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).

  • Patent number: 8485303
    Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame, a first pair of pivot arms provided at right and left sides, respectively, at a front end portion of the vehicle body frame such that the pivot arms extend in a rightward and leftward direction from the front end portion and are vertically pivotable, the first pair of pivot arms being attached to front wheels at tip ends thereof, respectively, and a stabilizer having one end mounted to one of the first pair of pivot arms and an opposite end mounted to the other of the first pair of pivot arms. The stabilizer extends through a front side of the vehicle body frame, outside the vehicle body frame, from the one end thereof to the opposite end thereof, and has an intermediate portion located in front of the vehicle body frame and mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Maeda, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Hidetoshi Kaku
  • Publication number: 20130169019
    Abstract: A vehicle according to the present invention has a seat on which a passenger sits, wherein the seat is bench-shaped and has a sitting portion, a backrest portion, and a supporting portion which supports the sitting portion and the backrest portion, wherein at least one of the sitting portion and the backrest portion is detachable from the supporting portion, wherein when the sitting portion is detachable, the sitting portion has a plurality of sitting regions which are arranged side by side in the right-left direction and have different thicknesses in the up-down direction, wherein when the backrest portion is detachable, the backrest portion has a plurality of backrest regions which are arranged side by side in the right-left direction and have different thicknesses in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Kazumasa Hisada, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130168988
    Abstract: A utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in order from the front side, wherein the cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward into a rear riding space on the front side of the cargo bed and a non-expanded state in which the cargo bed is not expanded in the rear riding space, a pair of left and right rear doors partitioning the rear riding space and left and right exteriors of a vehicle body in the non-expanded state is provided, and the rear doors serve as expansion side walls partitioning an expanded part of the cargo bed and the left and right exteriors of the vehicle body in the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Itsuo Takegami
  • Publication number: 20130168951
    Abstract: A utility vehicle according to the present invention includes a ROPS, a front seat and a rear seat arranged in a riding space, a cargo bed changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward into the riding space and a non-expanded state in which the cargo bed is not expanded in the riding space, and a plurality of seatbelt apparatuses for all passengers including a driver, wherein each of the seatbelt apparatuses is a three point seatbelt apparatus including a webbing, a bottom anchor, a top anchor, a lower buckle and a retractor, and in at least one of the three point seatbelt apparatuses, the top anchor is provided on a cross member of the ROPS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Itsuo Takegami
  • Publication number: 20130168994
    Abstract: In a utility vehicle according to the present invention in which a rear seat in a riding space is freely stowed and a cargo bed is expandable forward, a screen is pivotably supported on a cross member of a ROPS surrounding the riding space, and a pivot position of the screen is changeable between a first position of substantially upright standing at a position in the vicinity of a front end of the cargo bed in a non-expanded state, and a second position of inclining so as to extend from pivot point portions toward the front lower side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Itsuo Takegami
  • Patent number: 8464827
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body frame including a main frame to which an engine is mounted, the main frame including a round pipe having a circular cross-section and a rectangular pipe having a rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Teruaki Yamamoto, Brian Butler
  • Publication number: 20130112273
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor film which adapts to the solar cell in both of band gap and electric resistivity or carrier concentration. In the present invention, a semiconductor film is composed of a semiconductor including group 11 elements, group 12 elements, group 13 elements and group 16 element of the ratio indicated as a composition formula (1) in below, AxByCzDw??(1) wherein A, B, C and D indicate said group 11 elements, said group 12 elements, said group 13 elements and said group 16 elements, respectively, x, y, z and w are respectively numbers indicating a composition ratio, and x and z satisfy a relationship of x/z>1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Negami, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20130087397
    Abstract: A utility vehicle comprises a vehicle body frame, a first pair of pivot arms provided at right and left sides, respectively, at a front end portion of the vehicle body frame such that the pivot arms extend in a rightward and leftward direction from the front end portion and are vertically pivotable, the first pair of pivot arms being attached to front wheels at tip ends thereof, respectively, and a stabilizer having one end mounted to one of the first pair of pivot arms and an opposite end mounted to the other of the first pair of pivot arms. The stabilizer extends through a front side of the vehicle body frame, outside the vehicle body frame, from the one end thereof to the opposite end thereof, and has an intermediate portion located in front of the vehicle body frame and mounted to the front end portion of the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Maeda, Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Hidetoshi Kaku
  • Patent number: 8328262
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction into the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. The screen shield is directly or indirectly supported by a swinging shaft provided on a vehicle body and is swingable between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takao Kawabata, Kazuya Takeuchi, Scott F. Gordon, Hirokazu Morita, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hironori Mahara
  • Patent number: 8322770
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. All or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Hirokazu Morita, Ryouji Negi, Masaki Nishiyabu, Tomohiro Kanazawa, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Shinnoki, Masashi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20120285523
    Abstract: A solar cell 10 of the present invention comprises a first semiconductor layer 13 of n-type or i-type, a second semiconductor layer 14 of n-type or i-type, and a third semiconductor layer 15 of p-type, and said first, second and third semiconductor layers are laminated in that order. Then, electron affinity x1 [eV] of said first semiconductor layer 13 and electron affinity x2 [eV] of said second semiconductor layer 14 satisfy a relationship of 0<(x2?x1)<=0.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Takayuki Negami, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8303013
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed. The vehicle includes a chassis supporting a front seat, a rear seat, a screen formation, and a bottom plate of the cargo bed. The pick-up style utility vehicle is capable of being changed between a normal state in which the rear seat is situated on the bottom plate and an expanded state in which the rear seat is moved from the top of the bottom plate. A screen formation is positioned between the cargo bed in the normal state and the rear seat, and includes two screen formation divisions as a double door, and each of the screen formation divisions is supported rotatably around a vertical shaft by the chassis. In the normal state, the two screen formation divisions close the front of the cargo bed. In the expanded state, the two screen formation divisions open the front of the cargo bed and form side plates in the cargo bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Horiuchi, Yuichi Kawamoto, Masahiro Kawahara, Teruaki Yamamoto, Yoshiya Takehara, Steave Leach
  • Publication number: 20120160592
    Abstract: A utility vehicle includes a vehicle body frame including a main frame to which an engine is mounted, the main frame including a round pipe having a circular cross-section and a rectangular pipe having a rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Yoshinori Tsumiyama, Teruaki Yamamoto, Brian Butler
  • Patent number: 8177403
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp is provided with a projection lens, a light source, a reflector, a first shade, and a second shade. The first shade includes an upper end crossing in a vicinity of a rear side focal point of the projection lens. The first shade shields a part of the light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector to form a first light distribution pattern. The second shade includes a light shielding portion for shielding a part of the light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector to form a second light distribution pattern. The second shade is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the second shade is positioned above the first shade and is separated from the first shade so that the first light distribution pattern is formed. In the second position, the second shade covers the upper end of the first shade so that the second light distribution pattern is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7993044
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting apparatus includes a discharge bulb fixed to a reflector and a connector coupled to the plug of the discharge bulb and designed to feed power to the discharge bulb. The reflector includes a conductive film on the periphery of a bulb fitting opening for fitting the plug of the discharge bulb. The connector includes a metallic cover covering its periphery. On the conductive film of the reflector is arranged an elastic contact member composed of a conductive material for electrically connecting to the metallic cover of the connector. The elastic contact member includes a bulb pressing piece for pressing and biasing the plug of the discharge bulb toward the opposing inner peripheral wall of the bulb fitting opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7989108
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a molded body made by compression molding a granulated material containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder. The negative electrode active material includes a Si-containing material. Volume-based 90% particle size R (D90) of the negative electrode active material, volume-based 10% particle size Rz (D10) and 90% particle size Rz (D90) of the granulated material, and thickness T of the molded body satisfy the following relation formulae: (i) R (D90)<Rz (D10), (ii) Rz (D90)<T, (iii) 34 ?m?Rz (D10)?126 ?m, and (iv) 128 ?m?Rz (D90)?285 ?m, and the electric conductivity of the granulated material is 0.05 S/cm or more when the density of the granulated material is 0.9 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Youko Sano, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7972729
    Abstract: The invention includes, as a positive electrode material, active material particles comprising a lithium-containing manganese oxide represented by the general formula: Li1+aMn2?x?aMxO4+y where M is a transition metal element other than Mn, 0<x?0.5, ?0.2?y?0.5, and 0?a?0.33. The molar ratio A of M to the total of Mn and M in the surface of the active material particles and the molar ratio B of M to the total of Mn and M in the whole active material particles satisfy the relations: A/B>1.0 and A?0.3. In an X-ray diffraction analysis using CuKa radiation as an X-ray source, the intensity ratio of the largest peak of peaks attributed to an oxide of the transition metal element M to a peak around 2?=36.4° is 0.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Teruaki Yamamoto, Shinichi Waki, Yasuhiko Bito
  • Publication number: 20110156423
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. The screen shield is directly or indirectly supported by a swinging shaft provided on a vehicle body and is swingable between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Takao Kawabata, Kazuya Takeuchi, Scott F. Gordon, Hirokazu Morita, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hironori Mahara
  • Publication number: 20110156441
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. All or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Hirokazu Morita, Ryouji Negi, Masaki Nishiyabu, Tomohiro Kanazawa, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Shinnoki, Masashi Sakata
  • Publication number: 20110156433
    Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle with an expandable cargo bed, the vehicle comprising a chassis, the chassis supporting a front seat, a rear seat, a screen formation, and a bottom plate of the cargo bed, wherein the pick-up style utility vehicle is capable to change a normal state in which the rear seat is situated on the bottom plate and an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded into a free space formed by shunting the rear seat from the top of the bottom plate, wherein the pick-up style utility vehicle comprises a screen formation between the cargo bed in the normal state and the rear seat, and comprises two screen formation divisions as a double door, and each of the screen formation division being supported rotatably around the vertical shaft by the chassis, wherein in the normal state, the two screen formation divisions closing the front of the cargo bed configure a screen in the normal state, the screen in the normal state separating between the rear seat and the cargo bed, wherein in the expa
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: YUJI HORIUCHI, YUICHI KAWAMOTO, MASAHIRO KAWAHARA, TERUAKI YAMAMOTO, YOSHIYA TAKEHARA, STEAVE LEACH