Patents by Inventor Katsuhisa Yamada
Katsuhisa Yamada 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: 20240100099Abstract: Provided is a composition for promotion of the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc, said composition comprising a low endotoxin monovalent metal salt of alginic acid and mesenchymal stem cells. In particular, the composition of the present invention promotes the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc via activation of nucleus pulposus cells by human bone marrow-derived high-purity mesenchymal stem cells and/or differentiation of human bone marrow-derived high-purity mesenchymal stem cells into nucleus pulposus cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: National University Corporation Hokkaido University, PuREC Co., Ltd., Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideki SUDO, Daisuke UKEBA, Katsuhisa YAMADA, Katsuro URA, Hisataka SUZUKI, Yumi IYOKU, Takashi SUYAMA
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Publication number: 20220193118Abstract: Provided is a composition for suppressing pain which contains a monovalent metal salt of alginic acid, the composition being applied to a nucleus pulposus cavity part to suppress pain at a surgical site and/or a surrounding site thereof which occurs after surgery. Accordingly, a composition is provided, which suppresses pain and/or inflammation at a surgical site and/or a surrounding site thereof which occurs after surgery performed on an intervertebral disc as typified by intervertebral discectomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicants: National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., LtdInventors: Hideki SUDO, Katsuro URA, Katsuhisa YAMADA
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Patent number: 10801234Abstract: A locking device for a trunk in a vehicle. The locking device includes a latch configured to change a state of the trunk between locked and unlocked, and a lever configured to drive the latch to an open position. The locking device further includes a lock knob configured to be disposed outward of a vehicle body to visually determine from an outside of the vehicle whether the trunk is in the locked state or the unlocked state. The lock knob is further configured to be selectively placed in a locked position. In the locked position, the trunk is configured to be brought into the locked state by prohibiting the latch from being driven to an open position. The lock knob is further configured to be selectively placed in an unlocked position. In the unlocked position, the trunk is configured to be brought into the unlocked state by enabling the latch to be driven to the open position.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Takeuchi, Katsuhisa Yamada, Tsuguhito Ichiriki, Hiroshi Nishijima, Koichi Nozoe
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Patent number: 10622173Abstract: A rocker switch device is provided in which a pair of shaft portions are projectingly provided on mutually opposing faces of extremity portions of a pair of side wall parts of a switch case, the pair of shaft portions being aligned on the same axis as each other, a bearing hole is formed in an operating knob so as to extend therethrough, the pair of shaft portions being rotatably fitted into the bearing hole, a projecting portion is provided on an outside face of the pair of side wall parts, the projecting portion being pressed into contact with the support body to thus prevent rattling of the switch case, and a support pin is fitted into the bearing hole, opposite ends of the support pin abutting against extremities of the pair of shaft portions respectively. Such arrangement prevents switch malfunctioning, and restrains deformation of the side wall parts.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignees: Toyo Denso Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ikuo Hirayama, Kohei Tosa, Kazuhiko Ono, Katsuhisa Yamada, Norifumi Shimizu
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Patent number: 10443552Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a pump unit that sucks stored fuel in a fuel tank from a suction port and discharges the fuel to an outside of the fuel tank. A pressure regulating valve performs pressure regulation of fuel discharged from the pump unit. The pressure regulating valve includes a return port having an opening facing in a separating direction away from the suction port, and returns surplus fuel generated by the pressure regulation from the return port into the fuel tank. A suction filter encloses an internal space where the suction port is open, and filters the stored fuel entering the internal space. The suction filter includes an expansion part to which the internal space is extended, and the expansion part is on a side of the return port that faces in the separating direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Shingo Fukuoka, Kiyoshi Nagata, Norihiro Hayashi, Katsuhisa Yamada
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Patent number: 10414455Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes: a body frame; an article storage portion including a case portion which is supported by the body frame and opens in a vehicle width direction and a lid portion attached to the case portion so as to be openable and closable and having a storage space; a lock unit for locking the lid portion to the case portion; and an antenna unit for receiving radio waves. A tray member is provided in an upper portion of the case portion in the storage space of the article storage portion, and the lock unit and the antenna unit are accommodated in the tray member.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi Nozoe, Yutaka Kikuchi, Hiroaki Shibuya, Katsuhisa Yamada
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Publication number: 20190267203Abstract: A rocker switch device is provided in which a pair of shaft portions are projectingly provided on mutually opposing faces of extremity portions of a pair of side wall parts of a switch case, the pair of shaft portions being aligned on the same axis as each other, a bearing hole is formed in an operating knob so as to extend therethrough, the pair of shaft portions being rotatably fitted into the bearing hole, a projecting portion is provided on an outside face of the pair of side wall parts, the projecting portion being pressed into contact with the support body to thus prevent rattling of the switch case, and a support pin is fitted into the bearing hole, opposite ends of the support pin abutting against extremities of the pair of shaft portions respectively. Such arrangement prevents switch malfunctioning, and restrains deformation of the side wall parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Ikuo HIRAYAMA, Kohei TOSA (deceased), Kazuhiko ONO, Katsuhisa YAMADA, Norifumi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20190076767Abstract: The filter device has a high-temperature filter medium and a low-temperature filter medium. The high-temperature filter medium includes a high-temperature resin that melts above a first melting-temperature. The low-temperature filter medium includes a low-temperature resin which melts above a second melting-temperature which is lower than the first melting-temperature. The low-temperature filter medium is disposed in a layer in which a temperature for forming a welded portion is hard to rise. In the welded portion, both the high-temperature resin and the low-temperature resin are welded. A welding step supplies heat so that heat is transferred from the high-temperature filter medium to the low-temperature filter medium. In the welding step, melted resins are cured to form the welded portion after melting both the high-temperature resin and the low-temperature resin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Junko ISHII, Katsuhisa YAMADA
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Publication number: 20190031267Abstract: A straddle vehicle includes: a body frame; an article storage portion including a case portion which is supported by the body frame and opens in a vehicle width direction and a lid portion attached to the case portion so as to be openable and closable and having a storage space; a lock unit for locking the lid portion to the case portion; and an antenna unit for receiving radio waves. A tray member is provided in an upper portion of the case portion in the storage space of the article storage portion, and the lock unit and the antenna unit are accommodated in the tray member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koichi NOZOE, Yutaka KIKUCHI, Hiroaki SHIBUYA, Katsuhisa YAMADA
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Publication number: 20180328323Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a pump unit that sucks stored fuel in a fuel tank from a suction port and discharges the fuel to an outside of the fuel tank. A pressure regulating valve performs pressure regulation of fuel discharged from the pump unit. The pressure regulating valve includes a return port having an opening facing in a separating direction away from the suction port, and returns surplus fuel generated by the pressure regulation from the return port into the fuel tank. A suction filter encloses an internal space where the suction port is open, and filters the stored fuel entering the internal space. The suction filter includes an expansion part to which the internal space is extended, and the expansion part is on a side of the return port that faces in the separating direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Shingo FUKUOKA, Kiyoshi NAGATA, Norihiro HAYASHI, Katsuhisa YAMADA
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Patent number: 10024283Abstract: A suction filter includes: a casing having an intake port through which fuel is drawn; a filtration member to filter the fuel to be drawn into the intake port; and a wall component which defines a fuel passage for fuel which passes the filtration member toward the intake port. At least a part of the filtration member is located higher than the intake port. The wall component has an upper end positioned higher than the intake port, and the fuel passage is defined so that the fuel flowing through the fuel passage flows over the upper end.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignees: KYOSAN DENKI CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Akihiro Ishitoya, Ryosuke Takahashi, Katsuhisa Yamada
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Patent number: 9306521Abstract: A vehicular audio processing unit includes a receiver that receives voice data by wirelessly communicating with audio equipment, an audio processor that applies predetermined audio processing to the voice data received by the receiver, a transmitter that transmits the voice data to which the audio processor applies the predetermined audio processing by wirelessly communicating with an audio output device that can output a sound, and a sensor that detects an operational status of a vehicle with which the unit is provided. The audio processor automatically modifies the predetermined audio processing based on the operational status detected by the operational status detector to the voice data received by the receive, thereby the user is not required to perform any operation for varying the voice output according to an operational status of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yutaka Kikuchi, Koji Suzuki, Katsuhisa Yamada, Makoto Hattori
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Patent number: 9174690Abstract: A wiring structure to supply power to a license light provided in a two-wheeled vehicle includes a wire, a connector, a vehicle-body-side harness, and a plug. The wire is connected to the license light attached to a fender support. The fender support is attached to a back surface of a rear fender which is detachably attached to a vehicle body. The connector is attached to a leading end of the wire and to the fender support. The vehicle-body-side harness is fastened to a vehicle-body frame with a fastener at a position lower than an attachment position of the connector. The vehicle-body-side harness extends upward toward the connector. The plug is provided to the vehicle-body-side harness and is connected to the connector to supply power from the vehicle body to the license light.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Suzuki, Kazuhiko Ono, Katsuhisa Yamada
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Patent number: 9151098Abstract: A front cable and a rear cable are wound about a drum, are made to change direction by being caught onto a front pulley and a rear pulley, respectively, disposed on a center rail, and are respectively connected to a guide roller unit at respective terminals. The closing cable section of the front cable is routed to the outside of the center rail, the corresponding terminal being connected to the guide roller unit farther rearward than a load roller, and the opening cable section of the rear cable is routed to inside the center rail, the corresponding terminal being connected to the guide roller unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhisa Yamada, Tetsuya Ikeda, Masayuki Uchitsunemi, Taisuke Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150060349Abstract: A suction filter includes: a casing having an intake port through which fuel is drawn; a filtration object to filter the fuel to be drawn into the intake port; and a wall component which defines a fuel passage for fuel which passes the filtration object toward the intake port. At least a part of the filtration object is located upper than the intake port. The wall component has an upper end positioned upper than the intake port, and the fuel passage is defined so that the fuel flowing through the fuel passage flows over the upper end.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Akihiro ISHITOYA, Ryosuke TAKAHASHI, Katsuhisa YAMADA
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Publication number: 20150033503Abstract: A front cable and a rear cable are wound about a drum, are made to change direction by being caught onto a front pulley and a rear pulley, respectively, disposed on a center rail, and are respectively connected to a guide roller unit at respective terminals. The closing cable section of the front cable is routed to the outside of the center rail, the corresponding terminal being connected to the guide roller unit farther rearward than a load roller, and the opening cable section of the rear cable is routed to inside the center rail, the corresponding terminal being connected to the guide roller unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Katsuhisa Yamada, Tetsuya Ikeda, Masayuki Uchitsunemi, Taisuke Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8893686Abstract: A pump unit having a fuel pump and a suction filter is provided in a sub tank of a fuel tank. A filter element sheet for the suction filter is formed in a cup shape, a bottom wall portion of which faces to an inner bottom surface of the sub tank. A suction port of the fuel pump is opened to a fuel passage formed in the inside of the suction filter, so that filtered fuel is sucked into the fuel pump. Multiple mountain fold portions and multiple valley fold portions are formed on a side wall of the cup-shaped filter element sheet, to thereby increase surface area for filtering the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Denso Corporation, Kyosan Denki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuhisa Yamada, Tetsuro Okazono, Hironobu Oki, Akihiro Ishitoya, Tomohito Ishihara
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Patent number: 8730021Abstract: A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes a door handle body that is configured to be disposed at a door of the vehicle. A light source is mounted inside the door handle body. A light-transmitting member is located between the light source and the door handle body. The light-transmitting member is partially exposed to an exterior of the door handle body.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.Inventors: Adam Minter, Michael Wlotkowski, Sadayuki Makino, Katsuhisa Yamada
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Patent number: 8694202Abstract: An information providing system of a motorcycle includes a navigation device and an audio device. The navigation device includes a navigation controller. The navigation controller is disposed in a trunk on a side surface of the trunk close to a back surface of a passenger seat. The trunk is provided in a rear portion of a vehicle body of the motorcycle and above a rear wheel of the motorcycle. The audio device includes an audio device operation part and an audio device controller. The audio device operation part is provided in a vicinity of a handlebar of the motorcycle. The audio device controller is disposed in an audio device housing provided at a position lower than a bottom plate of the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Hattori, Katsuhisa Yamada, Masakuni Ando, Shohei Suzuki, Koji Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140093087Abstract: A vehicular audio processing unit includes a receiver that receives voice data by wirelessly communicating with audio equipment, an audio processor that applies predetermined audio processing to the voice data received by the receiver, a transmitter that transmits the voice data to which the audio processor applies the predetermined audio processing by wirelessly communicating with an audio output device that can output a sound, and a sensor that detects an operational status of a vehicle with which the unit is provided. The audio processor automatically modifies the predetermined audio processing based on the operational status detected by the operational status detector to the voice data received by the receive, thereby the user is not required to perform any operation for varying the voice output according to an operational status of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Yutaka KIKUCHI, Koji SUZUKI, Katsuhisa YAMADA, Makoto HATTORI