Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Kitamura

Yasuhiko Kitamura 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: 11343942
    Abstract: The present application has an object of restricting a temperature rise caused by heat generated by an electronic part or a connection member mounted on a substrate, and includes a first heat conducting member that thermally couples the bus bar extended to a housing side and the housing, a second heat conducting member that thermally couples a capacitor and the housing, and a third heat conducting member that thermally couples a semiconductor element and the housing, wherein each of the bus bar, the substrate, the capacitor, and the semiconductor element is cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Kishiwada, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Hiroaki Takahashi, Shogo Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 11088649
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion unit, in which a power smoothing capacitor is configured such that a plurality of unit capacitors as conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors are arrayed in a grid pattern and connected in parallel on a circuit board, and also connected to a plurality of unit modules of different phases via positive and negative bus bars arranged on both sides of the circuit board so that each group of several unit capacitors and each unit module are arranged close to each other, to thereby reduce wiring impedance of a power supply circuit and suppress noise generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kitamura, Ryuichi Ishii, Shozo Kanzaki, Toshiyuki Yasutomi
  • Publication number: 20210100129
    Abstract: The present application has an object of restricting a temperature rise caused by heat generated by an electronic part or a connection member mounted on a substrate, and includes a first heat conducting member that thermally couples the bus bar extended to a housing side and the housing, a second heat conducting member that thermally couples a capacitor and the housing, and a third heat conducting member that thermally couples a semiconductor element and the housing, wherein each of the bus bar, the substrate, the capacitor, and the semiconductor element is cooled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yu KISHIWADA, Yasuhiko KITAMURA, Hiroaki TAKAHASHI, Shogo MATSUOKA
  • Publication number: 20200195189
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion unit, in which a power smoothing capacitor is configured such that a plurality of unit capacitors as conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors are arrayed in a grid pattern and connected in parallel on a circuit board, and also connected to a plurality of unit modules of different phases via positive and negative bus bars arranged on both sides of the circuit board so that each group of several unit capacitors and each unit module are arranged close to each other, to thereby reduce wiring impedance of a power supply circuit and suppress noise generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko KITAMURA, Ryuichi ISHII, Shozo KANZAKI, Toshiyuki YASUTOMI
  • Patent number: 10305389
    Abstract: To downsize a power smoothing capacitor substrate unit for opening/closing modules configured to convert a low-voltage DC power to AC power to drive a three-phase AC motor. A plurality of unit capacitors (101) being a conductive polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor are connected between a positive-side first conductive plate (10P0) connected to a positive-side power supply terminal (125P) and a negative-side second conductive plate (10N) connected to a negative-side power supply terminal (124N), and three or more capacitor rows are arranged for each of three pairs of divided power supply terminal blocks (130B) connected to the opening/closing modules (90B) and one or more capacitor rows are arranged between the terminal blocks. Accordingly, ripple currents in a large number of capacitors connected in parallel to each other are equalized to prevent a temperature increase in each capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kitamura, Hiroaki Takahashi, Shozo Kanzaki, Toshiyuki Yasutomi
  • Publication number: 20180367055
    Abstract: To downsize a power smoothing capacitor substrate unit for opening/closing modules configured to convert a low-voltage DC power to AC power to drive a three-phase AC motor. A plurality of unit capacitors (101) being a conductive polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitor are connected between a positive-side first conductive plate (10P0) connected to a positive-side power supply terminal (125P) and a negative-side second conductive plate (10N) connected to a negative-side power supply terminal (124N), and three or more capacitor rows are arranged for each of three pairs of divided power supply terminal blocks (130B) connected to the opening/closing modules (90B) and one or more capacitor rows are arranged between the terminal blocks. Accordingly, ripple currents in a large number of capacitors connected in parallel to each other are equalized to prevent a temperature increase in each capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiko KITAMURA, Hiroaki TAKAHASHI, Shozo KANZAKI, Toshiyuki YASUTOMI
  • Publication number: 20130321714
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a first detector configured to detect an orientation of the electronic apparatus; a video display unit configured to display video; a second detector configured to detect whether an audio signal of the video is corresponding to multichannel reproduction; and a sound controller configured to cause a first speaker that is located on a top-left of the displayed video to output a surround L sound, cause a second speaker located on a bottom-left of the displayed video to output an ordinary L sound, cause a third speaker located on a top-right of the displayed video to output a surround R sound, and cause a fourth speaker located on a bottom-right of the displayed video to output an ordinary R sound, in a case that the audio signal is corresponding to the multi-channel reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kaori KOBAYASHI, Yasuhiko KITAMURA, Akira ARAFUNE, Mitsutaka KUWABARA, Tooru NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20120292811
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a resin-molded body for a hollow structure having a cavity and an opening connecting the cavity and the outside. The method includes the steps of: creating a hollow core corresponding to the shape of the cavity; creating an outer mold corresponding to the external shape of the hollow structure; setting the core in the outer mold and injecting a fluid of a soft-resin material into the space between the outer mold and the core; demolding a soft-resin-molded body together with the core from the outer mold after the soft-resin-molded body is formed by curing the soft-resin material, applying an external force to the soft-resin-molded body to deform the soft-resin-molded body so as to break the core into fragments; and discharging the fragments of the core through the opening of the soft-resin-molded body to the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: CROSSEFFECT, INC.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Takeda, Katsunori Hatanaka, Shinichi Tokiwa, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Isao Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20090322042
    Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a constituent member of a collet chuck, a collet and a fastening nut as well as a collet chuck capable of reinforcing a holding force of a tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Daishowa Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20080101694
    Abstract: An auto color control circuit comprises an auto color control wave detecting unit configured to detect the amplitude of a burst signal contained in a carrier chrominance signal and to output the amplitude as an auto color control wave detection signal; a hysteresis signal generating unit configured to output a hysteresis signal having hysteresis characteristics depending on the level of said auto color control wave detection signal; and a gain varying unit configured to variably control the gain of said carrier chrominance signal according to said hysteresis signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Yasuhiko Kitamura
  • Patent number: 6588529
    Abstract: A motorcycle frame and body cover arrangement that provides a very neat appearance as well as good riding posture for the rider/operator and a co-rider and also for its good leg positioning when the vehicle is stationary. The body cover covers the major portions of the frame and engine assembly but leaves the crankcase of the engine exposed for cooling and to improve the foot area. Also, the body cover pieces are arranged so as to permit changes in styling details. Portions of the body that carry weight are supported by the frame by a sub-frame that encircles the head pipe. Also, the body configuration and seating arrangement is such that a rider can be comfortably seated behind the operator and his feet will be positioned well clear of the muffler and other running components while still maintaining a comfortable position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabishuki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshihide Ishii, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Kenji Toyofuku, Hiroshi Kikuhara, Keiji Miyagi
  • Patent number: 6375008
    Abstract: A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its each end a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a heat-shrinkable light-shielding leader sheet having a thickness of 30 to 200 &mgr;m which shows a heat shrinkage ratio at 50° C. of lower than 1% both in the longitudinal and width directions and a heat shrinkage ratio at 100° C. in the range of 5% to 30% in the longitudinal direction and a heat shrinkage ratio at 100° C. of less than the heat shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal direction by 1% or more in the width direction. The leader sheet has a length larger than the length of the outermost convolution of the roll and a width larger than the distance between the outer face of one flange disc and the outer face of another flange disc, and each side portion of the leader sheet is light-tightly attached by heat shrinkage to the outer face of the flange disc at least at a portion adjacent to the periphery of the flange disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bungo Shigeta, Hirofumi Abe, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hara, Masafumi Fukugawa, Akihisa Inoue, Norihiro Kadota, Koichi Nakatogawa
  • Publication number: 20020007977
    Abstract: A motorcycle frame and body cover arrangement that provides a very neat appearance as well as good riding posture for the rider/operator and a co-rider and also for its good leg positioning when the vehicle is stationary. The body cover covers the major portions of the frame and engine assembly but leaves the crankcase of the engine exposed for cooling and to improve the foot area. Also, the body cover pieces are arranged so as to permit changes in styling details. Portions of the body that carry weight are supported by the frame by a sub-frame that encircles the head pipe. Also, the body configuration and seating arrangement is such that a rider can be comfortably seated behind the operator and his feet will be positioned well clear of the muffler and other running components while still maintaining a comfortable position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshihide Ishii, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Kenji Toyofuku, Hiroshi Kikuhara, Keiji Miyagi
  • Publication number: 20010022278
    Abstract: A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its each end a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a heat-shrinkable light-shielding leader sheet having a thickness of 30 to 200 &mgr;m which shows a heat shrinkage ratio at 50° C. of lower than 1% both in the longitudinal and width directions and a heat shrinkage ratio at 100° C. in the range of 5% to 30% in the longitudinal direction and a heat shrinkage ratio at 100° C. of less than the heat shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal direction by 1% or more in the width direction. The leader sheet has a length larger than the length of the outermost convolution of the roll and a width larger than the distance between the outer face of one flange disc and the outer face of another flange disc, and each side portion of the leader sheet is light-tightly attached by heat shrinkage to the outer face of the flange disc at least at a portion adjacent to the periphery of the flange disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Inventors: Bungo Shigeta, Hirofumi Abe, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hara, Masafumi Fukugawa, Akihisa Inoue, Norihiro Kadota, Koichi Nakatogawa
  • Patent number: 6179123
    Abstract: A light-shielding packaging for a roll of continuous photosensitive web wound on a core having on its both ends a light-shielding flange disc has at its leading end a heat-shrinkable light-shielding leader sheet having a thickness of 30 to 200 &mgr;m which shows a heat shrinkage ratio of 5 to 30% in the longitudinal direction of the web at a temperature in the range of 60 to 140° C. and a heat shrinkage ratio of less than 5% in its width direction at the same temperature. The leader sheet has a length larger than the length of the outermost convolution of the roll and a width larger than the distance between the outer face of one flange disc and the outer face of another flange disc, and each side portion of the leader sheet is light-tightly attached by heat shrinkage to the outer face of the flange disc at least at a portion adjacent to the periphery of the flange disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bungo Shigeta, Hirofumi Abe, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hara
  • Patent number: 5774753
    Abstract: A film sheath, holding a sheet film to constitute a sheet film unit, is formed from a plastic resin, and is provided with at least a tapered portion in an end fringe which is directed toward a leading end of a sliding lid when the sliding lid is moved back to a closed position in a sheet film pack containing a stack of such sheet film units, so as to provide a sufficiently large gap between two of the stacked sheet film units, for smooth thrusting of the sliding lid into between the two sheet film units. The film sheath also has a protuberance in a corner of an open end, as a stop member for stopping the sheet film from slipping out of the film sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Okutsu, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Yoshio Hara
  • Patent number: 5754908
    Abstract: A sheet film pack has a pack housing for receiving a plurality of sheet film units in a stack, and a lid for closing an opening of the pack housing, through which a topmost sheet film unit of the stack is placed in an exposure position. The exposure position is defined by an exposure frame of a pack holder which holds the sheet film pack and is attached to a camera. A film recovery mouth for recovering exposed sheet films one after another is formed in a trailing end of the pack housing, and a cap for closing the film recovery mouth and holding the lid in the closed position is removably attached to the pack housing. The lid is guided along guide rails which are formed on lateral sides of the pack housing to slidably hold lateral edges of the lid. The guide rails extend beyond the film recovery mouth such that the trailing ends of the guide rails are placed inside the cap when the cap is attached to the pack housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Okutsu, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Hitoshi Komiyama, Katsumasa Okada, Hiromasa Nagai, Yoshio Hara
  • Patent number: 5710952
    Abstract: A sheet film pack has a pack housing for receiving a plurality of sheet film units in a stack, and a lid for closing an opening of the pack housing, through which a topmost sheet film unit of the stack is placed in an exposure position. The exposure position is defined by an exposure frame of a pack holder which holds the sheet film pack and is attached to a camera. A film recovery mouth for recovering exposed sheet films one after another is formed in a trailing end of the pack housing, and a cap for closing the film recovery mouth and holding the lid in the closed position is removably attached to the pack housing. The lid is guided along guide rails which are formed on lateral sides of the pack housing to slidably hold lateral edges of the lid. The guide rails extend beyond the film recovery mouth such that the trailing ends of the guide rails are placed inside the cap when the cap is attached to the pack housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taro Okutsu, Yasuhiko Kitamura, Hitoshi Komiyama, Katsumasa Okada, Hiromasa Nagai, Yoshio Hara
  • Patent number: 5596913
    Abstract: A wrench for tightening a tightening member to another member by revolving the tightening member around its axis, wherein the wrench comprises an inner surface which is attached to the outer surface of the tightening member. On the inner surface, a recess is provided to store a wedge member and is configured by a continuous formation of a slack area and a wedge area. The wedge member is configured to wedge between the outer surface of the tightening member and the wall of the wedge area when the wrench body is rotated in the one direction, in order to place the wedge member in the wedge area, whereby the wrench and the tightening member are unified regarding the relevant direction, enabling the rotation of the tightening member in the relevant direction through the wrench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Daishowa Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Matsubara, Yasuhiko Kitamura