Patents by Inventor Takeo Yokoyama

Takeo Yokoyama 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: 8297396
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can increase the capacity of an air cleaner and enhance the bending stiffness of the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame structure includes a pair of left and right main frames that extend rearwardly from a head pipe, an engine disposed downwardly of the left and right main frames, a fuel tank disposed upwardly of the engine and between the left and right main frames, a pair of left and right engine hangers that extend downwardly from front portions of the left and right main frames and support the engine, and a cross member that connects the left and right engine hangers in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Patent number: 8205706
    Abstract: To provide a swing arm pivot structure for a motorcycle which can prevent rubbing between a swing arm and a body frame with a simple structure and can reduce a manufacturing cost for the motorcycle. The swing arm pivot structure includes a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel, a pivot shaft mounted to a body frame and inserted through a swing arm pivot of the swing arm, a first bearing located between one end portion of the swing arm pivot and the body frame for pivotably supporting the swing arm, a first collar located between the inner circumference of the first bearing and the pivot shaft, and a second collar located between the first collar and the body frame. The second collar has a rigidity different from the rigidity of the first collar and the body frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Patent number: 8196989
    Abstract: To provide a seat cowl structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can reduce weight of a seat cowl support structure, while achieving stiffness to support an occupant load. The seat cowl structure includes a pair of left and right seat rails and a stiffness portion. The pair of left and right seat rails extends rearwardly from a vehicle body frame and is disposed inside a seat cowl. The stiffness portion connects between seat cowl fastening portions of the left and right seat rails in a vehicle width direction and is disposed inside an upper surface portion and side surface portions of the seat cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Sumio Suzaki
  • Publication number: 20110074177
    Abstract: To provide a seat cowl structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can reduce weight of a seat cowl support structure, while achieving stiffness to support an occupant load. The seat cowl structure includes a pair of left and right seat rails and a stiffness portion. The pair of left and right seat rails extends rearwardly from a vehicle body frame and is disposed inside a seat cowl. The stiffness portion connects between seat cowl fastening portions of the left and right seat rails in a vehicle width direction and is disposed inside an upper surface portion and side surface portions of the seat cowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Takeo YOKOYAMA, Yoshiyuki KURAYOSHI, Masashi HAGIMOTO, Sumio SUZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110073398
    Abstract: To provide a vehicle body frame structure of a saddle-riding type vehicle that can increase the capacity of an air cleaner and enhance the bending stiffness of the vehicle body frame. The vehicle body frame structure includes a pair of left and right main frames that extend rearwardly from a head pipe, an engine disposed downwardly of the left and right main frames, a fuel tank disposed upwardly of the engine and between the left and right main frames, a pair of left and right engine hangers that extend downwardly from front portions of the left and right main frames and support the engine, and a cross member that connects the left and right engine hangers in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Yoshiyuki Kurayoshi, Masashi Hagimoto, Makoto Oono, Makoto Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20110074129
    Abstract: To provide a swing arm pivot structure for a motorcycle which can prevent rubbing between a swing arm and a body frame with a simple structure and can reduce a manufacturing cost for the motorcycle. The swing arm pivot structure includes a swing arm for supporting a rear wheel, a pivot shaft mounted to a body frame and inserted through a swing arm pivot of the swing arm, a first bearing located between one end portion of the swing arm pivot and the body frame for pivotably supporting the swing arm, a first collar located between the inner circumference of the first bearing and the pivot shaft, and a second collar located between the first collar and the body frame. The second collar has a rigidity different from the rigidity of the first collar and the body frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Takeo YOKOYAMA, Yoshiyuki KURAYOSHI, Masashi HAGIMOTO, Makoto OONO, Makoto NAGAYAMA
  • Patent number: 7830590
    Abstract: In a magnetic display panel that changes the display using a magnet, a polychrome display panel is obtained that magnetically displays two colors in addition to the background, thus, specifically, magnetically displays three colors. The magnetic migration and reversal display panel encloses a dispersion liquid obtained by dispersing micro-magnets with differently colored magnetic poles in a dispersion medium containing a colorant. After writing representing two display colors is obtained by selecting a specified magnetic pole, causing from the front surface side the migration or migration/reversal of the micro-magnets in the dispersion liquid, and displaying the color tone of the specified surface of the micro-magnets, the color tone of writing is changed without changing the state of writing by causing the magnetic field of the opposite magnetic pole to act from the same surface side on the micro-magnets configuring the writing where the color tone is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Misawa, Ryuusuke Sakuma, Shinichi Murakata, Shunsuke Kajiwara, Takeo Yokoyama, Morio Sato
  • Patent number: 7730987
    Abstract: A motorcycle is provided having an engine disposed between a front wheel and a rear wheel and functional components, e.g., a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber, etc., are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft, serving as a center, to a corner of an oil pan, serving as a part of the engine most distant from the crankshaft, to concentrate the functional components of the motorcycle at positions substantially equidistant from the crankshaft of the engine whereby a mass concentration toward the vehicle body center of a motorcycle is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Masato Nakata, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080274445
    Abstract: A reversal magnetic display panel where the numbers of writes/erases repeated until the micro magnets in a dispersion liquid sealed in multiple small cells formed between substrates sediment in the lower part of the small cells by repeated writes/erases when the reversal magnetic display panel is used in a vertical position are increased and a favorable display/erase performance is achieved. Between substrates, a dispersion liquid containing a dispersion medium and a thickening agent as main components and further containing micro magnets the both sides of each of which are differently colored are sealed in. Writing is constituted by difference in contrast between the color of the reversed micro magnets and the color of the non-reversed ones. Hollow particles are mixed with the micro magnets so as to reduce the ratio of the specific gravity of the micro magnets to that of the liquid. The residual magnetization per unit mass of the micro magnets is 1.0 to 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot Corporation (Also Trading as Pilot Corporation)
    Inventors: Shinichi Murakata, Toshihide Kawasaki, Syunsuke Kajiwara, Hideki Misawa, Ryusuke Sakuma, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20080105550
    Abstract: In a magnetic display panel that changes the display using a magnet, a polychrom display panel is obtained that can magnetically display two colors in addition to the background, specifically, that can magnetically display three colors. The magnetic migration and reversal display panel encloses at least a dispersion liquid obtained by dispersing micro-magnets with differently colored magnetic poles in a dispersion medium containing a colorant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT CORPORTION (ALSO TRADING AS PILOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Misawa, Ryuusuke Sakuma, Shinichi Murakata, Shunsuke Kajiwara, Takeo Yokoyama, Morio Sato
  • Publication number: 20070199754
    Abstract: In a motorcycle having an engine between a front wheel and a rear wheels, functional components (a first radiator, a fuel pump, a rear shock absorber) are arranged, as viewed from the side, on a circumference of a circle with a radius R corresponding to a distance from a crankshaft, serving as a center, to a corner of an oil pan, serving as a part most distant from the engine, to thereby concentrate the functional components of the motorcycle at positions substantially equidistant from the crankshaft of the engine. To achieve a mass concentration toward the vehicle body center of a motorcycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Okuma, Shinichi Kokubu, Masato Nakata, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 6585523
    Abstract: A magnetic material-inverting display panel wherein a liquid dispersion, which has a yield value and contains a magnetic display material in fine particle form having magnetic poles of opposite signs tinged with different colors by placing an opaque thin metal layer on at least one surface and making the color of another surface different from that of the thin metal layer of one surface, a dispersion medium and a thickener as main components, is supported by a support. The total area of S-pole-surfaces or N-pole-surfaces of the magnetic display material in fine particle form being from 60 to 1500% of the display surface area of the display panel. The magnetic material-inverting display panel of this invention has whereby a good contrast and forms a display of a metallic tone or a pastel color tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot
    Inventors: Masami Tokunaga, Masahiko Ikeda, Takeo Yokoyama, Hideki Misawa
  • Patent number: 6419498
    Abstract: A magnetic material-inverting display panel which provides a clear display and the erasure by having a liquid dispersion, which has a predetermined yield value and contains a magnetic display material in fine particle form having magnetic poles of opposite signs tinged with different colors. The liquid dispersion also includes a dispersion medium and a thickener as main components, and is supported by a supporting member. The total area of S-pole-surfaces or N-pole-surfaces of fine particles of the magnetic display material being from 60 to 500% of the display surface area of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot
    Inventors: Masahiko Ikeda, Hideki Misawa, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20010018108
    Abstract: A magnetic material-inverting display panel wherein a liquid dispersion, which has a yield value and contains a magnetic display material in fine particle form having magnetic poles of opposite signs tinged with different colors by placing an opaque thin metal layer on at least one surface and making the color of another surface different from that of the thin metal layer of one surface, a dispersion medium and a thickener as main components, is supported by a support. The total area of S-pole-surfaces or N-pole-surfaces of the magnetic display material in fine particle form being from 60 to 1500% of the display surface area of the display panel. The magnetic material-inverting display panel of this invention has whereby a good contrast and forms a display of a metallic tone or a pastel color tone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA PILOT
    Inventors: Masami Tokunaga, Masahiko Ikeda, Takeo Yokoyama, Hideki Misawa
  • Patent number: 5429503
    Abstract: A magnetic display panel which includes a multicell structure between two substrates is described. The cells are filled with a dispersion liquid including magnetic particles, a dispersion medium, and a thickener or the like, and a colorant can also be included in the dispersion liquid. The multicell structure and substrates are made of nonorientational and uncrystallized polyester resin. The magnetic display panel formed by such polyester resin is superior in display definition, non-deterioration ability, strength and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Pilot
    Inventors: Yasuzo Murata, Takeo Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 4819215
    Abstract: An electrical signal transfer element is disclosed. This element consists of a ultrasonic wave solid propagation medium, input and output transducers and backing members. The ultrasonic wave solid propagation medium has a ultrasonic wave propagation distance which is shorter than a distance between main surfaces or a distance between side surfaces. The input and output transducers attached to ultrasonic wave signal input and output surfaces of the foregoing propagation medium serve to convert an input electric signal into a ultrasonic wave and to convert this ultrasonic wave into an output electric signal. The backing members are joined to surfaces opposite to joint surfaces of the input and output transducers to the propagation medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Hidetoshi Yamazoe
  • Patent number: 4707593
    Abstract: A visible image magnetic card employing a magnetic recording sheet having a sandwich of a magnetic recording layer and a base sheet. A display sheet has a transparent display area with a display cell is formed between the display sheet and the magnetic recording sheet. The cell houses a mixture of magnetic particles and a transparent or translucent fine fluidizing powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignees: Pilot Man-Nen-Hitsu Kabushiki Kaisha, The Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuzo Murata, Takeo Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Wada, Masaaki Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4684906
    Abstract: There is disclosed a solid ultrasonic delay line comprising a solid ultrasonic delay medium on which polygonal multiple-reflective surfaces are formed. An input transducer for radiating longitudinal waves is disposed on one of the reflective surfaces. The longitudinal waves are transformed into transverse waves by other one of the reflective surfaces and then reconverted by yet other one of the reflective surfaces into longitudinal waves which enter an output transducer disposed on still other one of the reflective surfaces. Ultrasound absorbers cover at least portions of the main boundary surfaces perpendicular to the reflective surfaces. Spurious waves of the longitudinal waves radiated from the input transducer are transformed by the main boundary surfaces into transverse waves which enter the absorbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 4467295
    Abstract: There is disclosed a solid ultrasonic delay line which comprises a delay medium having two parallel major faces and at least three end faces intersecting the major faces, an input transducer bonded to one of the end faces and polarized in a direction parallel to the major faces for transmitting an ultrasonic signal in a shear mode into the delay medium, and an output transducer bonded to one of the end faces for converting the ultrasonic signal having propagated through the delay medium into an electrical signal. The input and output transducers have boundary surfaces lying flush with the two major faces of the delay medium, the major faces and the boundary surfaces being ground to a surface roughness which is one-twentieth or smaller of the wavelength of the ultrasonic signal propagating through the delay medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Ichiya Imai, Hideaki Asaoka
  • Patent number: 4274108
    Abstract: Disclosed is an interleaved multiple signal separating circuit in which a luminance signal and a chrominance signal are separated by a circuit for adding a composite video input signal including the luminance signal and chrominance signal which is delayed by a predetermined period of time by an ultrasonic solid delay line to the composite video input signal and by a circuit for subtrating the delayed composite video input signal from the composite video input signal. The separating circuit comprises a series circuit of an input transducer of the ultrasonic solid delay line and a voltage division load connected to the input transducer. The input signal is applied to the series circuit. A delay output signal from the output transducer of the ultrasonic solid delay line and a signal across the voltage division load are combined to provide a sum signal and a difference signal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: Showa Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Yokoyama, Kiyoshi Fukumoto, Hiroshi Matsuura