Patents by Inventor Azusa Yamazaki

Azusa Yamazaki 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: 20200130778
    Abstract: A control system includes a detection device and an electronic controller. The detection device is configured to detect passenger information related to at least one passenger of a human-powered vehicle driven by a driver of the human-powered vehicle in which the at least one passenger is different from the driver. The electronic controller is configured to control at least one component of the human-powered vehicle in accordance with the passenger information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi SHAHANA, Noriko MASUTA, Azusa YAMAZAKI, Megumi NAKABO, Takehiko NAKAJIMA, Fumihide NUMATA, Hiroshi FUJITA, Kenji GOTO
  • Publication number: 20200011408
    Abstract: A bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and a plurality of sprocket teeth. The plurality of sprocket teeth includes at least one first axially recessed upshifting-facilitation tooth with respect to a rotational center axis. The plurality of sprocket teeth includes at least one first axially recessed downshifting-facilitation tooth with respect to the rotational center axis. The at least one first axially recessed downshifting-facilitation tooth is adjacent to the at least one first axially recessed upshifting-facilitation tooth without another tooth therebetween in a circumferential direction with respect to the rotational center axis. The at least one first axially recessed upshifting-facilitation tooth and the at least one first axially recessed downshifting-facilitation tooth provide a first continuous recess extending in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Azusa YAMAZAKI, Kenji KAMADA
  • Patent number: 10457353
    Abstract: A bicycle rear sprocket assembly is basically provided that includes a first sprocket including a first sprocket body and a plurality of first sprocket teeth provided to an outer periphery thereof. Each of a plurality of first circumferential areas has a first circumferential length. A first total number of the plurality of first circumferential areas is an even number. A first circumferential area counting number from a driving surface of a first shifting initiation tooth to a driving surface of a second shifting initiation tooth in a driving rotational direction of the bicycle rear sprocket assembly is an odd number. A second circumferential area counting number from the driving surface of the second shifting initiation tooth to the driving surface of the first shifting initiation tooth in the driving rotational direction is an odd number. The first circumferential area counting number is different from the second circumferential area counting number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kenji Kamada, Azusa Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20190300109
    Abstract: It is intended to provide a bicycle rear sprocket assembly that can reduce shock in a gear shifting operation and can reduce changing of gear ratio during the gear shifting operation. A bicycle rear sprocket assembly includes a plurality of sprockets. A total tooth number of at least one of the plurality of sprockets is an even number. The plurality of sprockets have at least two coaxially arranged sprockets. At least one of the at least two coaxially arranged sprockets has an upshifting facilitation area and a downshifting facilitation area. Each of the at least two coaxially arranged sprockets has a total tooth number that is equal to or larger than eighteen. The tooth number difference is equal to or smaller than seven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Azusa Yamazaki, Kenji Kamada
  • Publication number: 20180362108
    Abstract: A bicycle hub unit configured to be stably coupled to a frame of a bicycle includes a hub axle and a rotation restriction member. The hub axle is configured to be coupled to the frame of the bicycle. The rotation restriction member is configured to couple the hub axle to the frame so that rotation relative to the hub axle and the frame is restricted. At least one of the hub axle and the rotation restriction member has a cable guide structure configured to guide a cable, which electrically connects an electric component and an electronic component, in a region including the rotation restriction member in an axial direction parallel to a center longitudinal axis of the hub axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Azusa YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180170099
    Abstract: A bicycle hub includes a hub axle, a hub body, an electric power generator, a freewheel and an electric unit. The hub body is rotatable around the hub axle. The electric power generator is disposed between the hub axle and the hub body. The electric power generator is configured to generate electric power by a relative rotation of the hub axle and the hub body. The freewheel is configured to support a sprocket. The freewheel is connected to the hub body and is rotatable around the hub axle. The electric component is disposed between the hub axle and the freewheel in a radial direction with respect to the center axis. The electric unit is electrically connected to the electric power generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Azusa YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180099725
    Abstract: A bicycle rear sprocket assembly is basically provided that includes a first sprocket including a first sprocket body and a plurality of first sprocket teeth provided to an outer periphery thereof. Each of a plurality of first circumferential areas has a first circumferential length. A first total number of the plurality of first circumferential areas is an even number. A first circumferential area counting number from a driving surface of a first shifting initiation tooth to a driving surface of a second shifting initiation tooth in a driving rotational direction of the bicycle rear sprocket assembly is an odd number. A second circumferential area counting number from the driving surface of the second shifting initiation tooth to the driving surface of the first shifting initiation tooth in the driving rotational direction is an odd number. The first circumferential area counting number is different from the second circumferential area counting number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kenji KAMADA, Azusa YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9406975
    Abstract: An alkali metal-sulfur-based secondary battery, in which coulombic efficiency is improved by suppressing a side reaction during charge, and a reduction in discharge capacity by repetition of charge and discharge is suppressed and which has a long battery life and an improved input/output density, includes a positive electrode or a negative electrode containing a sulfur-based electrode active material; an electrolyte solution containing an ether compound such as THF and glyme and a solvent such as a fluorine-based solvent, wherein at least a part of the ether compound and the alkali metal salt forms a complex; and a counter electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Watanabe, Kaoru Dokko, Naoki Tachikawa, Mizuho Tsuchiya, Kazuhide Ueno, Azusa Yamazaki, Kazuki Yoshida, Ryuji Harimoto, Risa Nozawa, Toshihiko Mandai, Ce Zhang, Jun-Woo Park, Yu Onozaki, Masao Iwaya
  • Publication number: 20150072248
    Abstract: An alkali metal-sulfur-based secondary battery, in which coulombic efficiency is improved by suppressing a side reaction during charge, and a reduction in discharge capacity by repetition of charge and discharge is suppressed and which has a long battery life and an improved input/output density, includes a positive electrode or a negative electrode containing a sulfur-based electrode active material; an electrolyte solution containing an ether compound such as THF and glyme and a solvent such as a fluorine-based solvent, wherein at least a part of the ether compound and the alkali metal salt forms a complex; and a counter electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masayoshi Watanabe, Kaoru Dokko, Naoki Tachikawa, Mizuho Tsuchiya, Kazuhide Ueno, Azusa Yamazaki, Kazuki Yoshida, Ryuji Harimoto, Risa Nozawa, Toshihiko Mandai, Ce Zhang, Jun-Woo Park, Yu Onozaki, Masao Iwaya