Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Asada

Yoshihiro Asada 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: 11598381
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch that is able to not only transmit torque smoothly even when an input shaft and an output shaft significantly differ in relative speed and phase, but also reduce an energy loss during torque transmission. The clutch (10) includes a dog clutch (40) for transmitting forward or reverse torque from the input shaft (11) to the output shaft (12), and a friction clutch (20) for transmitting torque from the input shaft (11) to the output shaft (12) and disposed in parallel with the dog clutch (40), and selectively transmits or interrupts torque between the input shaft (11) and the output shaft (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiko Kato, Hideya Ooike, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Patent number: 10968960
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission which eliminates torque loss during gear shift and with which the processing of components can be simplified. An axial force is generated in a protrusion by means of a first portion during gear shift from a low gear to a high gear, and when a low-speed transmission gear and a clutch ring separate from each other, a high speed transmission gear and the clutch ring interlock. Since relative movement of the protrusion in a neutral direction is suppressed by means of a first retaining portion during coasting, gear disengagement whereby the transmission gears and the clutch ring separate from each other can be suppressed. Since the first retaining portion can be formed in a first wall when providing a groove portion, an increase in the component processing workload can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Asada, Kensuke Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200224733
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch that is able to not only transmit torque smoothly even when an input shaft and an output shaft significantly differ in relative speed and phase, but also reduce an energy loss during torque transmission. The clutch (10) includes a dog clutch (40) for transmitting forward or reverse torque from the input shaft (11) to the output shaft (12), and a friction clutch (20) for transmitting torque from the input shaft (11) to the output shaft (12) and disposed in parallel with the dog clutch (40), and selectively transmits or interrupts torque between the input shaft (11) and the output shaft (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiko Kato, Hideya Ooike, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20200088241
    Abstract: Provided is a transmission which eliminates torque loss during gear shift and with which the processing of components can be simplified. An axial force is generated in a protrusion by means of a first portion during gear shift from a low gear to a high gear, and when a low-speed transmission gear and a clutch ring separate from each other, a high speed transmission gear and the clutch ring interlock. Since relative movement of the protrusion in a neutral direction is suppressed by means of a first retaining portion during coasting, gear disengagement whereby the transmission gears and the clutch ring separate from each other can be suppressed. Since the first retaining portion can be formed in a first wall when providing a groove portion, an increase in the component processing workload can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: UNIVANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Asada, Kensuke Suzuki
  • Patent number: 10017616
    Abstract: There is provided a polyolefin-based resin wrap film which contains a polyolefin-based resin, wherein the wrap film is torn in the machine direction when being torn in the machine direction; the wrap film is torn in the transverse direction when being torn in the transverse direction; the wrap film is torn either in the machine direction or in the transverse direction when being torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction; an acute angle formed by a tearing direction and a cut line when the wrap film is torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction is 30 to 60°; and a tear strength when the wrap film is torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction is 10 g or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Aritaka Ueda, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20180134484
    Abstract: A film storage container includes a container main body having a storage space for storing a film roll therein and a pull-out opening formed in at least a part of the container main body in order to pull the film to the outside of the container main body from the roll stored in the storage space. The container main body has a top plate, a front plate, a bottom plate, a pair of side plates, and a rear plate. A protruding piece for fixing the top plate is inserted into a space inside a main body part formed by the front plate, the bottom plate, the side plates, and the rear plate. The film is provided with a cutting-starting point part that extends in a predetermined flow direction and is provided in a part other than an end part in a width direction substantially orthogonal to the flow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihiro ASADA, Aritaka UEDA
  • Patent number: 9972432
    Abstract: In a laminated coil component, patterned conductor portions of a first coil portion and patterned conductor portions of a second coil portion are provided on respective insulation layers adjacent in a lamination direction, and include portions that overlap with each other when viewed in plan view. The insulation layers on which the patterned conductor portions of the second coil portion are provided are laminated between the plurality of insulation layers on which the patterned conductor portions of the first coil portion are provided. A first outer electrode to which the first coil portion is electrically connected and a second outer electrode to which the second coil portion is electrically connected are provided on the same main surface of a multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20170011838
    Abstract: In a laminated coil component, patterned conductor portions of a first coil portion and patterned conductor portions of a second coil portion are provided on respective insulation layers adjacent in a lamination direction, and include portions that overlap with each other when viewed in plan view. The insulation layers on which the patterned conductor portions of the second coil portion are provided are laminated between the plurality of insulation layers on which the patterned conductor portions of the first coil portion are provided. A first outer electrode to which the first coil portion is electrically connected and a second outer electrode to which the second coil portion is electrically connected are provided on the same main surface of a multilayer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshihiro ASADA
  • Publication number: 20160355647
    Abstract: There is provided a polyolefin-based resin wrap film which contains a polyolefin-based resin, wherein the wrap film is torn in the machine direction when being torn in the machine direction; the wrap film is torn in the transverse direction when being torn in the transverse direction; the wrap film is torn either in the machine direction or in the transverse direction when being torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction; an acute angle formed by a tearing direction and a cut line when the wrap film is torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction is 30 to 60°; and a tear strength when the wrap film is torn in a direction at 45° to the machine direction is 10 g or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Aritaka UEDA, Yoshihiro ASADA
  • Patent number: 9494558
    Abstract: Noise included in detection signals is distinguished with a simple configuration. Provided is a flaw-detection apparatus (1) including a flaw-detection sensor group (11) in which two flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b) are arranged substantially in one row in a scanning direction with a distance therebetween and a processing device (15) that detects a defect in an inspection object on the basis of detection signals detected by the individual flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b), wherein, with regard to the detection signals detected by the flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b), when signal values detected at substantially a same positional coordinate in the scanning direction are not similar to each other, and, additionally, when signal values measured at a same time are similar to each other, the processing device (15) determines that the detection signals are not defect signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kayoko Kawata, Masaaki Kurokawa, Masayoshi Higashi, Masaya Takatsugu, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20120123699
    Abstract: Noise included in detection signals is distinguished with a simple configuration. Provided is a flaw-detection apparatus (1) including a flaw-detection sensor group (11) in which two flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b) are arranged substantially in one row in a scanning direction with a distance therebetween and a processing device (15) that detects a defect in an inspection object on the basis of detection signals detected by the individual flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b), wherein, with regard to the detection signals detected by the flaw-detection sensors (11a and 11b), when signal values detected at substantially a same positional coordinate in the scanning direction are not similar to each other, and, additionally, when signal values measured at a same time are similar to each other, the processing device (15) determines that the detection signals are not defect signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kayoko Kawata, Masaaki Kurokawa, Masayoshi Higashi, Masaya Takatsugu, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20080214221
    Abstract: A radio base station main unit 4 and a plurality of remote transmitters and receivers 5 are connected to one another via communication cables 6. Each of the remote transmitters and receivers 5 carries out radio communications with mobile communication terminals 3 in a site 100 which is an area thereof. Each of cells 101, 102, and 103 which exhibits a predetermined calling capacity is comprised of one or more arbitrary sites 100 according to the traffic of the remote transmitters and receivers 5 therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Kiyomoto, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Patent number: 6424151
    Abstract: A method for evaluation of an eddy current testing signal is provided. The method includes the steps of generating a feature amount based on a sample eddy current testing signal obtained by measuring a standard specimen, the feature amount including a feature highly correlated to a secondary factor which is other than a depth of the flaw and which affects the waveform of the signal; generating an evaluation parameter by using the feature amount, the evaluation parameter being a parameter for outputting a value with a sufficiently small error relative to correct answer data on the sample eddy current testing signal; and estimating the depth of a flaw, expressed by an actual measurement eddy current testing signal, by use of the evaluation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kayoko Kawata, Masaaki Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Publication number: 20020003421
    Abstract: A method for evaluation of an eddy current testing signal is provided. The method includes the steps of generating a feature amount based on a sample eddy current testing signal obtained by measuring a standard specimen, the feature amount including a feature highly correlated to a secondary factor which is other than a depth of the flaw and which affects the waveform of the signal; generating an evaluation parameter by using the feature amount, the evaluation parameter being a parameter for outputting a value with a sufficiently small error relative to correct answer data on the sample eddy current testing signal; and estimating the depth of a flaw, expressed by an actual measurement eddy current testing signal, by use of the evaluation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Kayoko Kawata, Masaaki Kurokawa, Yoshihiro Asada
  • Patent number: 4529638
    Abstract: A thermal insulator comprises an expanded resin body having embedded therein an evacuated powder insulation portion which consists of fine powder and a container of film-like plastics or a film-like composite of plastics and metal for enclosing the powder. The resin body has been expanded by a Freon gas as a blowing agent. Since a Freon gas has a larger molecular diameter than the constituent gases of air, it is less likely to permeate through the container than air. Thus present invention provides a novel composite insulator which fully utilizes the benefits of vacuum insulation without necessitating a strong and costly material for a vacuum container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Matsushita Reiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoichi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Matsuo, Masanari Mikoda, Yoshihiro Asada