Patents by Inventor Takehiro Inoue

Takehiro Inoue 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: 8987991
    Abstract: A sub headlight unit for use in a vehicle that leans into turns includes a sub headlight light source that illuminates an area ahead and outward of the vehicle with respect to a width direction of the vehicle. The sub headlight light source is configured to, when the vehicle is in an upright state, produce an illumination range including an area above a horizontal plane. The sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with a lean angle of the vehicle. At a time of parking or stopping or at a time of running straight ahead, the sub headlight light source is turned on or caused to flash with the amount of light per unit of time being reduced as compared with the amount of light per unit of time emitted when the sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with the lean angle of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Ikeda, Yasuhiko Kino, Takehiro Inoue, Makoto Kosugi
  • Patent number: 8882942
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.2%, Ni: 5.0% to 7.5%, Cr: 0.4% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.02% to 0.4%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T.O: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, and N: limited to 0.0070% or less with a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at a position of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after deep cooling is 2% or more, an austenite unevenness index after deep cooling is 5.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of austenite after deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi, Takehiro Inoue, Ryuji Uemori
  • Publication number: 20130241414
    Abstract: A sub headlight unit for use in a vehicle that leans into turns includes a sub headlight light source that illuminates an area ahead and outward of the vehicle with respect to a width direction of the vehicle. The sub headlight light source is configured to, when the vehicle is in an upright state, produce an illumination range including an area above a horizontal plane. The sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with a lean angle of the vehicle. At a time of parking or stopping or at a time of running straight ahead, the sub headlight light source is turned on or caused to flash with the amount of light per unit of time being reduced as compared with the amount of light per unit of time emitted when the sub headlight light source is turned on in accordance with the lean angle of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi IKEDA, Yasuhiko KINO, Takehiro INOUE, Makoto KOSUGI
  • Publication number: 20130098514
    Abstract: A Ni-added steel plate contains, by mass %, C: 0.03% to 0.10%, Si: 0.02% to 0.40%, Mn: 0.3% to 1.2%, Ni: 5.0% to 7.5%, Cr: 0.4% to 1.5%, Mo: 0.02% to 0.4%, Al: 0.01% to 0.08%, T•O: 0.0001% to 0.0050%, P: limited to 0.0100% or less, S: limited to 0.0035% or less, and N: limited to 0.0070% or less with a remainder composed of Fe and inevitable impurities, in which a Ni segregation ratio at a position of ¼ of a plate thickness away from a plate surface in a thickness direction is 1.3 or less, a fraction of austenite after deep cooling is 2% or more, an austenite unevenness index after deep cooling is 5.0 or less, and an average equivalent circle diameter of austenite after deep cooling is 1 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Naoki Saitoh, Motohiro Okushima, Yasunori Takahashi, Takehiro Inoue, Ryuji Uemori
  • Patent number: 7829202
    Abstract: A large-heat-input butt-welded joint of welded structures prepared by butt-welding high-strength steel plates over 50 mm in thickness, having excellent brittle fracture resistance, is characterized by: (a1) the hardness of the weld metal is not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal or (a2) the hardness of the weld metal is not less than 70% and not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal, and, as required, (b) the width of the weld metal is not more than 70% of the plate thickness of the base metal, (c) the width of the region affected by welding whose hardness is softened to not more than 95% of the hardness of the non-heat-affected base metal has a width not less than 5 mm, and/or (d) the prior austenite grain size in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) contacting the welding fusion line is not more than 200 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishikawa, Takehiro Inoue, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Tadashi Koseki, Jun Otani, Masanori Minagawa, Akihiko Kojima
  • Patent number: 7748596
    Abstract: A welding method for manufacturing welded structures having excellent properties to prevent the propagation of brittle fracture occurring in welded joints, characterized by the step of forming a repair weld having a greater toughness than that of a butt weld and an outer edge whose angle ? with respect to the longitudinal direction of the butt weld is not less than 10 degrees and not more than 60 degrees, by applying repair welding to a region to arrest a brittle crack in a butt-welded joint where a brittle crack is likely to propagate after removing part of the butt-welded joint, in said region, by gouging or machining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishikawa, Takehiro Inoue, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Tadashi Koseki
  • Publication number: 20070131316
    Abstract: A large-heat-input butt-welded joint of welded structures prepared by butt-welding high-strength steel plates over 50 mm in thickness, having excellent brittle fracture resistance, is characterized by: (a1) the hardness of the weld metal is not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal or (a2) the hardness of the weld metal is not less than 70% and not more than 110% of the hardness of the base metal, and, as required, (b) the width of the weld metal is not more than 70% of the plate thickness of the base metal, (c) the width of the region affected by welding whose hardness is softened to not more than 95% of the hardness of the non-heat-affected base metal has a width not less than 5 mm, and/or (d) the prior austenite grain size in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) contacting the welding fusion line is not more than 200 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishikawa, Takehiro Inoue, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Tadashi Koseki, Jun Otani, Masanori Minagawa, Akihiko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070040001
    Abstract: A welding method for manufacturing welded structures having excellent properties to prevent the propagation of brittle fracture occurring in welded joints, characterized by the step of forming a repair weld having a greater toughness than that of a butt weld and an outer edge whose angle ? with respect to the longitudinal direction of the butt weld is not less than 10 degrees and not more than 60 degrees, by applying repair welding to a region to arrest a brittle crack in a butt-welded joint where a brittle crack is likely to propagate after removing part of the butt-welded joint, in said region, by gouging or machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishikawa, Takehiro Inoue, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Tadashi Koseki
  • Publication number: 20070000968
    Abstract: A welding method for manufacturing welded structures having excellent properties to prevent the propagation of brittle fracture occurring in welded joints, characterized by the step of forming a repair weld having a greater toughness than that of a butt weld and an outer edge whose angle ? with respect to the longitudinal direction of the butt weld is not less than 10 degrees and not more than 60 degrees, by applying repair welding to a region to arrest a brittle crack in a butt-welded joint where a brittle crack is likely to propagate after removing part of the butt-welded joint, in said region, by gouging or machining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Tadashi Ishikawa, Takehiro Inoue, Hiroshi Shimanuki, Tadashi Koseki
  • Patent number: 5988767
    Abstract: A hydraulic braking pressure control apparatus for an automotive vehicle includes a master cylinder mounted on a brake booster for applying a braking force, a master cylinder reservoir provided on the master cylinder for supplying hydraulic fluid to the master cylinder, and a solenoid valve body mounted on the master cylinder. The solenoid valve body includes a plurality of solenoid valves and a fluid circuit operatively connected to the master cylinder for generating a braking pressure to be supplied to wheel brake cylinders. A pump body is mounted on the master cylinder and includes a pump device for returning hydraulic fluid to the master cylinder and the solenoid valve body. A pump motor drives the pump device, with the pump motor being mounted on the master cylinder and being symmetrically disposed with respect to the solenoid valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takehiro Inoue, Hiroyuki Kondo, Toshiya Shibata, Kaoru Nakamura
  • Patent number: 5475627
    Abstract: A digital synthesizer is provided with an address converter means for converting a phase value in the region of small amplitude change all to a predetermined value, utilizing the characteristics of a sinusoidal function. In addition, a digital synthesizer is provided with a second address converter for converting the phase value in a range of 0.degree..about.360.degree. to a phase value of 0.degree..about.90.degree. and an output data inverter inverting the memory output in response to the phase value. By converting a phase value in the region of a small amplitude change to a predetermined value, the amplitude value to be stored in the memory can be reduced by that degree, and reduction in the memory capacity and reduction in the power dissipation are achieved. Furthermore, by converting the phase value in a range of 0.degree..about.360.degree. to a phase value of 0.degree..about.90.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takehiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 5282239
    Abstract: A cordless telephone system serves a building with a moving conveyance such as an elevator. The system has at least one portable cordless telephone, at least one fixed base station that communicates with the portable cordless telephone by a wireless circuit outside the moving conveyance, and a moving-conveyance base station that communicates with the portable cordless telephone by a wireless circuit inside the moving conveyance. A central switch routes calls to the fixed base station or moving-conveyance base station according to the field strength of signals received at these stations from the portable cordless telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1994
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Yokoi, Takehiro Inoue