Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Yokobayashi
Hiroshi Yokobayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20210045290Abstract: Provided is a fruit and vegetable harvesting device (10) for harvesting a fruit or vegetable (1) connected to a branch (3) via a pedicel (2). The fruit and vegetable harvesting device (10) includes: a harvesting hand (11) including a holding unit (12) having a suction pad (15) for holding the fruit or vegetable (1) and a finger unit (21) that can abut on the pedicel (2); and a robot arm (31) that turns the harvesting hand (11) to cause the finger unit (21) abutting on the pedicel (2) to press the pedicel (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Yoshinari Takemura, Takeshi Misumi, Taro Yokoyama, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 8113065Abstract: A force sensor 1 includes: a force sensor chip 2 including an action portion 21, a connecting portion 23 on which strain resistive elements are disposed, and a support portion 22 for supporting the action portion 21 and the connecting portion 23; an attenuator 3 including an input portion 30 to which an external force is input, a fixing portion 32 for fixing the force sensor chip 2, and a transmission portion 31 for attenuating the external force and transmitting the attenuated external force to the action portion 21; a first glass member 11 disposed between the action portion 21 and the transmission portion 31 and a second glass member 12 disposed between the support portion 22 and the fixing portion 32, through which glass members 11, 12 the force sensor chip 2 and the attenuator 3 are joined. A single or more glass beams 13 joins the first glass member 11 and the second glass member 12 together as a single member.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Ohsato, Shigenori Yasuie, Yusuke Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 7938028Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 7757571Abstract: A force sensor with a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device includes an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Publication number: 20090301226Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2009Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 7594445Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 7458281Abstract: A multi-axis sensor chip provided by the invention includes a semiconductor substrate having an action part having an external force action area part and non-deforming area parts, a support part supporting the action part, and connecting parts connecting the action part to the support part. The sensor chip also has strain resistance devices provided on deforming parts of the connecting parts and has temperature-compensating resistance devices provided on the non-deforming area parts. Temperature compensation is carried out exactly by means of the temperature-compensating resistance devices when an external force or a load acts on the action part, and highly accurate stress detection can be carried out.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Yusuke Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Publication number: 20080282813Abstract: A force sensor with a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device includes an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Publication number: 20070006668Abstract: A force sensor comprises a force sensor chip, and a buffering device for dampening and applying incoming external force to the force sensor chip. The buffering device comprises an input portion to which external force is input, a sensor mount for fixing the force sensor chip to the exterior, a dampening mechanism for dampening external force, and a transmission portion for transmitting the dampened external force to the active sensing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2006Publication date: January 11, 2007Inventors: Yusuke Hirabayashi, Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Shigenori Yasuie, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Patent number: 7041842Abstract: A ferrocene-containing, organic gelling compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent the same or different alkyl groups having 2 or more carbon atoms or alkyl groups containing at least one ether bond, X and Y independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents an integer of 1 or 2, and a gel and a cast film using the compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuo Kimizuka, Noriyuki Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Kagawa, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Publication number: 20060086190Abstract: A multi-axis sensor chip provided by the invention includes a semiconductor substrate having an action part having an external force action area part and non-deforming area parts, a support part supporting the action part, and connecting parts connecting the action part to the support part. The sensor chip also has strain resistance devices provided on deforming parts of the connecting parts and has temperature-compensating resistance devices provided on the non-deforming area parts. Temperature compensation is carried out exactly by means of the temperature-compensating resistance devices when an external force or a load acts on the action part, and highly accurate stress detection can be carried out.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2005Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Takeshi Ohsato, Nobuhiro Sakurai, Yusuke Hirabayashi, Hiroshi Yokobayashi
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Publication number: 20050222277Abstract: A ferrocene-containing, organic gelling compound represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 represent the same or different alkyl groups having 2 or more carbon atoms or alkyl groups containing at least one ether bond, X and Y independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents an integer of 1 or 2, and a gel and a cast film using the compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2003Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicants: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nobuo KimizukaInventors: Nobuo Kimizuka, Noriyuki Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Kagawa, Hiroshi Yokobayashi