Patents by Inventor Yukihisa Sakai

Yukihisa Sakai 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: 20220325499
    Abstract: A motor grader representing a work vehicle includes a steering mechanism and a control unit. The control unit generates a travel path of the motor grader based on a position and an azimuth of the motor grader and a direction of travel of the motor grader and controls the steering mechanism such that the motor grader travels along the generated travel path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SONODA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yukihisa SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220298749
    Abstract: A motor grader representing a work vehicle includes a steering mechanism and a control unit. The control unit controls the steering mechanism to maintain constant, a rate of change in a direction of travel per unit travel distance of the motor grader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya SONODA, Takeshi KAMIMAE, Yukihisa SAKAI
  • Patent number: 9594258
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contact lens having novel myopia progression suppression capability, while enabling a good QOV to be obtained and ensuring myopia is kept from progressing. A contact lens having a refractive correction power for correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism set in a central region of an optical part, wherein a positive addition power in comparison with a power in the central region is set in a peripheral region of the optical part so that progression of the myopia or myopic astigmatism is suppressed, a positioning member is provided that specifies a circumferential position of the lens under a worn condition, and a lens optical axis of the optical part is set offset from a lens geometric center to align with a line of sight of a human eye under the worn condition produced by the positioning member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Fujikado, Mitsuhiko Nakada, Asaki Suzaki, Yukihisa Sakai
  • Publication number: 20160370602
    Abstract: A designing method of a contact lens for myopia progression suppression including: providing a tonic accommodation relaxation region in which an additional power whose maximum value is from +0.25 to +0.75 diopters is set with respect to a correction power that is required for realizing a proper correction, the additional power being capable of relaxing a tonic accommodation without improving an aberration off an optical axis and an accommodation lag on the optical axis; and providing a proper correction region in which the additional power is not set at least on an optical center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: OSAKA UNIVERSITY, MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIKADO, Asaki SUZAKI, Mitsuhiko NAKADA, Yukihisa SAKAI
  • Patent number: 9186981
    Abstract: A work vehicle capable of cooling an engine compartment in a simple structure is provided. A partition wall partitions an internal space of an exterior cover into an engine compartment housing the engine and a cooling compartment housing the air blower. The partition wall includes a first wall portion extending at a relatively large inclination with respect to a direction in which an upper side plate of the exterior cover located on the cooling compartment side with respect to the partition wall extends, and a second wall portion extending at a relatively small inclination. An upper opening portion as an air intake port connecting an external space and the internal space of the exterior cover is provided in the upper side plate so as to be located to face the second wall portion. The first wall portion is provided with an opening connecting the engine compartment and the cooling compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihisa Sakai
  • Publication number: 20150219926
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contact lens having novel myopia progression suppression capability, while enabling a good QOV to be obtained and ensuring myopia is kept from progressing. A contact lens having a refractive correction power for correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism set in a central region of an optical part, wherein a positive addition power in comparison with a power in the central region is set in a peripheral region of the optical part so that progression of the myopia or myopic astigmatism is suppressed, a positioning member is provided that specifies a circumferential position of the lens under a worn condition, and a lens optical axis of the optical part is set offset from a lens geometric center to align with a line of sight of a human eye under the worn condition produced by the positioning member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Takashi Fujikado, Mitsuhiko Nakada, Asaki Suzaki, Yukihisa Sakai
  • Publication number: 20150151628
    Abstract: A work vehicle capable of cooling an engine compartment in a simple structure is provided. A partition wall partitions an internal space of an exterior cover into an engine compartment housing the engine and a cooling compartment housing the air blower. The partition wall includes a first wall portion extending at a relatively large inclination with respect to a direction in which an upper side plate of the exterior cover located on the cooling compartment side with respect to the partition wall extends, and a second wall portion extending at a relatively small inclination. An upper opening portion as an air intake port connecting an external space and the internal space of the exterior cover is provided in the upper side plate so as to be located to face the second wall portion. The first wall portion is provided with an opening connecting the engine compartment and the cooling compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: Yukihisa Sakai
  • Patent number: 8985764
    Abstract: Provided is a contact lens of double thin type ensuring a comfortable wearing sensation, enabling improvement of oxygen permeability and tear exchange, and having a novel structure. An optical zone having no deviation of a center of gravity by a prism is formed. A pair of thin portions extending circumferentially and having a constant thickness are formed on both upper and lower sides of a peripheral zone, and a pair of thick portions extending circumferentially and having a thickness larger than that of the thin portions are formed on both left and right sides. One or more concavities are positioned symmetrically in a left-right direction during wear in a posterior surface of each of the thick portions. A minimum thickness at a portion where the concavity is formed is larger than the thickness of the thin portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Shingo Hibino, Yukihisa Sakai
  • Patent number: 8510002
    Abstract: An engine speed control device is adapted to control a motor grader including a transmission with a plurality of manually shiftable low speed stages and at least one high speed stage, the transmission being configured to switch between a manual mode for manually selecting one of all the speed stages and an automatic shifting mode for automatically shifting a predetermined speed stage and higher. The engine speed control device includes an upper limit engine speed control unit configured to set an upper limit engine speed to be an out-of-service travelling-use upper limit engine speed at the at least one high speed stage, and set the upper limit engine speed to be a working-use upper limit engine speed at any one of the low speed stages, the working-use upper limit engine speed being lower than the out-of-service travelling-use upper limit engine speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Sakai, Haruki Shinagawa, Hirohito Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20120206692
    Abstract: Provided is a contact lens of double thin type ensuring a comfortable wearing sensation, enabling improvement of oxygen permeability and tear exchange, and having a novel structure. An optical zone having no deviation of a center of gravity by a prism is formed. A pair of thin portions extending circumferentially and having a constant thickness are formed on both upper and lower sides of a peripheral zone, and a pair of thick portions extending circumferentially and having a thickness larger than that of the thin portions are formed on both left and right sides. One or more concavities are positioned symmetrically in a left-right direction during wear in a posterior surface of each of the thick portions. A minimum thickness at a portion where the concavity is formed is larger than the thickness of the thin portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Shingo Hibino, Yukihisa Sakai
  • Publication number: 20120199371
    Abstract: An engine speed control device is adapted to control a motor grader including a transmission with a plurality of manually shiftable low speed stages and at least one high speed stage, the transmission being configured to switch between a manual mode for manually selecting one of all the speed stages and an automatic shifting mode for automatically shifting a predetermined speed stage and higher. The engine speed control device includes an upper limit engine speed control unit configured to set an upper limit engine speed to be an out-of-service travelling-use upper limit engine speed at the at least one high speed stage, and set the upper limit engine speed to be a working-use upper limit engine speed at any one of the low speed stages, the working-use upper limit engine speed being lower than the out-of-service travelling-use upper limit engine speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Sakai, Haruki Shinagawa, Hirohito Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8192020
    Abstract: A contact lens including a circumferential positioning member that can selectively set up a first stable state where a superficial center of a second power zone is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometrical center of an optical zone and an orthogonal meridian perpendicular to the symmetrical meridian with the lens worn on a right eye is circumferentially tilted by a first angle relative to a vertical line of the eye, and a second stable state where the orthogonal meridian under condition in which the lens is worn on a left eye with the right eye wearing state inverted upside down is circumferentially tilted by a second angle on the opposite side of the first angle relative to the vertical line, as well as a visible indicator mark for identifying a lens orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Goto, Yukihisa Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 7976156
    Abstract: A wearing-orientation selectable contact lens including: an optical zone; a first diopter power region provided in the optical zone; and a second diopter power region having a lens power that is more positive than that of the first diopter power region. A superficial center of the second diopter power region is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometric center of the optical zone. A circumferential positioning member is provided so as to selectively set up: a first stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to one of left and right side of the eye, and a second stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to another of left and right side of the eye. A visible indicator mark is provided for identifying a lens orientation of the first stable state and the second stable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Goto, Yukihisa Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100296050
    Abstract: A contact lens including a circumferential positioning member that can selectively set up a first stable state where a superficial center of a second power zone is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometrical center of an optical zone and an orthogonal meridian perpendicular to the symmetrical meridian with the lens worn on a right eye is circumferentially tilted by a first angle relative to a vertical line of the eye, and a second stable state where the orthogonal meridian under condition in which the lens is worn on a left eye with the right eye wearing state inverted upside down is circumferentially tilted by a second angle on the opposite side of the first angle relative to the vertical line, as well as a visible indicator mark for identifying a lens orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Goto, Yukihisa Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100259720
    Abstract: A wearing-orientation selectable contact lens including: an optical zone; a first diopter power region provided in the optical zone; and a second diopter power region having a lens power that is more positive than that of the first diopter power region. A superficial center of the second diopter power region is decentered on a symmetrical meridian from a geometric center of the optical zone. A circumferential positioning member is provided so as to selectively set up: a first stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to one of left and right side of the eye, and a second stable state where the superficial center of the second diopter power region is positioned to another of left and right side of the eye. A visible indicator mark is provided for identifying a lens orientation of the first stable state and the second stable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji GOTO, Yukihisa Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090059166
    Abstract: A contact lens having a mark on at least one of an anterior face and a posterior face thereof, wherein the improvement including: the mark being defined by a concave annular section having inside and outside peripheral borders of circular shape, and a center projection situated in a center of the concave annular section; an outside diameter dimension of the concave annular section is held within a range of 0.1-0.5 mm; a widthwise center section of the concave annular section in radial cross section is a flat section having smaller depth change and greater radius of curvature than widthwise side sections; and at least the flat section of the mark has a rough surface The method of manufacturing the contact lens is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroaki Suzuki, Yukihisa Sakai, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6764179
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of designing an ophthalmic lens including the steps of: (a) determining a preliminary lens shape by preliminary determining a shape of the ophthalmic lens; and (b) varying the preliminary lens shape so as to adjust a position of an image surface at which MTF value is maximized, such that the position of the image surface matches a desired focal length of said ophthalmic lens. A resulting ophthalmic lens constructed according to this method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Sakai, Yoshihiko Oyama
  • Publication number: 20020176049
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of designing an ophthalmic lens including the steps of: (a) determining a preliminary lens shape by preliminary determining a shape of the ophthalmic lens; and (b) varying the preliminary lens shape so as to adjust a position of an image surface at which MTF value is maximized, such that the position of the image surface matches a desired focal length of said ophthalmic lens. A resulting ophthalmic lens constructed according to this method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihisa Sakai, Yoshihiko Oyama
  • Patent number: 6286956
    Abstract: Multifocal ocular lens including a central vision correction region having a first optical power value, an outer vision correction region spaced radially outwardly from the central vision correction region and having a second optical power value different from the first optical power value, and an intermediate vision correction region located radially intermediate between the central and outer vision correction regions and having a distribution of optical power between the first and second optical power values, and wherein the intermediate region has a first transition point and a second transition point which is not radially inwardly spaced from the first transition point, such that the distribution of the optical power of the intermediate region includes two optical power values which are defined by the first and second transition points, respectively, and which are determined such that the optical power value defined by the second transition point is closer to the first optical power value of the central r
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Mencion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Oyama, Tadashi Sawano, Kazuya Miyamura, Asaki Suzaki, Yukihisa Sakai