child aggregator which manages a plurality of transport machines and guarantees the parent aggregator charging and discharging between at least one of batteries mounted on the transport machines and the power grid. The child aggregator acquires first information regarding the charging and discharging and second information regarding the transport machines from each of the transport machines, aggregates the first information and the second information, and transmits at least the first information to the parent aggregator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yokoyama, Hakaru Sadano
  • Publication number: 20220097541
    Abstract: A control device for a mobile body is equipped with a charging and electrical power supplying unit including a first smoothing capacitor positioned on a connector side and a second smoothing capacitor positioned on a battery side, and a control unit configured to control the charging and electrical power supplying unit. When the battery is charged using electrical power supplied from the electrical power source device, the control unit completes precharging a first smoothing capacitor and a second smoothing capacitor using electrical power supplied from the battery, before the electrical power from the electrical power source device starts to be supplied to the charging and electrical power supplying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuteru YANO, Shinichi YOKOYAMA, Masahiko SATO, Tomoki NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20220102990
    Abstract: A control device for a mobile body is equipped with a switching unit configured to switch a conductive path between a charging and electrical power supplying unit, a charging connector, and an electrical power supplying connector, a connection determination unit configured to determine whether or not an electrical load is connected to the electrical power supplying connector, a failure determination unit configured to execute a failure determination to determine a failure of the switching unit based on a conductive state when the conductive path is switched, and a control unit configured to limit execution of the failure determination by the failure determination unit, in the case it is determined by the connection determination unit that the electrical load is connected to the electrical power supplying connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Shinichi YOKOYAMA, Mitsuteru YANO, Masahiko SATO, Atsushi KANEKO
  • Patent number: 11208001
    Abstract: A vehicle management system is provided. The system carries out at least one of controlling a supply of power from an onboard power unit in a parked vehicle to the exterior and controlling charging of the onboard power unit from the exterior. The system comprises a control unit for controlling the supply of power or charging between the onboard power unit and the exterior; a transaction managing unit for managing the supply of power or charging between the onboard power unit and the exterior; and a payment point setting unit for setting a payment point for a user associated with the parked vehicle, wherein the payment point setting unit sets the payment point on the basis of transaction information recorded by the transaction managing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yokoyama, Tomohide Haraguchi, Takashi Sone
  • Publication number: 20210397020
    Abstract: A film forming step of forming a thin film on an optical surface of an optical substrate, the optical surface having a curved surface shape, and a removal step of partially removing the thin film on the optical surface to perform patterning of the thin film. In the removal step, the thin film is removed by being irradiated with a laser beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: HOYA LENS THAILAND LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi YOKOYAMA, Shigeki OOKUBO
  • Publication number: 20210325463
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a power converter, a relay, and a welding detector. The welding detector includes a first resistor connected to a terminal of the relay on a first side, a capacitor and a second resistor, both of which are connected to a terminal of the relay on a second side, an application unit to apply an inspection signal to the relay via the capacitor and the second resistor, and a determiner connected between the capacitor and the second resistor, the determiner detecting a signal based on application of the inspection signal by the application unit to determine whether or not the relay is welded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hiroki KATSUMATA, Nobuhisa ANDO, Shinichi YOKOYAMA