Patents by Inventor Hideki Yamanaka

Hideki Yamanaka 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: 20240134596
    Abstract: The content output device includes an information acquisition unit, a content generation unit and an output unit. The information acquisition unit acquires driving state information which is information related to a current driving state of a vehicle. The content generation unit acquires one or more content elements corresponding to a trigger condition, from among a plurality of content elements combinable with each other, when the driving state information satisfies the trigger condition, and generates an output content using the acquired content elements. The output unit outputs the output content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Takashi IIZAWA, Keita KURAMOCHI, Atsuhiro YAMANAKA, Hideki NAGATA, Kazuaki TANAKA, Kyoichi TERAO, Takashi KAMIMURA, Daiki WAGURI, Yuya ISHIZAKI, Kei SUZUKI, Takayuki SHIMAZU
  • Patent number: 10399488
    Abstract: A structure for assembling a vehicle interior lighting, comprises a lens, a socket, a cover fitted to the socket, a first regulation portion configured by one side of the fitted cover or the fitted socket that is located on a front side in the insertion direction and a part of the lens, the first regulation portion regulating forward movement of the cover or the socket in the insertion direction; and a second regulation portion configured by another side of the fitted cover or the fitted socket that is located on a rear side in the insertion direction and a part of the lens, the second regulation portion regulating backward movement of the cover or the socket in the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Suzuki, Hideki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 9484696
    Abstract: A pair of terminal portions of a bus bar is composed of a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion extended along a sidewall of the base portion. Each of the first and second terminal portions has a spring portion for generating biasing force toward a direction of holding the base portion, and a contact portion provided on a tip of the spring portion. The contact portion of the first terminal portion abuts on a contact lead wire, and the contact portion of the second terminal portion abuts on the sidewall of the base portion, thereby the contact portions hold the base portion therebetween. In a natural condition that the bulb is not inserted and the spring portion is not elastically deformed, the pair of terminal portions is displaced from a center plane toward the one side corresponding to a projection size of the contact lead wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Konishi
  • Patent number: 9466936
    Abstract: A bulb socket and a lighting system, which can reduce components and dimensions and improve a force for holding a bulb, are provided. A housing has an insertion hole including an opening for receiving a base portion of a bulb, and a plurality of projection portions projecting from a deep side wall of the insertion hole toward an opening side. The projection portions are opposed to each other so that the base portion is sandwiched therebetween. A distance between the projection portions is formed smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the base portion. When the base portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the projection portions are elastically deformed away from each other, and contacts slidingly a surface of the base portion. The base portion is sandwiched by a biasing force of the elastically deformed projection portions in a biasing state, and thereby the bulb is held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Patent number: 9362651
    Abstract: A locking structure includes a terminal fitting and a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting so that the terminal fitting is electrically connected to a connection counterpart in a condition that at least part of the connection counterpart is inserted in the terminal containing portion. A first lock projection which is elastically deformable and is provided on the terminal fitting is locked on a second lock projection which is provided on the terminal containing portion. The at least part of the connection counterpart inserted in the terminal containing portion restricts elastic deformation of the first lock projection in a direction in which the first lock projection is unlocked from the second lock projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Shinji Yamada, Hirohito Toriyama
  • Patent number: 9331403
    Abstract: A pair of terminal portions of a bus bar (i.e. a terminal clamp) includes spring portions each of which is arranged to exert a pushing force in a direction of sandwiching a base portion of a bulb, and contact portions each provided at a tip portion of the spring portion. A housing (i.e. a socket body) includes regulation portions located on opposite side of the terminal portions and arranged to abut on the terminal portions from opposite side of the base portion to regulate elastic deformation amount of the spring portions to be within a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Konishi
  • Patent number: 9317454
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory configured to store information that indicates a correspondence relationship between location information indicating a connection position of a device to a bus and driver information indicating a device driver corresponding to the device; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to associate a device that is connected to the connection position with a device driver indicated by the driver information stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Takashi Okuno
  • Patent number: 9160087
    Abstract: A board connecting terminal includes a contact which comes into contact with a mate side terminal, and a solder part soldered to a pad part formed in a circuit board and connected to the contact. The solder part includes a solder part main body soldered to the pad part, a first engaging piece extended from the solder part main body and a second engaging piece extended from the solder part main body. The solder part main body is soldered to the pad part under a state that the first engaging piece and the second engaging piece are engaged with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Hiromi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20150162695
    Abstract: A locking structure of a terminal fitting includes a terminal fitting, a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting therein, and a restriction member that is attached to the terminal containing portion. The terminal fitting is locked in the terminal containing portion by a lock projection of the terminal fitting. The terminal containing portion has a guide space formed by a gap between the lock projection and an inner wall surface of the terminal containing portion to guide the terminal fitting to a lock position therethrough. The restriction member has a restriction wall which is butted by the lock projection of the terminal fitting and thereby prevents from releasing of the terminal fitting when the terminal fitting is moved in such a direction as to be released from the terminal containing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YAMANAKA, Shinji YAMADA, Hirohito TORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150162694
    Abstract: A locking structure includes a terminal fitting and a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting so that the terminal fitting is electrically connected to a connection counterpart in a condition that at least part of the connection counterpart is inserted in the terminal containing portion. A first lock projection which is elastically deformable and is provided on the terminal fitting is locked on a second lock projection which is provided on the terminal containing portion. The at least part of the connection counterpart inserted in the terminal containing portion restricts elastic deformation of the first lock projection in a direction in which the first lock projection is unlocked from the second lock projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YAMANAKA, Shinji YAMADA, Hirohito TORIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150162715
    Abstract: A locking structure of a terminal fitting includes a terminal fitting, a terminal containing portion that holds and contains the terminal fitting, and a restriction member that is separate from and is attached to the terminal containing portion. A lock projection of the terminal fitting is locked on a holding-side lock portion of the terminal containing portion at a lock position of the holding-side lock portion. The holding-side lock portion is provided so as to be deformed elastically in such a direction as to reduce an elastic deformation amount of the lock projection being moved toward the lock position for the elastic restoration. The restriction member has a restriction wall which restricts elastic deformation of the holding-side lock portion in an unlocking direction in which the lock with the lock projection is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YAMANAKA, Shinji YAMADA, Hirohito TORIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9001248
    Abstract: A solid state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels, a plurality of vertical signal lines, a plurality of sample hold sections, a horizontal output section, and a horizontal scanning circuit. The horizontal output section is made up of a plurality of first horizontal signal lines connected to at least two or more vertical signal lines, and second horizontal signal lines connected to the plurality of first horizontal signal lines via the selection switches. The horizontal scanning circuit controls so that at least two of the plurality of selection switches are turned on and the pixel signal is output to the second horizontal signal lines when the pixel signal held in the sample hold sections is output to the horizontal signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Hitoshi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20140334184
    Abstract: A pair of terminal portions of a bus bar is composed of a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion extended along a sidewall of the base portion. Each of the first and second terminal portions has a spring portion for generating biasing force toward a direction of holding the base portion, and a contact portion provided on a tip of the spring portion. The contact portion of the first terminal portion abuts on a contact lead wire, and the contact portion of the second terminal portion abuts on the sidewall of the base portion, thereby the contact portions hold the base portion therebetween. In a natural condition that the bulb is not inserted and the spring portion is not elastically deformed, the pair of terminal portions is displaced from a center plane toward the one side corresponding to a projection size of the contact lead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Konishi
  • Publication number: 20140334183
    Abstract: A bulb socket and a lighting system, which can reduce components and dimensions and improve a force for holding a bulb, are provided. A housing has an insertion hole including an opening for receiving a base portion of a bulb, and a plurality of projection portions projecting from a deep side wall of the insertion hole toward an opening side. The projection portions are opposed to each other so that the base portion is sandwiched therebetween. A distance between the projection portions is formed smaller than a cross-sectional dimension of the base portion. When the base portion is inserted into the insertion hole, the projection portions are elastically deformed away from each other, and contacts slidingly a surface of the base portion. The base portion is sandwiched by a biasing force of the elastically deformed projection portions in a biasing state, and thereby the bulb is held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Ochiai
  • Publication number: 20140334128
    Abstract: A pair of terminal portions of a bus bar (i.e. a terminal clamp) includes spring portions each of which is arranged to exert a pushing force in a direction of sandwiching a base portion of a bulb, and contact portions each provided at a tip portion of the spring portion. A housing (i.e. a socket body) includes regulation portions located on opposite side of the terminal portions and arranged to abut on the terminal portions from opposite side of the base potion to regulate elastic deformation amount of the spring portions to be within a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Atsuro Murata, Ryohei Konishi
  • Publication number: 20140293636
    Abstract: A structure for assembling a vehicle interior lighting, comprises a lens, a socket, a cover fitted to the socket, a first regulation portion configured by one side of the fitted cover or the fitted socket that is located on a front side in the insertion direction and a part of the lens, the first regulation portion regulating forward movement of the cover or the socket in the insertion direction; and a second regulation portion configured by another side of the fitted cover or the fitted socket that is located on a rear side in the insertion direction and a part of the lens, the second regulation portion regulating backward movement of the cover or the socket in the insertion direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo SUZUKI, Hideki YAMANAKA
  • Patent number: 8749677
    Abstract: An imaging sensor has a pixel array in which pixels are disposed in a two-dimensional matrix state, a sampling part, a shutter control part, and a clipping circuit. A vertical signal line is coupled to the plurality of pixels disposed in a column direction, and to which a pixel signal is input from the pixels. The sampling part is coupled to the vertical signal line, and to which the pixel signal output to the vertical signal line is input. The clipping circuit is provided at an input side of the sampling part, and clips an electric potential of the vertical signal line to a first clip level before the pixel signal is input from the pixels to the vertical signal line when the shutter control part performs the global shutter operation. As a result, it is possible to stably operate the sampling part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventor: Hideki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8710422
    Abstract: A horizontal driving control unit of an imaging device supplies dummy pulse signals to a horizontal driving unit at least at a part of period during a period from a start time point of each horizontal blanking period to a last signal sampling time point defined by a sampling control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nikon Corporation
    Inventors: Taku Arii, Yojiro Tezuka, Ryoji Motohana, Satoshi Nakayama, Wataru Funamizu, Hideki Yamanaka
  • Publication number: 20130260579
    Abstract: A board connecting terminal includes a contact which comes into contact with a mate side terminal, and a solder part soldered to a pad part formed in a circuit board and connected to the contact. The solder part includes a solder part main body soldered to the pad part, a first engaging piece extended from the solder part main body and a second engaging piece extended from the solder part main body. The solder part main body is soldered to the pad part under a state that the first engaging piece and the second engaging piece are engaged with the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki YAMANAKA, Hiromi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20130263159
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a memory configured to store information that indicates a correspondence relationship between location information indicating a connection position of a device to a bus and driver information indicating a device driver corresponding to the device; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to associate a device that is connected to the connection position with a device driver indicated by the driver information stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Yamanaka, Takashi Okuno