Patents by Inventor Tsugio Yamamoto

Tsugio 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: 20250031324
    Abstract: An electronic key accommodation case that is detachably attached to an electronic key operation device configured to press a pressing button of an accommodated electronic key. The electronic key accommodation case includes: a housing configured to accommodate the electronic key; and a position regulating unit configured to regulate a position of the electronic key in the housing. The housing includes a plurality of positioning units that position the position regulating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250020193
    Abstract: An electronic key operation device includes: an accommodation unit configured to accommodate an electronic key; a pressing member configured to press a button of the electronic key accommodated in the accommodation unit; an actuator configured to apply power for pressing the button to the pressing member, and a position setting part configured to set a relative position between the actuator and the pressing member and set a position of the pressing member so as to correspond to a position of the button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12194958
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device (10) includes an accommodation unit (50) that accommodates an electronic key (7) of a vehicle (5), and a first actuator (31) and a second actuator (32) that each perform a button pressing operation on the electronic key (7) that is accommodated in the accommodation unit (50). The accommodation unit (50) allows the first actuator (31) and the second actuator (32) to each perform the button pressing operation on push buttons on different electronic keys (7) of different vehicles (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20240253596
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus comprising: a main body portion; and an electronic key accommodating portion that accommodates an electronic key of a vehicle and is attachable to and detachable from the main body portion, wherein the electronic key accommodating portion includes a switching unit that switches detection states of a first detection unit and a second detection unit according to an attachment or detachment operation of the electronic key accommodating portion to or from the main body portion, the first detection unit is provided in the main body portion for detecting an accommodation state of the electronic key in the electronic key accommodating portion, and the second detection unit is provided in the main body portion for detecting an attachment or detachment state of the electronic key accommodating portion with respect to the main body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240247707
    Abstract: An electronic key operation device according to the present disclosure includes: an accommodation portion configured to accommodate an electronic key; a pressing member configured to press a button of the electronic key accommodated in the accommodation portion; an actuator configured to apply power for pressing the button to the pressing member; and a position setting portion configured to set a relative position between the actuator and the pressing member and set a position of the pressing member. The position setting portion is configured to set a position of the pressing member so as to correspond to a position of the button in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240175292
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus for accommodating an electronic key of a vehicle, the apparatus comprises a speaker; a light emitting unit; an audio control unit configured to control the speaker to emit given audio guidance related to a handling procedure of the vehicle-mounted apparatus when the vehicle is used; and a lighting control unit configured to control lighting of the light emitting unit in conjunction with audio emission control of the audio guidance by the audio control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230360834
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus includes an accommodation portion that is configured to accommodate an electronic key of a vehicle, an actuator that is configured to perform a press operation to the electronic key accommodated in the accommodation portion by moving a movable portion in one direction, and an intermediate member that is disposed between the electronic key accommodated in the accommodation portion and the actuator and that is configured to transmit a force of the press operation to a press button of the electronic key. The intermediate member is configured to abut against the movable portion and to apply a biasing force for biasing the movable portion in a direction opposite to the one direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220314932
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted device (10) includes an accommodation unit (50) that accommodates an electronic key (7) of a vehicle (5), and a first actuator (31) and a second actuator (32) that each perform a button pressing operation on the electronic key (7) that is accommodated in the accommodation unit (50). The accommodation unit (50) allows the first actuator (31) and the second actuator (32) to each perform the button pressing operation on push buttons on different electronic keys (7) of different vehicles (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20210199689
    Abstract: A socket includes: a contact probe; and an insulating support body supporting the contact probe. The contact probe includes: a first plunger to be connected with an object to be inspected; a second plunger to be connected with an inspecting board; and a spring configured to urge the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction apart from each other. In a state where a tip end of the first plunger is released, a projecting amount of the second plunger from the insulating support body is zero with a natural length of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsugio YAMAMOTO, Kenichi SATO, Takayoshi OKUNO
  • Patent number: 10976346
    Abstract: A socket includes: a contact probe; and an insulating support body supporting the contact probe. The contact probe includes: a first plunger to be connected with an object to be inspected; a second plunger to be connected with an inspecting board; and a spring configured to urge the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction apart from each other. In a state where a tip end of the first plunger is released, a projecting amount of the second plunger from the insulating support body is zero with a natural length of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsugio Yamamoto, Kenichi Sato, Takayoshi Okuno
  • Patent number: 10585117
    Abstract: A contact probe includes a first plunger, a second plunger, and a coil spring. The coil spring is disposed outside the first plunger, and urges the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction away from each other. The first plunger and the second plunger are fitted to each other so as to be slidable with respect to each other. The first plunger includes a large diameter part, and a small diameter part provided on a proximal end side of the large diameter part. The small diameter part is fitted into the second plunger. The coil spring includes a close winding part on a side of the second plunger. Adjacent lines of the close winding parts are brought into close contact with each other and come into electrical contact with each other at least in a compressed state of the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190004090
    Abstract: A contact probe includes a first plunger, a second plunger, and a coil spring. The coil spring is disposed outside the first plunger, and urges the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction away from each other. The first plunger and the second plunger are fitted to each other so as to be slidable with respect to each other. The first plunger includes a large diameter pail, and a small diameter part provided on a proximal end side of the large diameter part. The small diameter part is fitted into the second plunger. The coil spring includes a close winding part on a side of the second plunger. Adjacent lines of the close winding parts are brought into close contact with each other and come into electrical contact with each other at least in a compressed state of the coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180335447
    Abstract: A contact probe includes a tube which is electrically conductive, a plunger which is electrically conductive and disposed in the tube at one end of the tube, and a spring which is disposed in the tube and urges the plunger in a projection direction. The tube includes a slant portion on an inner circumferential surface of the tube. The slant portion is inclined with respect to an axial direction of the tube. A base portion comes into contact with the slant portion and an inclination of the plunger varies, when the plunger retracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsugio YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170248630
    Abstract: A socket includes: a contact probe; and an insulating support body supporting the contact probe. The contact probe includes: a first plunger to be connected with an object to be inspected; a second plunger to be connected with an inspecting board; and a spring configured to urge the first plunger and the second plunger in a direction apart from each other. In a state where a tip end of the first plunger is released, a projecting amount of the second plunger from the insulating support body is zero with a natural length of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsugio YAMAMOTO, Kenichi SATO, Takayoshi OKUNO
  • Patent number: 8723540
    Abstract: A contact probe includes: a first and second plungers, one of the first and second plungers being connected to an object to be inspected, the other being connected to an inspecting board; and a spring urging the first and second plungers so as to be separated from each other. The first plunger includes a distal end side columnar part and a flange part. The flange part includes a first portion that has a first length from a center point, which is, greater than a radius of the distal end side columnar part, in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction, and includes a second portion that has a second length from the center point, which is smaller than the radius of the distal end side columnar part, in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction and different from the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsugio Yamamoto, Takeshi Todoroki
  • Publication number: 20140076210
    Abstract: The present invention includes: a mill main body with a material feed pipe for feeding a biomass material from above in a vertical axis direction; a mill table on which the fed biomass material is placed; a drive unit rotating and driving the mill table; a mill roller that operates in conjunction with rotation of the mill table to mill the biomass material by a pressing force; and a ventilation means that forms an upward flow to blow out a carrier gas to convey milled biomass powder, wherein the mill main body has a barrel part decreased in diameter in the middle thereof in the vertical axis direction, and the mill main body has on a top plate thereof a plurality of discharge tubes circumferentially arranged for discharging the biomass powder on a line extended from the diameter-decreased barrel part in the vertical axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Takuichiro Daimaru, Tsugio Yamamoto, Kenichi Arima, Masaaki Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Tekeuchi, Norichika Kai, Yoshishige Uematsu
  • Patent number: 8657221
    Abstract: A roller mill structure which achieves uniform distribution of fine particles passed through a rotary classifier to fine particle exits disposed at four points when conveying as pulverized coal milled in the roller mill on the air current is provided. A roller mill structure is configured to discharge pulverized coal obtained by milling a raw coal, which is loaded in a mill body (11), from fine particle exits (14) formed on the top of the mill body so as to be quartered in the circumferential direction to the outside by air current conveyance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Matsumoto, Tsugio Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Masahiko Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8622328
    Abstract: In a vertical roller mill in which a fixed-type cyclone sorter is provided in a casing, the fixed-type cyclone sorter includes a conical member; a fixed-blade entrance window through which a solid-gas two-phase flow is introduced into the interior of the conical member; a flat plate-like fixed blade that causes the solid-gas two-phase flow to spiral; an inner cylinder into which pulverized coal is guided from the bottom end thereof toward the top end thereof by means of spiraling of the solid-gas two-phase flow; and a pulverized-coal exit through which the pulverized coal guided to the top end of the inner cylinder is guided outside the conical member, wherein the fixed blade is provided with a tip portion where a downward flow is increased for the solid-gas two-phase flow guided into the interior of the conical member from the fixed-blade entrance window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Matsumoto, Takashi Tsutsuba, Koki Matsuzaki, Sotaro Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Sueoka, Kenichi Arima, Tsugio Yamamoto, Takuichiro Daimaru
  • Publication number: 20130327861
    Abstract: In a vertical roller mill in which a fixed-type cyclone sorter is provided in a casing, the fixed-type cyclone sorter includes a conical member; a fixed-blade entrance window through which a solid-gas two-phase flow is introduced into the interior of the conical member; a flat plate-like fixed blade that causes the solid-gas two-phase flow to spiral; an inner cylinder into which pulverized coal is guided from the bottom end thereof toward the top end thereof by means of spiraling of the solid-gas two-phase flow; and a pulverized-coal exit through which the pulverized coal guided to the top end of the inner cylinder is guided outside the conical member, wherein the fixed blade is provided with a tip portion where a downward flow is increased for the solid-gas two-phase flow guided into the interior of the conical member from the fixed-blade entrance window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Shinji Matsumoto, Takashi Tsutsuba, Koki Matsuzaki, Sotaro Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Sueoka, Kenichi Arima, Tsugio Yamamoto, Takuichiro Daimaru
  • Patent number: 8590464
    Abstract: To achieve an improvement in concentration distribution in a vertical direction at an inlet of a pulverized coal distributor and uniformly distribute pulverized coal to respective pulverized coal burners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Matsumoto, Tsugio Yamamoto, Masahiko Taniguchi, Kazuhiro Takeuchi