Patents by Inventor Satoshi Saotome

Satoshi Saotome 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: 7753570
    Abstract: To provide protection to the wiring of a light source provided on a ring member which is movably attached to a display screen of a display device, a plurality of connector is arranged on a connecting member where an end of a FPC wiring, which supplies electricity to a light source provided on the ring member and an end of a FFC wiring are connected to, and together with the connecting member a cover is connected to a moving member which has a covering board provided with a fixing pieces which fixes the end of each FPC and FFC wiring to the connecting board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Satoshi Saotome
  • Patent number: 7755601
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a display unit for a vehicle. The display unit has an attractive and three dimensional appearance and is manufactured with low cost. A display unit for a vehicle includes a display screen having display areas displaying a plurality of informations about conditions of the vehicle, a first controller for controlling images displayed on the display screen, and a display partition member disposed on a part of the display areas and having an opening, wherein the first controller controls the display screen to display an image of a display design of a dial on a first display area surrounded by the opening of the display partition member and to rotate the image of the display design based on a prescribed display change specifier signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 7728722
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an improved vehicle display device that can avoid transmitting noise generated by vibration of a power source, as well as, can prevent the vibration of the power source from being transmitted into the other members or areas. The afore-mentioned object can be achieved by a vehicle display device comprising a circular dial member positioned in front of a display field of a display, at least partly surrounding the display field, and traveling linearly across the display field in cases where a movable member connected thereto is driven by a power source, the power source being coupled to a support member through a damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome
  • Patent number: 7586404
    Abstract: Providing a display apparatus with a structure suitable to support a ring-shaped member for three-dimensional effect to express information for recognition of a partial area of a display area of a display unit by surrounding the partial area with the ring-shaped member arranged in front of the display area so as to be movable linearly along the display area, the ring-shaped member is supported at the top side and the bottom side of the rear edge in a top-bottom direction along the display area and perpendicular to a direction of the linear motion, by each mount piece of the supporting member. Front portions of the mount pieces located in front of the display area are completely covered by the facing plate located between the front portions and the front large diameter portion of the ring-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome
  • Patent number: 7382234
    Abstract: A display unit for a vehicle includes a display device having first and second areas on a display screen and a controller. The controller controls the display device to display first vehicle related data at the first area, or to scroll the displayed first vehicle related data from the first area to the second area according to a scrolling signal. The controller controls the display device to display second vehicle related data at the first area after the displayed first vehicle related data is scrolled out of the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 7369044
    Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle includes display screen having a plurality of display areas such as a tachometer display area, a speedometer display area, and an auxiliary display area. The display apparatus for a vehicle further includes a CPU for controlling images displayed on the display screen. A display partition member is mounted on a part of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ono, Masahiro Muramatsu, Yoshiharu Matsuo, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20080022570
    Abstract: To provide protection to the wiring of a light source provided on a ring member which is movably attached to a display screen of a display device, a plurality of connector is arranged on a connecting member where an end of a FPC wiring, which supplies electricity to a light source provided on the ring member and an end of a FFC wiring are connected to, and together with the connecting member a cover is connected to a moving member which has a covering board provided with a fixing pieces which fixes the end of each FPC and FFC wiring to the connecting board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Satoshi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20080024288
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an improved vehicle display device that can avoid transmitting noise generated by vibration of a power source, as well as, can prevent the vibration of the power source from being transmitted into the other members or areas. The afore-mentioned object can be achieved by a vehicle display device comprising a circular dial member positioned in front of a display field of a display, at least partly surrounding the display field, and traveling linearly across the display field in cases where a movable member connected thereto is driven by a power source, the power source being coupled to a support member through a damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20070040072
    Abstract: Providing a display apparatus with a structure suitable to support a ring-shaped member for three-dimensional effect to express information for recognition of a partial area of a display area of a display unit by surrounding the partial area with the ring-shaped member arranged in front of the display area so as to be movable linearly along the display area, the ring-shaped member is supported at the top side and the bottom side of the rear edge in a top-bottom direction along the display area and perpendicular to a direction of the linear motion, by each mount piece of the supporting member. Front portions of the mount pieces located in front of the display area are completely covered by the facing plate located between the front portions and the front large diameter portion of the ring-shaped member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideaki Kageyama, Yoshiyuki Furuya, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome
  • Publication number: 20060092098
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a display unit for a vehicle. The display unit has an attractive and three dimensional appearance and is manufactured with low cost. A display unit for a vehicle includes a display screen having display areas displaying a plurality of informations about conditions of the vehicle, a first controller for controlling images displayed on the display screen, and a display partition member disposed on a part of the display areas and having an opening, wherein the first controller controls the display screen to display an image of a display design of a dial on a first display area surrounded by the opening of the display partition member and to rotate the image of the display design based on a prescribed display change specifier signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20060092001
    Abstract: A display unit for a vehicle includes a display device having first and second areas on a display screen and a controller. The controller controls the display device to display first vehicle related data at the first area, or to scroll the displayed first vehicle related data from the first area to the second area according to a scrolling signal. The controller controls the display device to display second vehicle related data at the first area after the displayed first vehicle related data is scrolled out of the first area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20050212669
    Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle includes display screen having a plurality of display areas such as a tachometer display area, a speedometer display area, and an auxiliary display area. The display apparatus for a vehicle further includes a CPU for controlling images displayed on the display screen. A display partition member is mounted on a part of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ono, Masahiro Muramatsu, Yoshiharu Matsuo, Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura