Patents by Inventor Masumi Yoda

Masumi Yoda 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).

  • Patent number: 9555724
    Abstract: A favorable appearance can be achieved using a simple configuration, even when the configuration is provided with a back shell that moves up and down relative to a back frame. In a vehicle seat 10, the back of a seated person is adapted to be supported by a movable back shell 42 that is supported so as to be capable of moving in an up-down direction relative to a back frame 30. A non-movable back shell 46 that is attached so as to be incapable of displacement relative to the back frame 30 is disposed on a back face side of the movable back shell 42, and the back frame 30 is covered by the non-movable back shell 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Uehara, Tadanori Hisamoto, Masumi Yoda, Tsunekazu Kanno
  • Publication number: 20140265504
    Abstract: A favorable appearance can be achieved using a simple configuration, even when the configuration is provided with a back shell that moves up and down relative to a back frame. In a vehicle seat 10, the back of a seated person is adapted to be supported by a movable back shell 42 that is supported so as to be capable of moving in an up-down direction relative to a back frame 30. A non-movable back shell 46 that is attached so as to be incapable of displacement relative to the back frame 30 is disposed on a back face side of the movable back shell 42, and the back frame 30 is covered by the non-movable back shell 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: NHK SPRING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Uehara, Tadanori Hisamoto, Masumi Yoda, Tsunekazu Kanno
  • Patent number: 7335070
    Abstract: A shift operation apparatus for an outboard motor of the present invention comprises a case fixed to an outboard motor, a motor provide at the case, a worm gear which is rotated by the motor, a worm wheel engages with the worm gear, an output shaft provided so as to freely rotate, a gear mechanism which transmits rotation of the worm wheel to the output shaft, an output arm which is attached to the output shaft, and which moves a range from a shift forward position to a shift reverse position with a neutral position being a boundary, a sensor which outputs a signal relating to a shift position of the output arm to a control circuit, and a force transmitting member whose one end is connected to the output arm, and whose other end is connected to a portion to be operated of a shift mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: NHK Teleflex Morse Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masumi Yoda, Yoshikazu Hoshina, Azuma Sasabuchi
  • Publication number: 20050170715
    Abstract: A shift operation apparatus for an outboard motor of the present invention comprises a case fixed to an outboard motor, a motor provide at the case, a worm gear which is rotated by the motor, a worm wheel engages with the worm gear, an output shaft provided so as to freely rotate, a gear mechanism which transmits rotation of the worm wheel to the output shaft, an output arm which is attached to the output shaft, and which moves a range from a shift forward position to a shift reverse position with a neutral position being a boundary, a sensor which outputs a signal relating to a shift position of the output arm to a control circuit, and a force transmitting member whose one end is connected to the output arm, and whose other end is connected to a portion to be operated of a shift mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: NHK TELEFLEX MORSE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Yoda, Yoshikazu Hoshina, Azuma Sasabuchi
  • Publication number: 20050014427
    Abstract: A shift operation apparatus for an outboard motor of the present invention comprises a case fixed to an outboard motor, a motor provide at the case, a worm gear which is rotated by the motor, a worm wheel engages with the worm gear, an output shaft provided so as to freely rotate, a gear mechanism which transmits rotation of the worm wheel to the output shaft, an output arm which is attached to the output shaft, and which moves a range from a shift forward position to a shift reverse position with a neutral position being a boundary, a sensor which outputs a signal relating to a shift position of the output arm to a control circuit, and a force transmitting member whose one end is connected to the output arm, and whose other end is connected to a portion to be operated of a shift mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Applicant: NHK TELEFLEX MORSE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masumi Yoda, Yoshikazu Hoshina, Azuma Sasabuchi
  • Patent number: 5756220
    Abstract: A large number of magnetic polymer elements are distributed at random in a base material of a object to be checked. Each magnetic polymer element includes an element main body formed of a high-molecular material, such as an acrylic resin, and magnetic metal powder contained therein. The base material is formed mainly of paper, and the magnetic polymer elements are incorporated together with wood pulp fibers in the base material. The elements and the fibers are tangled with one another in three dimensions. Indication data including figures, symbols, etc., such as post position numbers and bet numbers on betting tickets for publicly-managed gambling, are printed on the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hoshino, Itsuo Takeuchi, Masumi Yoda, Minoru Komiya, Tsugutaka Sugahara
  • Patent number: 5739517
    Abstract: A large number of magnetic pieces are distributed at random in a scanning region of an object to be checked. A magnetic sensor of a processing apparatus for checking the object for authenticity comprises first and second detecting element pairs. Each of these detecting element pairs include a pair of MR elements arranged in a scanning direction. The MR elements of the second detecting element pair are deviated from those of the first detecting element pair in parallel relation. The apparatus registers data associated with the detection signal obtained by means of the first detecting element pair in a code indicator section of the object when the object is manufactured or issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hoshino, Masumi Yoda, Minoru Komiya
  • Patent number: 5601931
    Abstract: A large number of magnetic polymer elements are distributed at random in a base material of a object to be checked. Each magnetic polymer element includes an element main body formed of a high-molecular material, such as an acrylic resin, and magnetic metal powder contained therein. The base material is formed mainly of paper, and the magnetic polymer elements are incorporated together with wood pulp fibers in the base material. The elements and the fibers are tangled with one another in three dimensions. Indication data including figures, symbols, etc., such as post position numbers and bet numbers on betting tickets for publicly-managed gambling, are printed on the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: NHK Spring Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hoshino, Itsuo Takeuchi, Masumi Yoda, Minoru Komiya, Tsugutaka Sugahara
  • Patent number: 5602381
    Abstract: An object to be checked contains a large number of magnetic polymer elements scattered at random. Each of magnetic polymer elements is made up of an element main body formed of a high molecular material, and magnetic metal powder contained in the element main body. The magnetic polymer elements are integrally incorporated in paper and tangled with the wood pulp fibers of the paper three-dimensionally. In the manufacturing process of the object, a processing apparatus magnetically scans the magnetic polymer elements incorporated in the scanning region of the object while moving the scanning region at a predetermined speed, converts a detection signal obtained by the magnetic scan into a cipher code, and records the cipher code in a code indicator section. In the authenticity checking process, the processing apparatus magnetically scans the magnetic polymer elements once again, and a detection signal obtained thereby is collated with the cipher code recorded in the code indicator section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hoshino, Itsuo Takeuchi, Masumi Yoda, Tatsuya Kurihara, Minoru Komiya
  • Patent number: 5473147
    Abstract: A number of high-permeability magnetic elements are dispersed in a scanning region of a checking object. A core of a processing apparatus is provided with an exciting coil and a sensor coil. When a bias magnetic field is applied to the core, and the scanning region is passed in the vicinity of a gap, the permeability of the gap varies depending on the density of the magnetic elements, so that a magnetic flux passing through the core changes. A detection signal corresponding to the change of the magnetic flux is detected by means of the sensor coil. This detection signal is converted into a cipher code and then recorded in a code indicator section of the checking object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidekazu Hoshino, Masumi Yoda, Itsuo Takeuchi, Tatsuya Kurihara