Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Mizuno

Yoshihiro Mizuno 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: 20240132285
    Abstract: When an article is delivered between a first electric conveyor of an automated guided vehicle and a second electric conveyor of a storage section, a first communication module of the automated guided vehicle and a second communication module of the storage section exchange signals, power supply to the first electric conveyor is shut off in response to a first emergency stop switch of the automated guided vehicle, a first signal from the first communication module changes, and power supply to the second electric conveyor is shut off in response to a change in the first signal, and the power supply to the second electric conveyor is shut off in response to a second emergency stop switch of the storage section, a second signal from the second communication module changes, and the power supply to the second electric conveyor is shut off in response to the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sota MIZUNO, Yoshihiro FUJITA
  • Patent number: 11789505
    Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid, a condenser configured to liquefy the working fluid, a liquid line connecting the evaporator and the condenser, and a vapor line connecting the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator, the condenser, the liquid line, and the vapor line are formed by stacking a lowermost metallic layer, an uppermost metallic layer, and an intermediate layer set formed of a plurality of metallic layers, which is provided between the uppermost metallic layer and the lowermost metallic layer. The evaporator, the liquid line, the condenser, and the vapor line form a loop-shaped flow path through which the working fluid flows, and a portion of the flow path is formed in the intermediate layer set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shioga, Yoshihiro Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20220117831
    Abstract: A stick with a wheel that is capable of assisting walking by power of a wheel and that is capable of driving the wheel according to desire of a user regarding walking is provided. The stick with the wheel includes the wheel and a drive part configured to drive the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Tadashi Odashima, Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Ryo Koyama, Hidekazu Nishigaki
  • Patent number: 11168771
    Abstract: To provide a drive force transmission device that is capable of transmitting elastic energy of an elastic member to an output shaft with a simpler structure than the structure of the related art. A drive force transmission device includes a first shaft (input shaft), and a second shaft (a crankshaft, a crank disc, an intermediate shaft). A force is applied to the second shaft in a predetermined direction of rotation and in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation. The force varies in strength in association with the rotation. The first shaft is connected to the second shaft, and transmission of a drive force of the first shaft to the second shaft is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Norio Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20210298986
    Abstract: A stick capable of assisting walking by power of a wheel and driving the wheel according to user's desire regarding walking while maintaining the stick at a stable posture is provided. A stick includes a first stick with a wheel and a second stick with a wheel, in which the first stick and the second stick are made to cooperate with each other to control driving of the wheels included in the first stick and the second stick, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Eisuke Aoki, Tadashi Odashima, Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Ryo Koyama, Hidekazu Nishigaki
  • Publication number: 20210232189
    Abstract: A loop heat pipe includes an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid, a condenser configured to liquefy the working fluid, a liquid line connecting the evaporator and the condenser, and a vapor line connecting the evaporator and the condenser. The evaporator, the condenser, the liquid line, and the vapor line are formed by stacking a lowermost metallic layer, an uppermost metallic layer, and an intermediate layer set formed of a plurality of metallic layers, which is provided between the uppermost metallic layer and the lowermost metallic layer. The evaporator, the liquid line, the condenser, and the vapor line form a loop-shaped flow path through which the working fluid flows, and a portion of the flow path is formed in the intermediate layer set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi SHIOGA, Yoshihiro MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 11068101
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having an operation surface; a position detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operational input performed on the operation surface; a vibrating element mounted to the top panel and configured to generate vibration in the operation surface; and a drive control circuit configured to drive the vibrating element by a drive signal for generating natural vibration in an ultrasonic band in the operation surface, and configured to drive the vibrating element such that intensity of the natural vibration changes according to the position of the operational input on the operation surface and a degree of temporal change of the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuichi Kamata, Akinori Miyamoto, Yoshihiro Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11009927
    Abstract: Disclosed loop heat pipe includes: an evaporator configured to vaporize a working fluid; a condenser configured to liquefy the working fluid; a liquid line connecting the evaporator and the condenser; a porous body provided in a columnar shape in the liquid line; and a vapor line connecting the evaporator and the condenser, and forming a loop together with the liquid line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shioga, Yoshihiro Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10877454
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to a distributed control system in which a plurality of control devices (a central control device, an individual control device, and the like) are connected via a network. For example, the central control device executes a start-up deadline determination processing for setting a start-up deadline in consideration of the performance of a device to be controlled, and communication processing for transmitting a packet including identification information of a command and information of the start-up deadline to the individual control device. For example, when receiving the packet transmitted from the central control device, the individual control device controls execution of the command on the device to be controlled on the basis of the start-up deadline included in the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Maruyama, Yasushi Tomita, Yasuo Sato, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Makoto Aikawa
  • Publication number: 20200326809
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a top panel having an operation surface; a position detection circuit configured to detect a position of an operational input performed on the operation surface; a vibrating element mounted to the top panel and configured to generate vibration in the operation surface; and a drive control circuit configured to drive the vibrating element by a drive signal for generating natural vibration in an ultrasonic band in the operation surface, and configured to drive the vibrating element such that intensity of the natural vibration changes according to the position of the operational input on the operation surface and a degree of temporal change of the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuichi KAMATA, Akinori MIYAMOTO, Yoshihiro MIZUNO
  • Patent number: 10641266
    Abstract: A transfer device that includes a case that houses a transfer mechanism; a strainer that suctions oil stored in a lower portion of the case; a valve body that has a hydraulic supply circuit that supplies a hydraulic pressure to the transfer mechanism and a suction oil path that discharges an extra hydraulic pressure that is extra for the hydraulic supply circuit; a first suction inlet that communicates with one of the suction oil path and the strainer and a second suction inlet that communicates with the other of the suction oil path and the strainer, and a balanced vane pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Takeda, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Tetsuya Kohno, Yoshinobu Soga, Syuji Moriyama, Hiromitsu Nitani, Takafumi Inagaki
  • Patent number: 10626989
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device where the engagement pressure which is supplied from the first solenoid valve is supplied to the synchronization mechanism in the case where the signal pressure is not supplied to the switching valve, and the engagement pressure which is supplied from the first solenoid valve is supplied to the engagement element and the source pressure is supplied to the synchronization mechanism as the engagement pressure in the case where the signal pressure is supplied to the switching valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Tsuchida, Toshiaki Hayashi, Masafumi Takasu, Yuta Seriguchi, Masashi Takizawa, Syuji Moriyama, Takafumi Inagaki, Yoshinobu Soga, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Hiromitsu Nitani
  • Patent number: 10611941
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a heat radiation sheet, the method including: forming a base film on a substrate; growing a plurality of carbon nanotubes on the base film; and vaporizing at least a part of the base film by heating the base film to coat the carbon nanotube with a coating film containing a material of the vaporized base film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Shinichi Hirose, Yoshihiro Mizuno
  • Patent number: 10598250
    Abstract: A torque variation suppressing apparatus includes a rotation element, and a plurality of first elastic elements and second elastic elements which apply elastic forces to the rotation element. With a rotation of the rotation element, a torque applied to the rotation element from each of the first elastic elements and the second elastic elements changes periodically, and a phase of the torque applied to the rotation element from at least one of the first elastic elements and the second elastic elements is changed so that an overall torque characteristic applied to the rotation element is set variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Eiji Tsuchiya, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Norio Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 10511217
    Abstract: A magnetic clutch device having improved durability and reliability without increasing a size in an axial direction. A fixed member, the first engagement element, and a second engagement element are arranged concentrically to one another in order from a rotational center axis. The first engagement element comprises a first magnet. The fixed member comprises a second magnet in which a polarity is switched between a straight polarity and a reversed polarity, and a coil that switches the polarity of the second magnet depending on a direction of the current applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidekazu Nagai, Hiroyuki Shioiri, Takashi Ohta, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Eiji Tsuchiya, Norio Yonezawa
  • Publication number: 20190361419
    Abstract: The present invention is applied to a distributed control system in which a plurality of control devices (a central control device, an individual control device, and the like) are connected via a network. For example, the central control device executes a start-up deadline determination processing for setting a start-up deadline in consideration of the performance of a device to be controlled, and communication processing for transmitting a packet including identification information of a command and information of the start-up deadline to the individual control device. For example, when receiving the packet transmitted from the central control device, the individual control device controls execution of the command on the device to be controlled on the basis of the start-up deadline included in the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuya MARUYAMA, Yasushi TOMITA, Yasuo SATO, Yoshihiro MIZUNO, Makoto AIKAWA
  • Patent number: 10295048
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission having a valve body disposed adjacently to and in parallel with a side cover covering a front or rear side or a side surface of a transmission case in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle-mounted state, the side cover connected to the transmission case, in which an electromagnetic valve is included on the side cover side of the valve body, when viewed in a direction horizontal and parallel to mating surfaces of the transmission case and the side cover, a strainer for removing a foreign material in a hydraulic oil is disposed between the side cover and the valve body to overlap with at least a portion of the electromagnetic valve, and the strainer has an inflow portion for allowing the hydraulic oil to flow in disposed vertically above an oil surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Moriyama, Takafumi Inagaki, Yoshinobu Soga, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Hiromitsu Nitani, Yuji Iwatsuru
  • Patent number: 10260623
    Abstract: A vehicle transmission having a valve body disposed adjacently to and in parallel with a side cover covering a front or rear side or a side surface of a transmission case in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle-mounted state, the side cover connected to the transmission case, in which an electromagnetic valve is included on the side cover side of the valve body, when viewed in a direction horizontal and parallel to mating surfaces of the transmission case and the side cover, a strainer for removing a foreign material in a hydraulic oil is disposed between the side cover and the valve body to overlap with at least a portion of the electromagnetic valve, and the strainer has an inflow portion for allowing the hydraulic oil to flow in disposed vertically above an oil surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji Moriyama, Takafumi Inagaki, Yoshinobu Soga, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Hiromitsu Nitani, Yuji Iwatsuru
  • Patent number: 10174822
    Abstract: A hydraulic control device for an automatic transmission where the spool is locked at the first position and the switching pressure can regulate the belt holding force of the primary pulley or the secondary pulley without switching a position of the spool when the engagement pressure is supplied to the second working oil chamber, and the spool is not locked at the first position and the switching pressure can switch the spool to the second position against the urging member when the engagement pressure is not supplied to the second working oil chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Tsuchida, Toshiaki Hayashi, Masafumi Takasu, Yuta Seriguchi, Masashi Takizawa, Takafumi Inagaki, Yoshinobu Soga, Syuji Moriyama, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Hiromitsu Nitani
  • Publication number: 20180294707
    Abstract: A magnetic clutch device having improved durability and reliability without increasing a size in an axial direction. A fixed member, the first engagement element, and a second engagement element are arranged concentrically to one another in order from a rotational center axis. The first engagement element comprises a first magnet. The fixed member comprises a second magnet in which a polarity is switched between a straight polarity and a reversed polarity, and a coil that switches the polarity of the second magnet depending on a direction of the current applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hidekazu NAGAI, Hiroyuki Shioiri, Takashi Ohta, Yoshihiro Mizuno, Eiji Tsuchiya, Norio Yonezawa