Patents by Inventor Ken Matsubara

Ken Matsubara 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: 20160159807
    Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of effectively control worst weeds of higher leaf stages that present practical problems. A specific pyrazolylpyrazole derivative of formula (1) is disclosed that is able to solve the above-mentioned problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: KYOYU AGRI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken MATSUBARA, Makoto NIINO
  • Publication number: 20160159806
    Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of effectively control worst weeds of higher leaf stages that present practical problems. A specific pyrazolylpyrazole derivative of formula (1) is disclosed that is able to solve the above-mentioned problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: KYOYU AGRI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken MATSUBARA, Makoto NIINO
  • Patent number: 9358925
    Abstract: In a warning device for a vehicle, a basic target current value setting unit sets a basic target current value based on a steering torque and a vehicle speed. When a lane deviation determining unit determines that there is a high possibility that a vehicle will deviate from a lane, a warning vibration wave generator generates a warning vibration wave containing a plurality of frequency components. A target current value is computed by adding the warning vibration wave to the basic target current value. A motor current to be applied to an electric motor is controlled so as to approach the target current value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Kariatsumari, Ken Matsubara, Yasuyuki Yoshii, Tatsuma Kouchi, Yuichi Miura
  • Publication number: 20160152622
    Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of effectively control worst weeds of higher leaf stages that present practical problems. A specific pyrazolylpyrazole derivative of formula (I) is disclosed that is able to solve the above-mentioned problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: KYOYU AGRI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken MATSUBARA, Makoto NIINO
  • Publication number: 20160137642
    Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of effectively control worst weeds of higher leaf stages that present practical problems. A specific pyrazolylpyrazole derivative of formula (I) is disclosed that is able to solve the above-mentioned problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: KYOYU AGRI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken MATSUBARA, Makoto NIINO
  • Patent number: 9199526
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a pair of front wheels; a pair of rear wheels; a front-wheel motor configured to drive the front wheels; a rear-wheel motor configured to drive the rear wheels; and a reducer configured to reduce a rotation speed of one of the front-wheel motor and the rear-wheel motor, and transmit drive power to the wheels driven by one of the motors. The one of the front-wheel motor and the rear-wheel motor is a motor with a rotation speed higher and torque lower than those of the other one of the motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Hasuda, Masanori Arima, Ken Matsubara, Hideki Higashira
  • Publication number: 20150109114
    Abstract: In a warning device for a vehicle, a basic target current value setting unit sets a basic target current value based on a steering torque and a vehicle speed. When a lane deviation determining unit determines that there is a high possibility that a vehicle will deviate from a lane, a warning vibration wave generator generates a warning vibration wave containing a plurality of frequency components. A target current value is computed by adding the warning vibration wave to the basic target current value. A motor current to be applied to an electric motor is controlled so as to approach the target current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Yuji KARIATSUMARI, Ken MATSUBARA, Yasuyuki YOSHII, Tatsuma KOUCHI, Yuichi MIURA
  • Publication number: 20140238766
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a pair of front wheels; a pair of rear wheels; a front-wheel motor configured to drive the front wheels; a rear-wheel motor configured to drive the rear wheels; and a reducer configured to reduce a rotation speed of one of the front-wheel motor and the rear-wheel motor, and transmit drive power to the wheels driven by one of the motors. The one of the front-wheel motor and the rear-wheel motor is a motor with a rotation speed higher and torque lower than those of the other one of the motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko HASUDA, Masanori ARIMA, Ken MATSUBARA, Hideki HIGASHIRA
  • Patent number: 8739919
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor including: a cylindrical motor case having a bottom that supports an outer circumferential surface of a stator core by an inner circumferential surface thereof; and a bracket that supports an output shaft side bearing and closes an opening of the motor case; wherein the stator core is press-fitted into the motor case from the opening such that a part of the stator core is exposed from the motor case, and a part of the stator core that is not press-fitted to the motor case forms a sliding fitting wall capable of providing a sliding fitting connection with the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Matsubara, Noboru Niguchi, Naotake Kanda, Toshimasa Soku
  • Patent number: 8689926
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus (1) comprises a control device (12), which controls driving of an electric motor (18) based on the detection signals from a rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A), which detects the rotational position of the rotor (64) of the electric motor (18), and a steering status detecting sensor (11; 11A). The control device (12) is housed in a housing (100) that is partitioned by a first housing (23), which is at least a portion of the motor housing (25) for the electric motor (18), and a second housing (24; 24A; 24B) that touches the first housing (23). At least one of the rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A) and steering state detecting sensor (11; 11A) is connected to the control device (12) by means of only a signal wire (81; 134) inside the first housing (23) or the second housing (24; 24A; 24B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Nagase, Shiro Nakano, Ken Matsubara, Motoo Nakai, Kunihiro Oka, Naotake Kanda, Nobuhiro Uchida, Kouya Yoshida, Minoru Sentoku
  • Patent number: 8441880
    Abstract: Operational stability of the nonvolatile memory in plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to the power supply voltage level is realized. A nonvolatile memory is configured with a memory array, a charge pump, a distributor for selecting an output voltage of the charge pump, and a sequencer for controlling operation of the charge pump and the distributor. The nonvolatile memory is also provided with an analyzer which notifies the sequencer of a power supply voltage mode selectively specified among plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to power supply voltage levels, and which detects mismatch between the power supply voltage mode notified to the sequencer and an actually supplied power supply voltage and limits the operation of the charge pump and the distributor with the use of the sequencer, based on the detection result. An operational stability of the nonvolatile memory is realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Matsushita, Ken Matsubara, Takashi Iwase, Hidenori Mitani, Jun Setogawa, Fumiko Yamada
  • Patent number: 8408353
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle steering apparatus (1; 301) equipped with a control device (12; 322) which controls the actuation of an electric motor (18; 317). First and second housings (23, 24 325, 312), which are in contact with each other, partition off an accommodation chamber (100; 324) which contains the control device (12; 322). The first housing (23; 325) is at least one part of the motor housing (25; 323). The first housing (23; 325) includes a first interior wall surface (101; 401) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The second housing (24; 312) includes a second interior wall surface (102; 402) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The first and the second interior wall surfaces (101, 102; 401, 402) are opposite each other with respect to the axial direction (X1) of a rotatable shaft (37; 352) of an electric motor (18; 317).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Nagase, Ken Matsubara, Minoru Sentoku, Kunihiro Oka, Motoo Nakai, Kouya Yoshida, Nobuhiro Uchida, Naotake Kanda
  • Publication number: 20130015748
    Abstract: A motor includes: a rotary shaft; a rotor that is provided on the rotary shaft so as to be rotatable together with the rotary shaft; a stator that is provided radially outward of the rotor; a housing that supports the stator; a resolver that has a resolver rotor rotatable together with the rotary shaft and a resolver stator radially facing the resolver rotor; and a resolver unit that is an assembly component including the resolver stator. The resolver unit includes a bearing that rotatably supports the rotary shaft and a case member that has a first fitting portion to which the resolver stator is fitted and a second fitting portion to which the bearing fitted and that is detachably connected to the housing. At least part of the resolver unit is arranged on a radially inner side of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki TAKEI, Ken MATSUBARA, Kouji KITAHATA
  • Patent number: 8335112
    Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device is provided which can accurately read data with low consumption current. The flash memory selects a memory cell according to an external address signal in response to the leading edge of a clock signal and reads data from the memory cell in response to the leading edge of the clock signal in the normal read mode, whereas, in the low-speed read mode for performing a read operation with lower power consumption than that of the normal read mode, reads data from the memory cell in response to the trailing edge of the clock signal. Therefore, data can be accurately read even if noise is generated in response to the leading edge of the clock signal in the low-speed read mode, because the noise level has dropped at the trailing edge of the clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kono, Ken Matsubara, Takashi Iwase
  • Patent number: 8174901
    Abstract: This invention is to reduce the number of memory gate drivers, while lessening the number of times of disturb occurrence in a memory array configuration that implements writing in small byte units. A memory array comprises a plurality of sub-arrays, MG transfers, SL drivers, and CG drivers. Each sub-array includes a plurality of memory gate lines, control gate lines, source lines, and bit lines. Memory cells are arranged in positions of intersections of these lines. The control gate lines, CG drivers, source lines, and SL drivers are common to the sub-arrays, whereas the memory gate lines and MG buffer circuits are provided for each sub-array. Thereby, the units in which data is written are decreased and adverse effects of disturb are reduced without increasing the circuit size of the memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Matsubara, Hideo Kasai, Kenji Kawada, Makoto Mizuno
  • Publication number: 20120002498
    Abstract: Operational stability of the nonvolatile memory in plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to the power supply voltage level is realized. A nonvolatile memory is configured with a memory array, a charge pump, a distributor for selecting an output voltage of the charge pump, and a sequencer for controlling operation of the charge pump and the distributor. The nonvolatile memory is also provided with an analyzer which notifies the sequencer of a power supply voltage mode selectively specified among plural power supply voltage modes set up in advance corresponding to power supply voltage levels, and which detects mismatch between the power supply voltage mode notified to the sequencer and an actually supplied power supply voltage and limits the operation of the charge pump and the distributor with the use of the sequencer, based on the detection result. Accordingly, operational stability of the nonvolatile memory is realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Toru Matsushita, Ken Matsubara, Takashi Iwase, Hidenori Mitani, Jun Setogawa, Fumiko Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110000737
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle steering apparatus (1; 301) equipped with a control device (12; 322) which controls the actuation of an electric motor (18; 317). First and second housings (23, 24 325, 312), which are in contact with each other, partition off an accommodation chamber (100; 324) which contains the control device (12; 322). The first housing (23; 325) is at least one part of the motor housing (25; 323). The first housing (23; 325) includes a first interior wall surface (101; 401) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The second housing (24; 312) includes a second interior wall surface (102; 402) which partially partitions the accommodation chamber (100; 324). The first and the second interior wall surfaces (101, 102; 401, 402) are opposite each other with respect to the axial direction (X1) of a rotatable shaft (37; 352) of an electric motor (18; 317).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Nagase, Ken Matsubara, Minoru Sentoku, Kunihiro Oka, Motoo Nakai, Kouya Yoshida, Nobuhiro Uchida, Naotake Kanda
  • Publication number: 20100314192
    Abstract: An electric power steering apparatus (1) comprises a control device (12), which controls driving of an electric motor (18) based on the detection signals from a rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A), which detects the rotational position of the rotor (64) of the electric motor (18), and a steering status detecting sensor (11; 11A). The control device (12) is housed in a housing (100) that is partitioned by a first housing (23), which is at least a portion of the motor housing (25) for the electric motor (18), and a second housing (24; 24A; 24B) that touches the first housing (23). At least one of the rotational position-detecting sensor (72; 72A) and steering state detecting sensor (11; 11A) is connected to the control device (12) by means of only a signal wire (81; 134) inside the first housing (23) or the second housing (24; 24A; 24B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Nagase, Shiro Nakano, Ken Matsubara, Motoo Nakai, Kunihiro Oka, Naotake Kanda, Nobuhiro Uchida, Kouya Yoshida, Minoru Sentoku
  • Patent number: 7837002
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an electric power steering apparatus to be small and compact. The control housing 30 is installed between the motor housing 25 of the electric motor 18 and the gear housing 22. The ECU controlling the electric motor 18 is accommodated in the accommodating room S formed within the control housing 30. The motor housing 25 accommodates the bus bar 45 connected to the coil 44 of the stator 36, and the resolver 40 detecting the rotational position of the rotor 35. The resolver 40 is installed within the bus bar mounting member 262 in inner side of radial direction. The partition 52 is mounted on the control housing 30 and the fixing screw 81 is engaged with the insulating member 84 by the way that the fixing screw 81 is inserted into insulating member 84 from its bottom surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Jtekt Corporation
    Inventors: Naotake Kanda, Ken Matsubara, Shinsuke Terada
  • Patent number: 7839039
    Abstract: A rotary shaft of a rotor including a magnet with a plurality of magnetic poles arranged at equal intervals on an outer circumference is supported at both ends by bearings. By externally fitting the inner ring of one bearing to the rotary shaft and holding it to be immovable in an axial direction and loosely fitting the outer ring of the bearing into the support hole and positioning it with belleville springs which are in contact resiliently with both sides, the rotary shaft and the rotor are supported so that they are movable in an axial direction within a movement amount of not greater than 2 mm according to a movement of the bearing caused against spring forces of the belleville springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Matsubara, Tomofumi Takahashi, Tetsuo Horie, Minoru Kitabayashi