Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Sone
Yasuhiro Sone 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).
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Patent number: 11837265Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a plurality of information signal layers. The plurality of information signal layers include a recording layer having a first surface that faces a light irradiation surface and a second surface on the side opposite to the first surface, a first dielectric layer that is provided on the side of the first surface, and a second dielectric layer that is provided on the side of the second surface. The second dielectric layer provided in the information signal layer positioned on the innermost side when viewed from the light irradiation surface contains indium oxide and tin oxide.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Yasuhiro Sone
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Publication number: 20230018411Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a plurality of information signal layers. The plurality of information signal layers include a recording layer having a first surface that faces a light irradiation surface and a second surface on the side opposite to the first surface, a first dielectric layer that is provided on the side of the first surface, and a second dielectric layer that is provided on the side of the second surface. The second dielectric layer provided in the information signal layer positioned on the innermost side when viewed from the light irradiation surface contains indium oxide and tin oxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventor: YASUHIRO SONE
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Patent number: 10703032Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow part with a branch, including a resin filling step of filling a mold, the mold having a main cavity in which a hollowing piece is placed, and a branch cavity to communicate with the main cavity, in which a slide shaft is inserted to advance and withdraw, and that forms a branch pipe portion in an annular space between the branch cavity and the slide shaft, a step of forming a hollow main pipe portion by moving the hollowing piece to force excess resin out of the main cavity, and a shaft removing step of withdrawing the slide shaft to form a branch hollow portion, the hollow part with a branch being made of a resin and having the branch pipe portion integrally connected to the main pipe portion such that the main hollow portion and the branch hollow portion communicate with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignees: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., RP TOPLA LIMITEDInventors: Kunihiro Iwata, Hideaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Sone, Takashi Hirose, Kazuhiro Yokobori
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Patent number: 10700318Abstract: A battery case enables a battery cell to be placed in a continuously pressured state without increasing the complexity of the battery module manufacturing process. Specifically, the battery case has: a plastic first accommodation unit and second accommodation unit in which a laminated body of a battery cell is accommodated; a UD tape integrally positioned on a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall, which form the first accommodation unit; and a UD tape integrally positioned on the first side wall, which form the second accommodation unit. The UD tapes are configured, in particular, to be positioned straddling the third side walls from the second side walls across the first side wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro Yoshimura, Hideaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Sone, Minoru Takenaka, Atsushi Yamanaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Shogo Tomihira
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Patent number: 10461669Abstract: A wind power generation system including a power generation unit having an elastically deformable base material in a shape of a longitudinal flat plate and a piezoelectric element disposed on the base material, and which generates electricity as the power generation unit is vibrated; the piezoelectric element is repeatedly bent and deformed by the vibration and stacked on the base material, the wind power generation system being configured to include a tension adjusting device that, when a wind speed is increased, moves the movable member to increase a tensile force that pulls the power generation unit in the longitudinal direction, and the tension adjusting device being a lift generating member that is formed integrally with the movable member so as to be extended and to have wing shape to both sides of the movable member and that moves the movable member based on lift generated according to the wind speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Hidenobu Takao, Yasuhiro Sone, Hidemi Mutsuda, Yoshikazu Tanaka
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Patent number: 10456966Abstract: A hollow body molding device forming a hollow molded body in a main cavity of a mold having in its one end a pressure port including a floating core by injecting molten resin through an injection gate into the main cavity having an outlet, and then pressure-injecting pressurized fluid through the pressure port into the main cavity to move the core toward the outlet through the resin injected into the main cavity to extrude the resin through the outlet and discharge it into a waste cavity, the device having: a floating core accommodating portion located between the outlet and a communication passage leading to the waste cavity and adjoins the main cavity and accommodates the core moved to the outlet by the fluid, in the device, a floating core accommodating portion inside diameter is smaller than a main cavity outlet diameter and is larger than a floating core outside diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro Iwata, Hideaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Sone, Yoshinori Sadakata, Kazuhiro Yokobori
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Patent number: 10340111Abstract: Provided herein is a fuse that includes a conductive member, two shielding portions arranged on the conductive member, and a case. The conductive member includes a two bars on each end of the conductive member and an element (e.g., melting portion) that integrally connects the two bars. The two shielding members are disk shaped and are situated on the conductive member between the element and the two bars. The case encloses the element and the two shielding members.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Kawai, Hideaki Sakai, Yasuhiro Sone, Kunihiro Iwata
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Publication number: 20180375075Abstract: A battery case enables a battery cell to be placed in a continuously pressured state without increasing the complexity of the battery module manufacturing process. Specifically, the battery case has: a plastic first accommodation unit and second accommodation unit in which a laminated body of a battery cell is accommodated; a UD tape integrally positioned on a first side wall, a second side wall, and a third side wall, which form the first accommodation unit; and a UD tape integrally positioned on the first side wall, which form the second accommodation unit. The UD tapes are configured, in particular, to be positioned straddling the third side walls from the second side walls across the first side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicants: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro YOSHIMURA, Hideaki SAKAI, Yasuhiro SONE, Minoru TAKENAKA, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Yusuke SUZUKI, Shogo TOMIHIRA
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Patent number: 10075103Abstract: A power generation device for a mobile body includes power generating units and a holding member. Each power generating unit includes an elastically deformable base member and a piezoelectric film, which are laminated alternately. The holding member holds the power generating units. Each power generating unit has an elongated flat-plate shape. Opposite ends of the power generating unit in a longitudinal direction are held by the holding member such that the power generating unit is in an orientation in which a longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the flow direction of the external fluid. A fixing member is provided at each of the opposite ends in the longitudinal direction of each power generating unit. The power generating units are arranged in the holding member via the fixing members to pivot in accordance with the flow of the external fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignees: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITYInventors: Hidenobu Takao, Yasuhiro Sone, Hidemi Mutsuda, Yoshikazu Tanaka
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Publication number: 20180174791Abstract: A fuse includes a conductive member formed integrally with a melting portion that melts and breaks when overcurrent occurs, two shielding portions arranged on the conductive member to hold the melting portion in between, and a case formed from an electrically-insulative material. The case encloses the melting portion in cooperation with the two shielding portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Shunsuke KAWAI, Hideaki SAKAI, Yasuhiro SONE, Kunihiro IWATA
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Publication number: 20180009144Abstract: A hollow body molding device forming a hollow molded body in a main cavity of a mold having in its one end a pressure port including a floating core by injecting molten resin through an injection gate into the main cavity having an outlet, and then pressure-injecting pressurized fluid through the pressure port into the main cavity to move the core toward the outlet through the resin injected into the main cavity to extrude the resin through the outlet and discharge it into a waste cavity, the device having: a floating core accommodating portion located between the outlet and a communication passage leading to the waste cavity and adjoins the main cavity and accommodates the core moved to the outlet by the fluid, in the device, a floating core accommodating portion inside diameter is smaller than a main cavity outlet diameter and is larger than a floating core outside diameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2015Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kunihiro IWATA, Hideaki SAKAI, Yasuhiro SONE, Yoshinori SADAKATA, Kazuhiro YOKOBORI
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Patent number: 9830941Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a transmissive recording layer containing an oxide of a metal MA, an oxide of a metal MB, and an oxide of a metal MC. The metal MA is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Mn and Ni. The metal MB is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of W and Mo. The metal Mc is Zr. An atomic ratio (MA/MB) of the metal MA to the metal MB is not less than 0.37 and not more than 1.31. The metal MC is contained in the transmissive recording layer at not less than 0.9 atomic % and not more than 27.5 atomic %.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Sone
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Publication number: 20170207730Abstract: A wind power generation system including a power generation unit having an elastically deformable base material in a shape of a longitudinal flat plate and a piezoelectric element disposed on the base material, and which generates electricity as the power generation unit is vibrated; the piezoelectric element is repeatedly bent and deformed by the vibration and stacked on the base material, the wind power generation system being configured to include a tension adjusting device that, when a wind speed is increased, moves the movable member to increase a tensile force that pulls the power generation unit in the longitudinal direction, and the tension adjusting device being a lift generating member that is formed integrally with the movable member so as to be extended and to have wing shape to both sides of the movable member and that moves the movable member based on lift generated according to the wind speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: July 20, 2017Applicants: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, HIROSHIMA UNIVERS ITYInventors: Hidenobu TAKAO, Yasuhiro SONE, Hidemi MUTSUDA, Yoshikazu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20170106575Abstract: A method for manufacturing a hollow part with a branch, including a resin filling step of filling a mold, the mold having a main cavity in which a hollowing piece is placed, and a branch cavity to communicate with the main cavity, in which a slide shaft is inserted to advance and withdraw, and that forms a branch pipe portion in an annular space between the branch cavity and the slide shaft, a step of forming a hollow main pipe portion by moving the hollowing piece to force excess resin out of the main cavity, and a shaft removing step of withdrawing the slide shaft to form a branch hollow portion, the hollow part with a branch being made of a resin and having the branch pipe portion integrally connected to the main pipe portion such that the main hollow portion and the branch hollow portion communicate with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicants: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., RP TOPLA LIMITEDInventors: Kunihiro IWATA, Hideaki SAKAI, Yasuhiro SONE, Takashi HIROSE, Kazuhiro YOKOBORI
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Publication number: 20160293201Abstract: An optical recording medium includes a transmissive recording layer containing an oxide of a metal MA, an oxide of a metal MB, and an oxide of a metal MC. The metal MA is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Mn and Ni. The metal MB is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of W and Mo. The metal Mc is Zr. An atomic ratio (MA/MB) of the metal MA to the metal MB is not less than 0.37 and not more than 1.31. The metal MC is contained in the transmissive recording layer at not less than 0.9 atomic % and not more than 27.5 atomic %.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Yasuhiro Sone
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Publication number: 20160268932Abstract: A power generation device for a mobile body includes power generating units and a holding member. Each power generating unit includes an elastically deformable base member and a piezoelectric film, which are laminated alternately. The holding member holds the power generating units. Each power generating unit has an elongated flat-plate shape. Opposite ends of the power generating unit in a longitudinal direction are held by the holding member such that the power generating unit is in an orientation in which a longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the flow direction of the external fluid. A fixing member is provided at each of the opposite ends in the longitudinal direction of each power generating unit. The power generating units are arranged in the holding member via the fixing members to pivot in accordance with the flow of the external fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicants: TOYODA IRON WORKS CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HIROSHIMA UNIVERSI TYInventors: Hidenobu TAKAO, Yasuhiro SONE, Hidemi MUTSUDA, Yoshikazu TANAKA
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Patent number: 8597757Abstract: A recording layer for optical information recording medium excellent in recording property, an optical information recording medium including the recording layer and a sputtering target useful for formation of the recording layer are provided. A recording layer for an optical information recording medium on which recording is performed through irradiation with laser light, the recording layer including an oxide of a metal of which an absolute value of the standard free energy of oxide formation per 1 mol of oxygen is larger than that of Pd (hereinafter referred to metal X) and a Pd oxide, wherein the Pd oxide includes a Pd monoxide and a Pd dioxide, and wherein a ratio of the Pd atom to a total of the metal X atom and the Pd atom which are contained in the recording layer is 4 to 85 atomic %.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., Sony CorporationInventors: Yuki Tauchi, Yoko Shida, Takeshi Miki, Yasuhiro Sone
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Patent number: 8530024Abstract: A recording layer excellent in recording property, an optical information recording medium including the recording layer, and a sputtering target for producing the recording layer. The recording layer on which recording is performed through irradiation with a laser light, contains: a Pd oxide; a Ag oxide; and an oxide of a metal X of having an absolute value of the standard free energy of oxide formation per 1 mol of oxygen that is larger than an oxide of Pd and Ag, wherein a ratio of Pd atom to a total (metal X atom+Pd atom+Ag atom) is from 10 to 60 atomic %, a ratio of Ag atom to the total is from 5 to 45 atomic %, and a ratio of Pd atom and the Ag atom to the total is 75 atomic % or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignees: Kobe Steel, Ltd., Sony CorporationInventors: Yuki Tauchi, Yoko Shida, Yasuhiro Sone
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Patent number: 8419484Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes: through-hole contact portions provided at intermediate portions in a terminal protruding direction, both ends of the through-hole contact portions in a widthwise direction being pressed against an inner peripheral surface of a through-hole; distal end side wide portions and proximal end side wide portions provided on both sides of the through-hole contact portions in the terminal protruding direction, and protruding toward both sides in the widthwise direction so as to position a substrate on both sides of the substrate in a thickness direction; width varying portions whose width gradually reduces from the distal end side wide portions toward a distal end side in the terminal protruding direction; a longitudinal perforated hole provided to extend over these portions; and a distal end connecting portion integrally connecting the width varying portions separated by the perforated hole, at a distal end side in the terminal protruding direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunsuke Kawai, Yasuhiro Sone
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Publication number: 20120177863Abstract: A recording layer excellent in recording property, an optical information recording medium including the recording layer, and a sputtering target for producing the recording layer. The recording layer on which recording is performed through irradiation with a laser light, contains: a Pd oxide; a Ag oxide; and an oxide of a metal X of having an absolute value of the standard free energy of oxide formation per 1 mol of oxygen that is larger than an oxide of Pd and Ag, wherein a ratio of Pd atom to a total (metal X atom+Pd atom+Ag atom) is from 10 to 60 atomic %, a ratio of Ag atom to the total is from 5 to 45 atomic %, and a ratio of Pd atom and the Ag atom to the total is 75 atomic % or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA KOBE SEIKO SHO (KOBE STEEL, LTD.), SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuki Tauchi, Yoko Shida, Yasuhiro Sone