Patents by Inventor Shin Yamamoto

Shin Yamamoto 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: 10940751
    Abstract: An electric vehicle driving device includes a first motor, a second motor, a transmission device to which power of at least one of the first motor and the second motor is transmitted, and an output member that rotates with power output from the transmission device. A rotation axis of the first motor, a rotation axis of the second motor, and a rotation axis of the transmission device are arranged in parallel to a rotation axis of the output member. When seen from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the output member, the rotation axis of the first motor is located on one side of a straight line passing through the rotation axis of the output member and the rotation axis of the transmission device and the rotation axis of the second motor is located on the other side of the straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Matsuda, Daisuke Gunji, Shin Yamamoto, Toshirou Toyoda
  • Patent number: 10916230
    Abstract: A sensor includes: an upper electrode; a lower electrode provided facing the upper electrode; an upper electrode support portion provided in an upper portion of the upper electrode; a deforming portion provided at both ends of the upper electrode support portion and enabling a distance between the upper electrode and the lower electrode to be changed; a rotatable actuator arranged facing the upper electrode support portion; and a member arranged between the upper electrode support portion and the actuator, and capable of moving relative to at least one of the actuator and the upper electrode support portion when the actuator presses the upper electrode support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10891929
    Abstract: A relationship of 0<?1<2?1 is satisfied, where ?1 is an angle formed between a first line which is vertical to a parallel line passing through a pivot center point and being parallel to a pivot extending direction, passes through a center point of a first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the parallel line, and a second line which is vertical, at the center point of the first portion, to a first portion extending direction, passes through the center point of the first portion toward a vertical line being vertical to the parallel line and passing through the pivot center point, and where ?1 is an angle formed between the first line and a third line connecting the pivot center point and the center point of the first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the pivot center point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200384848
    Abstract: An electric vehicle driving device includes a first motor, a second motor, a transmission device to which power of at least one of the first motor and the second motor is transmitted, and an output member that rotates with power output from the transmission device. A rotation axis of the first motor, a rotation axis of the second motor, and a rotation axis of the transmission device are arranged in parallel to a rotation axis of the output member. When seen from an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis of the output member, the rotation axis of the first motor is located on one side of a straight line passing through the rotation axis of the output member and the rotation axis of the transmission device and the rotation axis of the second motor is located on the other side of the straight line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Nsk Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki MATSUDA, Daisuke GUNJI, Shin YAMAMOTO, Toshirou TOYODA
  • Patent number: 10786730
    Abstract: A terminal device includes a display for displaying first and second objects, a memory for storing computer-readable instructions and object attribute information of the first and second objects, and a processor for executing configured to execute the computer-readable instructions. The processor selects one of the first objects, moves the selected first object to another position, and display the second object on the display at an arrangement position of an adjacent series of ones of the first objects when the object attribute information of the adjacent series of ones of the first objects have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuki Morishita, Akihiro Nara, Shin Yamamoto, Kento Takeda
  • Patent number: 10720131
    Abstract: A switching device includes: an actuator that is rotatable; and a contact member including an upper surface section having a flat portion and is movable in a vertical direction according to rotation of the actuator, and a deformation section disposed between a support member and an end portion of the upper surface section and deformed according to movement of the upper surface section. A chamfer portion interconnecting a contact surface contacting with the contact member and a side surface, of the actuator, is provided between a virtual plane containing an end portion, in an extending direction of the rotary shaft, of the upper surface section, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section and a virtual plane containing an end portion, in the extending direction of the rotary shaft, of a portion where the deformation section makes contact with the support member, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10625594
    Abstract: An electric vehicle drive device includes: a first motor; a second motor, and a transmission mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor and capable of switching a reduction ratio. The transmission mechanism includes a sun gear shaft coupled to the first motor. The first motor includes: a first stator core, a first rotor core disposed radially outward of the first stator core, and a first rotor holding member that couples the first rotor core and the sun gear shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shin Yamamoto, Yasuyuki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10601826
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards establishing a network between mobile devices, an automobile head unit, and a plurality of automobile accessories. A user utilizes a user interface on a mobile device to send an accessory access request to the head unit. The head unit receives the request and determines if the mobile device is authentic. If authentic, the head unit determines if the mobile device has the proper permissions to perform the requested access of the accessory. If permitted, the head unit generates and sends control commands to the accessory or obtains the requested accessory data and provides it to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Xevo Inc.
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20200043452
    Abstract: A relationship of 0<?1<2?1 is satisfied, where ?1 is an angle formed between a first line which is vertical to a parallel line passing through a pivot center point and being parallel to a pivot extending direction, passes through a center point of a first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the parallel line, and a second line which is vertical, at the center point of the first portion, to a first portion extending direction, passes through the center point of the first portion toward a vertical line being vertical to the parallel line and passing through the pivot center point, and where ?1 is an angle formed between the first line and a third line connecting the pivot center point and the center point of the first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the pivot center point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventor: SHIN YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200027432
    Abstract: A switching device includes: an actuator that is rotatable; and a contact member including an upper surface section having a flat portion and is movable in a vertical direction according to rotation of the actuator, and a deformation section disposed between a support member and an end portion of the upper surface section and deformed according to movement of the upper surface section. A chamfer portion interconnecting a contact surface contacting with the contact member and a side surface, of the actuator, is provided between a virtual plane containing an end portion, in an extending direction of the rotary shaft, of the upper surface section, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section and a virtual plane containing an end portion, in the extending direction of the rotary shaft, of a portion where the deformation section makes contact with the support member, and is perpendicular to the upper surface section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: SHIN YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200013381
    Abstract: A sensor includes: an upper electrode; a lower electrode provided facing the upper electrode; an upper electrode support portion provided in an upper portion of the upper electrode; a deforming portion provided at both ends of the upper electrode support portion and enabling a distance between the upper electrode and the lower electrode to be changed; a rotatable actuator arranged facing the upper electrode support portion; and a member arranged between the upper electrode support portion and the actuator, and capable of moving relative to at least one of the actuator and the upper electrode support portion when the actuator presses the upper electrode support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Shin YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190389467
    Abstract: An electric vehicle drive apparatus includes a first motor, a second motor, a speed change mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor, and a controller controlling operation of the first motor and the second motor. The speed change mechanism includes a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a one-way clutch that limits a rotation direction of a first carrier of the first planetary gear mechanism to a certain forward rotation direction. When rotating the first motor in a backward rotation direction opposite to the certain forward rotation direction and rotating the second motor in the forward rotation direction, the controller determines rotation speeds of the first motor and the second motor within a range indicated by Expression (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuho MORITA, Yasuyuki MATSUDA, Daisuke GUNJI, Mitsuru OIKE, Shin YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190375288
    Abstract: An electric vehicle driving device includes a first motor that includes a first rotor, a first stator, and a first coil, a second motor that includes a second rotor, a second stator, and a second coil, and a transmission device to which power of at least one of the first motor and the second motor is transmitted. A plane passing through a first end portion located on the endmost side in an axial direction among an end portion of the first rotor in the axial direction, an end portion of the first stator in the axial direction, and an end portion of the first coil in the axial direction and being orthogonal to the rotation axis is a first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki MATSUDA, Daisuke GUNJI, Shin YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190283612
    Abstract: An electric vehicle drive device includes: a first motor; a second motor; a transmission mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor; and a control unit configured to control operation of the first motor and the second motor based on a drive signal. The transmission mechanism includes: a sun gear shaft coupled to the first motor; a first planetary gear mechanism; a second planetary gear mechanism; and a one-way clutch configured to restrict a rotation direction of a first carrier to a predetermined positive rotation direction. The drive signal includes gear change information indicating a first state in which the second motor is controlled based on torque or a second state in which the second motor is controlled based on rotation speed, and throttle information indicating an acceleration of rotation speed of a wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuho MORITA, Yasuyuki MATSUDA, Mitsuru OIKE, Daisuke GUNJI, Shin YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190226906
    Abstract: A vehicle weight measurement device includes an annular diaphragm (11) configured to cover an opening area (9d) of a groove portion (9c) of a mounting part (7) and to form a predetermined oil chamber (9) together with the groove portion. The diaphragm (11) is hermetically fixed by an inner collar (33) and an outer collar (35). The diaphragm (11) is pressed by a piston (43) configured to be moveable by a resilient force of a spring of a suspension device, and a pressure of a fluid to be measured R filled in the oil chamber, which is to be applied by the movement of the piston, can change. A pressure sensor (21) configured to communicate with the oil chamber and to detect a change in pressure of the fluid to be measured R filled in the oil chamber is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shin YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki MATSUDA, Masafumi HIKIDA, Fumiaki SODA, Hiroshi KAWAHARA
  • Patent number: 10356093
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards establishing a network connection between a mobile device and an automobile head unit. A user of the mobile device interacts with a user interface on the mobile device to establish the connection with the head unit. If authorized, the head unit disconnects a currently connected device if the connection is to be via classic Bluetooth protocols. If the head unit has reached a maximum number of registered mobile devices, then the head unit sends a request to the mobile device for a selection of which currently registered mobile devices are to be unregistered. The head unit registers the mobile device with the head unit and establishes the connection between the mobile device and the head unit via classic Bluetooth protocols or Bluetooth Low Energy protocols depending on the type of connection request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Xevo Inc.
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190168605
    Abstract: An electric vehicle drive device includes: a first motor; a second motor, and a transmission mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor and capable of switching a reduction ratio. The transmission mechanism includes a sun gear shaft coupled to the first motor. The first motor includes: a first stator core, a first rotor core disposed radially outward of the first stator core, and a first rotor holding member that couples the first rotor core and the sun gear shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shin YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20190099664
    Abstract: A terminal device includes: a display configured to display first objects and a board on which the first objects are arranged; a memory configured to store computer-readable instructions and object attribute information of the first objects; an input interface configured to accept an input by a user for selecting and moving one of the first objects to an arbitrary position; and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions so as to: select one of the first objects based on the input; move the selected first object to the arbitrary position based on the input; and display a second object which is different from the first objects on the display at an arrangement position including the arbitrary position of adjacent series ones of the first objects when the object attribute information of the adjacent series ones of the first objects have a predetermined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Kazuki MORISHITA, Akihiro NARA, Shin YAMAMOTO, Kento TAKEDA
  • Publication number: 20190058372
    Abstract: A first motor includes a first member to be detected configured to rotate together with a first rotor core. A first rotation angle detector is coupled to the partition wall and faces the first member to be detected. A second motor includes a second member to be detected configured to rotate together with a second rotor core. A second rotation angle detector is coupled to the partition wall and facing the second member to be detected. A transmission mechanism is capable of switching a deceleration ratio. When seen from a direction of the rotation axis, a first line passing a root of the first signal line on a side of the first rotation angle detector and the rotation axis is overlapped with a second line passing a root of the second signal line on a side of the second rotation angle detector and the rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: NSK LTD.
    Inventors: Shin YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki MATSUDA
  • Publication number: 20190036921
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards establishing a network between mobile devices, an automobile head unit, and a plurality of automobile accessories. A user utilizes a user interface on a mobile device to send an accessory access request to the head unit. The head unit receives the request and determines if the mobile device is authentic. If authentic, the head unit determines if the mobile device has the proper permissions to perform the requested access of the accessory. If permitted, the head unit generates and sends control commands to the accessory or obtains the requested accessory data and provides it to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Xevo Inc.
    Inventor: Shin Yamamoto