Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Suzuki

Yasuhiro Suzuki 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: 20200047745
    Abstract: A parking control apparatus includes an input device configured to acquire an operation command acquired from inside or outside of a vehicle and a control device configured to control the vehicle in accordance with the operation command. The control device is configured to make a determination whether or not an occupant is present inside a vehicle interior of the vehicle and control the vehicle to park in accordance with a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Yasuhisa HAYAKAWA, Yohei TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10539358
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a header main pipe to which an indoor pipe is connected at a brazed portion and header branch pipes. The header branch pipes are connected to first ends of heat-transfer pipes included in an indoor heat exchanger at brazed portions. The indoor pipe is connected to indoor refrigerant branch pipes at brazed portions. The indoor refrigerant branch pipes are connected to second ends of the heat-transfer pipes. A first leaked refrigerant receiver is disposed under the brazed portions. A first temperature sensor is disposed in the first leaked refrigerant receiver. A second leaked refrigerant receiver is disposed under flare joints connecting the indoor pipes to extension pipes, respectively. A second temperature sensor is disposed in the second leaked refrigerant receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Takao Komai, Akira Maeda, Masafumi Tomita, Masahiro Takamura
  • Publication number: 20200017073
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a plurality of transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device transmitter configured to transmit measurement signals via the plurality of respective transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device receiver configured to receive, from a portable device, a measurement result signal that includes measurement data of received signal strengths of the respective measurement signals that have been transmitted from the plurality of respective transmitting antennas; and an in-vehicle device controller configured to calculate first distances from the portable device to a plurality of preset areas, based on differences between the received signal strengths of the respective measurement signals included in the measurement result signal, and to identify an area to which the portable device belongs from the plurality of preset areas based on the first distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Satoshi HAYASAKA, Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Chengchun FANG
  • Publication number: 20200017074
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes a plurality of transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device transmitter configured to transmit measurement signals via the plurality of respective transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device receiver configured to receive, from a portable device, a measurement result signal that includes measurement data of received signal strengths of the respective measurement signals that have been transmitted from the plurality of respective transmitting antennas, and an in-vehicle device controller configured to determine whether to identify a location of the portable device based on the received signal strengths included in the measurement result signal, and, in a case where the in-vehicle device controller has determined that the location of the portable device is to be identified, identify the location of the portable device based on the received signal strengths included in the measurement result signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi NAKAJIMA, Satoshi HAYASAKA, Akira HASHIMOTO, Itaru YAMANA, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20200010052
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device includes transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device transmitter configured to transmit request signals from the respective transmitting antennas, an in-vehicle device receiver configured to receive, from a portable device, an answer signal that includes received signal strengths of the respective request signals, and an in-vehicle device controller configured to calculate a distance from the portable device to each of a plurality of areas, based on both the received signal strengths of the respective request signals included in the answer signal and reference values for the request signals, and to identify an area to which the portable device belongs based on the distance. In a case where there is a request signal whose received signal strength is not included in the answer signal, the in-vehicle device controller calculates the distance by utilizing a corresponding reference value for the request signal as the received signal strength of the request signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Satoshi HAYASAKA, Satoshi NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20200009650
    Abstract: Capture of a foreign matter into a solidified shell is effectively suppressed. A continuous casting method is a method which is carried out with use of a continuous casting device, and includes: a discharging step of discharging molten steel through a discharge hole; and a stirring step of stirring the molten steel so that a stirring region includes a whole line segment via which the discharge hole and a reached location are connected to each other, the reached location being a location on a surface of the molten steel in a mold which location is reached by the molten steel in a case where the molten steel discharged in the discharging step proceeds straight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki Honda, Hiroshi Morikawa, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190390873
    Abstract: A heat pump apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit which circulates refrigerant; a heat medium circuit which makes a heat medium flow; a heat exchanger which cause heat exchange to be performed between the refrigerant and the heat medium; and an indoor unit which houses at least the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger has a double-wall structure. The indoor unit includes a container which houses the heat exchanger. In the container, a first opening port is formed to communicate with an outdoor space without communicating with an indoor space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190390884
    Abstract: A heat-pump using apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a heat medium circuit, and a heat exchanger which causes heat exchange to be performed between refrigerant and a heat medium. A main circuit of the heat medium circuit includes a branching part and a joining part. To the main circuit, a pressure protection device and a refrigerant leakage detecting device are connected. The pressure protection device is connected to a connection part located between the heat exchanger and one of the branching part and the joining part in the main circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a first blocking device and a second blocking device between which the heat exchanger is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10513052
    Abstract: [Problem] The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for obtaining a molded article having an expanded layer in the molded article, wherein an expanding agent and device used to manufacture a resin having expansion properties, and a means for increasing expansion ratio are provided. [Solution] In the present invention, an expanding agent placed in a heating cylinder of a molding machine is configured as a liquid, the volume of the expanding agent is controlled, and the expanding agent is injected into a molten resin in the heating cylinder of the molding machine. The volume of the injected expanding agent can thereby be accurately measured each time. When a low-boiling liquid such as water, an alcohol, or an ether is used as the injected expanding agent, all of the liquid is vaporized by the temperature of the heating cylinder of the molding machine, and no residue thereof is therefore left in the molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190384021
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a light receptacle which has a high degree of freedom in the arrangement position of a light receptacle main body, the wire bonding position, and the like. In order to achieve the above-described purpose, a light receptacle according to the present invention is arranged between a light transmission body and a photoelectric conversion device, and optically couples the photoelectric conversion element and the light transmission body to each other. The light receptacle comprises a light receptacle main body, a support member and an adhesive. The light receptacle main body comprises a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a reflective surface, a first fitting part and a groove part. The adhesive is arranged so as to be in contact with the inner wall surface of the groove part and the inner side of the support member main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190383509
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes a refrigerant circuit configured to cause refrigerant to circulate, a heat exchanger unit that houses a heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit, and a controller configured to control the heat exchanger unit. The heat exchanger unit is provided with an air-sending fan and a refrigerant detector. The controller is configured to cause the air-sending fan to run, and is configured to disregard a detection signal from the refrigerant detector when a rotational speed of the air-sending fan is equal to or greater than a first threshold value, even if the controller detects a leakage of refrigerant on the basis of the detection signal from the refrigerant detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20190383533
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle circuit, a liquid receiver, a first valve and a second valve. The refrigeration cycle circuit includes a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger and an indoor heat exchanger. The liquid receiver is provided in a second section located in the refrigeration cycle circuit. The second section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger without extending through the compressor. The first valve is provided in a first section in the refrigeration cycle circuit, and is a solenoid valve or a motor valve. The first section is a section extending between the outdoor heat exchanger and the indoor heat exchanger through the compressor. The second valve is provided in the second section and between the liquid receiver and the indoor heat exchanger, and is an electronic expansion valve, a solenoid valve or a motor valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Yasutaka OCHIAI, Haruo NAKANO, Hideki TSUKINO, Ryohei HORIBA, Yasuhiro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20190346191
    Abstract: A heat pump apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit, which is configured to circulate refrigerant, and includes a compressor, a heat source heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and an intermediate heat exchanger which are sequentially connected through a pipe; and a fluid circuit, which is configured to circulate a fluid, and includes the intermediate heat exchanger, a load heat exchanger, and a check valve which are sequentially connected through a pipe. A pressure regulating valve is provided to the heat pump apparatus. The pressure regulating valve is connected to a pipe connecting an outlet of the intermediate heat exchanger and an inlet of the load heat exchanger, and is configured to interrupt a flow passage of the fluid when the refrigerant leaks to the fluid, and pressure of the fluid is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hirokazu MINAMISAKO, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kazutaka SUZUKI, Taro HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20190346165
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit in which refrigerant is circulated, and an indoor unit configured to accommodate a load-side heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit. The indoor unit includes an air outlet provided in the housing, an air inlet provided in the housing below the air outlet, an air passage that extends between the air inlet and the air outlet via the load-side heat exchanger, a refrigerant detection unit disposed below the air inlet, and a first partition plate configured to separate the air passage from a space in which the refrigerant detection unit is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Koichi OBARA, Masahiko TAKAGI, Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Kenyu TANAKA, Kazuki WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10458689
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigeration cycle apparatus including: a refrigeration cycle configured to circulate refrigerant; a heat exchanger unit configured to accommodate at least a heat exchanger of the refrigeration cycle; and a controller configured to control the heat exchanger unit, in which: the heat exchanger unit includes: an air-blowing fan; and a refrigerant detection unit configured to detect a concentration of leaked refrigerant and to output a detection signal to the controller; and the controller is configured to operate the air-blowing fan when detecting leakage of the refrigerant, and to stop the air-blowing fan triggered by becoming positive from negative of a temporal change of the concentration of the leaked refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10443886
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes a housing, an indoor heat exchanger that is disposed in the housing and to which flammable refrigerant is supplied, and an indication section that indicates a minimum distance from a floor surface of the housing when installed on a wall of a room (installation height H0) along with an identifier on a lower surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10442412
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a braking device which controls a braking force of towed vehicles in a combination vehicle which includes a towing vehicle and a plurality of towed vehicles towed by the towing vehicle, and in which the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle are coupled by a coupler and the towed vehicles are coupled by couplers. In the method for controlling the braking device, after the towed vehicle that is located on a rearmost side is made not to move, imparting a braking force to the plurality of towed vehicles towed by the towing vehicle starting in order from the towed vehicle located on a rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gakushi Komatsu, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10436486
    Abstract: An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus is installed at an installation height of h0 or more in an installation floor space A [m2] and a refrigerant amount M [kg] to be filled falls within (formula) M??×G??×h0×A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Maeda, Takao Komai, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10440834
    Abstract: Provided herein is a resin fluxed solder paste that exhibits a desirable solder bump reinforcement effect without requiring an underfill process. The disclosure also provides a mount structure. The resin fluxed solder paste includes a non-resinic powder containing a solder powder and an inorganic powder; and a flux containing a first epoxy resin, a curing agent, and an organic acid. The non-resinic powder accounts for 30 to 90 wt % of the total, and the surface of the inorganic powder is covered with an organic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirohisa Hino, Naomichi Ohashi, Yuki Yoshioka, Masato Mori, Yasuhiro Suzuki
  • Patent number: D864192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Suzuki