Patents by Inventor Yuki Yato

Yuki Yato 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: 20210127930
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a self-propelled electronic device that can be downsized and can improve in performance in climbing onto a floor level difference. A wheel support structure for the self-propelled electronic device, the wheel support structure characterized by comprising: a drive wheel configured to allow a housing to travel; a support portion fixed in the housing and configured to support the drive wheel position-changeably in a linear direction inclined from a vertical line; and a biasing member configured to bias the drive wheel toward a bottom side of the housing in the linear direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: YUKI YATO
  • Publication number: 20200275811
    Abstract: Provided is a wheel support structure for self-propelled electronic device which takes safety into account, by not jumping out vigorously with strong force when a drive wheel protrudes to the exterior. The wheel support structure for self-propelled electronic device is characterized by comprising; a drive wheel which supports and drives a housing on a floor surface; a swinging support unit which rotatably supports the drive wheel and mounts the drive wheel to the bottom part of the housing so as to be able to swing in a vertical direction about the swinging axle; and a biasing mechanism which includes a biasing member which biases the drive wheel so as to swing downwards, wherein the biasing mechanism biases the winging support unit downwards by means of the biasing member in a state in which the housing is placed on the floor, and the biasing towards the swinging support unit by the biasing member is released in a state in which the drive wheel is not in contact with the floor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: YUKI YATO
  • Patent number: 9044127
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is to easily detect whether the dust collection amount is full. The present invention provide a charging-type electric vacuum cleaner comprising: a ventilator for suctioning air containing dust through a suction port; a motor for driving the ventilator; a dust collection section for filtering the suctioned air and capturing the dust; a storage battery; a switching element for connecting the storage battery to the motor; a current detecting section for detecting an electric current Ia flowing to the motor; a warning section for warning when a dust collection amount in a dust collection section is full; and a control section for operating the switching element to drive the motor, and for detecting a terminal voltage Vb of the storage battery and the electric current Ia to operate the warning section when Vb?V1 and Ia?I1 (V1 and I1 are preset values) are established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yuki Yato
  • Publication number: 20150059119
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is to easily detect whether the dust collection amount is full. The present invention provide a charging-type electric vacuum cleaner comprising: a ventilator for suctioning air containing dust through a suction port; a motor for driving the ventilator; a dust collection section for filtering the suctioned air and capturing the dust; a storage battery; a switching element for connecting the storage battery to the motor; a current detecting section for detecting an electric current Ia flowing to the motor; a warning section for warning when a dust collection amount in a dust collection section is full; and a control section for operating the switching element to drive the motor, and for detecting a terminal voltage Vb of the storage battery and the electric current Ia to operate the warning section when Vb?V1 and Ia?I1 (V1 and I1 are preset values) are established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Yuki Yato