Patents by Inventor Koji Makino
Koji Makino 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: 20250048798Abstract: A flip-chip type light emitting element of ultraviolet light emission includes: a p-type layer containing a p-type group III nitride semiconductor, and a p-side electrode serving as a reflective electrode provided over the p-type layer, and the p-side electrode contains Mg or an alloy containing Mg as a main component and is in contact with the p-type layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Hiroaki MAKINO, Hideki OMOYA, Koji OKUNO
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Patent number: 12205284Abstract: A console includes a CPU that acquires an image to be processed which is an object to be subjected to a support process that is a diagnosis support process or an imaging support process and selects a support process to be applied to the image to be processed from a plurality of processes of the support process on the basis of a part of a subject which is included in the image to be processed.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Koji Taninai, Hiromu Hayashi, Akihito Bettoyashiki, Takeyasu Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Makino
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Patent number: 11519797Abstract: A gripping force measurement device includes a body portion and a plurality of pressure sensors. The plurality of pressure sensors includes at least one first sensor and two or more second sensors including pressure-sensitive surfaces oriented in the same direction. A pressure-sensitive surface of the first sensor and the pressure-sensitive surfaces of the two or more second sensors are disposed such that, when a subject pressurizes the pressure-sensitive surface of the first sensor and the pressure-sensitive surfaces of the two or more second sensors, the gripping force measurement device is grippable by the subject.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignees: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd., University of YamanashiInventors: Kazuki Yamada, Yasuo Kondo, Lu Zhao, Hidetsugu Terada, Koji Makino, Takaiki Kanagawa
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Patent number: 11499632Abstract: A hydraulic control device that includes a primary pressure control valve that has a first valve element and that regulates the primary pressure by varying a position of the first valve element in accordance with operation of a first electromagnetic actuator; a secondary pressure control valve that has a second valve element and that regulates the secondary pressure by varying a position of the second valve element in accordance with operation of a second electromagnetic actuator; and a fail-safe valve that varies the position of the first valve element such that the primary pressure is reduced when the first electromagnetic actuator and the second electromagnetic actuator become inoperable.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Tsuchida, Koji Makino, Toshiaki Hayashi, Fumiaki Aikawa, Harunobu Umemura
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Patent number: 11365758Abstract: The objective is to provide a bolt which can more effectively suppress occurrence of seizure due to both oblique insertion and biting of foreign substances. The bolt includes a tapered surface, a guide portion, and a threaded portion in order from a distal end side and further includes a plurality of recesses provided on the tapered surface and a plurality of cutout portions provided at a distal end portion of the threaded portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: MEIDOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Makino, Masataka Kondo, Shungo Maki, Akihiro Futamura
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Patent number: 11357692Abstract: To provide a joint support unit, etc. capable of being worn on both left and right joints. A joint support unit 20 includes a first link 21 worn on one end side of a knee joint, a second link 22 worn on the other end side of the knee joint, and a driving unit 30 configured to cause the first link 21 and the second link 22 to perform rotational movement, or to relatively perform rotational movement while moving a rotation center and to perform sliding movement.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: University of Yamanashi, Kofu City, Suncall CorporationInventors: Hidetsugu Terada, Koji Makino, Teppei Ogura, Masahiro Nakamura, Rei Takahashi, Masaru Hoshino, Yukinobu Makihara
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Patent number: 11209038Abstract: A bolt which can prevent seizure is provided due to the bolt being installed obliquely. A guide portion is formed between a groove portion formed at a distal end portion of the threaded portion and a surface end position on a base end side of the tapered surface, a starting end portion of the guide portion being an intersection between the surface end position on the base end side of the tapered surface and a helix according to the groove portion, a terminal end portion of the guide portion overlaps with the distal end portion of the threaded portion, an angle in the direction around the axis of the bolt from the starting end portion to the terminal end portion is set in the range of 90° to 360°.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: MEIDOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji Makino, Masataka Kondo, Katsuhide Takei, Akihiro Futamura, Shun Nishimura, Shungo Maki
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Patent number: 11149843Abstract: A vehicle power transmission device includes: a continuously variable transmission including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a transmission belt wound between the primary pulley and the secondary pulley; a belt running clutch of hydraulic type for transmitting power to the continuously variable transmission; and a hydraulic control circuit controlling the continuously variable transmission and the belt running clutch. The hydraulic control circuit includes a fail-safe valve switching a communication destination of an oil supply passage for supplying a hydraulic fluid to the belt running clutch to one of a first oil passage supplied with a control hydraulic pressure and a second oil passage supplied with a hydraulic pressure higher than the control hydraulic pressure, the fail-safe valve connecting the oil supply passage with the second oil passage when the fail-safe valve is switched to a failure position. The second oil passage is provided with an orifice.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Ohgata, Shuji Moriyama, Daisuke Tomomatsu, Makoto Sawada, Kyohei Suzumura, Kenichi Tsuchida, Koji Makino, Toshiaki Hayashi, Yuta Seriguchi
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Patent number: 11067166Abstract: A hydraulic control unit of a vehicle drive system including an automatic transmission, and an oil pump device, includes: a first electromagnetic valve; a second electromagnetic valve; first and second oil passages; a third oil passage; a manual valve operated to connect and disconnect the first and third oil passages and a drain oil passage to and from each other, in response to an operation of a manually operated shifting device by a vehicle operator, such that the first oil passage is connected to the third oil passage when the shifting device is placed in a first operating position, while the first oil passage is connected to the drain oil passage when the shifting device is placed in a second operating position; an accumulator connected to the first oil passage; and a check valve provided in the second oil passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Daiki Koyama, Yusuke Ohgata, Yoshinobu Soga, Shuji Moriyama, Hiromitsu Nitani, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kenichi Tsuchida, Takahiro Kokubu, Toshiaki Hayashi, Koji Makino, Yuta Seriguchi
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Publication number: 20210069053Abstract: To provide a joint support unit, etc. capable of being worn on both left and right joints. A joint support unit 20 includes a first link 21 worn on one end side of a knee joint, a second link 22 worn on the other end side of the knee joint, and a driving unit 30 configured to cause the first link 21 and the second link 22 to perform rotational movement, or to relatively perform rotational movement while moving a rotation center and to perform sliding movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Hidetsugu Terada, Koji Makino, Teppei Ogura, Masahiro Nakamura, Rei Takahashi, Masaru Hoshino, Yukinobu Makihara
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Publication number: 20200386632Abstract: A gripping force measurement device includes a body portion and a plurality of pressure sensors. The plurality of pressure sensors includes at least one first sensor and two or more second sensors including pressure-sensitive surfaces oriented in the same direction. A pressure-sensitive surface of the first sensor and the pressure-sensitive surfaces of the two or more second sensors are disposed such that, when a subject pressurizes the pressure-sensitive surface of the first sensor and the pressure-sensitive surfaces of the two or more second sensors, the gripping force measurement device is grippable by the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicants: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd., University of YamanashiInventors: Kazuki Yamada, Yasuo Kondo, Lu Zhao, Hidetsugu Terada, Koji Makino, Takaiki Kanagawa
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Patent number: 10794324Abstract: Provided is a spacer configured such that a protruding portion remaining after removal of a portion unnecessary after molding does not contact an inner wall of a coolant water flow path and therefore, even a portion of the spacer in the vicinity of the remaining portion can be positioned close to the cylinder bore side inner wall. The spacer of this embodiment is a spacer (4) formed of a resin molded body and inserted, in use, into a coolant water flow path (3) through an opening (30) of the coolant water flow path (3) that is formed around a plurality of cylinder bores (2) formed adjacent to each other in a cylinder block (1) of an internal combustion engine. The spacer (4) includes a spacer body (40) formed in a cylindrical shape to surround the cylinder bores (2), and a protruding remaining portion (5) remaining after removal of a portion (6ba) necessary in molding and unnecessary after molding.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventors: Masayuki Mori, Koji Makino
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Publication number: 20200132187Abstract: A hydraulic control unit of a vehicle drive system including an automatic transmission, and an oil pump device, includes: a first electromagnetic valve; a second electromagnetic valve; first and second oil passages; a third oil passage; a manual valve operated to connect and disconnect the first and third oil passages and a drain oil passage to and from each other, in response to an operation of a manually operated shifting device by a vehicle operator, such that the first oil passage is connected to the third oil passage when the shifting device is placed in a first operating position, while the first oil passage is connected to the drain oil passage when the shifting device is placed in a second operating position; an accumulator connected to the first oil passage; and a check valve provided in the second oil passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTDInventors: Daiki KOYAMA, Yusuke Ohgata, Yoshinobu Soga, Shuji Moriyama, Hiromitsu Nitani, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kenichi Tsuchida, Takahiro Kokubu, Toshiaki Hayashi, Koji Makino, Yuta Seriguchi
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Publication number: 20190390768Abstract: In the case where an automatic transmission is configured such that the winding diameter of a belt around a primary pulley (41) is larger than the winding diameter of the belt around a secondary pulley (42) when a primary pressure and a secondary pressure are equal to each other, a fail-safe valve (124) varies the position of a first valve element (123p1) of a primary pressure control valve (123P) such that the primary pressure is reduced when a first electromagnetic actuator (SLPs) and a second electromagnetic actuator (SLSs) become inoperable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi TSUCHIDA, Koji MAKINO, Toshiaki HAYASHI, Fumiaki AIKAWA, Harunobu UMEMURA
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Publication number: 20190309788Abstract: The objective is to provide a bolt which can more effectively suppress occurrence of seizure due to both oblique insertion and biting of foreign substances. The bolt includes a tapered surface, a guide portion, and a threaded portion in order from a distal end side and further includes a plurality of recesses provided on the tapered surface and a plurality of cutout portions provided at a distal end portion of the threaded portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: MEIDOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji MAKINO, Masataka KONDO, Shungo MAKI, Akihiro FUTAMURA
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Publication number: 20190257346Abstract: A bolt which can prevent seizure is provided due to the bolt being installed obliquely. A guide portion is formed between a groove portion formed at a distal end portion of the threaded portion and a surface end position on a base end side of the tapered surface, a starting end portion of the guide portion being an intersection between the surface end position on the base end side of the tapered surface and a helix according to the groove portion, a terminal end portion of the guide portion overlaps with the distal end portion of the threaded portion, an angle in the direction around the axis of the bolt from the starting end portion to the terminal end portion is set in the range of 90° to 360°.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: MEIDOH CO., LTD.Inventors: Koji MAKINO, Masataka KONDO, Katsuhide TAKEI, Akihiro FUTAMURA, Shun NISHIMURA, Shungo MAKI
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Patent number: 10378419Abstract: A water jacket spacer adjusting a flow amount of cooling water in a water jacket, the water jacket spacer being inserted in the water jacket of a cylinder block, the water jacket spacer has a spacer body and a rectification means inhibiting flow of cooling water to an inner wall on a cylinder bore side of the water jacket, the rectification means having a form of a pocket and being provided on a face of the spacer body, the face being on a side of a cooling water introduction port of the water jacket, the rectification means being provided lower than the cooling water introduction port in a depth direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventor: Koji Makino
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Patent number: 10247084Abstract: There is provided a novel regulating member that ensures easy manufacturing and does not adversely affect cooling water and environment. A spacer 6 is inserted from an opening 30 of a cooling water flow passage 3 into the cooling water flow passage 3 to be disposed. The cooling water flow passage 3 is disposed in a cylinder block 1 in an internal combustion engine. The spacer 6 includes a supporting member 7 with rigidity formed into a shape configured to be disposed in the cooling water flow passage 3 and a regulating portion 8 supported by the supporting member 7. The regulating portion 8 regulates a flow of cooling water. The regulating portion 8 includes a cellulose-based sponge 81. The cellulose-based sponge 81 is restorable from a compressed state through a contact with the cooling water w.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP.Inventor: Koji Makino
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Publication number: 20180335134Abstract: A vehicle power transmission device comprises: a continuously variable transmission configured to include a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a transmission belt wound between the primary pulley and the secondary pulley; a belt running clutch of hydraulic type for transmitting power to the continuously variable transmission; and a hydraulic control circuit controlling the continuously variable transmission and the belt running clutch, the hydraulic control circuit comprising a fail-safe valve switching a communication destination of an oil supply passage for supplying a hydraulic fluid to the belt running clutch to one of a first oil passage supplied with a control hydraulic pressure and a second oil passage supplied with a hydraulic pressure higher than the control hydraulic pressure, the fail-safe valve connecting the oil supply passage with the second oil passage when the fail-safe valve is switched to a failure position. The second oil passage is provided with an orifice.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yusuke Ohgata, Shuji Moriyama, Daisuke Tomomatsu, Makoto Sawada, Kyohei Suzumura, Kenichi Tsuchida, Koji Makino, Toshiaki Hayashi, Yuta Seriguchi
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Patent number: 10125862Abstract: A hydraulic control device with a second oil passage check valve provided in the second oil passage between a connection portion with the first oil passage and the second solenoid valve, the second oil passage check valve being configured such that a hydraulic pressure is supplied in a direction from the second solenoid valve toward the first oil passage and a hydraulic pressure is not supplied in the opposite direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kutsubo, Kazuki Kojima, Koji Makino, Yoshimitsu Hyodo, Kenichi Tsuchida