Patents by Inventor Teruaki Yamamoto
Teruaki 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: 20210101474Abstract: A tank holding device is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a mounting frame, a holding frame that is disposed on the mounting frame, and a tank that is disposed between the mounting frame and the holding frame. The tank holding device includes a positioning unit that is adapted to be connected to the holding frame and adapted for pushing the tank tightly against the mounting frame so as to secure the tank on the mounting frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Chuang-Hsiung LIN, Teruaki YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 10953742Abstract: A fuel tank includes a tank main body configured to reserve a quantity of fuel therein and an oil feed tube fitted to the tank main body to form a fuel feed port. The fuel feed tube has a tip end configured to protrude inwardly of the tank main body, and the tip end is positioned below the upper limit level of the fuel. At a location of the fuel feed tube above the upper limit level, a vent hole is formed to communicate between the interior of the tank main body and the interior of the oil feed tube.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10913386Abstract: A front module (3) is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle (2). An upper module (5) is disposed on a ceiling surface (22) of the vehicle (2). The front module (3) includes a front light source (31) and a front sensor (32). The upper module (5) includes an upper light source (51) and an upper sensor (52).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Kasaba
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Publication number: 20200301012Abstract: A LiDAR sensor (41) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. An ultrasonic sensor (42) is configured to sense information of the outside of the vehicle in a different manner from the LiDAR sensor (41). A first bracket (43) supports the LiDAR sensor (41) and the ultrasonic sensor (42). A first sensor actuator (44) is configured to adjust a sensing reference position of the LiDAR sensor (41) relative to the first bracket (43). A second sensor actuator (45) is configured to adjust a sensing reference position of the ultrasonic sensor (42) relative to first bracket (43). A first bracket actuator (46) is configured to adjust at least one of a position and a posture of the first bracket (43) relative to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yusuke KASABA, Takashi HORI, Yoshiaki FUSHIMI
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Publication number: 20200300964Abstract: A translucent cover (12) defines a housing space (13) together with a housing (11), and forms an outer surface of a vehicle. A camera (14), a front LiDAR sensor (15), and a right LiDAR sensor (16) sense information of an outside of the vehicle. A millimeter wave radar (17) senses information of the outside of the vehicle in a different manner from the camera (14), the front LiDAR sensor (15), and the right LiDAR sensor (16) without using light. The camera (14), the front LiDAR sensor (15), and the right LiDAR sensor (16) are housed in the housing space (13). The millimeter wave radar (17) is supported on an outer surface of the housing (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yusuke KASABA, Takashi HORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20200276930Abstract: A light source (14) is configured to emit light for lighting a predetermined area. A LiDAR sensor (15) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. A first screw mechanism (16) is configured to adjust posture of the light source (14). A second screw mechanism (17) is configured to adjust posture of the LiDAR sensor (15). Adjustment by one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17) is performed on the basis of adjustment that has been performed by the other one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi HORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yusuke KASABA, Yoshiaki FUSHIMI
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Patent number: 10730429Abstract: A light source (14) is configured to emit light for lighting a predetermined area. A LiDAR sensor (15) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. A first screw mechanism (16) is configured to adjust posture of the light source (14). A second screw mechanism (17) is configured to adjust posture of the LiDAR sensor (15). Adjustment by one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17) is performed on the basis of adjustment that has been performed by the other one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Kasaba, Yoshiaki Fushimi
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Patent number: 10696207Abstract: A light source (14) is configured to emit light for lighting a predetermined area. A LiDAR sensor (15) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. A first screw mechanism (16) is configured to adjust posture of the light source (14). A second screw mechanism (17) is configured to adjust posture of the LiDAR sensor (15). Adjustment by one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17) is performed on the basis of adjustment that has been performed by the other one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Kasaba, Yoshiaki Fushimi
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Publication number: 20200174100Abstract: A translucent cover (1012) defines a lamp chamber (1013) together with a housing (1011) while forming a portion of an outer face of a vehicle. A LiDAR sensor (1161) is disposed in the lamp chamber (1013) to detect external information of the vehicle. A half mirror (1162) is disposed in the lamp chamber (1013) so as to cover the LiDAR sensor (1161) from a side where the translucent cover (1162) is disposed. The translucent cover (1012) has a first transparency to visible light. The half mirror (1162) has a second transparency to the visible light that is lower than the first transparency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi HORI, Norimasa YAMAMOTO, Akitaka KANAMORI, Akinori MATSUMOTO, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Minami KATAGIRI, Yoshiaki FUSHIMI, Naoki TAKII, Yasuyuki KATO
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Patent number: 10655808Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a projection lens, a first light source disposed behind the projection lens and configured to emit light forming a low-beam light distribution pattern which is a predetermined light distribution pattern, a reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the first light source toward a first rear focal point of the projection lens, and a second array light source disposed behind the projection lens and having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements arranged in at least one row. The second array light source is configured to emit light forming an additional light distribution pattern, and the center position or maximum light intensity position of the additional light distribution pattern overlaps with the low-beam light distribution pattern on a virtual vertical screen in front of the lamp.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi Takada, Tatsuma Kitazawa, Hiroki Kawai, Teruaki Yamamoto, Akira Hanada, Kenta Oishi, Akinori Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10500992Abstract: A bench seat for a utility vehicle includes a seat cushion configured to be movable between an open position where a rear portion is lifted by way of a hinge portion mounted on a front end so that the occupant is allowed to access a space disposed below the seat cushion and a normal position where the rear portion is not lifted; a plurality of seatbelt buckles disposed behind the seat cushion, the plurality of seatbelt buckles being provided corresponding to the plurality of occupants, at least two seatbelt buckles among the plurality of seatbelt buckles being disposed close to each other in the lateral direction; and a seat fixing device disposed between said two seatbelt buckles disposed close to each other, the seat fixing device being configured to lock the seat cushion positioned at the normal position to a chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Teruaki Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10493892Abstract: An utility vehicle includes a chassis; a ROPS that surrounds a riding space; a cargo bed that is disposed behind the riding space and is pivotably supported by a pivot of the chassis so as to be movable up and down between a normal position at which a front portion of the cargo bed is not lifted and is supported on the chassis and a dumping position at which the front portion of the cargo bed is lifted; and a pair of left and right cargo bed support portions that are attached to the ROPS, extend backward, and support side portions of the front portion of the cargo bed at the normal position from below.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Teruaki Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20190346538Abstract: A lamp housing (143) houses a light source (141). A front sensor housing (152) houses a front LiDAR sensor (151). A supporting unit (17) supports the lamp housing (143) and the front sensor housing (152). The lamp housing (143) and the front sensor housing (152) are arranged in a direction corresponding to a left-right direction of a vehicle, when viewed from a direction corresponding to a front-rear direction of the vehicle. A maximum dimension (UD1) of the lamp housing (143) in an up-down direction of the vehicle is smaller than a maximum dimension (UD2) of the front sensor housing (152) in the same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takeshi MASUDA, Hiroki INOUE, Yusuke KASABA, Misako KAMIYA, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Minami KATAGIRI
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Publication number: 20190324130Abstract: A sensor unit is configured to sense external information of the vehicle. A temperature adjusting section is configured to perform temperature adjustment of the sensor unit. An information acquiring section is configured to acquire identification information of a user while an engine of the vehicle is stopped. A control section is configured to cause the temperature adjusting section to initiate the temperature adjustment in response to acquisition of the identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Naoki Takii, Akitaka Kanamori
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Patent number: 10450009Abstract: A panel locking device for a vehicle cargo bed is configured to retain an openable gate-shaped panel so as to be upstanding at a closed position. The panel locking device includes a locking lever rotatably supported by a lever support portion provided at a first of the openable gate-shaped panel and a cargo bed panel adjacent to the openable gate-shaped panel, a movable hook rotatably coupled to a halfway portion of the locking lever, a first fixed hook provided to a second one of the openable gate-shaped panel and the cargo bed panel and configured to engage with the movable hook when the openable gate-shaped panel is located at the closed position, and a second fixed hook provided to the first one of the panels and configured to engage with the movable hook.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Itsuo Takegami
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Publication number: 20190283571Abstract: A fuel storage device is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, and has a tank, a pump, a fuel tube, a plurality of connecting tubes, and a vent hole. The tank has a top wall formed with a plurality of vent holes . At least one of the vent holes is arranged at a side of a first imaginary line which extends through a reference point of the top wall and which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and at least one of the remaining of the vent holes is arranged at an opposite side of the first imaginary line. The fuel tube is for passage of fuel from the pump. The connecting tubes are connected respectively to the vent holes, and the vent tube is adapted for communicating the connecting tubes with the external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Chuang-Hsiung LIN, Teruaki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190283573Abstract: A tank holding device is adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a mounting frame, a holding frame that is disposed on the mounting frame, and a tank that is disposed between the mounting frame and the holding frame. The tank holding device includes a positioning unit that is adapted to be connected to the holding frame and adapted for pushing the tank tightly against the mounting frame so as to secure the tank on the mounting frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Chuang-Hsiung LIN, Teruaki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20190275923Abstract: A left front camera (11) is adapted to be mounted on a left front lamp (1LF) of a vehicle to obtain external information of at least ahead of the vehicle. A right front LiDAR sensor (12), a type of which is different from the camera (11), is adapted to be mounted on a right front lamp (1RF) of the vehicle to obtain external information of at least ahead of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki FUSHIMI, Takashi HORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yusuke KASABA
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Publication number: 20190202335Abstract: A front module (3) is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle (2). An upper module (5) is disposed on a ceiling surface (22) of the vehicle (2). The front module (3) includes a front light source (31) and a front sensor (32). The upper module (5) includes an upper light source (51) and an upper sensor (52).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi HORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yusuke KASABA
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Publication number: 20190193556Abstract: A fuel tank includes a tank main body configured to reserve a quantity of fuel therein and an oil feed tube fitted to the tank main body to form a fuel feed port. The fuel feed tube has a tip end configured to protrude inwardly of the tank main body, and the tip end is positioned below the upper limit level of the fuel. At a location of the fuel feed tube above the upper limit level, a vent hole is formed to communicate between the interior of the tank main body and the interior of the oil feed tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto