Patents by Inventor Yutaka Nakamura

Yutaka Nakamura 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: 20230192071
    Abstract: The vehicle transport management device includes a processor configured to acquire vehicle information relating to a vehicle to be transported, and select a particular type of vehicle transport device from the plurality of types of vehicle transport devices as a vehicle transport device for transporting the vehicle based on the vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Masayuki ITOH, Iwao MAEDA, Tatsuya SUGANO, Norinao WATANABE, Yutaka NAKAMURA, Yoshikazu JIKUHARA, Yuki NISHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 11648765
    Abstract: A sealing method includes dispensing an adhesive on an edge surface of a first part, performing a first activation for hardening the adhesive to a predetermined hardness, performing a second activation for triggering appearance of adhesion strength of the adhesive, assembling the first part and a second part, and pressing the first part and the second part against each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11609635
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura, Hisashi Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20230015091
    Abstract: A lift carrier (10) includes: a carrier frame that is inserted under a vehicle to be transported; a lifting mechanism that lifts and lowers the carrier frame to lift and lower the vehicle; and a carrier body configured to move the carrier frame. The carrier frame includes a rear end frame that includes a pair of arm fixing plates provided so as to protrude outward in a lateral direction of the vehicle from lower surfaces of the side members. The top plate is fixed to the rear end frame, fixes a plurality of rear end arms at such positions that the rear end arms are sandwiched between the top plate and the arm fixing plates, and fixes an upper end face of a lifting unit that is the lifting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshiki Kitajima, Norinao Watanabe, Yutaka Nakamura, Naoya Kajita, Kenji Nakano, Takafumi Sannomiya, Yasutada Shimizu, Kohei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20230012384
    Abstract: A lift carrier includes: a bogie frame that is inserted under a transport target vehicle; an elevating mechanism that raises and lowers the bogie frame with each of a plurality of tires supported with arms to raise and lower a vehicle; a bogie body that is able to move the bogie frame to any location. The bogie frame includes a main frame and a rear end frame joined to the main frame. The rear end frame is formed in a rectangular shape by a pair of side members, a first cross member, and a second cross member. The rear end frame includes a first reinforcing member projecting from the first cross member toward a front end side and a second reinforcing member projecting from the first cross member toward a rear end side. The first reinforcing member is joined to a part of the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kitajima, Norinao Watanabe, Yutaka Nakamura, Naoya Kajita, Kenji Nakano, Takafumi Sannomiya, Yasutada Shimizu, Kohei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20230002203
    Abstract: A carrier body of a lift carrier includes: a pair of wheel support mechanisms that supports a first wheel of a vehicle to be transported; a frame-shaped structure connected to the wheel support mechanisms; and one or more lifting units that lift or lower the pair of wheel support mechanisms. The frame-shaped structure includes a frame portion and an upper plate and is open on a lower side of the carrier body. Each of the lifting units includes a wheel support and an air spring. The air spring is interposed between the wheel support and an upper plate. As the air spring expands, the wheel support is rotated about one end of the wheel support rotatably supported by the frame portion, and is deployed out of the frame-shaped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kitajima, Norinao Watanabe, Yutaka Nakamura, Naoya Kajita, Kenji Nakano, Takafumi Sannomiya, Yasutada Shimizu, Kohei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20220410789
    Abstract: A vehicle transporting device includes a bogie frame, a device main body, and an upright frame. The upright frame connects a tip portion of the bogie frame and the device main body. The bogie frame includes two frame members and at least two pipes, which are disposed parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bogie frame. The two frame members are disposed parallel to the at least two pipes at a position outside the at least two pipes in a width direction of the bogie frame. The at least two pipes include two pipes facing each other in the width direction. A reinforcing member extending in the width direction is provided at the tip portion of the bogie frame and between the two facing pipes. The two frame members, the reinforcing member, and the upright frame are connected to each other at the tip portion of the bogie frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kitajima, Norinao Watanabe, Yutaka Nakamura, Naoya Kajita, Kenji Nakano, Takafumi Sannomiya, Yasutada Shimizu, Kohei Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20220402421
    Abstract: A vehicle transporting device includes a bogie frame, a total of eight arms, upper surface plates, and arm driving units. Two arms in a longitudinal direction of the bogie frame of the total of eight arms are paired with each other to support tires. The upper surface plates extend in a width direction of the bogie frame to support the arms. At least six arm driving units are provided on the bogie frame to individually drive at least six arms. Base end portions of pivoting arms are pivotably supported by the upper surface plates in outer peripheral regions of the upper surface plates. Tip portions of the pivoting arms are located outside the upper surface plates. One ends of the arm driving units are attached partway through the pivoting arms. The other ends of the arm driving units are located outside the bogie frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kitajima, Norinao Watanabe, Yutaka Nakamura, Kohei Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11522505
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an equalizer circuit configured to amplify a signal component in a particular frequency band of an input signal on a signal path after a coupling capacitor, a sampler circuit configured to convert a first signal outputted from the equalizer circuit to a digital signal, a detector circuit configured to output a second signal based on a frequency of appearance of two values included in the digital signal, and a compensator circuit configured to compensate for a shift of a DC voltage level on the signal path after the coupling capacitor based on the second signal outputted from the detector circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20220360436
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a generation program for causing a computer to execute processing including: acquiring a converted character string from a character string to be processed in predetermined processing that includes hashing the character string to be processed; generating a figure that corresponds to the character string to be processed by representing an order of characters and a value of a character in the converted character string as an angle and a size in polar coordinates; and outputting the figure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: YUTAKA NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11355106
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire audio information to be used for operating a target apparatus, recognize the audio information, obtain specific instruction information indicating specific information processing to be instructed to the target apparatus based on a recognition result of the acquired audio information, convert the specific instruction information into specific operation execution information described in an information format interpretable by the target apparatus, and output the specific operation execution information to the target apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11328174
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoko Nakayama, Sanae Kagawa, Kazuyuki Satou, Ryuta Ueda, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Midori Takama, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11290613
    Abstract: An information processing system includes an information input device and an information processing apparatus. The information input device acquires audio information. The information processing apparatus is connected to the information input device via a network. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry that, based on a determination that the audio information acquired by the information input device is incomplete, complements the audio information, converts the audio information into process information, and transmits the process information to a target apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Nakamura, Keisuke Terasaki
  • Publication number: 20220066561
    Abstract: An environmental condition storage device is usable to store an environmental condition. The environmental condition storage device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a tactile information acquisition unit, and a storage unite. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition including at least one of a temperature, humidity, wind, a picture, an image, and a sound. The tactile information acquisition unit acquires tactile information indicating a tactile sensation. The storage unit stores the environmental condition and the tactile information in association with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA, Hisashi ISHIHARA
  • Patent number: 11211069
    Abstract: An information processing system includes first circuitry and second circuitry. The first circuitry generates a processing command based on a recognition result of audio information acquired from a voice input device, and instructs the second circuitry to process process data based on the processing command. The second circuitry generates an execution command in response to the instruction from the first circuitry, and transmits the execution command to the information processing apparatus to instruct the information processing apparatus to execute processing of the process data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11199236
    Abstract: In a suspension device, a first piston is movable in an axial direction inside of a cylinder, and an inner pipe that extends in the axial direction is provided inside of the cylinder. A first rod is coupled to the first piston and inserted into the inner pipe. A second rod is coupled to the first piston and projects outwardly from the cylinder. A second piston is movable in the axial direction while sealing a space between an outer surface of the inner pipe and an inner surface of the cylinder. A first gas chamber is located between the second piston and a closure to be arranged outside of the inner pipe. A second gas chamber is located inside of the inner pipe. The first rod includes a first inner passage that communicates with the second gas chamber, and the second rod includes a second inner passage that communicates with the first inner passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yutaka Yamazaki, Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11171658
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: a node to receive a reference clock signal; a voltage-controlled oscillation circuit to generate a clock signal based on a code corresponding to a frequency of the reference clock signal received by the node and on a control voltage; a calibration circuit to generate the code based on the frequency of the reference clock signal and on a frequency of the clock signal, and supply the generated code to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit; and a phase locked loop circuit to generate the control voltage based on a phase difference of the clock signal with respect to the reference clock signal, and supply the generated control voltage to the voltage-controlled oscillation circuit. The voltage-controlled oscillation circuit is capable of changing the frequency of the clock signal based on the code supplied from the calibration circuit and on the control voltage supplied from the phase locked loop circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11159339
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to issue a provisional code in response to receiving a setup request via an audio input-output device useable for operating a target apparatus, store, in a memory, the issued provisional code in association with first identification information identifying the audio input-output device, transmit, to the audio input-output device, audio feedback information causing the audio input-output device to output the issued provisional code as audio, in response to inputting the provisional code, which is output via the audio input-output device, into the target apparatus, receive the provisional code and second identification information identifying the target apparatus transmitted from the target apparatus, and store, in the memory, the first identification information identifying the audio input-output device and the second identification information identifying the target apparatus in association with each other when the provisional code received fro
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210312226
    Abstract: A cluster classification device includes an environmental condition acquisition unit, a classification unit, and a storage unit. The environmental condition acquisition unit acquires an environmental condition in order to generate a specific environment in a target space. The classification unit generates a cluster from a plurality of environmental conditions acquired by the environmental condition acquisition unit, based on features of the environmental conditions. The storage unit stores the cluster and a feature of the cluster in association with each other. An environment generation device generates, using an environmental condition classified by the cluster classification device, a predetermined environment in the target space. An environment generation system includes the cluster classification device and a control device that controls an environment generation device that generates a specific environment in the target space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Naoko NAKAYAMA, Sanae KAGAWA, Kazuyuki SATOU, Ryuta UEDA, Hideyuki TAKAHASHI, Hiroshi ISHIGURO, Midori TAKAMA, Yuichiro YOSHIKAWA, Yutaka NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20210288618
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes an equalizer circuit configured to amplify a signal component in a particular frequency band of an input signal on a signal path after a coupling capacitor, a sampler circuit configured to convert a first signal outputted from the equalizer circuit to a digital signal, a detector circuit configured to output a second signal based on a frequency of appearance of two values included in the digital signal, and a compensator circuit configured to compensate for a shift of a DC voltage level on the signal path after the coupling capacitor based on the second signal outputted from the detector circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka NAKAMURA