Patents by Inventor Satoshi Tadokoro

Satoshi Tadokoro 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: 11958420
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a wiring member, an exterior member through which the wiring member is inserted, and a protector that is fixed to a vehicle and holds the exterior member. The protector includes a holding member that holds the exterior member, a fixing member that is fixed to the vehicle, and a tubular member that is formed in a tubular shape and on which the holding member and the fixing member are disposed. At least one of the holding member or the fixing member includes a columnar structure that is formed in a columnar shape and is slidingly fittable into the tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Enomoto, Tomokazu Kato, Yoshio Shionome, Shinichi Tadokoro
  • Patent number: 11905037
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle takeoff and landing system, an aerial vehicle takeoff and landing apparatus, and an aerial vehicle capable of reducing the influence of the ground effect and capable of taking off and landing smoothly even in a comparatively small and limited space. A pair of rails are arranged side by side with a gap therebetween, and are arranged with a space in an extension direction on at least an under side and one end side. An aerial vehicle has a suspension portion provided at an upper portion thereof so as to be inserted between the rails from the one end side. With the suspension portion is inserted between the rails, the aerial vehicle can be suspended at a predetermined landing position of the rails, and the aerial vehicle suspended at the landing position can take off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NPO INTERNATIONAL RESCUE SYSTEM INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tadakuma, Satoshi Tadokoro, Kazunori Ohno, Yoshito Okada, Masahiro Watanabe, Daiki Fujikura, Toshi Takamori
  • Publication number: 20230045539
    Abstract: A passive guidance mechanism enables smooth guiding to a desired position; and a flying object landing system enables smooth guiding to and landing at a desired position. A pair of guide rails are arranged side by side with a space therebetween, and are provided so that the space increases toward one set of tips of the guide rails. One guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a first shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to a plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail. The other guide rail is supported so as to be rotatable about a second shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane including the guide rails, at or near the tip of the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masahiro WATANABE, Daiki FUJIKURA, Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Yoshito OKADA, Kazunori OHNO, Satoshi TADOKORO
  • Publication number: 20220274719
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle takeoff and landing system, an aerial vehicle takeoff and landing apparatus, and an aerial vehicle capable of reducing the influence of the ground effect and capable of taking off and landing smoothly even in a comparatively small and limited space. A pair of rails are arranged side by side with a gap therebetween, and are arranged with a space in an extension direction on at least an under side and one end side. An aerial vehicle has a suspension portion provided at an upper portion thereof so as to be inserted between the rails from the one end side. With the suspension portion is inserted between the rails, the aerial vehicle can be suspended at a predetermined landing position of the rails, and the aerial vehicle suspended at the landing position can take off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicants: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, NPO International Rescue System Institute
    Inventors: Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Satoshi TADOKORO, Kazunori OHNO, Yoshito OKADA, Masahiro WATANABE, Daiki FUJIKURA, Toshi TAKAMORI
  • Publication number: 20220198891
    Abstract: A vibration control apparatus configured to control a vibration generated by a vibration apparatus, using a signal, includes processer circuitry, and an energy controller configured to convert a waveform of the signal while maintaining energy of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masashi KONYO, Kosuke YAMAGUCHI, Nan CAO, Satoshi TADOKORO
  • Patent number: 10843506
    Abstract: An omni-directional rotational drive mechanism and a moving body in which production and maintenance can be facilitated, while the size can be reduced, by making the number of components smaller. A rotating body provided for a wheel member rotatable about a ring-shaped shaft having a rotating shaft of the wheel member as its center. The rotating body is configured to rotate integrally with the wheel member about the rotating shaft. A pair of worms rotatable about the same shaft as the rotating shaft of the wheel member. A pair of worm wheels are provided for the wheel member so as to be rotatable by meshing with different worms, and capable of transmitting each of rotations to the rotating body. The rotating body is configured so as to rotate or stop with respect to the wheel member in accordance with the rotational direction and the rotational speed of the respective worms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kenjiro Tadakuma, Eri Takane, Masahiro Fujita, Masashi Konyo, Satoshi Tadokoro
  • Patent number: 10596937
    Abstract: An interior part of vehicle capable of improving in design property is manufactured by joining a plurality of pieces of a layered cloth having at least a skin material and a cushion material. The plurality of pieces to be joined are processed with continuous stitches, and the pieces joined with the stitch processing are sewn up, with the front surfaces put together, along ends to be joined. One of the joined plurality of pieces is folded, thus the plurality of pieces are provided, with the front surfaces facing vehicle interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TACHI-S CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sekino, Yukihito Kobayashi, Satoshi Tadokoro, Meimei Lai, Takuya Hori
  • Patent number: 10359060
    Abstract: A moving device includes an elastic tube, a sectional shape of which is elastically deformable according to an internal pressure given by fluid, a slider unit capable of moving forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the elastic tube according to a change in the sectional shape of the elastic tube, a brake provided in the slider unit and configured to be deformed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elastic tube to be capable of coming into sliding contact with a target object, and a fluid adjusting section configured to supply air to or discharge air from the elastic tube respectively via first and second fluid supply pipes that respectively communicate with insides on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the elastic tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignees: Olympus Corporation, NIPO International Rescue System Institute, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Eiichi Kobayashi, Yasuo Hirata, Satoshi Tadokoro, Tomonari Yamamoto, Masashi Konyo, Kenjiro Tadakuma
  • Publication number: 20190184737
    Abstract: An omni-directional rotational drive mechanism and a moving body in which production and maintenance can be facilitated, while the size can be reduced, by making the number of components smaller. A rotating body provided for a wheel member rotatable about a ring-shaped shaft having a rotating shaft of the wheel member as its center. The rotating body is configured to rotate integrally with the wheel member about the rotating shaft. A pair of worms rotatable about the same shaft as the rotating shaft of the wheel member. A pair of worm wheels are provided for the wheel member so as to be rotatable by meshing with different worms, and capable of transmitting each of rotations to the rotating body. The rotating body is configured so as to rotate or stop with respect to the wheel member in accordance with the rotational direction and the rotational speed of the respective worms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kenjiro TADAKUMA, Eri TAKANE, Masahiro FUJITA, Masashi KONYO, Satoshi TADOKORO
  • Publication number: 20170350424
    Abstract: A moving device includes an elastic tube, a sectional shape of which is elastically deformable according to an internal pressure given by fluid, a slider unit capable of moving forward and backward in a longitudinal direction of the elastic tube according to a change in the sectional shape of the elastic tube, a brake provided in the slider unit and configured to be deformed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elastic tube to be capable of coming into sliding contact with a target object, and a fluid adjusting section configured to supply air to or discharge air from the elastic tube respectively via first and second fluid supply pipes that respectively communicate with insides on a distal end side and a proximal end side of the elastic tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, NPO INTERNATIONAL RESCUE SYSTEM INSTITUTE, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Eiichi KOBAYASHI, Yasuo HIRATA, Satoshi TADOKORO, Tomonari YAMAMOTO, Masashi KONYO, Kenjiro TADAKUMA
  • Publication number: 20170028937
    Abstract: An interior part of vehicle capable of improving in design property is manufactured by joining a plurality of pieces of a layered cloth having at least a skin material and a cushion material. The plurality of pieces to be joined are processed with continuous stitches, and the pieces joined with the stitch processing are sewn up, with the front surfaces put together, along ends to be joined. One of the joined plurality of pieces is folded, thus the plurality of pieces are provided, with the front surfaces facing vehicle interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroshi SEKINO, Yukihito KOBAYASHI, Satoshi TADOKORO, Meimei LAI, Takuya HORI
  • Patent number: 6406299
    Abstract: A six-degree-of-freedom travelling system, wherein a solid is driven by eight suspending lines in six degrees of freedom. The six-degree-of-freedom travelling system can be provided as a bodily sensing machine comprising a human-riding cage: eight suspending lines in connection with the cage; eight actuators hauling and veering the respective lines for vary the position and attitude of the cage, and a controller controlling the eight actuators for constantly holding the eight lines under proper tensions, wherein the cage is travelled in six degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Taiyo Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Murao, Kenji Koubuchi, Satoshi Tadokoro