Patents by Inventor Yasuteru Kodama

Yasuteru Kodama 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: 11685465
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Mioka, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Publication number: 20220106010
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Nobuo MIOKA, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Patent number: 11235837
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Mioka, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Publication number: 20190382076
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Nobuo MIOKA, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Patent number: 10435108
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuo Mioka, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Publication number: 20180178879
    Abstract: An information output device that can output the position of a load applied to the pedal is provided. A strain gauge is provided on the inner face of a crank of a bicycle and detects strain occurring in the crank. A cycle computer display unit displays an image showing the center position of the load applied to the pedal connected to the crank based on the tangential force and the torsional torque calculated based on the output values of the first strain gauge to the sixth strain gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuo MIOKA, Yasuteru KODAMA
  • Patent number: 9528892
    Abstract: There is provided a measuring device capable of measuring a propulsion force and a loss force by using a simple method. A first detection circuit that is a bridge circuit, to which a first strain gauge and a second strain gauge disposed such that detection directions are parallel to a longitudinal direction of a crank are connected, detecting bending deformation x occurring in the crank, and a second detection circuit that is a bridge circuit, to which a third strain gauge disposed such that a detection direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the crank and a fourth strain gauge disposed such that a detection direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the crank are connected, detecting bending deformation y and tensile deformation z occurring in the crank are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuteru Kodama, Nobuo Mioka, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda
  • Publication number: 20150355042
    Abstract: There is provided a measuring device capable of measuring a propulsion force and a loss force by using a simple method. A first detection circuit that is a bridge circuit, to which a first strain gauge and a second strain gauge disposed such that detection directions are parallel to a longitudinal direction of a crank are connected, detecting bending deformation x occurring in the crank, and a second detection circuit that is a bridge circuit, to which a third strain gauge disposed such that a detection direction is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the crank and a fourth strain gauge disposed such that a detection direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the crank are connected, detecting bending deformation y and tensile deformation z occurring in the crank are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuteru KODAMA, Nobuo MIOKA, Ryujiro FUJITA, Takehiko SHIODA
  • Patent number: 9182304
    Abstract: A power meter includes a first measurement unit 7 that measures a force applied to a first pedal B322 and calculates predetermined first information (power and/or torque) on the first pedal B322, and a second measurement unit 6 that measures a force applied to a second pedal B321 and calculates second information (power and/or torque) on the second pedal B321, which is the same kind of the first information. The first measurement unit 7 transmits first information data indicating the first information to the second measurement unit 6, and the second measurement unit 6 adds the first information to the second measurement information and transmits an added value data indicating an added value obtained by adding the first information to the second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Namiki, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Akio Fukushima, Yasuteru Kodama, Ryushin Kametani
  • Patent number: 9010201
    Abstract: A measurement module that measures force being applied to a man-powered machine includes: a strain sensor that detects strain of a crank of the bicycle configured to transmit force being applied from a user through the crank and one front gear selected among one or more front gears; an MM magnetic sensor that detects the crank passing through a predetermined position; and an MM control part. The MM control part calculates a rotation angle of the crank based on an elapsed time from a time the crank passes through the predetermined position that the sensor has detected, calculates force applied to the crank based on a strain amount of the crank that the strain sensor has detected, associates the rotation angle with the force applied to the crank to calculate distribution of the force applied from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuteru Kodama, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Ryushin Kametani
  • Publication number: 20140283622
    Abstract: There are provided a versatile power meter, a power measurement method, a program and a recording medium. The power meter includes a first measurement unit 7 that measures a force applied to a first pedal B322 and calculates predetermined first information (power and/or torque) on the first pedal B322, and a second measurement unit 6 that measures a force applied to a second pedal B321 and calculate second information (power and/or torque) on the second pedal B321, which is the same kind of the first information. The first measurement unit 7 transmits first information data indicating the first information to the second measurement unit 6, and the second measurement unit 6 adds the first information to the second measurement information and transmits an added value data indicating an added vale obtained by adding the first information to the second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Namiki, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Akio Fukushima, Yasuteru Kodama, Ryushin Kametani
  • Publication number: 20130205916
    Abstract: A measurement module that measures force being applied to a man-powered machine includes: a strain sensor that detects strain of a crank of the bicycle configured to transmit force being applied from a user through the crank and one front gear selected among one or more front gears; an MM magnetic sensor that detects the crank passing through a predetermined position; and an MM control part. The MM control part calculates a rotation angle of the crank based on an elapsed time from a time the crank passes through the predetermined position that the sensor has detected, calculates force applied to the crank based on a strain amount of the crank that the strain sensor has detected, associates the rotation angle with the force applied to the crank to calculate distribution of the force applied from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuteru Kodama, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Ryushin Kametani
  • Publication number: 20130210583
    Abstract: There are provided a pedaling-goal setting apparatus, a pedaling-goal setting method, a pedaling-goal setting program and a recording medium having the pedaling-goal setting program storing thereon. The pedal-goal setting apparatus includes a riding posture detection sensor 5 that detects the riding posture of the cyclist, a slope detection sensor 6 that detects the slope of the ground, and the running manner detection sensor 7 that detects the running manner of the cyclist. A cycle computer 1 connected to these sensors calculates the optimal target value based on signals transmitted from these sensors 5 to 7 and target data, and displays the optimal target value on a display part 2, as a benchmark to correct pedaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryushin Kametani, Ryujiro Fujita, Takehiko Shioda, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Publication number: 20110011247
    Abstract: A musical composition discrimination apparatus, a musical composition discrimination method, a musical composition discrimination program and a recording medium, provide a musical composition and information thereon as desired by a user. In the musical composition discrimination apparatus, a system control unit 4 calculates from the musical composition data a music interval power-additional level corresponding to a harmony provided by the musical composition, calculates a harmony clearness indicative of a degree as to whether the harmony is acoustically clearly audible or not, based on the calculated music interval power-additional level, and discriminates an impression of the musical composition based on the harmony clearness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuteru Kodama, Shinichi Gayama
  • Publication number: 20090313242
    Abstract: A content evaluation device includes: extraction means (11) for extracting a feature amount quantitatively characterizing a content for each of contents; interpolation means (22) for interpolating distribution of feature amounts associated with contents having a history affirmatively or negatively evaluated for one search word among the contents; and creation means (24) for creating a score curve for correlating a score to a feature amount. The content evaluation device further includes calculation means (25) for calculating a score according to the score curve thus created. This enables evaluation of matching degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Yasuteru Kodama
  • Patent number: 7496562
    Abstract: An on-vehicle electronics device comprises a data determination portion which determines music data matching with a keyword and generates a reproduction list to be used on performing keyword reproduction, where the data determination portion detects the music data matching with the keyword set up by a user from the music data stored in a data storage portion or the music data stored on the optical disk based on analytical data and generates the reproduction list of the music data matching therewith so as to reproduce the music data based on the reproduction list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Suzuki, Yasuteru Kodama
  • Patent number: 7385130
    Abstract: A music selecting apparatus and method, which are capable to indicate a music piece matching with the sensitivities of the user. A degree of chord change is stored as data for each of a plurality of music pieces, a sensitivity word for music selection is set in accordance with an input operation, and a music piece having the chord change degree corresponding to the set sensitivity word is detected in accordance with the chord change degree of each of the plurality of music pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Suzuki, Yasuteru Kodama, Satoshi Odagawa, Takehiko Shioda, Shinichi Gayama
  • Patent number: 7247786
    Abstract: A song selection device stores song characteristic quantities of a plurality of songs. A user operates the song selection device to enter personal properties and a sensibility word. The song selection device selects a song having a song characteristic quantity corresponding to the personal properties and the sensibility word. The song selection device may select a plurality of songs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Suzuki, Satoshi Odagawa, Yasuteru Kodama, Takehiko Shioda
  • Patent number: 7199300
    Abstract: The song search apparatus for searching a song among songs including lyrics and performances, comprises: a song feature information database which stores song feature information indicating acoustic feature of the performances or feature of the lyrics included in the songs; an input unit which inputs a search word representing the song to be searched and formed of a word representing a subjectivity; a search song feature information database which stores search song feature information indicating the acoustic feature or the feature of the lyrics of the songs; a search process unit which compares input search song feature information corresponding to the inputted search word with each of the stored song feature information, extracts a song most similar to the input search song feature information, and makes a display display an image indicating the input search song feature information and an image indicating the song feature information of the extracted song.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuteru Kodama, Yasunori Suzuki, Satoshi Odagawa, Takehiko Shioda
  • Patent number: RE43379
    Abstract: A music selecting apparatus and method, which are capable to indicate a music piece matching with the sensitivities of the user. A degree of chord change is stored as data for each of a plurality of music pieces, a sensitivity word for music selection is set in accordance with an input operation, and a music piece having the chord change degree corresponding to the set sensitivity word is detected in accordance with the chord change degree of each of the plurality of music pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Suzuki, Yasuteru Kodama, Satoshi Odagawa, Takehiko Shioda, Shinichi Gayama