Patents by Inventor Masahiro Yamada

Masahiro 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).

  • Publication number: 20130239731
    Abstract: A self-propelling work vehicle for forward and reverse drive includes a handle unit attached to the vehicle body for a first shift movement along a first direction with a neutral position and a second shift movement from the neutral position along a second direction intersecting the first direction. Forward drive speed or reverse drive speed is determined based on the first shift movement. A guide unit attached to the vehicle body includes a maximum forward speed guide member for defining a shift movement end of the handle unit determining a maximum forward speed of the forward drive speed, and a neutral guide member for guiding the second shift movement of the handle unit from the neutral position defined as a starting position. The maximum forward speed guide member and the neutral guide member are positionally adjustable independently of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maxwell REICHARD, Masahiro YAMADA, Robert WALDEN
  • Patent number: 8537205
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a stereoscopic video display apparatus includes: a plane display unit including a display screen in which first to third subpixels having respectively different color components are arranged in a matrix form; and an optical plate. The plane display unit includes a configuration obtained by arranging a first subpixels and the second subpixels alternately on a first subpixel row, arranging the third subpixels on a second subpixel row adjacent to the first subpixel row, arranging the first subpixels and the second subpixels alternately on a third subpixel row adjacent to the second subpixel row to have a sequence opposite to that on the first subpixel row, arranging the third subpixels on a fourth subpixel row adjacent to the third subpixel row, and arranging a set of the first to fourth subpixel rows in the column direction of subpixels on the display screen repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Himio Yamauchi, Masatoshi Sano, Ritsuo Yoshida, Michihiro Fukushima, Masahiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8522912
    Abstract: A relay shaft is rotatably provided in a lateral direction of a vehicle body on a rear side of the vehicle body with respect to a mowing apparatus and on a front side of the vehicle body with respect to a left and right pair of rear wheel drive apparatuses. A pedal coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body above the mowing apparatus and connects to a brake pedal and to the relay shaft. A left brake coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and connects to a left end of the relay shaft and to an operation portion of a left rear wheel brake. A right brake coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and connects to a right end of the relay shaft and to an operation portion of a right rear wheel brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Eiji Sato
  • Publication number: 20130213026
    Abstract: In drive control of an operating machine configured to drive a structure by a hydraulic motor configured to be driven by operating oil supplied from a hydraulic pump an electric motor configured to cooperate with the hydraulic motor, a speed command generated based on a manipulation amount of a remote control valve configured to determine an operation amount of the structure is subjected to speed feedback control performed based on the actual rotation speed of the hydraulic motor and pressure difference feedback control performed based on an operating oil pressure difference between a suction port and discharge port of the hydraulic motor. With this, a tilting angle command is generated such that the operating oil, the amount of which is necessary at the actual rotation speed of the hydraulic motor, is ejected, and the tilting angle of the hydraulic pump is controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Yamamoto, Masahiro Yamada, Yoji Yudate
  • Patent number: 8497896
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, according to one embodiment, a transmitter includes a first scaling module and a multiplexer. The first scaling module is configured to scale an image signal to a first resolution. The multiplexer is configured to assign a signal value of the scaled image signal, a signal value of an OSD (On Screen Display) to be superimposed on the image signal, blend information of the OSD and depth information of the OSD at predetermined positions in a transmission signal having a second resolution larger than the first resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130180247
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic drive system for a work machine which drives an upper rotary body by controlling a flow rate of a hydraulic fluid by a control valve, includes an electro-hydraulic pump including a hydraulic pump driven by an engine, and a first electric motor, and an electro-hydraulic motor including a hydraulic motor rotated by the hydraulic oil supplied from the electro-hydraulic pump, and a second electric motor, and a controller which determines an operating state of the first electric motor and an operating state of the second electric motor based on a load of the electro-hydraulic pump and a load of the electro-hydraulic motor, and is able to perform an efficient operation by using a hydraulic pressure (fluid pressure) and electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Ryo Yamamoto, Yukito Imamura
  • Publication number: 20130177394
    Abstract: An electricity-oil hybrid motor 1 includes an oil-pressure motor 10 and an electric motor 30. The electricity-oil hybrid motor 1 includes a rotating shaft 11 and causes the rotating shaft 11 to rotate by supplied operating oil. The electric motor 30 includes a rotor 32 connected to the rotating shaft 11, a stator 33 provided around the rotor 32, and a housing 34 in which the rotor 32 and the stator 33 are accommodated. The rotor 32 and the housing 34 are provided so as to surround and cover a casing 17 of the oil-pressure motor 10. The housing 34 includes a rotating shaft accommodating space 51 in which the rotating shaft 11 is accommodated and a stator accommodating space 52 in which the stator is accommodated. A sealing member 39 configured to separate the accommodating spaces 51 and 52 is provided in the housing 34.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Yukito Imamura, Tadashi Anada, Masahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130171076
    Abstract: Technical Problem: To provide a composition for aerosol having an excellent pests control effect. Solution to Problem: A composition for pest control aerosol comprising; a compound of formula (1) wherein Ra represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Rb represents a methyl group or a methoxymethyl group, an organic solvent having a boiling point of 220° C. or higher and a propellant, and the content of the organic solvent being 10 to 30 wt % of the total amount of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130135436
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging element that captures a subject image and generates video data, an image processor that executes a white balance process on the video data generated by the imaging element based on a predetermined algorithm, a connecting portion connectable with a 3D conversion lens that can simultaneously forming a subject image for left eye and a subject image for right eye on the imaging element, and a detector that detects whether the 3D conversion lens is connected to the connecting portion, wherein the image processor executes the white balance process based on different algorithms in a case where the 3D conversion lens is connected to the connecting portion and a case where the 3D conversion lens is not connected to the connecting portion according to a detected result of the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Hiroto Yamaguchi, Nao Kataoka
  • Patent number: 8418678
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel system for a traveling vehicle having an engine mounted on a vehicle body and a ROPS extending upward from the vehicle body. The fuel system includes a fuel tank accommodating an amount of fuel, a canister, an evaporating hose including a first evaporating hose portion and a second evaporating hose portion for sending fuel vapor generated inside the fuel tank to the canister. The first evaporating hose portion is connected to the fuel tank and extending upward from the fuel tank along a vertical post of the ROPS. The second evaporating hose portion extends downward along a vertical post of the ROPS and is connected to the canister.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ochi, Masahiro Yamada, Hideya Umemoto, Eiji Satou, Yusuke Shoji, Kazuaki Nogami, Takeshi Komorida, Hiroyuki Tada, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Akira Minoura, Yoshiyuki Esaki
  • Patent number: 8416338
    Abstract: There is provided an imaging device which detects a focused position focused on a desired subject in an imaging range in response to a detection instruction, acquires the image data obtained by imaging the subject image at the focused position as saving image data in response to a release instruction, and sequentially changing a focal position with the focused position as a reference and acquiring the image data obtained by imaging the subject image at a plurality of changed different focal positions as saving image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hideo Nagasaka, Sunao Aoki, Masahiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20130047568
    Abstract: A relay shaft is rotatably provided in a lateral direction of a vehicle body on a rear side of the vehicle body with respect to a mowing apparatus and on a front side of the vehicle body with respect to a left and right pair of rear wheel drive apparatuses. A pedal coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body above the mowing apparatus and connects to a brake pedal and to the relay shaft. A left brake coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and connects to a left end of the relay shaft and to an operation portion of a left rear wheel brake. A right brake coupling rod extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and connects to a right end of the relay shaft and to an operation portion of a right rear wheel brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro YAMADA, Yoshikazu TOGOSHI, Eiji SATO
  • Publication number: 20130050442
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer position detector, a viewing area information calculator, and a viewing area controller. The viewer position detector is configured to detect a position of a viewer. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, at an area depending on the position of the viewer. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the control parameter when receiving a viewing area adjusting signal, and then, to keep the set viewing area until receiving an indication for adjusting the viewing area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kiyoshi HOSHINO, Masahiro YAMADA
  • Patent number: 8368744
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes a rearranging module, a scaling module, a display, and a parallax controller. The rearranging module is configured to rearrange a plurality of first parallax image signals in series in accordance with colors of the first parallax image signals to generate a second parallax image signal. The scaling module is configured to scale the second parallax image signal in a horizontal direction to generate a third parallax image signal. The display is configured to display at least a part of the third parallax image signal. The parallax controller is configured to output light emitted from the display to a specific direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamada
  • Patent number: 8369018
    Abstract: Provided is a spatial image display device capable of forming spatial images having a superior reality and high definition. A spatial image display device 10A is provided with: a display section 2 including a plurality of pixels 22, and generating a two-dimensional display image corresponding to a video signal; a first lens array 1 including a plurality of first lenses 11 provided in correspondence with the respective pixels 22, and allowing light passing through the respective pixels 22 to converge; and a second lens array 3 converting the converging light, which has passed through the first lens array 1, into parallel light or converging light, and allowing the converted light to pass therethrough. The light transmitting through the respective pixels 22 in the display section 2 is directed to the second lens array 3 after being converged by the first lens array 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Sunao Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130027522
    Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging apparatus includes: an objective optical system acquiring light rays emitted from a subject and guiding the light rays to a downstream component; a separation optical system having a partially reflective surface reflecting part of the light rays and transmitting part thereof; first image forming optical system disposed on a path along which the light rays reflected off the separation optical system travel and focusing the reflected light rays to form a parallax image; second image forming optical system disposed on a path along which the light rays passing through the separation optical system travel and focusing the transmitted light rays to form a parallax image; a first imaging device converting the parallax image formed by the first image forming optical system into an image signal; and a second imaging device converting the parallax image formed by the second image forming optical system into an image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Sunao Aoki
  • Publication number: 20130019796
    Abstract: A continuous gas carburizing furnace includes a gas carburizing processing chamber (a preheating chamber 2, a heating chamber 3, a carburizing chamber 4, a diffusion chamber 5 and a temperature decrease chamber 6) in which a gas carburizing process is performed on a workpiece 50, an oil quenching chamber 8 in which oil quenching is performed on the workpiece 50, and a gas quenching chamber 7 in which gas quenching is performed on the workpiece 50. The gas carburizing processing chamber includes a temperature decrease chamber 6 in which the temperature of the workpiece heated by a gas carburizing process is lowered. The temperature decrease chamber 6, the gas quenching chamber 7 and the oil quenching chamber 8 are arranged in that order from the upstream side to the downstream side in the conveying direction of the workpiece 50, and are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Osamu Ooshita, Kazunori Tooyama, Yuki Kono
  • Patent number: 8358042
    Abstract: The present invention provides a small-size light-weight electric motor integrated hydraulic motor which is simple in configuration, integrally includes an electric motor and a hydraulic motor, and is capable of efficiently operating, by being configured such that: a swash plate type hydraulic motor and an electric motor driven by the swash plate type hydraulic motor are provided in one casing; the casing is filled with oil; a driving shaft of the swash plate type hydraulic motor is configured to extend from a front end portion of the casing up to a rear end portion thereof and be supported at the front and rear end portions of the casing; the swash plate type hydraulic motor and a rotor of the electric motor are provided in series at the driving shaft; and a stator of the electric motor is fixed to an inner side portion of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Ryo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8339441
    Abstract: A three-dimensional video is appropriately displayed. A frame processing device includes: a frame extraction module configured to sequentially extract image frames for left eye and for right eye from a three-dimensional video signal; a frame group generation module configured to alternately generate frame groups for left eye and for right eye based on the extracted image frames for left eye and for right eye; a frame storage module configured to sequentially store the alternately generated frame groups for left eye and for right eye; a video processing module configured to sequentially extract the image frames from the frame storage module, and sequentially rewriting a display screen; and a display invalidation module configured to invalidate the display on the display screen during periods of rewriting the image frame for left eye to that for right eye and the image frame for right eye to that for left eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamada
  • Publication number: 20120294733
    Abstract: A compressor includes a casing, a compression mechanism, a drive shaft, a main frame, a motor, a flow path forming member, and a temperature measuring mechanism. The casing stores lubricating oil in its bottom portion. The main frame has the compression mechanism placed on it and supports the drive shaft in such a way that the drive shaft may freely rotate. The flow path forming member forms an oil flow path at a space adjacent an inner peripheral surface of the casing. The oil flow path carries a flow of lubricating oil, which lubricates sliding portions including the compression mechanism and the drive shaft. The temperature measuring mechanism is disposed outside the casing. The temperature measuring mechanism measures the temperature of a section of an outer peripheral surface of the casing adjacent the oil flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Yasuhiro Murakami, Nobuo Takahashi