Patents by Inventor Kazuhisa Yamamoto
Kazuhisa Yamamoto 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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Patent number: 9352705Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative panel including a design surface; and a circumferential edge portion that is formed so as to cross from the design surface, wherein the circumferential edge portion has a first face 7 that is continuous from the design surface along a circumferential extension direction and a second face 8 that is formed in a circumferential extension direction along the first face 7, wherein a face variation line is provided at a boundary between the first face 7 and the second face 8, wherein a decorative panel 1 is provided in such a manner that a decoration film 5 is imparted to at least a part of the design surface and a part of the circumferential edge portion, and wherein the decoration film 5 includes a trimming terminal portion CL along the face variation line.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTDInventor: Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9333524Abstract: A slot curtain coating apparatus, including: ejecting unit containing coating liquid outlet to eject coating liquid; pair of guiding units, each containing auxiliary water outlet to eject auxiliary water, the guiding units being configured to support both edges of curtain film formed of the coating liquid ejected from the coating liquid outlet along width-direction substantially vertical to flow-down direction of the curtain film, and to guide the curtain film onto support transported; and transporting unit to transport the support, wherein the guiding unit has manifold portion to retain the auxiliary water, and slit portion connecting between the manifold portion and the auxiliary water outlet, the slit portion is composed of straight-line portion, and curved portion to eject the auxiliary water substantially vertically downwards, and curvature radius R of bottom part of the curved portion is 0.5 mm-3 mm, and the curved portion is provided to position at which h=T+R+S is 1.5 mm-5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Somada, Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9283950Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle, which is capable of improving reliability of an in-gear operation for switching a speed position to an in-gear state while ensuring the degree of freedom in design of the drive device and realizing reduction of manufacturing costs thereof. When a transmission condition for transmitting motive power of the engine to front wheels via a first-speed forward position is satisfied, the ECU controls a first speed synchronization mechanism such that the first-speed forward position is switched to the in-gear state. At this time, if a condition of output shaft rotational speed?predetermined detection lower limit is satisfied, the ECU controls the rotational speed of the front motor such that a ring gear speed is reduced, whereas if the condition is not satisfied, the ECU controls the same to a predetermined synchronization assist value for suppressing the rotational speed difference.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Shinsuke Ishii
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Publication number: 20160052013Abstract: Provided is a curtain coating machine, including at least: a curtain coating member including a discharging port from which a coating liquid is discharged in a curtain shape; a discharging width regulating member provided in the discharging port and regulating the discharging width of the coating liquid discharged in a curtain shape; a drop-off preventing member preventing the discharging width regulating member from dropping off from the discharging port; a fixing member fixing the drop-off preventing member; a close contact member movable on the fixing member and closely contacting the drop-off preventing member, and via the drop-off preventing member, preventing the coating liquid from leaking in a discharging direction from where the discharging width regulating member is provided in the discharging port; and a guide member provided detachably on the fixing member and guiding width-direction both edges of the coating liquid discharged from the discharging port in a curtain shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTDInventors: Hiroki SOMADA, Kazuhisa YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 9227636Abstract: A power transmission device includes a synchronous meshing mechanism, a braking mechanism, a shift mechanism, a parking gear, a parking mechanism, and a control unit. In the case where the shift mechanism is switched to a parking range, the control unit performs braking continuation processing for continuing the braking of the braking mechanism (step 4) regardless of a driver's braking operation, inhibits the rotation of the driven gear shaft by the parking mechanism, places a predetermined synchronous meshing mechanism in a connected state as a preparation for starting up the vehicle again, and then ends the braking continuation processing (step 5).Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Kumiko Ohya, Takashi Horiguchi
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Patent number: 9211828Abstract: The present invention provides a cup holder that is capable of preventing a drawing portion from being pushed and retracted while maintaining a state in which a cup is held. A retraction preventing portion is formed on an interior face of a bottom face of the holder case, and a protrusion is formed so as to be oriented to the bottom face's side of the holder case at a rear end part of a turnable holding arm portion that is provided at a drawing portion. In the case where an attempt is made to retract the drawing portion while maintaining the state in which the cup is held, the protrusion abuts against the retraction preventing portion, and retraction of the drawing portion can be prevented.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhisa Masuda, Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9199268Abstract: A curtain coating method including: discharging at least one coating liquid from a slot type die; forming a coating liquid film of the coating liquid freely falling; and applying the coating liquid film to a support medium continuously running, with both right and left ends of the coating liquid film being held by a pair of edge guides, wherein, during non-coating, a direction in which the coating liquid is discharged from the slot type die is kept in a horizontal direction or tilted from the horizontal direction in a direction distancing from the support medium.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Hiroki Somada, Tetsuya Hara
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Publication number: 20150232100Abstract: A power transmission device includes a synchronous meshing mechanism, a braking mechanism, a shift mechanism, a parking gear, a parking mechanism, and a control unit. In the case where the shift mechanism is switched to a parking range, the control unit performs braking continuation processing for continuing the braking of the braking mechanism (step 4) regardless of a driver's braking operation, inhibits the rotation of the driven gear shaft by the parking mechanism, places a predetermined synchronous meshing mechanism in a connected state as a preparation for starting up the vehicle again, and then ends the braking continuation processing (step 5).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Kazuhisa YAMAMOTO, Kumiko OHYA, Takashi HORIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20150151734Abstract: A drive device for a vehicle, which is capable of improving reliability of an in-gear operation for switching a speed position to an in-gear state while ensuring the degree of freedom in design of the drive device and realizing reduction of manufacturing costs thereof. When a transmission condition for transmitting motive power of the engine to front wheels via a first-speed forward position is satisfied, the ECU controls a first speed synchronization mechanism such that the first-speed forward position is switched to the in-gear state. At this time, if a condition of output shaft rotational speed?predetermined detection lower limit is satisfied, the ECU controls the rotational speed of the front motor such that a ring gear speed is reduced, whereas if the condition is not satisfied, the ECU controls the same to a predetermined synchronization assist value for suppressing the rotational speed difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Kazuhisa YAMAMOTO, Shinsuke ISHII
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Patent number: 9004577Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative panel including a design surface; and a circumferential edge portion that is formed so as to cross from the design surface, wherein the circumferential edge portion has a first face 7 that is continuous from the design surface along a circumferential extension direction and a second face 8 that is formed in a circumferential extension direction along the first face 7, wherein a face variation line is provided at a boundary between the first face 7 and the second face 8, wherein a decorative panel 1 is provided in such a manner that a decoration film 5 is imparted to at least a part of the design surface and a part of the circumferential edge portion, and wherein the decoration film 5 includes a trimming terminal portion CL along the face variation line.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20150076852Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative panel including a design surface; and a circumferential edge portion that is formed so as to cross from the design surface, wherein the circumferential edge portion has a first face 7 that is continuous from the design surface along a circumferential extension direction and a second face 8 that is formed in a circumferential extension direction along the first face 7, wherein a face variation line is provided at a boundary between the first face 7 and the second face 8, wherein a decorative panel 1 is provided in such a manner that a decoration film 5 is imparted to at least a part of the design surface and a part of the circumferential edge portion, and wherein the decoration film 5 includes a trimming terminal portion CL along the face variation lineType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventor: Kazuhisa YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20140339846Abstract: The present invention provides a cup holder that is capable of preventing a drawing portion from being pushed and retracted while maintaining a state in which a cup is held. A retraction preventing portion is formed on an interior face of a bottom face of the holder case, and a protrusion is formed so as to be oriented to the bottom face's side of the holder case at a rear end part of a turnable holding arm portion that is provided at a drawing portion. In the case where an attempt is made to retract the drawing portion while maintaining the state in which the cup is held, the protrusion abuts against the retraction preventing portion, and retraction of the drawing portion can be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: NIHON PLAST CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuhisa MASUDA, Kazuhisa YAMAMOTO
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Patent number: 8881674Abstract: A curtain coating apparatus including: a pair of edge guides configured to support both side edges of at least one coating liquid so as to form a coating liquid film which falls freely and apply the coating liquid film onto a continuously running support; and an auxiliary water introduction port which allows auxiliary water to be introduced substantially uniformly with respect to a width direction of an edge guide auxiliary water flow-down surface of each edge guide from an upper portion toward a lower portion of the flow-down surface, wherein the flow-down surface has at its upper portion a flat surface portion, and wherein the flow-down surface has at its lower portion an arc-shaped portion which is provided at a center and which protrudes in the shape of an arc, and a flat surface portion which is provided on both sides of the arc-shaped portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Somada, Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Tetsuya Hara
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Publication number: 20140272160Abstract: A slot curtain coating apparatus, including: ejecting unit containing coating liquid outlet to eject coating liquid; pair of guiding units, each containing auxiliary water outlet to eject auxiliary water, the guiding units being configured to support both edges of curtain film formed of the coating liquid ejected from the coating liquid outlet along width-direction substantially vertical to flow-down direction of the curtain film, and to guide the curtain film onto support transported; and transporting unit to transport the support, wherein the guiding unit has manifold portion to retain the auxiliary water, and slit portion connecting between the manifold portion and the auxiliary water outlet, the slit portion is composed of straight-line portion, and curved portion to eject the auxiliary water substantially vertically downwards, and curvature radius R of bottom part of the curved portion is 0.5 mm-3 mm, and the curved portion is provided to position at which h=T+R+S is 1.5 mm-5 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Somada, Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8807756Abstract: A laser projector includes a laser light source; a two-dimensional light modulator which modulates light from the laser light source; and a projection optical system which projects images onto a display plane by expanding the light modulated by the two-dimensional light modulator. Shift of a display position of the two-dimensional light modulation element and shift of the projection optical system are performed in synchronization with each other so that display positions of the images on the display plane are made substantially identical to each other. Thereby, speckle noise is sufficiently removed, and high-grade images are displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Tetsuro Mizushima, Tatsuo Itoh, Akira Koruzuka, Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8767783Abstract: A light source device is provided with a coherent light source for emitting the coherent light, and a pattern changer for changing an interference pattern of the coherent light on a surface of the illumination object. The pattern changer includes a photorefractive crystal which is arranged between the coherent light source and the illumination object and on an optical path of the coherent light and exhibits a photorefractive effect, and a changer for changing at least one of a light intensity distribution, a polarization direction, a wavelength and an intensity of coherent light incident on the photorefractive crystal. The illumination object is illuminated with the coherent light.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2009Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koichi Kusukame, Tetsuro Mizushima, Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Furuya, Shinichi Kadowaki, Kiminori Mizuuchi
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Patent number: 8582586Abstract: In an onboard gateway apparatus, when data is received from one network, the received data is stored in the buffer. The buffer includes a first storage area for storing data in the order of priority of an identifier (ID) attached to the data and a second storage area for storing data in the order in which the data is received. A control means stores the received data in one of the first and second storage areas based on the attached identifier, and sends the data to another network in accordance with the priority of the ID of the data. As to data passing through the first storage area, sending in the order of priority is ensured. As to data passing through the second storage area, sending in the order in which the data is received is ensured.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Elesys Co., Ltd.Inventors: Michitaka Tsuboi, Makoto Ikeda, Yoshiaki Murata, Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Kazuo Hirabayashi, Tetsuya Yashiki, Kazunari Okada, Shuji Tomimatsu, Hiroshi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8571076Abstract: A laser light source includes a fundamental laser generator that generates a fundamental laser light, a wavelength conversion element that is made of a ferroelectric crystal with a periodically poled structure and converts the fundamental laser light to a laser light having a different wavelength, a holding member that holds at least a part of an element surface of the wavelength conversion element that crosses a polarization direction of the periodically poled structure, and an insulation layer that is provided between the holding member and the element surface. Electric resistivity of the insulation layer is 1×108 ?·cm or higher.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koichi Kusukame, Hiroyuki Furuya, Kiminori Mizuuchi, Tomoya Sugita, Akihiro Morikawa, Nobuyuki Horikawa, Kazuhisa Yamamoto, Shinichi Kadowaki
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Patent number: 8456588Abstract: An LCD backlight has a light source that emits a laser light, a lens, a mirror, a rotary polygon mirror, a scanning lens and a return mirror constituting a transforming optical system that transforms the laser light from the light source to a linear light. A light guiding plate allows the linear light to enter and emits two-dimensional light in the horizontal direction. An emission end face of the light source is disposed in a rear face side of the light guiding plate so that a surface normal line thereof is in the horizontal direction or is inclined downward from the horizontal direction. The lens, mirror and scanning lens are disposed in the rear face side of the light guiding plate, so that surface normal lines of the light transmission surface and light reflection surface thereof are all in the horizontal direction or are inclined downward from the horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinichi Shikii, Shinichi Kadowaki, Tatsuo Itoh, Takayuki Nagata, Kazuhisa Yamamoto
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Patent number: 8451398Abstract: A light source device with high use efficiency is provided. By using a laser light source of a single polarization, uniformization of light quantity and uniformization of polarization are simultaneously realized, in a two-dimensional planar illumination utilizing reflection and collimating. Thus, it is possible to realize the two-dimensional planar illumination with polarization aligned, and therefore the use efficiency of light can be significantly improved, when combined with switching utilizing the polarization of a liquid crystal panel, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kiminori Mizuuchi, Kazuhisa Yamamoto