Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Yoshida
Hiroyuki Yoshida 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: 20210088006Abstract: A fuel adsorption apparatus may include a tubular housing accommodating a pillar adsorbent configured to adsorb and desorb evaporated fuel. The housing may include a tubular accommodating portion accommodating the pillar adsorbent and disposed spaced apart from an outer peripheral surface of the pillar adsorbent. The housing may also include a support portion extending from an end of the accommodating portion such that the support portion is inclined toward an axis of the housing. The support portion may be structured and arranged to support the pillar adsorbent at an edge disposed between an axial end face of the pillar adsorbent and the outer peripheral surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210086561Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided. Side regions located outward of shoulder regions of a tread portion in a tire lateral direction are each provided with a pair of side blocks opposite each other across a side groove extending in the tire lateral direction, iteration elements each including the side groove and the pair of side blocks are arranged at an interval in a tire circumferential direction. A road contact surface of each of the side blocks has a recess/protrusion shape including a reference surface located on a side closer to the side groove and a step portion located on a side farther from the side groove and raised from the reference surface. The side groove includes a raised bottom portion raised from a groove bottom and coupling the pair of side blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210086563Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. A tread portion includes a plurality of longitudinal grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction, a plurality of lateral grooves extending in a tire lateral direction, and a plurality of blocks defined by the longitudinal grooves and the lateral grooves. Notch portions are formed in portions of a freely-selected pair of blocks adjacent to each other across a longitudinal groove, the portions facing the longitudinal groove. The notch portions face with each other across the longitudinal groove. Each of the notch portions has a notch width and a notch depth larger on a center side in an extension direction of the longitudinal groove than on an outer side in the extension direction of the longitudinal groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 10938197Abstract: Provided is a grommet having: a main body, which is arranged in close contact with an opening of an attachment member, through which a shield electric wire having an electric wire covered with a braid is inserted, and which includes an elastically deformable electrically conductive material; a pair of shield terminals that are arranged respectively on one side and the other side of the attachment member, are connected with end portions of the braid, are assembled with the main body, and include an electrically conductive material; and an insertion portion, which is formed of a member continuous with the main body, through which the electric wire exposed from the braid is inserted, and which comes into close contact with the outer circumference of the electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Yanazawa, Hideomi Adachi, Masahide Tsuru, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Toshihiro Nagashima, Takeshi Ogue, Tetsuo Yamada
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Patent number: 10895730Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a manually-taken object image group, the manually-taken object image group including a plurality of object images, the plurality of object images being generated by taking images of an object while moving a focal position of an image pickup device manually; a first calculator capable of calculating, based on pieces of contrast information on the plurality of object images in the obtained manually-taken object image group, a first in-focus position of the image pickup device relative to the object by performing fitting using a predetermined function; and a driver capable of moving, based on an autofocus instruction input by a user, the focal position of the image pickup device to the calculated first in-focus position.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: MITUTOYO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yukimasa Nishio
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Patent number: 10890243Abstract: The motor with deceleration mechanism includes: a motor shaft (11), which is accommodated in a motor case (21) and in which an axial end portion (11a) is formed into a spherical shape; a worm, arranged on the motor shaft (11); a worm wheel, accommodated in a gear frame and engaging with the worm; a radial bearing (41), rotatably supporting the motor shaft (11); and a first thrust bearing (42), which is disposed inside the motor case (21), and in which a shaft facing surface (42s) facing the axial end portion (11a) of the motor shaft (11) and a counter shaft facing surface (42c) on the opposite side are respectively formed spherically; an average sliding radius between the first thrust bearing (42) and the motor case (21) is larger than an average sliding radius between the first thrust bearing (42) and the motor shaft (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: MITSUBA CorporationInventors: Kenji Sakata, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Satoru Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200406686Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a pair of first center blocks and two or more second center blocks are alternately arranged in the tire circumferential direction to form a block row of a center land portion. Additionally, the block row of the center land portion is obtained by coupling in a row in the tire circumferential direction and in a zigzag shape via coupling grooves each including a groove bottom portion shallower than first and second inclined lug grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200406685Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a groove depth H1 of each of first and second inclined lug grooves over an entire region from an opening portion to a corresponding one of first or second circumferential main grooves to a terminating end portion within a center land portion has a relationship with a maximum groove depth Hg of the corresponding one of the first or second circumferential main grooves represented by 0.80?H1/Hg?1.00. Additionally, a maximum groove depth H2 of each of first and second lateral grooves has a relationship with a groove depth H1e at a terminating end portion of the corresponding one of the first and second inclined lug grooves represented by 0.70?H2/H1e?0.90.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 10847030Abstract: A parking space search device includes an input receiver, and a controller. The input receiver receives, from an object detector mounted on a vehicle, information related to an object present at a travel direction-side with respect to the vehicle. The controller estimates a parking lot based on the information that the input receiver receives. The controller performs control of, when the estimated parking lot is on one of a left direction and a right direction with respect to the travel direction of the vehicle, shifting a travel route of the vehicle to another one of the left direction and the right direction. The controller searches for a parking space for the vehicle based on the information that the input receiver receives after the travel route of the vehicle is shifted.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toyoharu Kuroda, Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 10836244Abstract: An active damper is disclosed which includes: an elastic support body; a first wall section provided at the elastic support body and defines a first liquid chamber; a second wall section provided on an opposite side and defines a second liquid chamber; a partition wall section which separates the first liquid chamber from the second liquid chamber; an orifice in the partition wall section for communication between the first and second liquid chambers; and a damping unit to attenuate the vibrations transmitted from a vibrating source to the vibration-receiving part. The damping unit includes: a coil to generate a magnetic field according to a current supplied; magnetic members forming a closed magnetic circuit for the magnetic field; and a magneto-viscoelastic elastomer having a viscoelasticity changes depending on the magnetic field. At least one of the first and second wall sections, and the partition wall section has the damping unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshio Inoue, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yuho Ito, Osamu Terashima
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Publication number: 20200355853Abstract: A liquid crystal element (100) refracts and outputs light. The liquid crystal element (100) includes a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2), an insulating layer (21) that is an electric insulator, a resistance layer (22), a liquid crystal layer (23) including liquid crystal, and a third electrode (3). The insulating layer (21) is disposed between each location of the first and second electrodes (1) and (2) and the resistance layer (22) to insulate the first and second electrodes (1) and (2) from the resistance layer (22). The resistance layer (22) has an electrical resistivity higher than that of the first electrode (1) and lower than that of the insulating layer (21). The resistance layer (22) and the liquid crystal layer (23) are disposed between the insulating layer (21) and the third electrode (3). The resistance layer (22) is disposed between the insulating layer (21) and the liquid crystal layer (23).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Giichi SHIBUYA, Hiroyuki YOSHIDA, Masanori OZAKI
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Patent number: 10829617Abstract: Provided is a composite magnetic body composite magnetic body including a flaky metallic soft magnetism powder with a volume content of 35% or more and 55% or less, wherein the composite magnetic body is characterized by further including a phosphazene compound, a binder resin, and a phosphorus-free flame retardant auxiliary so that equations (1) and (2) are satisfied: 0.17?P/B?0.21??(1) 0.89?(PN+RA)/B?2.71??(2) (In the equations, PN denotes the mass % of the phosphazene compound in the composite magnetic body, RA denotes the mass % of the flame retardant auxiliary in the composite magnetic body, B denotes the mass % of the binder resin in the composite magnetic body, and P denotes the mass % of phosphorus in the composite magnetic body.) The composite magnetic body can impart high flame retardancy without losing performance such as magnetic permeability.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Igarashi, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masahiko Fuji, Masakazu Abe
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Publication number: 20200328571Abstract: A laser apparatus comprising a laser diode module/cooling plate assembly in which a plurality of LD modules to which a driving current is supplied in series is disposed on the surface of a cooling plate, comprising: a laser power source; switch valves for switching a flow direction of a cooling liquid flowing through a cooling liquid flow path; a timing determination apparatus for determining the timing for switching the flow direction of the cooling liquid, by referencing temperature time series data of at least any one temperature variation part in the laser diode module/cooling plate assembly having temperature variations due to heat generated in a heat-generating part of the laser diode module; and a control circuit for outputting a driving current output command to the laser power source and outputting a valve switch command to the switch valves by referencing the determination result of the timing determination apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi TAKIGAWA, Hiroyuki YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10804915Abstract: An atomic oscillator includes: a light emitting element; a temperature control element that controls a temperature of the light emitting element; an atomic cell which is irradiated with a light from the light emitting element and in which an alkali metal atom is contained; a light detection element that detects a light transmitted through the atomic cell; an oscillator that outputs an oscillation signal; a wave detection circuit that detects a wave of a signal, which is based on an output of the light detection element, using the oscillation signal of the oscillator, and outputs a wave detection signal; and a drive circuit that includes a constant current circuit generating a current of a specified value for driving the light emitting element and superimposes a modulation current, which is based on the oscillation signal of the oscillator, on the current to output a drive current to the light emitting element.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshiyuki Maki, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Noriaki Tanaka, Noritaka Ide
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Publication number: 20200317003Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. At least three blocks of a plurality of blocks formed on a tread portion, which include an outermost block positioned on an outermost side in a tire lateral direction and are adjacent to each other in the tire lateral direction, and at least two longitudinal grooves positioned between the at least three blocks are arranged on a platform, which is raised from a groove bottom of a lateral groove, has a flat top surface, and has a shape protruding toward both sides in a tire circumferential direction with respect to the at least three blocks. On a groove bottom of a longitudinal groove adjacent to the outermost block, a raised bottom portion raised from the groove bottom of the longitudinal groove is provided. The raised bottom portion connects the outermost block and the block adjacent to the outermost block.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventor: Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Patent number: 10761245Abstract: A liquid crystal element (100) refracts and outputs light. The liquid crystal element (100) includes a first electrode (1), a second electrode (2), an insulating layer (21) that is an electric insulator, a resistance layer (22), a liquid crystal layer (23) including liquid crystal, and a third electrode (3). The insulating layer (21) is disposed between each location of the first and second electrodes (1) and (2) and the resistance layer (22) to insulate the first and second electrodes (1) and (2) from the resistance layer (22). The resistance layer (22) has an electrical resistivity higher than that of the first electrode (1) and lower than that of the insulating layer (21). The resistance layer (22) and the liquid crystal layer (23) are disposed between the insulating layer (21) and the third electrode (3). The resistance layer (22) is disposed between the insulating layer (21) and the liquid crystal layer (23).Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventors: Giichi Shibuya, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masanori Ozaki
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Publication number: 20200271842Abstract: An optical element 1 includes a first layer (A1) and a second layer (A2) that faces the first layer (A1). The first layer (A1) includes a plurality of first structural bodies (B1) that each have optical anisotropy. In reflection of light entering from the first layer (A1), the second layer (A2) reflects the light while maintaining a polarization state of the light at incidence and at the reflection. The first layer (A1) changes, according to directions of orientation of the first structural bodies (B1), a phase of the light from a phase at incidence to the first layer (A1) from outside of the first layer (A1) to a phase at output from the first layer (A1) toward the second layer (A2). The first layer (A1) changes the phase of the light from a phase at incidence to the first layer (A1) from the second layer (A2) to a phase at output from the first layer (A1) toward the outside of the first layer (A1) according to the directions of orientation of the first structural bodies (B1).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: OSAKA UNIVERSITYInventor: Hiroyuki YOSHIDA
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Patent number: 10755028Abstract: An analysis device includes a memory and a processor configured to acquire a document for analyzing, generate a coded document including a plurality of coded words by coding the document for each word unit, determine a vector value according to a condition of appearance of a first coded phrase in the coded document, the first coded phrase corresponding to a combination of two or more coded words included in the plurality of coded words, and assign the vector value to the first coded phrase.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventors: Masahiro Kataoka, Satoshi Onoue, Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200254975Abstract: A replay plate 44 is set to have a vertically and horizontally symmetrical shape when a worm wheel 33 is viewed from its axial direction; the worm wheel 33 is provided with an accommodating concave portion 33g in which the relay plate 44 is housed so as to be recessed in the axial direction; and a part of a non-slidably contacting surface in a slidably contacting surface 44a of the relay plate 44, i.e., a non-slidably contacting surface S is covered with first and second fixing parts 35a, 35b that are provided around the accommodating concave portion 33g and protrude in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the worm wheel 33, the non-slidably contacting surface being a surface with which the contact plate is not slidably contacted.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Osamu Nakamura, Hiroyuki Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200234844Abstract: A cable conductor includes a conductor portion and an insulating material covering the conductor portion. The conductor portion includes a plurality of conductive materials having different characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Hideomi ADACHI, Takeshi OGUE, Masahide TSURU, Hiroyuki YOSHIDA, Kenta YANAZAWA, Toshihiro NAGASHIMA, Tetsuo YAMADA