Patents by Inventor Minoru Iida
Minoru Iida 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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Patent number: 11383659Abstract: A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a power converter circuit, a power storage unit, and a processor. The power converter circuit converts a voltage of electric power received from a normal power supply of a vehicle configured to perform idle-stop operation, and supplies the converted electric power to vehicle loads of the vehicle. The power storage unit is coupled to the power converter circuit. The vehicle loads include a first vehicle load related to travel of the vehicle and a second vehicle load not related to the travel of the vehicle. At an end of the idle-stop operation, the processor supplies the converted electric power to one of the first vehicle load and the second vehicle load, and supplies electric power from the normal power supply to the other of the first vehicle load and the second vehicle load.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Iida
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Patent number: 11322121Abstract: A musical instrument to which a music stand is to be attached includes a performance operation unit that is arranged in a front portion of the musical instrument in a front-and-rear direction, and an attachment portion arranged at a position farther rearward than a rear end of the performance operation unit in the front-and-rear direction and farther forward than an intermediate position between the rear end of the performance operation unit and a rear end of the musical instrument in the front-and-rear direction, wherein the music stand is attached to the attachment portion such that a music score provision surface of the music stand is inclined by a first angle, and the first angle is in a range of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Futsuhara, Minoru Iida, Daisuke Haba
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Publication number: 20220024398Abstract: A vehicle power supply apparatus includes a power converter circuit, a power storage unit, and a processor. The power converter circuit converts a voltage of electric power received from a normal power supply of a vehicle configured to perform idle-stop operation, and supplies the converted electric power to vehicle loads of the vehicle. The power storage unit is coupled to the power converter circuit. The vehicle loads include a first vehicle load related to travel of the vehicle and a second vehicle load not related to the travel of the vehicle. At an end of the idle-stop operation, the processor supplies the converted electric power to one of the first vehicle load and the second vehicle load, and supplies electric power from the normal power supply to the other of the first vehicle load and the second vehicle load.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventor: Minoru IIDA
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Publication number: 20210287639Abstract: A musical instrument to which a music stand is to be attached includes a performance operation unit that is arranged in a front portion of the musical instrument in a front-and-rear direction, and an attachment portion arranged at a position farther rearward than a rear end of the performance operation unit in the front-and-rear direction and farther forward than an intermediate position between the rear end of the performance operation unit and a rear end of the musical instrument in the front-and-rear direction, wherein the music stand is attached to the attachment portion such that a music score provision surface of the music stand is inclined by a first angle, and the first angle is in a range of 35 degrees to 55 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Yuki FUTSUHARA, Minoru IIDA, Daisuke HABA
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Patent number: 10879507Abstract: An onboard battery includes a battery module, a housing case, and a detector. In the battery module, a battery cell is disposed. The housing case has a through hole and houses the battery module. The detector includes a fixture portion fixed to the battery module and an elastically deformable portion that is elastically deformable. When an impact is applied and the battery module and the detector are displaced relative to the housing case by a certain amount or larger, the elastically deformable portion is elastically deformed to pass through the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Iida
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Publication number: 20190305274Abstract: An onboard battery includes a battery module, a housing case, and a detector. In the battery module, a battery cell is disposed. The housing case has a through hole and houses the battery module. The detector includes a fixture portion fixed to the battery module and an elastically deformable portion that is elastically deformable. When an impact is applied and the battery module and the detector are displaced relative to the housing case by a certain amount or larger, the elastically deformable portion is elastically deformed to pass through the through hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventor: Minoru Iida
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Patent number: 9748619Abstract: An onboard battery for a vehicle includes battery modules including battery cells disposed in a predetermined state, and a cell cover in which the battery cells are disposed. A part of an internal space of the cell cover is formed as chambers into which cooling air is sent. The onboard battery also includes a housing case that houses the battery modules, an intake duct that sends the cooling air into the battery modules, and an exhaust duct that discharges the cooling air sent into the battery modules. A heater that heats the battery cells is disposed in one of the chambers. A heat sink located opposite to the battery cells and attached to the heater is disposed in the one of the chambers.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru Iida
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Publication number: 20160093933Abstract: An onboard battery for a vehicle includes battery modules including battery cells disposed in a predetermined state, and a cell cover in which the battery cells are disposed. A part of an internal space of the cell cover is formed as chambers into which cooling air is sent. The onboard battery also includes a housing case that houses the battery modules, an intake duct that sends the cooling air into the battery modules, and an exhaust duct that discharges the cooling air sent into the battery modules. A heater that heats the battery cells is disposed in one of the chambers. A heat sink located opposite to the battery cells and attached to the heater is disposed in the one of the chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventor: Minoru IIDA
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Patent number: 9266984Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene resin comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having a two-dimensional branched structure in the molecule is produced by exposing polytetrafluoroethylene to an ionizing radiation at a dose of no more than 10 kGy.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: RAYTECH CORPORATION, DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoneho Tabata, Hideto Suzuki, Shigetoshi Ikeda, Minoru Iida, Minoru Kawai, Gen Kojima, Yasuhiko Sawada
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Patent number: 9096117Abstract: A body structure of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle is driven using power of an engine and electric power supplied from a battery module. The body structure includes a propeller shaft disposed in a lower side of a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle so as to extend in a fore-aft direction of the vehicle and configured to transmit the power of the engine and the electric power to at least a rear wheel; and an integrated battery pack below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The integrated battery pack has at least the battery module. The battery pack includes a recess to house the propeller shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Matsuda, Toshiaki Naruke, Minoru Iida
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Patent number: 9085226Abstract: A hybrid vehicle which is driven using the power of an engine and the power of a drive motor which is driven by an electric power supplied from a battery module, the vehicle including: a propeller shaft which is disposed below a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle extending in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is configured to transmit the power of the engine and the power of the drive motor to a rear wheel; and a battery pack having the battery module, the battery pack being disposed below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The battery pack has a recess formed in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and the propeller shaft is housed in an air guide duet defined by the floor panel and the recess of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi Matsuda, Toshiaki Naruke, Minoru Iida
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Patent number: 8827023Abstract: There is provided a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle including: a propeller shaft that transmits a driving force in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a battery unit that is disposed below the propeller shaft under the floor of the vehicle body so that the battery unit is detachable from the vehicle body when the propeller shaft is pushed down.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Matsuda, Toshiaki Naruke, Minoru Iida
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Patent number: 8743934Abstract: In a signal measurement device, a plurality of mixers output a signal having a frequency equal to a difference between two input frequencies, and a single local signal source feeds a common local signal input to the plurality of mixers. A difference measurement unit measures a level and a phase difference between outputs of the plurality of mixers if a common correction signal input is fed to the plurality of mixers, and a level/phase measurement unit measures the level and the phase of the output of the plurality of mixers if inputs of signal to be measured common in frequency are fed to the plurality of mixers. A difference correction unit corrects a measurement result of the level/phase measurement unit based on a measurement result of the difference measurement unit if a common input of signal to be measured is fed to the plurality of mixers.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Minoru Iida, Takashi Kimura
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Publication number: 20130248264Abstract: There is provided a hybrid vehicle according to the present invention, which is driven using the power of an engine and the power of a drive motor which is driven by an electric power supplied from a battery module, the vehicle including: a propeller shaft which is disposed below a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle extending in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is configured to transmit the power of the engine and the power of the drive motor to a rear wheel; and a battery pack having the battery module, the battery pack being disposed below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The battery pack has a recess formed in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and the propeller shaft is housed in an air guide duct defined by the floor panel and the recess of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi MATSUDA, Toshiaki NARUKE, Minoru IIDA
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Publication number: 20130248268Abstract: There is provided a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle including: a propeller shaft that transmits a driving force in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body; and a battery unit that is disposed below the propeller shaft under the floor of the vehicle body so that the battery unit is detachable from the vehicle body when the propeller shaft is pushed down.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroshi MATSUDA, Toshiaki NARUKE, Minoru IIDA
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Publication number: 20120327990Abstract: In a signal measurement device, a plurality of mixers output a signal having a frequency equal to a difference between two input frequencies, and a single local signal source feeds a common local signal input to the plurality of mixers. A difference measurement unit measures a level and a phase difference between outputs of the plurality of mixers if a common correction signal input is fed to the plurality of mixers, and a level/phase measurement unit measures the level and the phase of the output of the plurality of mixers if inputs of signal to be measured common in frequency are fed to the plurality of mixers. A difference correction unit corrects a measurement result of the level/phase measurement unit based on a measurement result of the difference measurement unit if a common input of signal to be measured is fed to the plurality of mixers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru IIDA, Takashi KIMURA
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Patent number: 8196790Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru Iida, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
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Publication number: 20110171403Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene resin comprising polytetrafluoroethylene having a two-dimensional branched structure in the molecule is produced by exposing polytetrafluoroethylene to an ionizing radiation at a dose of no more than 10 kGy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Yoneho Tabata, Hideto Suzuki, Shigetoshi Ikeda, Minoru Iida, Minoru Kawai, Gen Kojima, Yasuhiko Sawada
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Publication number: 20100044539Abstract: A suction cup includes a suction cup main body, an attachment surface and a gel layer. The surface of the gel layer serves as a suction surface. In a method of manufacturing a suction cup, a cavity is formed in the inside of a common mold and a primary mold. Next, a synthetic resin material is injected into the cavity, to mold the suction cup main body. Subsequently, the primary mold is opened, to obtain the suction cup main body. Next, a secondary mold is mated to the common mold, whereby a cavity is formed in the inside of the common mold and the secondary mold. Subsequently, a gel is injected into the cavity, to mold the gel layer. Next, the secondary mold is opened, to obtain a suction cup composed of the gel layer and the suction cup main body, on the common mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Minoru IIDA, Makoto Kawabata, Fumio Hara
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Publication number: 20090102540Abstract: There is provided a switching apparatus that switches connection or non-connection between two terminals. The switching apparatus includes a series connection FET (field effect transistor) of which a source and a drain are connected to the two terminals, and a series connection control section that supplies a series connection control signal to perform switching control between the source and the drain to a gate of the series connection FET, and once transits, when switching the series connection FET from an OFF state to an ON state, the series connection control signal from an off-state voltage to hold the OFF state to a voltage exceeding an on-state voltage to hold the ON state and then makes the series connection control signal be the on-state voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventor: Minoru IIDA