Patents by Inventor Yasuhide Matsuo

Yasuhide Matsuo 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: 20200031214
    Abstract: A vehicle battery-carrying floor structure that includes: a bottom plate member that has a plurality of unit members that are arranged in a vehicle body forward and rearward direction and that are joined by joining opposing joint portions, each unit member having a flat plate portion that extends in a vehicle width direction and that has the joint portions formed at an end portion facing the vehicle body forward direction and at an end portion facing the vehicle body rear direction and a partition portion that is disposed upright so as to extend in the vehicle width direction on an upper surface of the plate portion; and side plate members that are provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate member on outer sides in the vehicle width direction of the partition portions and form, with the partition portions, regions that hold battery packs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhide Matsuo, Ayaka Kagami
  • Patent number: 10457331
    Abstract: A vehicle pillar structure, including: a first pillar; a second pillar that is disposed a predetermined distance away from the first pillar substantially in a vehicle front-rear direction, with an upper end portion of the second pillar being coupled to an upper end portion of the first pillar and with a lower end portion of the second pillar being coupled to a lower end portion of the first pillar; a transparent member that spans between the first pillar and the second pillar to thereby cover an opening formed by the first pillar and the second pillar, and through which an area exterior to the vehicle can be seen; and a reinforcement member that couples a vehicle upper portion side of the first pillar to a vehicle upper portion side of the second pillar substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki Komoriya, Motoya Sakabe, Koki Ikeda, Yasuhide Matsuo
  • Patent number: 10377135
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a joined-structure assembly in which a plurality of structures are joined together. At least one of the plurality of structures includes a movable region, a part of an adhesive agent applied between the structures faces a space communicating with the movable region, and the adhesive agent includes an organo-siloxane compound with three or more reaction points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Kei Tadachi, Wataru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190211864
    Abstract: A fastening structure includes: plural overlapping co-fastened members, a clearance hole being formed at at least one mating face of mutual mating faces of the plural co-fastened members, and a screw utilizing frictional heat to bore a hole and form a thread, passing through the clearance hole, and fastening the plural co-fastened members together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka Kagami, Yasuhide Matsuo, Koi Hata, Yasuhiro Nishibata, Kohei Takahashi, Kosuke Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20190178271
    Abstract: A joint structure is provided in which a first panel and a second panel are joined together by mechanical clinching. The joint structure includes a join region that is formed so as to extend in an elongated shape by forming plural clinched portions in a given arrangement by mechanical clinching. At least one clinched portion of the plural clinched portions is clinched from an opposite panel side from other clinched portions of the plurality of clinched portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshinobu TAKASHI, Kohei TAKAHASHI, Yasuhide MATSUO, Ayaka KAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20190176902
    Abstract: A vehicle member join structure includes a sheet-shaped first member made of a lightweight metal, a sheet-shaped second member made of a ferrous metal, a rivet made of a ferrous metal and including a shaft that penetrates the first member and a head that remains at an outer surface of the first member, the shaft being welded to the second member so as to connect the first member and the second member together, and a waterproof section that prevents water ingress by covering a region where the rivet and the first member contact each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka KAGAMI, Soshiro MURATA, Yasuhide MATSUO, Yasushi AZUMA
  • Publication number: 20190135351
    Abstract: There is provided a joint structure for a vehicle, the joint structure including: a plate-shaped first member; a plate-shaped second member, of which at least a portion is superposed with the first member in a plate thickness direction of the first member; plural crimped portions provided in a region at which the first member and the second member are superposed, the first member and second member being joined at the crimped portions by mechanical clinching from a side at which the first member is disposed; and a reinforcing portion provided at the first member, the reinforcing portion being inflected toward a substantially normal direction in a vicinity of the crimped portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ayaka KAGAMI, Toshinobu TAKASHI, Kohei TAKAHASHI, Yasuhide MATSUO
  • Patent number: 10189259
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Minehiro Imamura, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kei Tadachi
  • Patent number: 10173424
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a first substrate in which a space serving as a flow path is formed in a state of having an opening on a surface of one side thereof; and a second substrate which seals the opening from the surface on the one side of the first substrate, divides the flow path, and is made of resin, in which the first substrate and the second substrate adhere to each other via a first adhesive layer which is laminated on the surface on the one side of the first substrate and which is made of a silicone-based adhesive and a second adhesive layer which is laminated on the first adhesive layer and which is made of an epoxy-based adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhide Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20190001681
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a joined-structure assembly in which a plurality of structures are joined together. At least one of the plurality of structures includes a movable region, a part of an adhesive agent applied between the structures faces a space communicating with the movable region, and the adhesive agent includes an organo-siloxane compound with three or more reaction points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Kei Tadachi, Wataru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180273103
    Abstract: A vehicle pillar structure, including: a first pillar; a second pillar that is disposed a predetermined distance away from the first pillar substantially in a vehicle front-rear direction, with an upper end portion of the second pillar being coupled to an upper end portion of the first pillar and with a lower end portion of the second pillar being coupled to a lower end portion of the first pillar; a transparent member that spans between the first pillar and the second pillar to thereby cover an opening formed by the first pillar and the second pillar, and through which an area exterior to the vehicle can be seen; and a reinforcement member that couples a vehicle upper portion side of the first pillar to a vehicle upper portion side of the second pillar substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuki KOMORIYA, Motoya SAKABE, Koki IKEDA, Yasuhide MATSUO
  • Patent number: 10005279
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a MEMS device in which a plurality of substrates are joined in a stacked state and one face of faces defining a space formed in one substrate of the plurality of substrates is a movable region is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Wataru Takahashi, Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka
  • Publication number: 20180079209
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid ejecting head including: a first substrate in which a space serving as a flow path is formed in a state of having an opening on a surface of one side thereof; and a second substrate which seals the opening from the surface on the one side of the first substrate, divides the flow path, and is made of resin, in which the first substrate and the second substrate adhere to each other via a first adhesive layer which is laminated on the surface on the one side of the first substrate and which is made of a silicone-based adhesive and a second adhesive layer which is laminated on the first adhesive layer and which is made of an epoxy-based adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Yasuhide MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20170334207
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki TSUCHIYA, Yasuhide MATSUO, Kenji OTSUKA, Minehiro IMAMURA, Tomohiro HAYASHI, Kei TADACHI
  • Patent number: 9789691
    Abstract: A joining method includes a process of applying a joining material including a thermosetting resin to a member. The joining material includes an addition-type silicone resin. The joining material includes one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a methyl-based straight silicone resin, a phenyl-based silicone resin, and a modified silicone resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Yasuhide Matsuo, Kenji Otsuka, Minehiro Imamura, Tomohiro Hayashi, Kei Tadachi
  • Patent number: 9764705
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle connecting member including: a front face portion that is connected to a crash box; a first connecting section inserted with and connected to a front end portion of a side member provided running along a vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle front-rear direction rear side of the crash box; a second connecting section that is formed at a vehicle width direction outside of the first connecting section in a vehicle plan view, and that is connected to a lower end portion of an outrigger provided running along the vehicle front-rear direction at the vehicle width direction outside of the side member so as to extend toward a vehicle vertical direction lower side; and one or more lateral ribs that couple together the first connecting section and the second connecting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Soshiro Murata, Hiroyuki Koike, Yasuhide Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9669877
    Abstract: There is provided a vehicle body framework structure, the vehicle body framework structure including (1) a framework main body that is provided with a closed cross-sectional structure which is formed by joining together a first panel, and a second panel having less strength than the first panel, and (2) a cylindrical reinforcing member that is provided inside the framework main body and extends along the framework main body, a portion of the cylindrical reinforcing member that is located on the second panel side being formed thicker overall than a portion of the cylindrical reinforcing member that is located on the first panel side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirokazu Maeda, Yasuhide Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9643478
    Abstract: A vehicle press door structure includes: a door frame in which an open portion having a recess-shaped cross-section that is open to an inner peripheral side is formed by a door outer panel, and a door inner panel arranged on a vehicle width direction inside of the door outer panel; a door glass run that has lip portions that respectively extend toward a center side from both side portions of a door glass run main body having a recess-shaped cross-section and slidingly contact a door glass, the door glass run being fit into the open portion with a base portion between both of the side portions of the door glass nm main body opposing an inside wall of the door inner panel; and a seal portion that protrudes from the base portion and contacts the inside wall, and extends in a length direction of the door glass run main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideaki Kanasugi, Yasuhide Matsuo
  • Patent number: 9643356
    Abstract: The present invention provides a joint structure having: a first panel comprising a first material; a second panel comprising a metal material different from the first material; a rivet having a head portion that is placed in contact with the first panel, a shaft portion that is passed through the first panel, and a joint portion that is disposed on the shaft portion side and is in contact with and joined by welding to the second panel; and a sandwiching portion that is disposed at the rivet and sandwiches between itself and the head portion the first panel from the second panel side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhide Matsuo, Hiroyuki Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20170113462
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a MEMS device in which a plurality of substrates are joined in a stacked state and one face of faces defining a space formed in one substrate of the plurality of substrates is a movable region is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Wataru TAKAHASHI, Yasuhide MATSUO, Kenji OTSUKA