Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Yamamoto

Yasuyuki Yamamoto 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: 12057714
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano
  • Publication number: 20240227491
    Abstract: An apparatus module includes: a rigid member disposed in an in-roof space between a roof panel and an interior member in a vehicle to be fixed to the roof panel; and an apparatus fixed to the rigid member. The rigid member is provided with a heat receiving part having contact with the apparatus to receive heat from the apparatus and a heat radiation part radiating heat received by the heat receiving part, the heat receiving part and the heat radiation part are provided in positions away from each other in a surface of the rigid member, and heat is transferred from the heat receiving part to the heat radiation part via a heat transfer path connecting the heat receiving part and the heat radiation part in the rigid member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Tatsumi SATO, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Ai TAKEHISA
  • Patent number: 12032293
    Abstract: A composition for forming an organic film contains a polymer having a partial structure shown by the following general formula (1A), and an organic solvent. The polymer is crosslinked by dehydrogenative coupling reaction involving hydrogen atoms located at the trityl position on the fluorene ring in each partial structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kori, Takayoshi Nakahara, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Hironori Satoh, Tsutomu Ogihara
  • Publication number: 20240217310
    Abstract: One aim is to provide a technique allowing a device to be cooled without being housed inside a duct. A device module includes: a support member that is disposed in a roof inner space that is located between a roof panel and an interior member in a vehicle; and a device that is supported by a support surface among outer surfaces of the support member. A support-member-side flow path is formed inside the support member, and the support-member-side flow path is connected to a duct-side flow path in a duct in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsumi SATO, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Takuya TANIGUCHI, Ai TAKEHISA
  • Patent number: 12005814
    Abstract: The power supply device 10 including: a power transmission unit 40 that is provided on the floor part F and that extends along a slide direction in which the seat S slides; and a power receiving unit 70 that is provided to the seat S and that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 in a contactless fashion. The power transmission unit 40 is provided so that the length dimension thereof in the slide direction is longer than the length dimension thereof in a direction that is orthogonal to the slide direction, and a part of the power receiving unit 70 that receives power from the power transmission unit 40 is positioned close to the power transmission unit 40 within an installation area of the power transmission unit 40 while the seat S slides and rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Hidetoshi Ishida, Satoshi Yamamoto, Kenichi Sagara, Keizo Watanabe, Yutaka Kikuchi, Shu Sasaki, Fumihiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20240181977
    Abstract: A technique, that can increase the design flexibility relating to devices disposed in a vehicle in an arrangement space between a vehicle body panel and an interior member, is provided. A wiring module disposed in a vehicle in an arrangement space between a vehicle body panel and an interior member includes at least one device; a transmission member extending from each one of the at least one device; and a rigid member including a panel fixing portion and a plurality of device fixing portions. Each one of the at least one device is fixed to a device fixing portion selected from the plurality of device fixing portions, and a portion of the transmission member extending out from each one of the at least one device is held by the rigid member. The wiring module is fixed to the vehicle body panel via the panel fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Tatsumi SATO, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Takuya TANIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11923691
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to make it possible to retain a wire for contactless energy transmission in a certain path with a simple configuration without using insert molding. A component for contactless energy transmission includes a base member including a flat portion, and a wire for contactless energy transmission, the wire being fixed onto a main surface of the flat portion while being arranged along a certain path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11916296
    Abstract: An antenna device, for a mobile body, of this disclosure includes an antenna configured to be installed in the mobile body, and a reflector having a reflection surface configured to change a beam direction of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaro Miki, Suguru Yamagishi, Takanori Fukunaga, Ichiro Kuwayama, Toyohisa Takano, Hiroki Hirai, Norichika Oomi, Kosuke Sone, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11878640
    Abstract: A wiring module includes: a sheet which is a member extending planarly and including an easy-fracture part sectioning the sheet into a plurality of areas and capable of dividing the sheet into the areas; and a transmission member including one of or both a power line supplying an electrical power to at least one apparatus provided in one or more of the plurality of areas and a signal line enabling communication with the apparatus, wherein, in a case where the transmission member is disposed over at least two areas, a part of a middle portion of the transmission member in relation to an end portion connected to the apparatus is fixed to a first area in the two areas, and the transmission member is laid without being fixed to a second area in the two areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara, Norichika Oomi, Daisuke Miyawaki, Shinichi Ishiko, Yuji Takenaka, Ichiro Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano, Yutaro Miki, Takanori Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 11837861
    Abstract: The present invention aims to suppress a case in which paths of linear transmission members are disturbed on a sheet-shaped member or the linear transmission members separate from the sheet-shaped member. The wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The multiple linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the multiple linear transmission members intersects with respect to another said linear transmission member. An intersection location of the multiple linear transmission members is located away from a folding track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishida, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Haruka Nakano, Suguru Yasuda
  • Patent number: 11824335
    Abstract: The present invention aims to suppress a case in which paths of linear transmission members are disturbed on a sheet-shaped member or linear transmission members separate from a sheet-shaped member when a wiring member obtained by fixing linear transmission members on a sheet-shaped member is folded. The wiring member includes a sheet-shaped member and multiple linear transmission members that are fixed on the sheet-shaped member. The plurality of linear transmission members are fixed on the sheet-shaped member such that a portion of the plurality of linear transmission members branches with respect to another said linear transmission member at a branching portion. An intersection location of the plurality of linear transmission members is located at only the branching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishida, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Haruka Nakano, Suguru Yasuda
  • Publication number: 20230369770
    Abstract: An antenna device includes: a conductive ground conductor plate; a plate-shaped radiating element disposed without being in contact with the ground conductor plate; a feeding line including a conductor and a shield member that surrounds the conductor, the shield member being connected to the ground conductor plate; and a conductive feeding element that includes a facing plate portion that faces the radiating element with an air layer provided therebetween, and is connected to the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei TERADA, Norichika OOMI, Kosuke SONE, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Ai TAKEHISA, Ichiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Yutaro MIKI
  • Publication number: 20230349016
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a melting/refining furnace for cold iron sources and an operation method for a melting/refining furnace that can increase the heating efficiency of the raw material without causing oxidation of the raw material, reduce the amount of power consumption required for melting the raw material, shorten the melting and refining time, improve the productivity, and reduce costs, and the present invention provides a melting/refining furnace including: one or more through-holes (21) provided to penetrate a furnace wall (2A) of an electric furnace (2); and an oxygen burner-lance (3) provided in the through-hole (21), wherein the oxygen burner-lance (3) includes at least one combustion-supporting gas supply pipe (31) and at least one fuel gas supply pipe (32) which have an opening communicating with an inside of the electric furnace (2), and wherein a high-temperature gas generator (10) is provided in any one or more of the combustion-supporting gas supply pipes (31).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Masashi YAMAGUCHI, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Yoshiyuki HAGIHARA
  • Publication number: 20230352980
    Abstract: An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kosuke SONE, Hiroki HIRAI, lchiro KUWAYAMA, Suguru YAMAGISHI, Toyohisa TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11799325
    Abstract: A power transfer device disclosed herein is a console installed in a vehicle. The console includes a power transfer panel and a wireless power transfer portion. The power transfer panel outputs microwaves receivable by a built-in power receiver antenna in an electronic device. The wireless power transfer portion in which the power transfer panel is disposed therein can hold the electronic device. A bottom wall, sidewalls, and a cover that define the wireless power transfer portion include microwave shields that shield the microwaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kosuke Sone, Hiroki Hirai, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Kota Oda, Ichirou Kuwayama, Suguru Yamagishi, Toyohisa Takano
  • Patent number: 11782347
    Abstract: A composition for forming an organic film contains a polymer having a partial structure shown by the following general formula (1A) as a repeating unit, and an organic solvent, where AR1 and AR2 each represent a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring which optionally have a substituent; each R represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and an unsaturated bond; R? represents a single bond or W1; and W1 represents a divalent organic group having 6 to 80 carbon atoms and one or more aromatic rings. This invention provides: a composition for forming an organic film, the composition containing a polymer having an indenofluorene structure with high carbon content and thermosetting property as to enable high etching resistance and excellent twisting resistance; a patterning process using this composition; and a polymer for providing such a composition for forming an organic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kori, Kenta Ishiwata, Yasuyuki Yamamoto, Toshiharu Yano
  • Publication number: 20230303017
    Abstract: This power supply structure 11 for a headrest 10 for supplying power to the headrest 10 attached to a seat body 13 comprises: a power supply coil 16 disposed on the seat body 13; a power receiving coil 30 disposed on the headrest 10 and receiving power from the power supply coil 16; and an elastic member 21 disposed on at least one among the seat body 13 and the headrest 10 and urging the power supply coil 16 and the power receiving coil 30 in a mutually approaching direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Masami ONO, Hidetoshi ISHIDA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230274936
    Abstract: The present invention is a planarizing agent for forming an organic film, including an aromatic-group-containing compound having a molecular weight represented by a molecular formula of 200 to 500, wherein a blended composition that includes the planarizing agent and a preliminary composition containing an organic film-forming resin and a solvent, and having a complex viscosity of 1.0 Pa·s or more in a temperature range of 175° C. or higher has a temperature range in which a complex viscosity of the blended composition is less than 1.0 Pa·s in a temperature range of 175° C. or higher. This provides a planarizing agent for forming an organic film to yield a composition for forming an organic film having a high planarizing ability; a composition for forming an organic film containing this planarizing agent; a method for forming an organic film using this composition; and a patterning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Kenta ISHIWATA, Toshiharu YANO, Tsutomu OGIHARA
  • Patent number: 11719603
    Abstract: A collecting apparatus for bacteria includes: a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; and a container configured to hold a dispersion liquid in which a plurality of bacteria are dispersed. The container has a bottom surface and an inner side surface. A thin film for converting the laser beam from the laser beam source into heat is formed on the bottom surface. At the inner side surface, immersion wetting occurs by the dispersion liquid when the inner side surface comes into contact with the dispersion liquid. The thin film is configured to produce a thermal convection in the dispersion liquid by heating the dispersion liquid. The inner side surface is configured to produce a Marangoni convection at a gas-liquid interface as an interface between the dispersion liquid and gas around the dispersion liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: University Public Corporation Osaka
    Inventors: Takuya Iida, Shiho Tokonami, Yasuyuki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20230244147
    Abstract: A composition for forming an organic film, containing: a material for forming an organic film shown by the following general formula; and an organic solvent, where R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an allyl group, or a propargyl group, R2 represents a nitro group, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyloxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkynyloxy group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkenyloxy group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, a linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a trifluoromethyl group, or a trifluoromethyloxy group, m = 0 or 1, n = 1 or 2, 1 = 0 or 1, k represents an integer of 0 to 2, W represents a divalent organic group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms, and each V independently represents a hydrogen atom or a linking moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke KORI, Yasuyuki YAMAMOTO, Naoki KOBAYASHI