Patents by Inventor Yoichi Nishimura
Yoichi Nishimura 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: 9688342Abstract: In a mobile vehicle 1 having a vehicle body 2, a front wheel 3f, and a rear wheel 3r, the steering control wheel 3f can be steered by a steering actuator 8 about a steering axis Csf which is tilted backward. The steering actuator 8 is controlled by a control device 15. The height a, from a ground surface 110, of the intersection point Ef of the steering axis Csf of the steering control wheel 3f and a virtual straight line connecting the ground contact point of the steering control wheel 3f and the center of axle of the steering control wheel 3f in a basic posture state of the mobile vehicle 1 is set to satisfy a prescribed condition.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Akimoto, Hiroyuki Makino, Yoichi Nishimura, Taihei Setoguchi, Naoyuki Saito, Kenji Muto, Keisuke Koitabashi, Shunichi Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20150321723Abstract: In a mobile vehicle 1 having a vehicle body 2, a front wheel 3f, and a rear wheel 3r, the steering control wheel 3f can be steered by a steering actuator 8 about a steering axis Csf which is tilted backward. The steering actuator 8 is controlled by a control device 15. The height a, from a ground surface 110, of the intersection point Ef of the steering axis Csf of the steering control wheel 3f and a virtual straight line connecting the ground contact point of the steering control wheel 3f and the center of axle of the steering control wheel 3f in a basic posture state of the mobile vehicle 1 is set to satisfy a prescribed condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Akimoto, Hiroyuki Makino, Yoichi Nishimura, Taihei Setoguchi, Naoyuki Saito, Kenji Muto, Keisuke Koitabashi, Shunichi Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 9126649Abstract: In a mobile vehicle 1 having a vehicle body 2, a front wheel 3f, and a rear wheel 3r, the steering control wheel 3f can be steered by a steering actuator 8 about a steering axis Csf which is tilted backward. The steering actuator 8 is controlled by a control device 15. The height a, from a ground surface 110, of the intersection point Ef of the steering axis Csf of the steering control wheel 3f and a virtual straight line connecting the ground contact point of the steering control wheel 3f and the center of axle of the steering control wheel 3f in a basic posture state of the mobile vehicle 1 is set to satisfy a prescribed condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Akimoto, Hiroyuki Makino, Yoichi Nishimura, Taihei Setoguchi, Naoyuki Saito, Kenji Muto, Keisuke Koitabashi, Shunichi Nakabayashi
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Patent number: 8872089Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device capable of calculating the difference in charge obtained by photoelectric conversion, and capable of a high level of integration.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Korekado, Tomoyuki Kamiyama, Yoichi Nishimura
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Publication number: 20140129087Abstract: In a mobile vehicle 1 having a vehicle body 2, a front wheel 3f, and a rear wheel 3r, the steering control wheel 3f can be steered by a steering actuator 8 about a steering axis Csf which is tilted backward. The steering actuator 8 is controlled by a control device 15. The height a, from a ground surface 110, of the intersection point Ef of the steering axis Csf of the steering control wheel 3f and a virtual straight line connecting the ground contact point of the steering control wheel 3f and the center of axle of the steering control wheel 3f in a basic posture state of the mobile vehicle 1 is set to satisfy a prescribed condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Akimoto, Hiroyuki Makino, Yoichi Nishimura, Taihei Setoguchi, Naoyuki Saito, Kenji Muto, Keisuke Koitabashi, Shunichi Nakabayashi
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Publication number: 20130020471Abstract: Disclosed is a solid-state imaging device capable of calculating the difference in charge obtained by photoelectric conversion, and capable of a high level of integration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Korekado, Tomoyuki Kamiyama, Yoichi Nishimura
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Patent number: 8118763Abstract: Provided is a walking assist device including a seat member, a leg link having a joint portion, and a driving source for the joint portion. The walking assist device allows a user to rest by sitting on the seat member. Accordingly, the walking assist device further includes a lock mechanism disposed in the joint portion and an operation unit for the lock mechanism. When the operation unit is switched on, the driving source is controlled to increase an up-pushing force on the seat member. A variation rate on the up-pushing force is increased with time to a given value where the lock mechanism is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Ashihara, Yasushi Ikeuchi, Toru Fujihira, Yoichi Nishimura, Hiroshi Kudoh, Yutaka Hiki, Makoto Shishido, Tatsuya Noda, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshihisa Matsuoka, Ryuzo Yokoyama, Eiji Ninomiya, Takeshi Koshiishi
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Patent number: 7880130Abstract: An optical device ensuring projection of light over a wide range as well as reduction in size, and a mobile apparatus mounted with the optical device are provided. The optical device (100) includes a light-projecting unit (110) and a light-receiving unit (120). The light-projecting unit (110) has a projector (114) and a lenticular sheet (112) arranged in layers. First and second cylindrical lens arrays having their generatrices orthogonal to each other are formed on the respective surfaces of the sheet (112). The light-receiving unit (120) has a light-receiver (124). The light-projecting unit (110) and the light-receiving unit (120) are arranged adjacent to each other in an integrated manner so that the light-receiver (124) can sense the light emitted from the projector (114) via the sheet (112) and then reflected from an object.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2007Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Yuki Kougaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiaki Sakagami, Yoichi Nishimura, Kenji Kadowaki
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Publication number: 20090292232Abstract: Provided is a walking assist device including a seat member, a leg link having a joint portion, and a driving source for the joint portion. The walking assist device allows a user to rest by sitting on the seat member. Accordingly, the walking assist device further includes a lock mechanism disposed in the joint portion and an operation unit for the lock mechanism. When the operation unit is switched on, the driving source is controlled to increase an up-pushing force on the seat member. A variation rate on the up-pushing force is increased with time to a given value where the lock mechanism is initiated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Ashihara, Yasushi Ikeuchi, Toru Fujihira, Yoichi Nishimura, Hiroshi Kudoh, Yutaka Hiki, Makoto Shishido, Tatsuya Noda, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshihisa Matsuoka, Ryuzo Yokoyama, Eiji Ninomiya, Takeshi Koshiishi
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Patent number: 7378811Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 disposed in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot, wherein an inflatable bag-like member 19 (variable capacity element) is provided at a bottom face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber. The air in atmosphere may flow into and out of the bag-like member 19 by inflow/outflow means 20 equipped with a solenoid valve 27, and the like. In a lifting state of the foot mechanism 6, inflow of the air into the bag-like member 19 is controlled, thereby controlling the final height of the bag-like member 19 in an inflated state to the height in response to a gait type of the robot. While properly reducing an impact load during a landing motion of the leg of a legged mobile robot depending on the gait type of the robot, stability of a posture of the robot may easily be secured, resulting in allowing a configuration to be lighter in weight.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2002Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20070296950Abstract: An optical device ensuring projection of light over a wide range as well as reduction in size, and a mobile apparatus mounted with the optical device are provided. The optical device (100) includes a light-projecting unit (110) and a light-receiving unit (120). The light-projecting unit (110) has a projector (114) and a lenticular sheet (112) arranged in layers. First and second cylindrical lens arrays having their generatrices orthogonal to each other are formed on the respective surfaces of the sheet (112). The light-receiving unit (120) has a light-receiver (124). The light-projecting unit (110) and the light-receiving unit (120) are arranged adjacent to each other in an integrated manner so that the light-receiver (124) can sense the light emitted from the projector (114) via the sheet (112) and then reflected from an object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: Yoshiaki Sakagami, Yoichi Nishimura, Kenji Kadowaki
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Patent number: 7228923Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 disposed in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot, wherein an inflatable bag-like member 19 (a variable capacity element) is provided at a ground-contacting face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber and has a restoring force. An interior portion of the bag-like member 19 is communicated with the atmosphere side through a flow passage 20. During a landing motion of the leg, the bag-like member 19 makes contact with the ground to be compressed, and the air in the interior portion thereof flows out into the atmosphere through the flow passage 20, so that its outflow resistance is generated. Accordingly, a landing shock is reduced. In a lifting state of the leg, the restoring force of the bag-like member 19 allows the bag-like member 19 to be inflated while the air flows into the interior portion thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2002Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama
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Patent number: 7119042Abstract: Provided is a catalyst composition for the isomerization of n-paraffin which comprises a ?-zeolite having been synthesized according to a dry gel process and contains cerium, the ?-zeolite being characterized in that it has an average particle diameter of 0.01˜0.1 ?m and the proportion of the cerium in the ?-zeolite is within the range of 0.001˜0.2 in terms of the atomic ratio of the silicon atom in the ?-zeolite to the cerium atom, i.e. [Ce]/[Si] as well as a process for isomerizing n-paraffin which comprises bringing n-paraffin into contact with the catalyst composition as set forth above.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2004Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Gifu UniversityInventors: Yoshihiro Sugi, Yoshihiro Kubota, Yoichi Nishimura, Puspa Ratu
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Patent number: 7024262Abstract: In a manufacturing process management system 10, each of input terminals 401 to 40n located respectively in multiple manufacturing processes of a process flow with regard to a preset product reads a barcode 164 attached to a target 160 and inputs a start of processing with regard to the product. The manufacturing process management system 10 maps the product to a processing status and stores the mapping into a database 130. In response to input of an acquisition request of the processing status with regard to the product from a client PC 50, the manufacturing process management system 10 reads the processing status according to the acquisition request from the database 130, creates a response message, and outputs the created response message to the client PC 50. This manufacturing process management system enables a current location of the preset product to be readily managed in the process flow of the multiple manufacturing processes.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Tsuyoshi Yokota, Yoshiyuki Aido, Yoichi Nishimura, Eiichiro Furihata, Yoshihiro Hodozuka, Daisuke Osanai, Yoshito Tazawa, Juliet Chen, Eva Lee, Lorenzo Lee, Lawrence Chuang
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Publication number: 20050277800Abstract: Provided is a catalyst composition for the isomerization of n-paraffin which comprises a ?-zeolite having been synthesized according to a dry gel process and contains cerium, the ?-zeolite being characterized in that it has an average particle diameter of 0.01˜0.1 ?m and the proportion of the cerium in the ?-zeolite is within the range of 0.001˜0.2 in terms of the atomic ratio of the silicon atom in the ?-zeolite to the cerium atom, i.e. [Ce]/[Si] as well as a process for isomerizing n-paraffin which comprises bringing n-paraffin into contact with the catalyst composition as set forth above.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2004Publication date: December 15, 2005Inventors: Yoshihiro Sugi, Yoshihiro Kubota, Yoichi Nishimura, Puspapatu
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Patent number: 6967456Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 provided in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot comprises an inflatable and compressible bag-like member 19 (a variable capacity element) on a bottom face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber. Air in the atmosphere can flow into and out of the bag-like member 19 by inflow/outflow means 20 provided with a solenoid valve 27 and the like. In a landing state of the foot mechanism 6 and in a state immediately after the foot mechanism shifts from the landing state to a lifting state, the solenoid valve 27 is closed to maintain the bag-like member 19 in a compressed state.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2002Date of Patent: November 22, 2005Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama
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Patent number: 6962220Abstract: An assist device that applies an auxiliary driving force to a joint in parallel with a driving force of a joint actuator between a thigh portion and a crus portion, which are a pair of link members of a leg. The assist device generates the auxiliary driving force by use of spring device, such as a solid spring or an air spring. A member supporting a rod member connected to the spring device is provided with a device for transmitting a bending and stretching motion of the leg at the joint (a relative displacement motion between the thigh portion and the crus portion) to the spring device to generate an elastic force of the spring device, and for discontinuing the transmission of the bending and stretching motion to the spring device. This transmitting device is controlled in accordance with a gait of a robot. Thus, a burden on the joint actuator is reduced where necessary and favorable utilization efficiency of energy can be stably ensured.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2002Date of Patent: November 8, 2005Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto
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Publication number: 20050120820Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 disposed in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot, wherein an inflatable bag-like member 19 (variable capacity element) is provided at a bottom face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber. The air in atmosphere may flow into and out of the bag-like member 19 by inflow/outflow means 20 equipped with a solenoid valve 27, and the like. In a lifting state of the foot mechanism 6, inflow of the air into the bag-like member 19 is controlled, thereby controlling the final height of the bag-like member 19 in an inflated state to the height in response to a gait type of the robot. While properly reducing an impact load during a landing motion of the leg of a legged mobile robot depending on the gait type of the robot, stability of a posture of the robot may easily be secured, resulting in allowing a configuration to be lighter in weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2002Publication date: June 9, 2005Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20050077856Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 provided in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot comprises an inflatable and compressible bag-like member 19 (a variable capacity element) on a bottom face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber. Air in the atmosphere can flow into and out of the bag-like member 19 by inflow/outflow means 20 provided with a solenoid valve 27 and the like. In a landing state of the foot mechanism 6 and in a state immediately after the foot mechanism shifts from the landing state to a lifting state, the solenoid valve 27 is closed to maintain the bag-like member 19 in a compressed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2002Publication date: April 14, 2005Applicant: honda giken kogyo kabushiki kaishaInventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama
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Publication number: 20050011685Abstract: A landing shock absorbing device 18 disposed in a foot mechanism 6 of a leg of a robot, wherein an inflatable bag-like member 19 (a variable capacity element) is provided at a ground-contacting face side of the foot mechanism 6. The bag-like member 19 is constructed of an elastic material such as rubber and has a restoring force. An interior portion of the bag-like member 19 is communicated with the atmosphere side through a flow passage 20. During a landing motion of the leg, the bag-like member 19 makes contact with the ground to be compressed, and the air in the interior portion thereof flows out into the atmosphere through the flow passage 20, so that its outflow resistance is generated. Accordingly, a landing shock is reduced. In a lifting state of the leg, the restoring force of the bag-like member 19 allows the bag-like member 19 to be inflated while the air flows into the interior portion thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2002Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Toru Takenaka, Hiroshi Gomi, Kazushi Hamaya, Yoshinari Takemura, Takashi Matsumoto, Takahide Yoshiike, Yoichi Nishimura, Kazushi Akimoto, Taro Yokoyama