Patents by Inventor Masanori Yoshimoto

Masanori Yoshimoto 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: 20240075991
    Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes: front side members that are disposed on both sides of a vehicle front portion in a vehicle width direction, and extend in a front-rear direction to support a floor of a cabin; a high voltage component that is disposed below the floor; and support members having rear end portions joined to the front side members and extending obliquely forward and downward from the front side members, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Masanori YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11377152
    Abstract: A ridgeline of a bottom surface portion at a rear portion of a rear side member rear at a rear of a fastening portion of rear side members to a rear portion of a rear suspension member is a slope shape which inclines downward toward a vehicle rear. A side member reinforcement, which is a reinforcing member which is against a load in a vehicle length direction, is attached to the rear portion of the rear side member rear. A fragile portion of low rigidity compared to a lower portion is formed at an upper portion of the side member reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kosei Ota, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11104382
    Abstract: A rear side member rear includes a bottom plate, an upper plate, and a side plate that connects the bottom plate and the upper plate. On the bottom plate, a body mount bracket rear is provided. A fastening member fastens a vehicle length direction rearward of a rear suspension member upward to the body mount bracket rear. On the upper plate, a step structure, which is a fragile section, is formed further forward than a center axis of the suspension member bolt fastened to the body mount bracket rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshimoto, Takahiro Momose
  • Patent number: 11097778
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes a pair of laterally spaced apart rear side members extending along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle, and cross members extending between the pair of rear side members. Each of the rear side members includes a curve portion curved to be more inward at a rearer portion, and longitudinally-extending front and rear portions respectively disposed in front and at rear of the curve portion. A center cross member connects the front portions of the pair of rear side members. A first rear cross member connects boundary portions of the pair of rear side members. Each of the boundary portions is located between the curve portion and the rear portion of each of the rear side members. An intermediate cross member connects the curve portions of the pair of rear side members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20200001928
    Abstract: A ridgeline of a bottom surface portion at a rear portion of a rear side member rear at a rear of a fastening portion of rear side members to a rear portion of a rear suspension member is a slope shape which inclines downward toward a vehicle rear. A side member reinforcement, which is a reinforcing member which is against a toad in a vehicle length direction, is attached to the rear portion of the rear side member rear A fragile portion of low rigidity compared to a lower portion is formed at an upper portion of the side member reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Kosei Ota, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 10518809
    Abstract: Rear side members include: side walls inclined outward in the vehicle width direction; and side wall flanges bent from front ends of the side walls, and extending inward in the vehicle width direction. A center floor cross member has a side wall contacting with the side wall flanges of the rear side members. Reinforcement members include: side walls extending to the side wall of the center floor cross member; and flanges bent from rear ends of the side walls, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and at least partially coinciding with the side wall flanges of the rear side members in the vehicle width direction with the side wall of the center floor cross member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshimoto, Kazuhiro Kitagawa
  • Publication number: 20190375459
    Abstract: A rear side member rear includes a bottom plate, an upper plate, and a side plate that connects the bottom plate and the upper plate. On the bottom plate, a body mount bracket rear is provided. A fastening member fastens a vehicle length direction rearward of a rear suspension member upward to the body mount bracket rear. On the upper plate, a step structure, which is a fragile section, is formed further forward than a center axis of the suspension member bolt fastened to the body mount bracket rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshimoto, Takahiro Momose
  • Publication number: 20190375457
    Abstract: A vehicle rear structure includes a pair of laterally spaced apart rear side members extending along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle, and cross members extending between the pair of rear side members. Each of the rear side members includes a curve portion curved to be more inward at a rearer portion, and longitudinally-extending front and rear portions respectively disposed in front and at rear of the curve portion. A center cross member connects the front portions of the pair of rear side members. A first rear cross member connects boundary portions of the pair of rear side members. Each of the boundary portions is located between the curve portion and the rear portion of each of the rear side members. An intermediate cross member connects the curve portions of the pair of rear side members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20180251157
    Abstract: Rear side members include: side walls inclined outward in the vehicle width direction; and side wall flanges bent from front ends of the side walls, and extending inward in the vehicle width direction. A center floor cross member has a side wall contacting with the side wall flanges of the rear side members. Reinforcement members include: side walls extending to the side wall of the center floor cross member; and flanges bent from rear ends of the side walls, extending outward in the vehicle width direction, and at least partially coinciding with the side wall flanges of the rear side members in the vehicle width direction with the side wall of the center floor cross member interposed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masanori YOSHIMOTO, Kazuhiro KITAGAWA
  • Patent number: 8610681
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display device; pointed position detecting means for detecting a specified position by a touch operation of a pointing device on a screen of the display device; sensor means for detecting a position of the pointing device when the pointing device is not in contact with the screen of the display device; and control means for recognizing the touch operation detected by the pointed position detecting means and controlling the information processing apparatus in accordance with the recognized touch operation and the position of the pointing device detected by the sensor means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Yoshimoto, Hideaki Imai, Junichi Kosaka, Yoshihiro Mashiko, Hironobu Aoki
  • Publication number: 20110298732
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display device; pointed position detecting means for detecting a specified position by a touch operation of a pointing device on a screen of the display device; sensor means for detecting a position of the pointing device when the pointing device is not in contact with the screen of the display device; and control means for recognizing the touch operation detected by the pointed position detecting means and controlling the information processing apparatus in accordance with the recognized touch operation and the position of the pointing device detected by the sensor means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
    Inventors: Masanori YOSHIMOTO, Hideaki IMAI, Junichi Kosaka, Yoshihiro Mashiko, Hironobu Aoki
  • Patent number: 5920117
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a board having a lower surface, a container part created in the board, external-connection nodes provided on the lower surface of the board, a supporting member provided inside the container part and secured by the board, a semiconductor chip secured on the supporting member and electrically connected with the external-connection nodes, and a sealing resin fully filling the container part so as to completely cover the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Michio Sono, Masashi Takenaka, Masanori Yoshimoto, Tsuyoshi Aoki, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Koki Otake
  • Patent number: 5861669
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a package of a single in-line type includes a semiconductor chip, a package body that accommodates the semiconductor chip therein and defined by a pair of opposing major surfaces and a plurality of interconnection leads held by the package body to extend substantially perpendicularly to a bottom surface. Each of the interconnection leads consists of an inner lead part located inside the package body and an outer lead part located outside the package body, the outer lead part being bent laterally at a boundary between the inner part and the outer part, in one of first and second directions that are opposite from each other and substantially perpendicular to the opposing major surfaces of the package body. A plurality of support legs extend laterally at the bottom surface of the package body for supporting the package body upright when the semiconductor device is placed on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Michio Sono, Junichi Kasai, Masanori Yoshimoto, Kazuto Tsuji, Kouji Saito
  • Patent number: 5831332
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a package of a single in-line type includes a semiconductor chip, a package body that accommodates the semiconductor chip therein and defined by a pair of opposing major surfaces and a plurality of interconnection leads held by the package body to extend substantially perpendicularly to a bottom surface. Each of the interconnection leads consists of an inner lead part located inside the package body and an outer lead part located outside the package body, the outer lead part being bent laterally at a boundary between the inner part and the outer part, in one of first and second directions that are opposite from each other and substantially perpendicular to the opposing major surfaces of the package body. A plurality of support legs extend laterally at the bottom surface of the package body for supporting the package body upright when the semiconductor device is placed on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Michio Sono, Junichi Kasai, Masanori Yoshimoto, Kazuto Tsuji, Kouji Saito
  • Patent number: 5786985
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is adapted to be mounted on a circuit substrate in an approximate vertical position. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip, a stage having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, where the semiconductor chip is mounted on the first surface, a resin package encapsulating the semiconductor chip, where the resin package has upper and lower surfaces and side surfaces, a plurality of leads respectively having one end electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and another end extending downwardly from the lower surface of the resin package, and an upper extension, provided on the stage, extending upwardly from the upper surface of the resin package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Norio Taniguchi, Junichi Kasai, Kazuto Tsuji, Michio Sono, Masanori Yoshimoto, Katsuhiro Hayashida, Mitsutaka Sato, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Tadashi Uno, Kosuke Otokita, Tetsuya Fujisawa
  • Patent number: 5728601
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing semiconductor package of a single in-line type including a semiconductor chip, a package body for accommodating the semiconductor chip and a plurality of leads held by the package body to extend substantially perpendicularly to a bottom edge surface of the package body. The package body carries a cutout part at a predetermined position of a side edge that surrounds the package body such that the cutout part is adapted for engagement with a support leg for supporting the package body substantially upright on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sato, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 5684675
    Abstract: A semiconductor device unit includes a holder having a plurality of holding parts, and a plurality of semiconductor devices held by the holding parts of the holder. Each of the semiconductor devices has a generally parallelepiped shape with top and bottom surfaces and at least one side surface provided with leads which are exposed whereby the semiconductor device unit stands by itself on the leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norio Taniguchi, Junichi Kasai, Kazuto Tsuji, Michio Sono, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 5659200
    Abstract: A method of producing a semiconductor device includes the steps of fitting a bottom part of a radiator block within a tapered hole which is provided at a bottom of a recess of a jig and positioning on the jig a lead frame having inner and outer leads and wherein the lead frame has an opening at a central part thereof, the opening being located above a top surface of the radiator block. The semiconductor chip is then mounted on the top surface part of the radiator block and bonded to the lead frame by plurality of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Fujitsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michio Sono, Kouji Saito, Masashi Takenaka, Masanori Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 5637915
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having top and bottom surfaces, upper leads electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip, where a first gap is formed between the upper leads and the top surface of the semiconductor chip, lower leads electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip, where a second gap is formed between the lower leads and the bottom surface of the semiconductor chip, and an encapsulating resin which encapsulates the semiconductor chip so as to maintain the first and second gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignees: Fujitsu Ltd., Kyushu Fujitsu Electronics Ltd
    Inventors: Mitsutaka Sato, Junichi Kasai, Masanori Yoshimoto, Kouichi Takeshita
  • Patent number: 5574310
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a package of a single in-line type includes a semiconductor chip, a package body that accommodates the semiconductor chip therein and defined by a pair of opposing major surfaces and a plurality of interconnection leads held by the package body to extend substantially perpendicularly to a bottom surface. Each of the interconnection leads consists of an inner lead part located inside the package body and an outer lead part located outside the package body, the outer lead part being bent laterally at a boundary between the inner part and the outer part, in one of first and second directions that are opposite from each other and substantially perpendicular to the opposing major surfaces of the package body. A plurality of support legs extend laterally at the bottom surface of the package body for supporting the package body upright when the semiconductor device is placed on a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Michio Sono, Junichi Kasai, Masanori Yoshimoto, Kazuto Tsuji, Kouji Saito