Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Kawahara

Yoshihiro Kawahara 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).

  • Publication number: 20170253075
    Abstract: Provided is a wheel which is inexpensive, light, and sufficiently rigid. A wheel 6a includes an annular rim 60 to which a tire 6b is externally fitted, a hub 61 which is arranged at a center portion of the rim 60 and to which an axle is connected, and a disk 62 which is attached with the rim 60 at a periphery portion and which covers one side of the wheel 6a. The disk 62 includes a planar portion 62a and a first rib 62b provided at a surface of one side of the planar portion 62a and extending in the radial direction. The planar portion 62a is provided with a first groove 62d at a surface of the other side at a position corresponding to the first rib 62b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasuhiro Toguchi, Katsutoshi Tada, Ikumi Kurihara, Junji Takado, Norifumi Naono
  • Publication number: 20160112227
    Abstract: A transmitting device includes: a compressing unit configured to generate and output a compressed digital signal that has been compressed, by converting an input digital signal by use of a Walsh function and extracting a specific frequency component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicants: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruki Kawakami, Tohru Asami, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Masami Kishiro, Takahiro Kudo
  • Patent number: 9233497
    Abstract: A gate valve is configured to have a first fluid flow path. In a state where a gate valve pin is at a first pin position, a front end section on an injection hole side of the gate valve pin closes an injection hole. In a state where the gate valve pin is at a second pin position that is more distant from the injection hole than the first pin position, a front end section opens the injection hole to make communication between the first fluid flow path and the injection hole and thereby form a resin supply line. In a state where a sleeve is at a first sleeve position and the gate valve pin is at the first pin position, a second fluid flow path is formed in the gate valve to connect an injection hole-side end of the first fluid flow path to outside of the gate valve and is made to communicate with the first fluid flow path and thereby form a cleaning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasumoto Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20150091212
    Abstract: A gate valve is configured to have a first fluid flow path. In a state where a gate valve pin is at a first pin position, a front end section on an injection hole side of the gate valve pin closes an injection hole. In a state where the gate valve pin is at a second pin position that is more distant from the injection hole than the first pin position, a front end section opens the injection hole to make communication between the first fluid flow path and the injection hole and thereby form a resin supply line. In a state where a sleeve is at a first sleeve position and the gate valve pin is at the first pin position, a second fluid flow path is formed in the gate valve to connect an injection hole-side end of the first fluid flow path to outside of the gate valve and is made to communicate with the first fluid flow path and thereby form a cleaning line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tamotsu Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Yasumoto Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7988210
    Abstract: A cabin door device having a cabin frame, comprises: a door mounted to a side part of the cabin frame so as to be moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position; and a main striker supported by the cabin frame, wherein the door has a lock device, and the door is held in the fully closed position by the lock device engaging the striker; and an auxiliary striker that is supported by the cabin frame and whose position can be changed between a held posture, in which the door is held at an intermediate position between the fully closed position and the fully open position by coupling with the lock device, and a retracted position in which the lock device of the door is allowed to engage with the striker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 7854182
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a hydrostatic continuously variable speed-change device, a gear type multiple-stage speed-change device disposed downstream of the hydrostatic continuously variable speed-change device with respect to a direction in which power is transmitted, first and second oil passages, a bypass oil passage communicating the first and second oil passages with each other, a valve mechanism for opening and closing the bypass oil passage, and a manual operating member provided in a driving section for opening and closing the valve mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Nakatani, Fumitake Okunishi, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Hiroki Bessho, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi, Shinichiro Saji, Masaki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 7705266
    Abstract: A hybrid laser processing apparatus 1 includes a laser oscillator 4 which oscillates a laser beam L, a high-pressure pump 5 which supplies liquid, wherein liquid supplied from the high-pressure pump 5 is injected from an injection nozzle 13 provided at a tip of a processing head 6 and becomes a liquid column W to reach an object to be processed 2. A first inclined plane 13b which reduces the diameter toward the object to be processed 2 is formed in the injection nozzle 13, the condensing lens 12 which condenses the laser beam L is designed so that the focus of the laser beam L is positioned beyond the injection nozzle 13 and closer to the side of the object to be processed 2 and the laser beam L on the side outer than the minimum diameter part 13d is reflected on the first inclined plane 13b and thereafter guided to the liquid column W. Positional matching of the condensing lens and the injection nozzle is simple and the guided laser beam does not pop out of the liquid column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Shibuya Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Koseki, Motoi Sasaki, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Patent number: 7597385
    Abstract: A door structure for a cab includes a door frame defining an entrance to the cab, a door for opening and closing the entrance, a hinge disposed between the door and the door frame and having an axis, the door being configured to be allowed to swing about the axis of the hinges between an open position and a closed positions, a door handle attached to the door for opening and closing the door, and a door lock for locking the door in the closed position. The door includes a door body formed of resin, and a reinforcing frame fixed to the door body. A gap between the door body and the door frame when the door is in the closed position is sealed by a seal material interposed between the door body and the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20090045177
    Abstract: Laser beam L oscillated by a laser oscillator 4 is guided by an optical fiber 12 constituting laser-guiding means 7 to a processing head 6, a liquid passageway 25 to which a high-pressure liquid is supplied by a high-pressure pump 5 is formed in the processing head, and this high-pressure liquid is jetted in the form of a liquid column W from a jet hole 24 of a jet nozzle 23 provided at a lower end of the processing head 6. The optical fiber is exposed inside of the liquid passageway, and a tip of a fiber core 12a of the optical fiber projects beyond a fiber clad 12b, and is close to the vicinity of the jet hole. The laser beam irradiated from the fiber core is guided to the liquid column after it is reflected on a first inclined surface 24a formed on the jet hole, and processing on the workpiece 2 is performed. The laser beam can easily be guided to the liquid column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Ryoji Koseki, Motoi Sasaki, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20080169275
    Abstract: A hybrid laser processing apparatus 1 includes a laser oscillator 4 which oscillates a laser beam L, a high-pressure pump 5 which supplies liquid, wherein liquid supplied from the high-pressure pump 5 is injected from an injection nozzle 13 provided at a tip of a processing head 6 and becomes a liquid column W to reach an object to be processed 2. A first inclined plane 13b which reduces the diameter toward the object to be processed 2 is formed in the injection nozzle 13, the condensing lens 12 which condenses the laser beam L is designed so that the focus of the laser beam L is positioned beyond the injection nozzle 13 and closer to the side of the object to be processed 2 and the laser beam L on the side outer than the minimum diameter part 13d is reflected on the first inclined plane 13b and thereafter guided to the liquid column W. Positional matching of the condensing lens and the injection nozzle is simple and the guided laser beam does not pop out of the liquid column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Ryoji Koseki, Motoi Sasaki, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20080093882
    Abstract: A door structure for a cab includes a door frame defining an entrance to the cab, a door for opening and closing the entrance, a hinge disposed between the door and the door frame and having an axis, the door being configured to be allowed to swing about the axis of the hinges between an open position and a closed positions, a door handle attached to the door for opening and closing the door, and a door lock for locking the door in the closed position. The door includes a door body formed of resin, and a reinforcing frame fixed to the door body. A gap between the door body and the door frame when the door is in the closed position is sealed by a seal material interposed between the door body and the door frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20080093883
    Abstract: A cabin door device having a cabin frame, comprises: a door mounted to a side part of the cabin frame so as to be moveable between a fully closed position and a fully open position; and a main striker supported by the cabin frame, wherein the door has a lock device, and the door is held in the fully closed position by the lock device engaging the striker; and an auxiliary striker that is supported by the cabin frame and whose position can be changed between a held posture, in which the door is held at an intermediate position between the fully closed position and the fully open position by coupling with the lock device, and a retracted position in which the lock device of the door is allowed to engage with the striker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20070219047
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a hydrostatic continuously variable speed-change device; a gear type multiple-stage speed-change device disposed downstream of the hydrostatic continuously variable speed-change device with respect to a direction in which power is transmitted; first and second oil passages interconnecting between a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor in the hydrostatic continuously variable speed-change device; a bypass oil passage communicating the first and second oil passages with each other; a valve mechanism for opening and closing the bypass oil passage; and a manual operating member provided in a driving section for opening and closing the valve mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunobu Nakatani, Fumitake Okunishi, Yoshifumi Horiuchi, Hiroki Bessho, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Mitsugu Kobayashi, Shinichiro Saji, Masaki Hayashi
  • Publication number: 20070005260
    Abstract: A method for analysis in which a user can readily compare expression data and a pathway with a computer is provided as an alternative to subjective comparison or manual comparison of the expression data and the pathway according to certain criteria. Expression data of a protein/gene other than a target protein/gene is constructed so as to fit in with a pathway on the basis of the target protein/gene expression data; and the protein/gene expression data, in the constructed structure of the expression data, fitting in with the pathway is highlighted while the constructed structure of the expression data is displayed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Masaru Yokoyama, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Patent number: 6877302
    Abstract: A mid-mount mower including a body frame supported above the ground by front wheels and rear wheels, and a mower unit vertically movably suspended from the body frame between the front wheels and rear wheels. The mower unit includes a mower deck having a top board, and a front wall, side walls and a rear wall depending from the top board. The mower deck has a rearwardly opening recess formed in a sideways middle region at a rear end thereof. A mower input shaft is disposed on the top board for transmitting power to the rotary blades juxtaposed inside the mower deck to be rotatable about three vertical axes arranged sideways. The mower input shaft extends longitudinally of the body frame and has a rear connecting end. A PTO shaft is provided in a rear transmission mechanism that drives the rear wheels. The PTO shaft extends longitudinally of the body frame and has a forward connecting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Kenichi Chujo, Teruo Shimamura, Yoshiyuki Esaki, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Patent number: 6848246
    Abstract: A mower unit attachable to a vehicle body includes a mower deck. The mower deck defines a grass discharge opening at an opposite side of one side wall, and has a plurality of rotary blades juxtaposed inside the mower deck to be rotatable about vertical axes. All of the rotary blades are rotatable in the same direction so that a front half, with respect to a traveling direction, of a track of rotation of each rotary blade points toward the side having the grass discharge opening. A rear baffle depends from a top board of the mower deck for enclosing the rotary blades in combination with a front wall, and surrounds, in form of a concentric part circle, a rear portion of the track of rotation of each rotary blade. A front baffle and a mulching baffle are provided to be selectively attached to the mower deck to be located forwardly of the tracks of rotation of the rotary blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Teruo Shimamura, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Esaki, Kenichi Chujo, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20040006959
    Abstract: A mid-mount mower including a body frame supported above the ground by front wheels and rear wheels, and a mower unit vertically movably suspended from the body frame between the front wheels and rear wheels. The mower unit includes a mower deck having a top board, and a front wall, side walls and a rear wall depending from the top board. The mower deck has a rearwardly opening recess formed in a sideways middle region at a rear end thereof. A mower input shaft is disposed on the top board for transmitting power to the rotary blades juxtaposed inside the mower deck to be rotatable about three vertical axes arranged sideways. The mower input shaft extends longitudinally of the body frame and has a rear connecting end. A PTO shaft is provided in a rear transmission mechanism that drives the rear wheels. The PTO shaft extends longitudinally of the body frame and has a forward connecting end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Kenichi Chujo, Teruo Shimamura, Yoshiyuki Esaki, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20040006960
    Abstract: A mower unit attachable to a vehicle body includes a mower deck. The mower deck defines a grass discharge opening at an opposite side of one side wall, and has a plurality of rotary blades juxtaposed inside the mower deck to be rotatable about vertical axes. All of the rotary blades are rotatable in the same direction so that a front half, with respect to a traveling direction, of a track of rotation of each rotary blade points toward the side having the grass discharge opening. A rear baffle depends from a top board of the mower deck for enclosing the rotary blades in combination with a front wall, and surrounds, in form of a concentric part circle, a rear portion of the track of rotation of each rotary blade. A front baffle and a mulching baffle are provided to be selectively attached to the mower deck to be located forwardly of the tracks of rotation of the rotary blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Teruo Shimamura, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Yoshiyuki Esaki, Kenichi Chujo, Yoshihiro Kawahara
  • Patent number: 6675567
    Abstract: A mid-mount type lawn tractor having idle wheels disposed at one end in a fore and aft direction of a vehicle body, drive wheels disposed at the other end in the fore and aft direction of the vehicle body, a mower unit connected to the vehicle body between the idle wheels and drive wheels. The lawn tractor includes a wheel support frame supporting the idle wheels and pivotably connected to the vehicle body. A pivotal movement of the wheel support frame relative to the vehicle body displaces the idle wheels relative to the vehicle body, to produce a running posture or a jack-up posture lifting at least part of the vehicle body. The pivotal movement of the wheel support frame is caused by a jack device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Yoshiyuki Esaki, Hironori Tsuchihashi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Osami Fujiwara, Teruo Shimamura
  • Patent number: 6578656
    Abstract: A riding mower includes a pair of right and left propelling wheels, an engine disposed rearwardly of axles of the propelling wheels, a pair of right and left transmission cases corresponding to the propelling wheels and supporting the propelling wheels, respectively, a pair of right and left HSTs coupled to the transmission cases for outputting power thereto, respectively, a center case housing a power distributor for transmitting power from the engine to the pair of right and left HSTs, and a mower unit disposed forwardly of the propelling wheels. The center case is disposed forwardly of the axles of the propelling wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Samejima, Hironori Tsuchihashi, Yoshikazu Togoshi, Yoshihiro Kawahara, Teruo Shimamura, Osami Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Esaki