Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Sano

Yasuhiro Sano 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: 20240111166
    Abstract: A mirror device includes a mirror including a main body portion having a reflection surface that reflects display light, and a rotating shaft protruding from a first side wall of the main body portion, and a driving member that includes a motor including an output shaft arranged parallel to the rotating shaft, and neighboring the rotating shaft in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis line of the rotating shaft, a first gear portion coupled to the output shaft, and a second gear portion engaged with the first gear portion, and coupled to the rotating shaft, and rotates the mirror by transmitting rotation of the output shaft of the motor to the rotating shaft via the first gear portion and the second gear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Naoto Tsubakihara, Hiroshi Sano, Tetsuya Suganuma, Masaaki Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240111128
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a housing including an opening, an image display device that outputs display light of an image, and a mirror that includes a main body including a reflective surface that reflects the display light toward the opening and is rotatable around a rotation axis. The mirror includes a first and a second ribs that extend along a first direction, and face each other in a second direction. The first rib is formed as a rib closest to a side of the upper end on the back surface, the second rib is formed as a rib closest to a side of the lower end on the back surface, and a central region between the first and the second ribs on the back surface is formed as a flat curved surface, at least a part of which extends from the first rib to the second rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Tetsuya Suganuma, Hiroshi Sano
  • Patent number: 10436477
    Abstract: A water heater includes a burner, a heat exchanger, a passing water quantity control unit, a temperature detection unit, and an operation control unit. The operation control unit performs the output hot water temperature control by configuring the passing water quantity control unit to have a predetermined passing water quantity that is further restricted compared with a predetermined water quantity, and upon confirmation that a predetermined release condition of the passing water restriction is satisfied, executes the passing water control in which the passing water quantity is returned back to the predetermined water quantity by gradually releasing the passing water restriction, and the operation control unit, when a predetermined undershoot factor of the detected temperature is confirmed while the passing water quantity is returned back to the predetermined water quantity, temporarily stops the release of the restriction of the passing water quantity until the undershoot factor is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PALOMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sano, Atsushi Yamane, Makoto Takeuchi, Wataru Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20190215066
    Abstract: An optical network unit (ONU) includes a plurality of media access control (MAC) processing units and a storage unit which stores grouping information for grouping the plurality of MAC processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki TANAKA, Yasuhiro SANO
  • Publication number: 20180340709
    Abstract: A water heater includes a burner, a heat exchanger, a passing water quantity control unit, a temperature detection unit, and an operation control unit. The operation control unit performs the output hot water temperature control by configuring the passing water quantity control unit to have a predetermined passing water quantity that is further restricted compared with a predetermined water quantity, and upon confirmation that a predetermined release condition of the passing water restriction is satisfied, executes the passing water control in which the passing water quantity is returned back to the predetermined water quantity by gradually releasing the passing water restriction, and the operation control unit, when a predetermined undershoot factor of the detected temperature is confirmed while the passing water quantity is returned back to the predetermined water quantity, temporarily stops the release of the restriction of the passing water quantity until the undershoot factor is resolved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Applicant: PALOMA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SANO, Atsushi YAMANE, Makoto TAKEUCHI, Wataru NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20140233228
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a lighting fixture including a light source module and a support unit. The light source module includes a case which has the shape of a tube extending in a first direction, includes an opening, a substrate on which plural light sources are provided, and which is held in the case so that the plural light sources face the side opposite to the opening, and a mounting plate which is held by the case while being inserted between the opening and the substrate and is thermally connected to the substrate. The support unit includes a support plate which supports the light source module, and a frame which surrounds the outer edge of the support plate. An end portion of the light source module in the first direction is covered with the frame. The respective light sources are not covered with the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetoshi Komiyama, Yasuhiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20140148207
    Abstract: A communication system in which plural portable communication terminals present in a relatively narrow area are safely and securely matched and connected to each other by a simple operation, to exchange various types of information therebetween. When front sides of smartphone terminals are bought close to each other, either one of proximity sensors reacts or detects first. The reacted smartphone terminal allows a bottom speaker to generate ultrasound (e.g., 20 Khz), allows a back LED to light up, and stores the time at which the ultrasound has been detected. When the smartphone terminals are distanced from each other, both of the smartphone terminals stop detecting ultrasound by bottom microphones, and transmit a first reception time information and a second non-reception time information to a web server. The web server groups together and connects the two smartphone terminals, based on the received first time and second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: You-Wing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Sano
  • Publication number: 20130250555
    Abstract: An adapter includes a tabular body configured to close the existing attachment hole opened in the ceiling in a state in which the existing lighting equipment is removed and a positioning convex section protrudingly provided on the front surface of the tabular body on a side remote from the ceiling. A part of a chassis of lighting equipment to be attached anew is partially projected toward the rear surface of a substrate mounted with a light-emitting element and forms a contact convex section. A fitting concave section is formed on the rear side of the contact convex section. The positioning convex section is fit in the fitting concave section formed on a rear side of the contact convex section, whereby the lighting equipment to be attached anew is positioned with respect to and combined with the adapter and attached to the ceiling together with the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SANO
  • Publication number: 20110042039
    Abstract: A spiral heat-transfer pipe for heat exchange provided in a heat exchanger includes: an upstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on an upstream side of a flow path of an external fluid flowing outside the spiral heat-transfer pipe; and a downstream heat-transfer pipe section disposed on a downstream side of the flow path. Each of the heat-transfer pipe sections is disposed so as to extend in a direction crossing the flow path of the external fluid. Each of an axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section and an axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section is tilted with respect to a horizontal plane. Also, the axis of the upstream heat-transfer pipe section crosses the axis of the downstream heat-transfer pipe section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: PALOMA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshio Ando, Yasuhiro Sano
  • Patent number: 7829848
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., National Research Institute of Police Science
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20090039253
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 7449685
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., National Research Institute of Police Science
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Publication number: 20060289742
    Abstract: A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yasuaki Takada, Masao Suga, Hisashi Nagano, Izumi Waki, Hidehiro Okada, Tatsuo Nojiri, Yasuo Seto, Yasuhiro Sano, Shigeharu Yamashiro, Isaac Ohsawa
  • Patent number: D648060
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Junichiro Yamamoto, Kazufumi Yoshida, Naoki Sugishita, Yasuhiro Sano, Koji Yanagida, Kenichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D709636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Murata, Akimichi Takahashi, Jun Ooshima, Yasuhiro Sano
  • Patent number: D712081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Murata, Akimichi Takahashi, Jun Ooshima, Yasuhiro Sano