Patents by Inventor Yuichi Yokoyama

Yuichi Yokoyama 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: 20190021188
    Abstract: A vapor chamber includes: an upper plate; a lower plate; a plurality of side walls disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate; a wick body that is disposed in a space sealed by the upper plate, the lower plate, and the side walls and that contacts the upper plate and the lower plate; and a pillar that is disposed in the space and contacts the upper plate and the lower plate. The wick body includes first wick portions each including a first terminal positioned in a vaporization portion, a linear portion, and a second terminal, wherein each of the first wick portions extends to the side walls from the first terminal, and a second wick portion that connects the second terminals of the first wick portions to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Thanhlong Phan, Yuichi Yokoyama, Youji Kawahara, Yuji Saito, Mohammad Shahed Ahamed, Koichi Mashiko, Masataka Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 10160506
    Abstract: To suppress intake noise and secure a quiet ride on a straddle type vehicle wherein a box-shaped structure includes an air cleaner box connected to an engine. In addition, exhaust air from the radiator disposed in the vicinity of the box-shaped structure is prevented from hitting a leg portion of a rider. A main frame is provided as a separate body from a head box so as to support a power unit and a front two-wheeled suspension device. The head box is supported on the main frame due to the fact that an air cleaner box is fixed on the main frame through a fixing member. A guide portion is formed on the air cleaner box so as to guide the exhaust wind from a radiator to the lower direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20180266669
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp includes a light source on which a light emitting diode is mounted on a substrate, a heat spreading plate attached to the substrate so as to be capable of transferring heat, a holding member integrated with the heat spreading plate, a heat pipe comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, each of which having a circular cross-section, the first end portion being rotatably engaged with the holding member, and a heat sink connected to the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Masataka Mochizuki, Yuichi Yokoyama, Randeep Singh
  • Publication number: 20180252380
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus disposition structure for a saddle riding vehicle by which a traveling performance can be improved is disclosed. A lighting apparatus includes a laser element, a first light guide member and a second light guide member, a front light emission unit and a rear light emission unit, and a driver unit. The laser element and the driver unit are integrated as a light source unit. The light source unit is disposed between a head pipe that includes a steering axis for a front wheel and a pivot shaft that supports a rear wheel through a swing arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Kyosuke Kitayama, Tsuyoshi Oguchi, Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 10046636
    Abstract: A saddle type vehicle which can cool a battery efficiently by a simple configuration. The saddle type vehicle includes a battery case accommodating a battery therein and is provided in a space positioned above an engine, which configures part of a power unit, below a seat (occupants' seat) and overlapping with the engine and the seat in an upward and downward direction of a vehicle body. A cooling fan configured to discharge air rearwardly is provided at a rear end of the battery case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9939204
    Abstract: In a heat spreading module, a plurality of hollow paths is formed in a thin plate-shaped main body so as to pass though the heating portion, and the hollow paths communicate with each other in a heating portion, a working fluid is enclosed in the hollow paths, a wick is disposed in each of the hollow paths such that a vapor flow path in which vapor of the working fluid flows is formed in each of the hollow paths, a part of each wick is positioned at the heating portion, and the vapor flow paths formed in the hollow paths communicate with each other in the heating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Thanhlong Phan, Youji Kawahara, Yuichi Yokoyama, Yuji Saito, Mohammad Shahed Ahamed, Koichi Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20170343294
    Abstract: In a heat spreading module, a plurality of hollow paths is formed in a thin plate-shaped main body so as to pass though the heating portion, and the hollow paths communicate with each other in a heating portion, a working fluid is enclosed in the hollow paths, a wick is disposed in each of the hollow paths such that a vapor flow path in which vapor of the working fluid flows is formed in each of the hollow paths, a part of each wick is positioned at the heating portion, and the vapor flow paths formed in the hollow paths communicate with each other in the heating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Thanhlong PHAN, Youji KAWAHARA, Yuichi YOKOYAMA, Yuji SAITO, Mohammad Shahed AHAMED, Koichi MASHIKO
  • Patent number: 9817188
    Abstract: A pigtail fiber module comprises: a large mode area fiber (LMA fiber) 10 having a fiber core wire 1 composed of a core where single-mode light travels and a clad, and a protective coating 2 surrounding the core wire; and a fiber holding member, and has the following structure. The fiber holding member includes a ferrule 20 having a through hole 21, and a capillary 30 having a narrow hole 31 and incorporated in a tip end side of the ferrule. The narrow hole houses the fiber core wire of the LMA fiber. The through hole houses the LMA fiber having the protective coating. An end portion of the narrow hole at the through hole side is provided with a sealing member 40 for sealing a gap between the fiber core wire and the narrow hole and shutting the narrow hole off from the through hole, and the protective coating is fixed to the through hole with a thermosetting adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9746802
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first image forming unit that forms a transparent toner image and a second image forming unit that forms a color toner image. The transparent toner image and the color toner image are transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. A secondary transfer unit transfers the toner images from the intermediate transfer belt to a recording medium. A control unit controls the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit so that the transparent toner image is formed before the color toner image is formed when the recording medium is a specialty paper having an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20170087977
    Abstract: A saddle type vehicle which can cool a battery efficiently by a simple configuration. The saddle type vehicle includes a battery case accommodating a battery therein and is provided in a space positioned above an engine, which configures part of a power unit, below a seat (occupants' seat) and overlapping with the engine and the seat in an upward and downward direction of a vehicle body. A cooling fan configured to discharge air rearwardly is provided at a rear end of the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9586641
    Abstract: A step structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle is configured to permit easy adjustment of a position and also of an angle of a step. A pair of opposed clamp pieces, that are formed as part of a step-support bracket provided to a vehicle body of a saddle-ride vehicle, are provided to sandwich an eccentric collar (rotor) from both sides thereof in a radial direction. The clamp pieces are configured to be tightened against the eccentric collar by a bolt, thereby non-rotatably fixing a position of the eccentric collar. The eccentric collar is configured such that when the clamp pieces are loosened, a shaft part of a step is pivotally movable in relation to a shaft insertion hole, and the step, supported by the shaft insertion part, can be adjustably rotated in relation to the step-support bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yokoyama, Tetsuya Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20170057583
    Abstract: To suppress intake noise and secure a quiet ride on a straddle type vehicle wherein a box-shaped structure includes an air cleaner box connected to an engine. In addition, exhaust air from the radiator disposed in the vicinity of the box-shaped structure is prevented from hitting a leg portion of a rider. A main frame is provided as a separate body from a head box so as to support a power unit and a front two-wheeled suspension device. The head box is supported on the main frame due to the fact that an air cleaner box is fixed on the main frame through a fixing member. A guide portion is formed on the air cleaner box so as to guide the exhaust wind from a radiator to the lower direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160342114
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first image forming unit that forms a transparent toner image and a second image forming unit that forms a color toner image. The transparent toner image and the color toner image are transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. A secondary transfer unit transfers the toner images from the intermediate transfer belt to a recording medium. A control unit controls the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit so that the transparent toner image is formed before the color toner image is formed when the recording medium is a specialty paper having an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Yuichi YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160341899
    Abstract: A pigtail fiber module comprises: a large mode area fiber (LMA fiber) 10 having a fiber core wire 1 composed of a core where single-mode light travels and a clad, and a protective coating 2 surrounding the core wire; and a fiber holding member, and has the following structure. The fiber holding member includes a ferrule 20 having a through hole 21, and a capillary 30 having a narrow hole 31 and incorporated in a tip end side of the ferrule. The narrow hole houses the fiber core wire of the LMA fiber. The through hole houses the LMA fiber having the protective coating. An end portion of the narrow hole at the through hole side is provided with a sealing member 40 for sealing a gap between the fiber core wire and the narrow hole and shutting the narrow hole off from the through hole, and the protective coating is fixed to the through hole with a thermosetting adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuichi YOKOYAMA
  • Patent number: 9417546
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first image forming unit that forms a transparent toner image and a second image forming unit that forms a color toner image. The transparent toner image and the color toner image are transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. A secondary transfer unit transfers the toner images from the intermediate transfer belt to a recording medium. A control unit controls the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit so that the transparent toner image is formed before the color toner image is formed when the recording medium is a specialty paper having an adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuichi Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9278722
    Abstract: A step structure for a saddle-ride vehicle includes a step that is turned in a freely derricking manner between a usage state raised in a vehicle width direction and a storage state falling along a lateral side of a vehicle. In the step structure for the saddle-ride vehicle, the step is turnably arranged with a shaft provided at an end of the step as the center. The step is also stored in such a manner wherein the shaft is positioned at the rear of the step in the storage state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yokoyama, Mitsuyoshi Kohama, Tetsuya Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20160031512
    Abstract: A step structure of a saddle-ride type vehicle is configured to permit easy adjustment of a position and also of an angle of a step. A pair of opposed clamp pieces, that are formed as part of a step-support bracket provided to a vehicle body of a saddle-ride vehicle, are provided to sandwich an eccentric collar (rotor) from both sides thereof in a radial direction. The clamp pieces are configured to be tightened against the eccentric collar by a bolt, thereby non-rotatably fixing a position of the eccentric collar. The eccentric collar is configured such that when the clamp pieces are loosened, a shaft part of a step is pivotally movable in relation to a shaft insertion hole, and the step, supported by the shaft insertion part, can be adjustably rotated in relation to the step-support bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Yuichi YOKOYAMA, Tetsuya NAKAZAWA
  • Publication number: 20150346623
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment Includes a first image forming unit that forms a transparent toner image and a second, image footing unit that forms a color toner image. The transparent toner image and the color toner image are transferred onto an intermediate transfer belt. A secondary transfer unit transfers the toner images from the intermediate transfer belt to a recording sodium. A control unit controls the first image forming unit and. the second image forming unit so that the transparent toner image is formed before the color toner image is formed when the recording medium is a specialty paper having an adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: YUICHI YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150239520
    Abstract: A step structure for a saddle-ride vehicle includes a step that is turned in a freely derricking manner between a usage state raised in a vehicle width direction and a storage state falling along a lateral side of a vehicle. In the step structure for the saddle-ride vehicle, the step is turnably arranged with a shaft provided at an end of the step as the center. The step is also stored in such a manner wherein the shaft is positioned at the rear of the step in the storage state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi YOKOYAMA, Mitsuyoshi KOHAMA, Tetsuya NAKAZAWA
  • Patent number: D788647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Yokoyama, Kohei Suzuki