Patents by Inventor Shintaro NONAKA
Shintaro NONAKA 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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Publication number: 20240124114Abstract: An outboard motor includes an engine, a fuel pump to draw fuel into an outboard motor body from a fuel tank installed on a hull, a temporary storage tank to temporarily store the fuel drawn into the outboard motor body by the fuel pump, a fuel injector to inject the fuel stored in the temporary storage tank into the engine, a temperature sensor on the temporary storage tank to detect a temperature of the fuel stored in the temporary storage tank, and a controller configured or programmed to perform a control to limit an engine speed to no more than a predetermined upper limit rotation speed based on a detection result of the temperature sensor while the engine is running.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Yosuke KATO, Masaya OISHI, Masashi NONAKA, Shintaro AOYAGI
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Patent number: 11203086Abstract: A laser welding method includes a pretreatment process and a welding process. At least one metal member of the plurality of metal members is formed from a metal-plated steel plate in which a base metal has been covered with a coating material that has a melting point lower than the base metal. In the pretreatment process, with the position of the first metal member in the in-plane direction fixed, processing is performed from the front surface of the first metal member to form on the back surface, a protrusion that bulges from the back surface. Then, in the welding process, the first metal member in which a protrusion has been formed is superposed on a second metal member with the protrusion therebetween while maintaining the position in the in-plane direction, and laser light is irradiated on the superposed region to weld the plurality of metal members to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Kinoshita, Kazuhiko Kagiya, Mitsuhiro Hasunuma, Shintaro Nonaka
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Patent number: 10500947Abstract: A fuel supply device (FS) includes a filler neck (10) that includes a nozzle guiding path that guides a fuel supply nozzle (FN), and a fuel passage that is continuous to the nozzle guiding path on a downstream side of the fuel passage, through which fuel that has been discharged from the fuel supply nozzle (FN) passes; a fuel vapor port (23) located outside of the filler neck (10) that has a through hole (23H) that communicates with the fuel passage (11Pd); and a vapor introduction body (70) that guides the fuel vapor from the fuel vapor port to the fuel passage (11Pd).Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Suda, Keiji Miyoshi, Shintaro Nonaka
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Patent number: 10421153Abstract: In a laser welding method, first, laser light is irradiated on one side surface of one of the metal members to form a protruding portion projecting from the other side surface on the opposite side. Next, a part of the protruding portion that was formed is melted by scanning the laser light to generate a metal melt flow toward a top of the protruding portion so as to form a protrusion. The protrusion projects farther from the other side surface than a height of the protruding portion that was initially formed. Then, the one of the metal member having the protrusion is superposed on another of the metal members so that the protrusion is interposed therebetween. Next, the laser light is irradiated onto a portion where the metal members are superposed to weld the metal members to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Kagiya, Shintaro Nonaka, Tsuyoshi Higashinakagawa
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Patent number: 10374279Abstract: A connector device according to the present disclosure includes a first connector section and a second connector section. The first connector section includes a waveguide for transmitting a high-frequency signal. The second connector section includes a waveguide for transmitting a high-frequency signal, a yoke disposed to cover the waveguide, and a magnet forming a magnetic circuit with the yoke, and is couplable to the first connector section by the attractive force of the magnet. A communication system according to the present disclosure includes two communication devices and a connector device. The connector device has the above-described configuration and transmits a high-frequency signal between the two communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Isao Matsumoto, Takayuki Mogi, Kenichi Kawasaki, Tetsuya Makita, Tatsuhito Aono, Yu Shigeta, Shintaro Nonaka, Takahiro Takeda, Yasuhiro Okada, Hiroyuki Yamagishi
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Publication number: 20180361515Abstract: A laser welding device includes a laser irradiation unit, a visible light sensor and a control unit. The laser irradiation unit irradiates a laser beam. The visible light sensor detects an emission intensity of visible light that is emitted from a welded portion. The control unit can freely switch the operation of the laser irradiation unit between a welding mode for welding a plurality of metal members to each other by irradiating laser beam and an inspection mode for irradiating the laser beam again onto the welded portion as an inspection light. After the welding the metal members, the control unit switches the laser irradiation unit to the inspection mode to irradiate the laser beam again onto the welded portion as an inspection light. The control unit detects if a hole is generated after welding based on changes in the emission intensity of the visible light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Kazuhiko KAGIYA, Shintaro NONAKA, Hideo SAITO
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Publication number: 20180304404Abstract: In a laser welding method, first, laser light is irradiated on one side surface of one of the metal members to form a protruding portion projecting from the other side surface on the opposite side. Next, a part of the protruding portion that was formed is melted by scanning the laser light to generate a metal melt flow toward a top of the protruding portion so as to form a protrusion. The protrusion projects farther from the other side surface than a height of the protruding portion that was initially formed. Then, the one of the metal member having the protrusion is superposed on another of the metal members so that the protrusion is interposed therebetween. Next, the laser light is irradiated onto a portion where the metal members are superposed to weld the metal members to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Kazuhiko KAGIYA, Shintaro NONAKA, Tsuyoshi HIGASHINAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20180229599Abstract: A fuel supply device (FS) includes a filler neck (10) that includes a nozzle guiding path that guides a fuel supply nozzle (FN), and a fuel passage that is continuous to the nozzle guiding path on a downstream side of the fuel passage, through which fuel that has been discharged from the fuel supply nozzle (FN) passes; a fuel vapor port (23) located outside of the filler neck (10) that has a through hole (23H) that communicates with the fuel passage (11Pd); and a vapor introduction body (70) that guides the fuel vapor from the fuel vapor port to the fuel passage (11Pd).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Masahiro SUDA, Keiji MIYOSHI, Shintaro NONAKA
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Publication number: 20180076501Abstract: A connector device according to the present disclosure includes a first connector section and a second connector section. The first connector section includes a waveguide for transmitting a high-frequency signal. The second connector section includes a waveguide for transmitting a high-frequency signal, a yoke disposed to cover the waveguide, and a magnet forming a magnetic circuit with the yoke, and is couplable to the first connector section by the attractive force of the magnet. A communication system according to the present disclosure includes two communication devices and a connector device. The connector device has the above-described configuration and transmits a high-frequency signal between the two communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: ISAO MATSUMOTO, TAKAYUKI MOGI, KENICHI KAWASAKI, TETSUYA MAKITA, TATSUHITO AONO, YU SHIGETA, SHINTARO NONAKA, TAKAHIRO TAKEDA, YASUHIRO OKADA, HIROYUKI YAMAGISHI
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Patent number: 9312709Abstract: An apparatus includes a main body having an opening and a movable member configured to hold a plug capable of transmitting an electrical current to an external device. At least one of the movable member and the plug include a magnet. The movable member and the plug are arranged such that at least one connector of the plug extends beyond a plane parallel to the opening when the movable member is in a first state, the first state corresponding to a magnetic force between a ferromagnetic material and the magnet above a predetermined magnitude. The movable member transitions from the first state to a second state when the magnetic force is below the predetermined magnitude. When the movable member is in the second state, the at least one connector of the plug remains below the plane parallel to the opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tsutomu Takahashi, Taro Takamoto, Koichi Izawa, Shintaro Nonaka, Tamio Nishino
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Publication number: 20150352672Abstract: A laser welding method includes a pretreatment process and a welding process. At least one metal member of the plurality of metal members is formed from a metal-plated steel plate in which a base metal has been covered with a coating material that has a melting point lower than the base metal. In the pretreatment process, with the position of the first metal member in the in-plane direction fixed, processing is performed from the front surface of the first metal member to form on the back surface, a protrusion that bulges from the back surface. Then, in the welding process, the first metal member in which a protrusion has been formed is superposed on a second metal member with the protrusion therebetween while maintaining the position in the in-plane direction, and laser light is irradiated on the superposed region to weld the plurality of metal members to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.,Inventors: Keisuke KINOSHITA, Kazuhiko KAGIYA, Mitsuhiro HASUNUMA, Shintaro NONAKA
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Patent number: 9083112Abstract: The magnetic coupling connector includes: first and second connector main bodies to be coupled with each other; a magnet member disposed in a coupling portion of the first connector main body and a mate-side magnetic material disposed in a coupling portion of the second connector main body, the magnet member in the first connector main body adsorbing onto the mate-side magnetic material in the second connector main body, thereby coupling the connector main bodies together; and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the first connector main body and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the second connector main body, the contact terminals being pressed against each other when coupled. In the magnetic coupling connector, the magnet member is held by the first connector main body so as to be allowed to swing.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Kiyoshi Asai, Toshihiko Kato, Koichi Izawa, Shintaro Nonaka, Yutaka Nakaone
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Publication number: 20140375248Abstract: An apparatus includes a main body having an opening and a movable member configured to hold a plug capable of transmitting an electrical current to an external device. At least one of the movable member and the plug include a magnet. The movable member and the plug are arranged such that at least one connector of the plug extends beyond a plane parallel to the opening when the movable member is in a first state, the first state corresponding to a magnetic force between a ferromagnetic material and the magnet above a predetermined magnitude. The movable member transitions from the first state to a second state when the magnetic force is below the predetermined magnitude. When the movable member is in the second state, the at least one connector of the plug remains below the plane parallel to the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Tsutomu TAKAHASHI, Taro Takamoto, Koichi Izawa, Shintaro Nonaka, Tamio Nishino
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Publication number: 20140322929Abstract: The magnetic coupling connector includes: first and second connector main bodies to be coupled with each other; a magnet member disposed in a coupling portion of the first connector main body and a mate-side magnetic material disposed in a coupling portion of the second connector main body, the magnet member in the first connector main body adsorbing onto the mate-side magnetic material in the second connector main body, thereby coupling the connector main bodies together; and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the first connector main body and a contact terminal disposed in the coupling portion of the second connector main body, the contact terminals being pressed against each other when coupled. In the magnetic coupling connector, the magnet member is held by the first connector main body so as to be allowed to swing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: SMK CORPORATIONInventors: Kiyoshi ASAI, Toshihiko KATO, Koichi IZAWA, Shintaro NONAKA, Yutaka NAKAONE