Patents by Inventor Yuichi Murakami

Yuichi Murakami 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: 20090129520
    Abstract: A digital signal receiving apparatus includes: detection-judging portion judging a possible presence of a desired signal when a signal level of a smoothed signal is greater than a reference level; wherein said first smoothed signal and said second smoothed signal are compared in order to generate a detection signal representing a judgment of a possible presence of a desired signal, said second smoothed signal having a convergence speed slower than that of the first smoothing filter, a filter controlling portion switching an adaptive filter from an adaptive mode to a non-adaptive mode when the detection-judging portion judges the possible presence of the desired signal and switching from the non-adaptive mode to the adaptive mode when the detection-judging portion judges the absence of the desired signal; a limiting portion limiting a signal level of an auto-correlation signal to the signal level of the smoothed signal; and a demodulating portion demodulating the auto-correlation signal having the signal level
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro YAMAMOTO, Akira Furuhashi, Takahiro Horie, Yuichi Murakami, Kazunori Ono, Frederic Coutant, Tarik Aouine
  • Patent number: 7384303
    Abstract: Providing a connector, which can prevent strange sound generated between the connector and a panel when the connector is mounted on the panel. How to be Solved The connectors 1 includes a first connector housing 3, a second connector housing 4, a movement limiting/permitting device 5 and a pushing projection 6. The connector housings 3, 4 are connected to place an opening 7 of the body panel 2. The movement limiting/permitting device 5 has a movement limiting/permitting arm 23. The movement limiting/permitting device 5 limits the movement of the first connector housing 3 until the connector housings 3, 4 are connected to each other, and permits the movement of the first connector housing 3 when the connector housings are connected together. The pushing projection 6 projects from the other end 23b of the movement limiting/permitting arm 23. The pushing projection 6 pushes the body panel 2 to expand the opening 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Yoshitaka Kashima
  • Patent number: 7371110
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a pair of connector housings fitted through an attachment hole in a body panel, which is easily confirmed whether or not the fitting is complete. The connector 1 has a first connector housing 3 and a second connector housing 4, and a position regulator 5. The connector housing 4 has a flange 17. The position regulator 5 regulates the movement of the first connector housing 3 until the connector housings 3 and 4 are fitted, and allows its movement after fitting. The first connector housing 3 is temporary locked in a hole 7 of a panel 2 and the second connector housing 4 is fitted. After the fitting of the connector housings 3 and 4, the second connector housing 4 is approached to the body panel 2. The flange 17 approaches to the body panel 2. The second connector housing 4 is locked to the body panel 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Yoshitaka Kashima
  • Patent number: 7327813
    Abstract: A digital receiving device includes a detecting means for detecting a specific code under a signal receiving state capable of successively receiving a desired signal, a setting means for setting a period for detecting the specific code as a non-communication state period, an adaptive filter having an adaptive mode and a non-adaptive mode, the adaptive mode by which a filter coefficient is sequentially updated so as to remove an ambient noise during the non-communication state period, and the non-adaptive mode by which the filter coefficient is stopped from being updated during a period except for the non-communication state period under the signal receiving state and a filter controlling means for controlling an operation for switching the adaptive mode and the non-adaptive mode of the adaptive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignees: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Akira Furuhashi, Kazunori Ono, Hiroki Okada
  • Publication number: 20070173112
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a connector having a pair of connector housings fitted through an attachment hole in a body panel, which is easily confirmed whether or not the fitting is complete. The connector 1 has a first connector housing 3 and a second connector housing 4, and a position regulator 5. The connector housing 4 has a flange 17. The position regulator 5 regulates the movement of the first connector housing 3 until the connector housings 3 and 4 are fitted, and allows its movement after fitting. The first connector housing 3 is temporary locked in a hole 7 of a panel 2 and the second connector housing 4 is fitted. After the fitting of the connector housings 3 and 4, the second connector housing 4 is approached to the body panel 2. The flange 17 approaches to the body panel 2. The second connector housing 4 is locked to the body panel 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Yoshitaka Kashima
  • Publication number: 20070173089
    Abstract: Objects of this Invention Providing a connector, which can prevent strange sound generated between the connector and a panel when the connector is mounted on the panel. How to be Solved The connectors 1 includes a first connector housing 3, a second connector housing 4, a movement limiting/permitting device 5 and a pushing projection 6. The connector housings 3, 4 are connected to place an opening 7 of the body panel 2. The movement limiting/permitting device 5 has a movement limiting/permitting arm 23. The movement limiting/permitting device 5 limits the movement of the first connector housing 3 until the connector housings 3, 4 are connected to each other, and permits the movement of the first connector housing 3 when the connector housings are connected together. The pushing projection 6 projects from the other end 23b of the movement limiting/permitting arm 23. The pushing projection 6 pushes the body panel 2 to expand the opening 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicants: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Yoshitaka Kashima
  • Patent number: 7210715
    Abstract: A door handle device includes a frame fixed to the inside of an outer panel of a vehicle door and a grip provided on the frame from the outside of a vehicle and including an electrical component. The frame is integrally provided with a circuit electrically connected to the electrical component. The door handle device further includes a chassis integrally formed with the frame, and the circuit is provided within the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norikazu Kobayashi, Yuichi Murakami, Koji Aoki, Katsutoshi Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 7132768
    Abstract: A human body detecting device for detecting an approach of a human body includes a sensor electrode provided in a housing and having detecting portions for detecting the approach of the human body to the housing. Each of the detecting portions is provided at a respective surface side in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Eiji Mushiake
  • Patent number: 7091823
    Abstract: A human body detecting device includes a door handle provided on an outer panel, a first sensor electrode provided on the obverse side of the door handle, and a second sensor electrode provided on the reverse side of the door handle. The human body is detected in response to variation of capacitance between the outer panel and two sensor electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Eiji Mushiake
  • Patent number: 7057124
    Abstract: A push switch apparatus includes a switch case adapted to be a base member, a switch mounted on the switch case, a switch cap made of an elastic material and supported on the switch case for covering the switch, a switch button supported by the base member and having an actuating portion for pushing the switch and an switch plate mounted on the switch case and arranged between the switch cap and the switch button. The switch plate having a contact surface contacts the switch button when the actuating portion of the switch button pushes the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Eiji Mushiake, Takeshi Ito, Kazuyoshi Mori, Yuichi Murakami, Noriyasu Onishi, Teruya Tomiyasu
  • Patent number: 7049940
    Abstract: A door opening/closing device for a vehicle includes a control mechanism recognizing an opening/closing operation of a vehicle door based upon an operation of a door handle, operating a door lock mechanism so as to unlock the vehicle door when the opening operation of the vehicle door is recognized, operating the door lock mechanism so as to lock the vehicle door when the closing operation of the vehicle door is recognized, and controlling a light-emitting means included in the door handle to light-emit In response to the operation of the door lock mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Eiji Mushiake, Hisashi Inaba, Masahiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20050201886
    Abstract: A nanocrystalline bolt, which serves as a high-strength bolt, is manufactured by the steps of compacting powder formed of nanocrystalline metal particles having a nanometer-scale grain size, extruding a resultant compact so as to obtain a rod stock, and subjecting the rod stock to a bolt-forming process (heading, machining, and form rolling) without involvement of heat treatment. Examples of metal material include JIS SUS410, precipitation-hardening-type 13Cr-8Ni-2Mo, and other stainless steels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventor: Yuichi Murakami
  • Patent number: 6933831
    Abstract: A sensor electrode which detects an approach of a person to a vehicle can be housed in a door handle body for vehicle and is prevented from giving an adverse influence to transmission signals outputted from a transmission antenna. Slits are formed in a bottom portion of the body. The sensor electrode covered with a resin mold is pushed into the inside of the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Eiji Mushiake, Shinya Ito, Hiroki Okada
  • Publication number: 20050123071
    Abstract: A DSP tuner, which is equipped with an A/D converter and a digital signal processing part, is provided to the receiving parts of an in-vehicle equipment and a portable equipment that constitute an in-vehicle equipment remote control system. The A/D converter quantizes analog input signals received by receiving antennas and converts them into digital values. The digital signal processing part always appears, and removes as a noise a frequency band of which spectrum hardly change within a predetermined time period. Moreover, the digital signal processing part sets a frequency band with a comparatively large spectrum change as an FSK modulation signal corresponding to code contents, and outputs binary data corresponding to the frequency band as a code signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroki Okada, Yuichi Murakami
  • Publication number: 20050058232
    Abstract: A digital receiving device includes a detecting means for detecting a specific code under a signal receiving state capable of successively receiving a desired signal, a setting means for setting a period for detecting the specific code as a non-communication state period, an adaptive filter having an adaptive mode and a non-adaptive mode, the adaptive mode by which a filter coefficient is sequentially updated so as to remove an ambient noise during the non-communication state period, and the non-adaptive mode by which the filter coefficient is stopped from being updated during a period except for the non-communication state period under the signal receiving state and a filter controlling means for controlling an operation for switching the adaptive mode and the non-adaptive mode of the adaptive filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicants: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Akira Furuhashi, Kazunori Ono, Hiroki Okada
  • Publication number: 20040262139
    Abstract: A push switch apparatus includes a switch case adapted to be a base member, a switch mounted on the switch case, a switch cap made of an elastic material and supported on the switch case for covering the switch, a switch button supported by the base member and having an actuating portion for pushing the switch and an switch plate mounted on the switch case and arranged between the switch cap and the switch button. The switch plate having a contact surface contacts the switch button when the actuating portion of the switch button pushes the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Eiji Mushiake, Takeshi Ito, Kazuyoshi Mori, Yuichi Murakami, Noriyasu Onishi, Teruya Tomiyasu
  • Publication number: 20040257296
    Abstract: A door handle for a vehicle includes a handle main body fixed to a vehicle door and possessing a housing portion at an opposite side of the vehicle door, an antenna housed in the housing portion so as to arrange an axis of the antenna to be substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the door handle main body, and s metal made cover for coating the housing portion from the opposite side of the vehicle door. The cover within an axial direction dimension of the antenna is arranged to be more distant from the vehicle door than the axis of the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Eiji Mushiake
  • Publication number: 20040223336
    Abstract: A door opening/closing device for vehicle including a controlling means for controlling a vehicle door locking or unlocking operation by confirming a user's intent for locking or unlocking operation of the vehicle door includes a handle frame provided at the vehicle door, a handle member provided outside of the vehicle door and supported by the handle frame for operating opening or closing of the vehicle door, a handle cap provided outside the vehicle door and supported with the handle frame, a light decorative member provided at the handle cap, a luminous member accommodated in the handle frame and activated by the controlling means in response to the locking or unlocking condition of the vehicle door, and a light guiding means connecting the light decorative member and the luminous member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Murakami, Kiyokazu Ieda, Takeshi Ito, Masahiro Ueda, Eiji Mushiake, Hisashi Inaba
  • Patent number: 6812823
    Abstract: A vehicle door lock system has a lock mechanism for locking or unlocking the vehicle door. A control mechanism for controlling an operation of the lock mechanism includes first and second resonators. The first resonator resonates at a predetermined first value Q for transmitting a first signal to the outside of the vehicle. The second resonator is connected in series with the first resonator and resonates at a second value Q which is greater than the first value Q, and changing a resonant condition in accordance with a change of a capacitance. A single actuator is provided for actuating the first and second resonators. A switching mechanism is provided which utilizes the actuator for alternatively switching actuation between the first and the second resonators. The control mechanism controls the switching operation of the switching mechanism and the operation of the door lock mechanism in accordance with the resonant condition of the second resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Inaba, Yuichi Murakami, Kiyokazu Ieda, Eiji Mushiake
  • Patent number: 6799107
    Abstract: A control method for a door lock device performs an unlocking operation of a lock mechanism of a vehicle door by energizing and actuating an actuator in response to an unlocking command from a vehicle user. The method has: a first time period (T1) for energizing the actuator in accordance with the unlocking command by the user; a second time period (T2) for returning an operation portion provided on a vehicle from an operated position to a normal position; and a third time period (T3) during which the actuator starts the unlocking operation and complete the unlocking of the lock mechanism. The first time period is determined to be equal to or longer than a sum of the second time period and the third time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Eiji Mushiake, Kiyokazu Ieda, Yuichi Murakami, Shigeru Hayakawa