Patents by Inventor Takao Yamamoto

Takao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096359
    Abstract: According to embodiments, a magnetic disk device includes a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, and a controller. In the magnetic disk, a plurality of servo sectors is arranged in a circumferential direction. Servo information including a post code indicating a repeatable runout (RRO) correction amount is written to each of the plurality of servo sectors. The magnetic head writes and reads data to and from the magnetic disk. In positioning control for the magnetic head, when a read error of a first post code continuously occurs, the controller uses a first RRO correction value, which is different from a second RRO correction value based on the RRO correction value indicated by the first post code. The first post code is a post code of a first servo sector, which is one of the plurality of servo sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Yu YAMAMOTO, Takao ABE
  • Patent number: 11926166
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid to an ejection direction, a sub-carriage that holds the first liquid ejecting head, and a carriage that holds the sub-carriage. The sub-carriage includes: a first member that is thermally conductive and holds the first liquid ejecting head; and a heating section provided in the first member. The first liquid ejecting head includes a first side wall facing the first member. The first member is located between the heating section and the first side wall when viewed in the ejection direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hanaoka, Takao Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230393607
    Abstract: An organ-type pedal device includes a housing attached to a vehicle body. A pedal pad of the pedal device is provided rotatably about a predetermined rotation axis with respect to the housing, and a stepped portion of the pedal pad is arranged above the rotation axis in a vertical direction of the vehicle. The pedal pad rotates in a forward direction in accordance with an increase of a pedaling force of the driver, and rotates in a backward direction in accordance with a decrease of the pedaling force of the driver. A sensor unit outputs an electric signal corresponding to a rotation angle of the pedal pad. A full-close stopper comes in contact with a lower part of the pedal pad with respect to the rotation axis, and prevents the pedal pad from rotating in the backward direction when the pedaling force of the driver is not applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Daisuke HOKUTO, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Yasuhisa FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20230391298
    Abstract: An arm includes an arm one end and an arm body extended from the arm one end. The arm is coupled with a pedal pad at the arm one end and is coupled with a reaction force generation mechanism on an counter-operation side. A stopper part is a component separate from the pedal pad and fixed to the pedal pad. One part, which is one of the pedal pad and the stopper part, includes a first arrangement section, and the other part, which is the other of the pedal pad and the stopper part, includes a second arrangement section. The first arrangement section and the second arrangement section interpose the arm one end therebetween and hold the arm one end against the pedal pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhisa FUKUDA, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Daisuke HOKUTO, Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230393606
    Abstract: A pedal device mounted on a vehicle includes a housing, a pedal pad, and a reaction force generation mechanism. The housing is mounted on a vehicle body. The pedal pad is provided to be rotatable with respect to the housing. The reaction force generation mechanism is configured to include a plurality of resilient members each having a predetermined leaf spring. The reaction force generation mechanism is arranged in a space on the side opposite to a surface stepped on by a driver in the pedal pad to generate a reaction force against a pedaling force applied to the pedal pad by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuhisa FUKUDA, Etsugo YANAGIDA, Daisuke HOKUTO, Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230382141
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that ejects liquid, a first output portion that outputs unique information unique to the head unit to an external server, a first input portion to which update information about the head unit is input from the external server in association with the unique information, and a notification portion that notifies a user based on the update information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiro MURAYAMA, Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230382144
    Abstract: A management apparatus for managing a liquid ejecting apparatus including a plurality of liquid ejecting heads that eject liquid includes a display control portion that displays an arrangement image indicating arrangement of the plurality of liquid ejecting heads in a display region and a first receiving portion that receives an operation from a user on the arrangement image, and the arrangement image includes a plurality of head display regions with display modes varied depending on the arrangement of the plurality of liquid ejecting heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Toshiro MURAYAMA, Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230117636
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that includes a pressure chamber, a drive element driven by an applied drive waveform, a vibration plate that vibrates by drive of the drive element, and a nozzle through which a liquid is ejected by a pressure applied in the pressure chamber by vibration of the vibration plate, and an input portion to which an input parameter for detecting an ejection failure of the liquid based on residual vibration of the vibration plate is input from a server through a network connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki HANAMURA, Takao YAMAMOTO, Nobuaki ITO, Shunya FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20230122325
    Abstract: A first acquisition section that acquires first information unique to the liquid discharge head and second information related to the liquid discharge device is included. A determination section that determines whether or not correspondence relationship between the first information and the second information is stored in the server in advance is included in the server. A second transmission section that transmits third information related to a determination result of the determination section from the server is included. A second reception section that receives the third information is included. A first notification section that makes, based on the third information, a first notification to outside is included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Shunya FUKUDA, Yuki HANAMURA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20230118256
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element for applying pressure fluctuation to a liquid in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, an acquisition portion that acquires output information regarding a usage condition of the head unit, a first connection portion that is communicably connected to a server through a network, a first output portion that outputs the output information through the first connection portion, a first input portion to which input information regarding a waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element is input through the first connection portion. A decision portion that decides the waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element based on the input information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Shiki KUMAGAI, Shunya FUKUDA, Nobuaki ITO
  • Publication number: 20230119224
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting system includes a head unit that includes a nozzle for ejecting a liquid, a pressure chamber communicating with the nozzle, and a drive element for applying pressure fluctuation to a liquid in the pressure chamber by supplying a drive pulse, a first connection portion that is communicably connected to a server through a network, a decision portion that decides a waveform of the drive pulse supplied to the drive element based on first input information, and a first input portion to which the first input information is input from the server through the first connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yuki HANAMURA, Takao YAMAMOTO, Nobuaki ITO, Shunya FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20220355600
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a first liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid to an ejection direction, a sub-carriage that holds the first liquid ejecting head, and a carriage that holds the sub-carriage. The sub-carriage includes: a first member that is thermally conductive and holds the first liquid ejecting head; and a heating section provided in the first member. The first liquid ejecting head includes a first side wall facing the first member. The first member is located between the heating section and the first side wall when viewed in the ejection direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Yukihiro HANAOKA, Takao YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11474521
    Abstract: A maintenance support system includes a terminal to be connected to one or more devices and one or more autonomous mobile bodies configured to acquire an own location, and transmits abnormality information from an abnormal device to the autonomous mobile body. The autonomous mobile body travels to a location of the abnormal device, based on the abnormality information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Takenaka, Takao Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11418883
    Abstract: An audio interface apparatus includes a communication apparatus configured to receive first time-series sound data from a computing device, an input circuit including an input port configured to be coupled with a sound input apparatus, an output circuit including an output port configured to be coupled with a sound output apparatus, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to: store, in the memory, the first time-series sound data, to output, to the output circuit, the first time-series sound data stored in the memory, to acquire a second time-series sound data from the input circuit, to store, in the memory, the second time-series sound data, to generate an identifier for synchronizing the second time-series sound data with the first time-series sound data, and to transmit, to the computing device, the second time-series sound data and the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Tatsutoshi Abe
  • Patent number: 11355793
    Abstract: In this power supplying device used in this power storage system, a power supplying unit charges a battery. A control unit controls the power supplying unit so as to charge the battery in a pulsed manner, in at least a part of a charging period of the battery. The control unit extends a unit on time and a unit off time when charging in the pulsed manner, as the temperature of the battery becomes lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Tomokazu Sada, Hiroshi Tenmyou, Yukikazu Ohchi
  • Patent number: 11293509
    Abstract: The rebound spring structure includes: a rebound spring; a lower rebound collar configured to hold an end on one side of the rebound spring; and an upper rebound collar configured to hold an end on the other side of the rebound spring, the rebound spring structure being positioned around a rod configured to move relative to a cylinder. The lower rebound collar is held by a piston rod. The upper rebound collar is movably fitted to the piston rod. The upper rebound collar includes a recess on an upper disk part configured to restrict movement of the rebound spring to the other side, the recess being configured to facilitate movement of the upper rebound collar in a circumferential direction of the piston rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Muraguchi, Takao Yamamoto, Naoki Senou
  • Patent number: 11254382
    Abstract: A side-stand for a motorcycle enables both improvement in appearance and weight reduction by using a tapered pipe member. A side-stand for a motorcycle includes an elongate portion having a hollow structure, and a grounding portion. An outer shape of the elongate portion is tapered in appearance toward the grounding portion and, in a state in which the side-stand is unfolded, the elongate portion looks thinner as a whole in a side view than in a front view of a vehicle body. The elongate portion has a wall thickness on the distal end side equivalent to or smaller than a wall thickness on a proximal end side. The elongate portion is formed by increasing a diameter of a distal end side inner peripheral portion of a round pipe member by cutting, and then swaging an outer peripheral portion to reduce the diameter and obtain a tapered shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Yamamoto, Hidekuni Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11142008
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting unit includes: a liquid ejecting head; and a coupling member coupled to the liquid ejecting head, in which the liquid ejecting head has a first-coupling portion and a second-coupling portion, the liquid ejecting unit further includes: a first-attachment portion provided in a first-position of the coupling member; a second-attachment portion provided in a second-position of the coupling member, the second position being different from the first position; a first-elastic body; and a second-elastic body, and the first-elastic body biases the first-attachment portion or the first-coupling portion in a state in which the first-attachment portion is in contact with the first-coupling portion and the second-elastic body biases the second-attachment portion or the second-coupling portion in a state in which the second-attachment portion is in contact with the second-coupling portion, so that the coupling member is coupled to the liquid ejecting head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Daiki Tatsuta, Masaaki Ando, Junya Suzuki, Takao Yamamoto, Ken Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20210297778
    Abstract: An audio interface apparatus includes a communication apparatus configured to receive first time-series sound data from a computing device, an input circuit including an input port configured to be coupled with a sound input apparatus, an output circuit including an output port configured to be coupled with a sound output apparatus, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to: store, in the memory, the first time-series sound data, to output, to the output circuit, the first time-series sound data stored in the memory, to acquire a second time-series sound data from the input circuit, to store, in the memory, the second time-series sound data, to generate an identifier for synchronizing the second time-series sound data with the first time-series sound data, and to transmit, to the computing device, the second time-series sound data and the identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Takao YAMAMOTO, Tatsutoshi ABE
  • Patent number: 11107471
    Abstract: A dialog processing server is configured by including a relay unit which communicates with each of a first information processing terminal and a second information processing terminal, each serving as a portable or vehicle-mounted terminal and including an input/output interface unit with an artificial intelligence provided outside, and a determination unit which determines whether or not a predetermined dialog condition is established, in which between the artificial intelligence with which the first terminal communicates and the artificial intelligence with which the second terminal communicates, dialog contents respectively generated by the artificial intelligences can be transmitted and received when the dialog condition is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikashi Takiguchi, Manabu Ichikawa, Takao Yamamoto, Satoshi Honma, Tatsuya Ryuzaki, Susumu Saito, Atsushi Ito