Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Kubota

Yasuhiro Kubota 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: 20240141176
    Abstract: A light-shielding film comprising a resin, an inorganic particle and an organic particle, wherein the organic particle is a core-shell particle which has a surface layer portion and a center portion, and an elastic modulus of the surface layer portion is higher than an elastic modulus of the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: REIKO KUBOTA, YASUHIRO TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240114720
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a high-resolution display apparatus having a light sensing function is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Yasuhiro NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20240090303
    Abstract: A display device having a function of detecting an object that is in contact with or approaches a display portion is provided. The display device includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The light-emitting element includes a first pixel electrode, a first functional layer, a light-emitting layer, a common layer, and a common electrode. The light-receiving element includes a second pixel electrode, a second functional layer, a light-receiving layer, the common layer, and the common electrode. The first functional layer includes one of a hole-injection layer and an electron-injection layer. The second functional layer includes one of a hole-transport layer and an electron-transport layer. The common layer has a function of the other of the hole-injection layer and the electron-injection layer in the light-emitting element and has a function of the other of the hole-transport layer and the electron-transport layer in the light-receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Ryo HATSUMI, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240090302
    Abstract: A high-resolution display apparatus having a function of sensing light is provided. A high-definition display apparatus having a function of sensing light is provided. The display apparatus includes a first light-emitting device, a second light-emitting device, a third light-emitting device, a first light-receiving device, and a second light-receiving device in a first pixel. The first light-emitting device has a function of emitting red light. The second light-emitting device has a function of emitting green light. The third light-emitting device has a function of emitting blue light. The first light-receiving device has a function of sensing light emitted from at least one of the three light-emitting devices. The second light-receiving device has a function of sensing infrared light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Kenichi OKAZAKI, Koji KUSUNOKI, Shingo EGUCHI, Daisuke KUBOTA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20240088172
    Abstract: A display device in which a peripheral circuit portion has high operation stability is provided. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. A first insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the first substrate. A second insulating layer is provided over a first surface of the second substrate. The first surface of the first substrate and the first surface of the second substrate face each other. An adhesive layer is provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer. A protective film in contact with the first substrate, the first insulating layer, the adhesive layer, the second insulating layer, and the second substrate is formed in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yoshiharu HIRAKATA, Takashi HAMADA, Kohei YOKOYAMA, Yasuhiro JINBO, Tetsuji ISHITANI, Daisuke KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 11725426
    Abstract: A vehicle door locking device includes a case fixed to a door, a latch that locks a striker, a ratchet that holds the latch in the latching orientation, and shifts the latch from the latching orientation to the unlatching orientation, an outer handle lever that is rotated in conjunction with an opening operation, and an inertia part that maintains the orientation of the inertial part while being urged by an urging member, and that, when an external force from the one end side toward the other end side of the vehicle body, restricts rotation of the outer handle lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichiro Nagata, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20230213141
    Abstract: A fixing device capable of reducing a burden on an operator when adjusting an inclination of communication equipment is achieved. A fixing device includes: a first jig configured to fix communication equipment; a second jig configured to rotatably support the first jig about a rotation shaft; a ratchet mechanism configured to be capable of switching restraint or permission of rotation of the first jig in one direction with respect to the second jig due to weight of the communication equipment, and permit rotation of the first jig in another direction with respect to the second jig; and a biasing member configured to store biasing force when the first jig rotates in one direction with respect to the second jig due to weight of the communication equipment, and bias rotation of the first jig in another direction with respect to the second jig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoko ONO, Yasuhiro KUBOTA, Takeshi OHASHI
  • Patent number: 11225815
    Abstract: A compact vehicle side door latch apparatus has a latch that is rotated from an unlatched position to a fully-latched position, a ratchet that engages the latch in order to prevent the latch from being rotated in a releasing direction, a door opening link that is moved in a door opening direction in order to allow the ratchet to be disengaged from the latch, a motor that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by motor power, and a door key lever that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by an operation of a key plate. The door key lever is connected to the door opening link with play, and the motor power is transmitted to the door opening link without passing through disconnecting means of the power transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation
    Inventors: Taichiro Nagata, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20210087859
    Abstract: A vehicle door locking device includes a case fixed to a door that opens and closes an opening on one end side in the width direction of a vehicle body, a latch that locks a striker when having a latching orientation in conjunction with opening and closing of the door, and that releases the locking when being shifted from the latching orientation to an unlatching orientation, a ratchet that, when having a first orientation, holds the latch in the latching orientation, and that, when having a second orientation, shifts the latch from the latching orientation to the unlatching orientation, an outer handle lever that is rotated in conjunction with an opening operation, and an inertia part that is swingably supported at a lower portion of the outer handle lever in the case, that maintains the orientation thereof while being urged by an urging member, and that, when an external force of a predetermined magnitude or larger acts thereon from the one end side toward the other end side of the vehicle body, the orienta
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Taichiro NAGATA, Yasuhiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 10343459
    Abstract: [Object] A pneumatic tire that allows reduction of the occurrence of a TGC and, at the same time, allows reduction of rolling resistance, is provided. [Solution] The tire 12 includes a band 26 disposed radially inward of a tread 14, and a belt 24 disposed radially inward of the band 26. The band 26 includes a cord that is helically wound and extends substantially in a circumferential direction. The belt 24 includes an inner layer 24a, and an outer layer 24b that is layered over the inner layer 24a and disposed radially outward of the inner layer 24a. The inner layer 24a and the outer layer 24b each include multiple cords aligned with each other. The cords in the inner layer 24a and the cords in the outer layer 24b are inclined relative to an equator plane. A direction in which the cords in the inner layer 24a are inclined relative to the equator plane is opposite to a direction in which the cords in the outer layer 24b are inclined relative to the equator plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Patent number: 10195900
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a carcass extending between bead cores of bead portions through a tread portion. A tire section width Wt (unit: mm) in relation to a bead diameter Db (unit: inch) satisfies the following equations, Wt??0.7257×(Db)2+42.763×Db?339.67, and Wt??0.7257×(Db)2+48.568×Db?552.33. In a tread thickness distribution curve f(y) represented by equation f(y)=1?t(y)/t(0), when y=0.4, the value of f(y) is of from 0.03 to 0.06, and a rate of change of the value of f(y) increases to y=0.4 and decreases thereafter, where t(y) denotes a tread thickness at each tire axial position Py, and y represents a ratio of an axial distance from the tire equatorial plane, to the maximum-width L of the carcass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20190024420
    Abstract: A compact vehicle side door latch apparatus has a latch that is rotated from an unlatched position to a fully-latched position, a ratchet that engages the latch in order to prevent the latch from being rotated in a releasing direction, a door opening link that is moved in a door opening direction in order to allow the ratchet to be disengaged from the latch, a motor that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by motor power, and a door key lever that moves the door opening link in the door opening direction by an operation of a key plate. The door key lever is connected to the door opening link with play, and the motor power is transmitted to the door opening link without passing through disconnecting means of the power transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Taichiro NAGATA, Yasuhiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9669660
    Abstract: When a pneumatic tire is in a reference state of being fitted with a rim that is one inch larger than a regular rim in width, of holding 15 kPa internal pressure, and of being under no load, then a tread thickness distribution curve represented by f(y)=1?t(y)/t(0) is 0.01 to 0.03 when y=0.3; 0.03 to 0.06 when y=0.4; and 0.06 to 0.10 when y=0.5, where y denotes a ratio of a distance in an axial direction from an equator surface relative to a distance L in the axial direction between the equator surface and a maximum width position of a carcass, and t(y) denotes a tread thickness corresponding to a distance in a radial direction between an outer surface of the carcass and an outer surface of a tread at an axial direction position corresponding to y.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Asano, Yasuhiro Kubota
  • Publication number: 20160297246
    Abstract: [Object] A pneumatic tire that allows reduction of the occurrence of a TGC and, at the same time, allows reduction of rolling resistance, is provided. [Solution] The tire 12 includes a band 26 disposed radially inward of a tread 14, and a belt 24 disposed radially inward of the band 26. The band 26 includes a cord that is helically wound and extends substantially in a circumferential direction. The belt 24 includes an inner layer 24a, and an outer layer 24b that is layered over the inner layer 24a and disposed radially outward of the inner layer 24a. The inner layer 24a and the outer layer 24b each include multiple cords aligned with each other. The cords in the inner layer 24a and the cords in the outer layer 24b are inclined relative to an equator plane. A direction in which the cords in the inner layer 24a are inclined relative to the equator plane is opposite to a direction in which the cords in the outer layer 24b are inclined relative to the equator plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo ASANO, Yasuhiro KUBOTA
  • Publication number: 20160193874
    Abstract: To improve the rolling resistance and air resistance of a tire. It has a belt layer composed of two belt plies in which belt cords are obliquely arranged at mutually opposite angles ? with respect to the tire equator, and a band layer composed of a single band ply in which a band cord is wound spirally in the tire circumferential direction. The angle ? of the belt cords is in a range of 35 degrees˜55 degrees. When Wt is the tire cross sectional width (unit: mm), and Db is a bead diameter (unit: inch), the tire cross sectional width Wt satisfies the following expressions (1), (2). Wt=<?0.7257×(Db)?2+42.763×Db?339.67??(1) Wt>=?0.7257×(Db)?2+48.568×Db?552.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo ASANO, Yasuhiro KUBOTA, Sawa OGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160152076
    Abstract: This pneumatic tire improves fuel efficiency (i.e., rolling resistance and air resistance) while maintaining wear resistance in shoulder sections. If a tire cross-section width is denoted as Wt (unit: millimeters) and a bead diameter is denoted as Db (unit: inches), the following equations (1) and (2) are satisfied. (1) Wt??0.7257×(Db)2+42.763×Db?339.67, (2) Wt??0.7257×(Db)2+48,568×Db?552.33 Furthermore, if positions in the tire axis direction are denoted as Py, wherein y represents the ratio between the distance in the tire axis direction from the tire center and a distance L in the tire axis direction from the tire center to the maximum width position on the carcass, and the tread thickness, which is the distance in the tire radial direction from the outer surface of the carcass to the outer surface of a tread section at each position Py in the tire axis direction, is denoted as t(y), in the tread thickness distribution curve f(y) represented by equation (3) below, when y=0.4, f(y) ranges from 0.03 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo ASANO, Yasuhiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 9109081
    Abstract: A method for producing an aromatic polymer comprising polycondensing an aromatic compound of the following formula (I) in the presence of a palladium complex containing a phosphine compound of the following formula (II): (wherein, Ar represents an aromatic ring-containing bi-functional organic group. X represents a halogen atom, nitro group or group of the formula —SO3Q (wherein, Q represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group). Y represents an oxygen atom, sulfur atom or the like, and n represents 0 or 1. M represents a hydrogen atom, —B(OQ1)2 or the like (Q1 represents a hydrogen atom or hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yokozawa, Kazuei Ohuchi, Yasuhiro Kubota, Hideyuki Higashimura
  • Publication number: 20140290818
    Abstract: When a pneumatic tire is in a reference state of being fitted with a rim that is one inch larger than a regular rim in width, of holding 15 kPa internal pressure, and of being under no load, then a tread thickness distribution curve represented by f(y)=1?t(y)/t(0) is 0.01 to 0.03 when y=0.3; 0.03 to 0.06 when y=0.4; and 0.06 to 0.10 when y=0.5, where y denotes a ratio of a distance in an axial direction from an equator surface relative to a distance L in the axial direction between the equator surface and a maximum width position of a carcass, and t(y) denotes a tread thickness corresponding to a distance in a radial direction between an outer surface of the carcass and an outer surface of a tread at an axial direction position corresponding to y.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo ASANO, Yasuhiro KUBOTA
  • Patent number: 8678769
    Abstract: A compressor impeller and a method of manufacturing the compressor impeller. The magnesium alloy compressor impeller as a die-cast part comprises a hub shaft part, a hub disk part having a hub surface extending from the hub shaft part in the radial direction, and a plurality of vane parts disposed on the hub surface. The impeller can be manufactured by a die-cast method in which a magnesium alloy heated to a liquidus temperature or higher is supplied into molds with cavities corresponding to the shape of the impeller for a filling time of 1 sec. or shorter, a pressure of 20 MPa or higher is applied to the magnesium alloy in the cavities, and the pressurized state is maintained for a time of 1 sec. or longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kubota, Hirokazu Itoh, Mikio Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8492069
    Abstract: A lithographic printing plate precursor, comprising a support having thereon an image-recording layer containing (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a radical polymerization initiator, (C) a radical polymerizable compound, (D) a polymer compound containing a polyoxyalkylene structure and (E) an ultraviolet absorbing agent and being capable of forming an image by supplying at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after imagewise exposure to remove an unexposed area of the image-recording layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kubota, Toyohisa Oya