Patents by Inventor Yoshifumi Matsumoto

Yoshifumi Matsumoto 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: 20210197618
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire frame member that has bead portions in which bead cores are embedded in a resin material and side portions that comprise the resin material and are continuous with tire radial direction outer sides of the bead portions, wherein assuming that T1 is a thickness of thick-walled portions of the tire frame member that are adjacent to the tire radial direction outer sides of the bead cores and that T2 is a thickness of the side portions, T1>T2, a thickness of the tire frame member decreases from T1 to T2 between the thick-walled portions and the side portions, and a position at which the thickness of the tire frame member starts to decrease from T1 to T2 is on a tire radial direction outer side of tire radial direction outer ends of rim flanges of a rim on which the bead portions are mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro KATAYAMA, Tatsurou UCHIDA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Kenji MATSUI
  • Publication number: 20200384812
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has: a noise suppressing member that has a mounting portion that is plate-shaped and that is fixed to a tire inner surface, a convex portion that is plate-shaped and is curved convexly from the mounting portion toward an inner side in a tire radial direction, and a bent portion that is formed at a boundary between the mounting portion and the convex portion, wherein a rib is provided that extends from the mounting portion, which adjoins the bent portion, the convex portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihide KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20200130431
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a noise suppressing member has: a pneumatic tire that has a belt layer structured to include a steel cord; a noise suppressing member that is formed from a sheet-shaped member, and that has convex portions, which are convex from an inner surface side of a tire toward a cavity interior, in order to suppress cavity resonance of the pneumatic tire; and magnets that are attached to the noise suppressing member, and at which attractive force is generated between the magnets and the steel cord, and that holds the noise suppressing member at an inner surface of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihide KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20200114703
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has: a noise suppressing member that has a mounting portion that is plate-shaped and that is fixed to a tire inner surface, a convex portion that is plate-shaped and is curved convexly from the mounting portion toward an inner side in a tire radial direction, and a bent portion that is formed at a boundary between the mounting portion and the convex portion, wherein a plate thickness of the bent portion and a vicinity thereof is thicker than a plate thickness of another region of the noise suppressing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihide KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20200114705
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with a noise-absorbing member includes a pneumatic tire and a noise-absorbing member. The pneumatic tire is provided with a spiral belt layer at an outer peripheral side of a tire carcass member. A cord of the spiral belt layer is wound in a helical shape. The noise-absorbing member is attached to an inner peripheral face of the pneumatic tire. Outermost end portions at both sides in the tire width direction of the noise-absorbing member are disposed in a region corresponding to from 80% to 100% of a width dimension BW of the spiral belt layer. The noise-absorbing member absorbs cavity resonance noise produced in a cavity of the pneumatic tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Yoshihide KOUNO
  • Publication number: 20190152260
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire frame member made of a resin material; a top tread disposed outside the tire frame member in a tire radial direction; a belt layer disposed between the tire frame member and the top tread, the width dimension BW of the belt layer in a tire axial direction being in a range of from 85 to 105% of the ground width dimension TW of the top tread; and a belt reinforcement layer disposed at end portions of the belt layer in a tire width direction, the belt reinforcement layer having lower stiffness than the belt layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Kenji MATSUI, Seiji KON
  • Publication number: 20190143755
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire frame member made of a resin material; a top tread disposed outside the tire frame member in a tire radial direction; and a belt layer disposed between the tire frame member and the top tread, the belt layer constituting of a center area at a middle in a tire width direction and shoulder areas at both sides of the center area in the tire width direction, a width dimension BCW of the center area in a tire axial direction being in a range of from 85 to 105% of a ground width dimension TW of the top tread. In a case in which Hc represents stiffness of the center area, and Hs represents stiffness of the shoulder area, Hc>Hs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Kenji MATSUI, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Seiji KON
  • Publication number: 20190105947
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire frame member formed of a resin material, a belt layer, and a top tread, in which in an outer contour of the tire as viewed in a cross section along a tire rotation axis, a ground end side of the top tread is a shoulder portion having a small arc portion which is convex toward an outer side of the tire and has a radius of curvature smaller than the radius of curvature of the top tread on a tire equatorial plane side. In addition, in the outer contour of the tire as viewed in the cross section along the tire rotation axis, a ground angle ? of a tangent line of the small arc portion at a height of 80% of a tire cross section height SH with respect to the tire axial direction is set within a range of from 47° to 52°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Kenji MATSUI, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO, Seiji KON
  • Publication number: 20190001760
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a suppressing member to suppress cavity resonance is fixed to a tire inner face. The suppressing member includes a bulge portion bulging further toward a tire radial direction inner side than the tire inner face so as to provide a space between the bulge portion and the tire inner face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihide KOUNO, Masahiro KATAYAMA, Keiichi HASEGAWA, Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20120313936
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display system includes an image display unit which displays a left eye image and a right eye image for stereoscopic viewing, a pair of stereoscopic glasses worn by a viewer for viewing the images, and a tilt measurement unit which determines a tilt of a line connecting both eyes of the viewer with respect to a reference direction. The pair of stereoscopic glasses includes an optical axis change unit which transmits light which should enter one of the eyes of the viewer, and changes at least one of directions of optical axes of the optical axis change unit, and a control unit which changes at least one of the directions of the optical axes based on the tilt determined by the tilt measurement unit so as to reduce an effect of the tilt of the line on how the images appear to the viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshifumi MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 7098651
    Abstract: A rotation detection sensor, which is a wheel-speed sensor, has a detection unit placed in a metal capped cylindrical casing and a holder fit in an opening of the casing. A flange is provided along the entire edge of the opening of the casing. Between the flange and the holder, a viscoelastic liquid gasket is entirely applied. The edge of the opening of the casing and the exposed part of the holder are covered with a resin portion. Thus, the viscoelastic liquid gasket smoothly enters the gap between the casing and the holder to ensure the gap is closed. Moreover, since the viscoelastic liquid gasket is quickly cured owing to its solvent which is speedily volatilized, the gasket exhibits a good workability. Then, after the solvent is volatilized, a rubber-based elastic sealing material is produced. The sealing material thus withstands any temperature change without problem, it never occurs that the sealing material melts to leak out, and the sealing between the casing and the holder can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Masashi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 6820324
    Abstract: A resistor connector (C) includes a pair of parallel lead frames (1, 1), a resistor (10) with a pair of electrodes (14, 14) and a mold resin (2). Each said lead frame (1) includes a terminal portion (1a) and an electrode connection portion. Said pair of electrodes (14, 14) are electrically connected to respective said electrode connection portions of said pair of lead frames (1, 1) through solder (b). Said mold resin (2) covers said resistor (10) so as to expose said terminal portion (1a, 1a). Said lead frame (1) includes solder flow inhibit means (40, 41) between said electrode connection portion and said terminal (1a) for preventing said solder (b) to flow towards said terminal portion (1a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Hiromi Yabutani
  • Publication number: 20040066197
    Abstract: A rotation detection sensor, which is a wheel-speed sensor (21), has a detection unit (7) placed in a metal capped cylindrical casing (1) and a holder (2) fit in an opening (1a) of the casing (1). A flange (11) is provided along the entire edge of the opening (1a) of the casing (1). Between the flange (11) and the holder (2), a viscoelastic liquid gasket (sealing material) (12) is entirely applied. The edge of the opening (1a) of the casing (1) and the exposed part of the holder (2) are covered with a resin portion (4). Thus, the viscoelastic liquid gasket (12) smoothly enters the gap between the casing (1) and the holder (2) to ensure the closedness between the casing (1) and the holder (2). Moreover, since the viscoelastic liquid gasket (12) is quickly cured owing to its solvent which is speedily volatilized, the gasket exhibits a good workability. Then, after the solvent is volatilized, a rubber-based elastic sealing material is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Masashi Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20040027233
    Abstract: A resistor connector (C) includes a pair of parallel lead frames (1, 1), a resistor (10) with a pair of electrodes (14, 14) and a mold resin (2). Each said lead frame (1) includes a terminal portion (1a) and an electrode connection portion. Said pair of electrodes (14, 14) are electrically connected to respective said electrode connection portions of said pair of lead frames (1, 1) through solder (b). Said mold resin (2) covers said resistor (10) so as to expose said terminal portion (1a, 1a). Said lead frame (1) includes solder flow inhibit means (40, 41) between said electrode connection portion and said terminal (1a) for preventing said solder (b) to flow towards said terminal portion (1a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Hiromi Yabutani
  • Patent number: 6616483
    Abstract: A functional connector includes: first, second and third lead frames each including a contact and a terminal integrally contiguous to the contact; a diode chip; a lead chip posed between the first lead frame and the second lead frame to connect opposite poles of the diode chip to the contact of each of the first lead frame and the second lead frame; a resistor chip arranged astride the second lead frame and the third lead frame and connected to the contact of each of the second lead frame and the third lead frame; and resin covering the first lead frame and the third lead frame each excluding the contact, the diode chip and the resistor chip, with the first lead frame and the third lead frame each having the terminal protruding externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Matsutani, Kyouzou Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20020168899
    Abstract: A functional connector includes: first, second and third lead frames each including a contact and a terminal integrally contiguous to the contact; a diode chip; a lead chip posed between the first lead frame and the second lead frame to connect opposite poles of the diode chip to the contact of each of the first lead frame and the second lead frame; a resistor chip arranged astride the second lead frame and the third lead frame and connected to the contact of each of the second lead frame and the third lead frame; and resin covering the first lead frame and the third lead frame each excluding the contact, the diode chip and the resistor chip, with the first lead frame and the third lead frame each having the terminal protruding externally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Matsutani, Kyouzou Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5929939
    Abstract: There is provided a correlation degree operation apparatus in which the search area is readily extensible, in which a high-speed process can be assured even though the search area is extended, and which can be formed in a simple arrangement. The search area memory stores the picture element data of a search area including ((m.times.M).times.L) candidate blocks. The correlation degree operation unit executes an operation of a degree of correlation between a reference picture block and each of the candidate blocks, with the use of picture element data supplied from the search area memory, this operation being executed by a pipeline process for each candidate block group composed of (M.times.L) candidate blocks. The search area memory has the function of supplying four picture element data at the same clock cycle. This enables the correlation degree operation unit to continuously execute the pipeline processes for the candidate block groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Ohtani, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Akira Sota, Katsuji Aoki, Hisato Yoshida, Masahiro Gion, Atsushi Ubukata
  • Patent number: 5885066
    Abstract: In a scroll compressor, a gas purge bore is formed to extend from an oil bore penetrating a drive shaft of the compressor, causing coolant gas to be expelled out with rising of lubricating oil sucked up by an oil pump through the oil bore. This allows the lubricating oil to rise without undergoing resistance of the coolant gas. By positioning the oil bore close to an oil groove formed in an eccentric bearing, the lubricating oil can be surely supplied to the oil groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Shigeru Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 5664323
    Abstract: Producing vehicles by using a plurality of production lines allowing the vehicles to successively pass through a welding step, a coating step and an assembling step in each line, in accordance with an increase or decrease in the number of vehicles to be produced in the respective production lines, some of the vehicles in one of the production lines which has less of a margin for production are transferred, after passing through the welding step, to another production line at a portion between its welding step and coating step which line has more of a margin for production. With this arrangement, when it becomes necessary to increase or decrease the number of vehicles in the lines, it is possible to produce vehicles without changing the production ability in the respective steps after the welding step, only by adjusting the number of vehicles in the welding step of the production line which has a less of a margin for production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiki Ishida, Keiichi Samekawa, Kenichi Katayama, Yoshifumi Matsumoto, Hideo Ishida, Koichi Kimura
  • Patent number: 5596518
    Abstract: Stored in each of four coefficient memories are eight elements of each row of a matrix in 4 rows and 8 columns, which matrix consists of absolute values of elements of upper four rows out of an inverse discrete cosine matrix in 8 rows and 8 columns to be subjected to an 8-point IDCT processing. An input element y.sub.ij is supplied in parallel to four multipliers. Each of the four multipliers executes multiplication of an output of the corresponding coefficient memory out of the four coefficient memories, by the input element y.sub.ij. Eight accumulators are disposed for executing, in parallel, accumulation for obtaining eight inner products using results of the four multipliers while restoring signs of the coefficients of the orthogonal transform matrix. An 8-input selector is disposed for successively selecting results of the eight accumulators to supply an inner product w.sub.ij corresponding to the input element y.sub.ij.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Toyokura, Kiyoshi Okamoto, Yoshifumi Matsumoto