Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Matsuura

Yoichiro Matsuura 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: 11565574
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power transmission device in which stress is reduced and a vehicle air-conditioning device. An air-conditioning device has an inside/outside air door. A power transmission device drives the inside/outside air door. The power transmission device has a motor, a gear train, and a cam mechanism. A first gear of the gear train provides a rotatable member. A plurality of lock mechanisms is provided, which stops a rotation of the first gear at one end and/or the other end in a rotation direction of the first gear. The plurality of lock mechanisms provide a plurality of contacts between the first gear and a stationary link cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoichiro Matsuura
  • Publication number: 20200171921
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power transmission device in which stress is reduced and a vehicle air-conditioning device. An air-conditioning device has an inside/outside air door. A power transmission device drives the inside/outside air door. The power transmission device has a motor, a gear train, and a cam mechanism. A first gear of the gear train provides a rotatable member. A plurality of lock mechanisms is provided, which stops a rotation of the first gear at one end and/or the other end in a rotation direction of the first gear. The plurality of lock mechanisms provide a plurality of contacts between the first gear and a stationary link cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Yoichiro MATSUURA
  • Bed
    Patent number: 7621008
    Abstract: The bed is equipped with a back lift mechanism and comprises a thigh support mechanism for supporting only the thighs of a user. The bed further comprises cooperative means for performing a thigh lifting action of said the thigh support mechanism in cooperation with the back lift mechanism in back lifting action. The thigh support mechanism has a thigh support member, which has one end, proximal to the waist section of the bed, pivotally mounted on the bed frame to support only the thighs. The thigh support member has a width smaller than that of the bed frame and is provided only at the central region of the width of the bed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Molten Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichiro Matsuura, Maki Mimura
  • Bed
    Publication number: 20080189862
    Abstract: The bed is equipped with a back lift mechanism and comprises a thigh support mechanism for supporting only the thighs of a user. The bed further comprises cooperative means for performing a thigh lifting action of said the thigh support mechanism in cooperation with the back lift mechanism in back lifting action. The thigh support mechanism has a thigh support member, which has one end, proximal to the waist section of the bed, pivotally mounted on the bed frame to support only the thighs. The thigh support member has a width smaller than that of the bed frame and is provided only at the central region of the width of the bed frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: MOLTEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichiro Matsuura, Maki Mimura