Patents by Inventor Ryou Sakurai
Ryou Sakurai 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: 11298976Abstract: In a bearing device for a vehicle wheel (1), a large-diameter section (2i) is formed on an outer side of a fitting cylinder section (2h), and a small-diameter section (2j) is formed on an inner side of the fitting cylinder section (2h). A cap member (8) is formed by bending a metal steel plate, and has a cover plate section (81) which closes the inner open end of an outer member (2) and a fitting section (82) which is fitted over the small-diameter section (2j). A tapered portion (83) based on the spring back angle ? of the fitting section (82) is provided at the outer peripheral edge of the outer end section of the fitting section (82).Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Adumi Nobukawa
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Publication number: 20210293278Abstract: In a bearing device for a vehicle wheel (1), a large-diameter section (2i) is formed on an outer side of a fitting cylinder section (2h), and a small-diameter section (2j) is formed on an inner side of the fitting cylinder section (2h). A cap member (8) is formed by bending a metal steel plate, and has a cover plate section (81) which closes the inner open end of an outer member (2) and a fitting section (82) which is fitted over the small-diameter section (2j). A tapered portion (83) based on the spring back angle ? of the fitting section (82) is provided at the outer peripheral edge of the outer end section of the fitting section (82).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Ryou SAKURAI, Adumi NOBUKAWA
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Patent number: 9771102Abstract: In this steer-by-wire steering reaction force control device, a steering controller is provided with: a turning reaction force estimation unit configured to calculate an estimated value of a turning reaction force or a parameter representing vehicle behavior from a vehicle motion model; and a comparison unit configured to compare the estimated value calculated by the turning reaction force estimation unit with a value detected by a turning reaction force sensor, and configured to select either one of the estimated value and the detected value in accordance with a predetermined condition. Further, a steering reaction force generation unit is provided that is configured to use the estimated value or the detected value selected by the comparison unit for generation of a steering reaction force.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: NTN CORPORATIONInventor: Ryou Sakurai
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Publication number: 20150232122Abstract: In this steer-by-wire steering reaction force control device, a steering controller is provided with: a turning reaction force estimation unit configured to calculate an estimated value of a turning reaction force or a parameter representing vehicle behavior from a vehicle motion model; and a comparison unit configured to compare the estimated value calculated by the turning reaction force estimation unit with a value detected by a turning reaction force sensor, and configured to select either one of the estimated value and the detected value in accordance with a predetermined condition. Further, a steering reaction force generation unit is provided that is configured to use the estimated value or the detected value selected by the comparison unit for generation of a steering reaction force.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: NTN CORPORATIONInventor: Ryou Sakurai
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Patent number: 7646358Abstract: In an image display device which has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles or liquid powders having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one substrate or both substrates respectively is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, a chip for transmitting a drive signal to the image display panel is arranged in the substrate (first aspect of the invention), or, the two substrates are constructed by a transparent substrate and the pair of electrodes are constructed by a transparent electrode (second aspect of the invention).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: January 12, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Reiji Hattori, Itsuo Tanuma, Yoshitomo Masuda, Norio Nihei, Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Tamura, Hirotaka Yamazaki
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Patent number: 7535539Abstract: An image display device which comprises an image display panel, in which particles or liquid powders as image display media are sealed in cells formed in an isolated manner from one another by partition walls between two opposed substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, is characterized in that: (1) the partition walls are manufactured by a photolithography method, and a shape of the partition wall is a taper shape such that a width of an end portion at a side of a rear substrate is larger than that at a side of a front substrate; (3-1) a plurality of cells are arranged in such a manner that they do not correspond one for one to the positions of pixels for displaying the image; (3-2) a ratio of cell area/pixel area is formed to be smaller than 4; and (2) the image display panel is manufactured by: forming a first layer made of photosensitive color compoType: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Hidetoshi Hiraoka, Taichi Kobayashi, Takanori Shoji, Hajime Tamura, Shinichi Kita
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Patent number: 7495819Abstract: In the case of filling and setting the liquid powders or the particles in a plurality of cells formed by the partition walls on the substrate, the method includes the steps of: setting a nozzle at an upper portion of a container; setting the substrate, on which the partition walls are arranged, at a lower portion of the container; scattering the liquid powders or the particles dispersed in a gas from the nozzle arranged at the upper portion in the container; and filling the liquid powders or the particles in the cells on the substrate arranged at the lower portion in the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Kazuyoshi Akuzawa, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Anzai, Hajime Kitano, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Taichi Kobayashi, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda
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Publication number: 20070097336Abstract: An image display device which comprises an image display panel, in which particles or liquid powders as image display media are sealed in cells formed in an isolated manner from one another by partition walls between two opposed substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, is characterized in that: (1) the partition walls are manufactured by a photolithography method, and a shape of the partition wall is a taper shape such that a width of an end portion at a side of a rear substrate is larger than that at a side of a front substrate; (3-1) a plurality of cells are arranged in such a manner that they do not correspond one for one to the positions of pixels for displaying the image; (3-2) a ratio of cell area/pixel area is formed to be smaller than 4; and (2) the image display panel is manufactured by: forming a first layer made of photosensitive color compoType: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2004Publication date: May 3, 2007Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Hidetoshi Hiraoka, Taichi Kobayashi, Takanori Shoji, Hajime Tamura, Shinichi Kita
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Publication number: 20060231401Abstract: In the case of filling and setting the liquid powders or the particles in a plurality of cells formed by the partition walls on the substrate, the method includes the steps of: setting a nozzle at an upper portion of a container; setting the substrate, on which the partition walls are arranged, at a lower portion of the container; scattering the liquid powders or the particles dispersed in a gas from the nozzle arranged at the upper portion in the container; and filling the liquid powders or the particles in the cells on the substrate arranged at the lower portion in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2003Publication date: October 19, 2006Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Kazuyoshi Akuzawa, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Anzai, Hajime Kitano, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Taichi Kobayashi, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda
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Publication number: 20060209008Abstract: An image display device according to first to third aspects of the invention has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on respective substrates is applied, are made to fly and move so as to display an image. In the first aspect of the invention, micro-concave portions and/or micro-convex portions are provided to a part of or an overall of a surface of the electrode (first embodiment) or micro-cutout holes are provided to a part of or an overall of a surface of the electrode (second embodiment).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Norio Nihei, Hajime Kitano, Koji Takagi, Gaku Yakushiji, Kazuya Murata, Ryou Sakurai, Yoshinori Iwabuchi, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Yoshitomo Masuda, Reiji Hattori
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Publication number: 20060087479Abstract: In a first aspect of the invention, an image display device, in which one or more groups of particles or liquid powders are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by two groups of electrodes having different potentials is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, has a construction such that a member for transmitting a signal, which is applied to circuits for an image display, is provided to the substrate by means of an anisotropic conductive film and members such as the electrode are provided to a substrate opposed to a transparent substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Kitano, Norio Nihei, Kazuya Murata, Gaku Yakushiji, Norihiko Kaga, Toshiaki Arai, Yoshitomo Masuda, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Hidefumi Kotsubo, Masato Yoshikawa, Shingo Oono, Yoshinori Iwabuchi
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Publication number: 20060087489Abstract: An image display device constructed by: an image display means for displaying an image by moving chargeable particles arranged between electrodes by means of a voltage applied to the electrodes; and a light emission means for emitting a light to an image display surface of the image display means (first aspect of the invention).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2003Publication date: April 27, 2006Inventors: Ryou Sakurai, Maki Masutani, Hare Tazawa, Hajime Kitano, Norio Nihei, Hirotaka Yamazaki, Yoshitomo Masuda, Itsuo Tanuma
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Publication number: 20050285500Abstract: In an image display device which has an image display panel, in which two or more groups of particles or liquid powders having different colors and different charge characteristics are sealed between opposed two substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and, in which the particles or the liquid powders, to which an electrostatic field produced by a pair of electrodes provided on one substrate or both substrates respectively is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, a chip for transmitting a drive signal to the image display panel is arranged in the substrate (first aspect of the invention), or, the two substrates are constructed by a transparent substrate and the pair of electrodes are constructed by a transparent electrode (second aspect of the invention).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: December 29, 2005Inventors: Reiji Hattori, Itsuo Tanuma, Yoshitomo Masuda, Norio Nihei, Ryou Sakurai, Hajime Tamura, Hirotaka Yamazaki
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Patent number: 5932339Abstract: The present invention relates to an anisotropically electricity-conductive film obtainable by dispersing in an adhesive agent electrically conductive particles, the adhesive agent being a curable adhesive agent comprising as a major component at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; a copolymer of ethylene, vinyl acetate and an acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer; a copolymer of ethylene, vinyl acetate and maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride; a copolymer of ethylene, an acrylate and/or methacrylate monomer and maleic acid and/or maleic anhydride; and an ionomer resin wherein molecules of an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer are linked with each other through a metal ion.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1996Date of Patent: August 3, 1999Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Ryou Sakurai, Tasuku Saito, Hidefumi Kotsubo