Patents by Inventor Yusuke OKABE

Yusuke OKABE 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).

  • Patent number: 11951876
    Abstract: A multipurpose work vehicle according to one or more embodiments of the present invention includes a driver's seat at the center of a vehicle body in the left-right direction of the vehicle body; and an occupant's seat to the left or right of the driver's seat in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, wherein the occupant's seat is offset rearwardly relative to the driver's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kensuke Okabe, Kohta Nakao, Yusuke Endo
  • Patent number: 11947311
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a main body housing including an air outlet opening, a photosensitive drum, a fuser to thermally fix toner transferred from the photosensitive drum to a sheet on the sheet, a fan to generate an airflow toward the air outlet opening, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to, in a continuous stage of printing continuous from a beginning stage, count a cumulative printed page number being a cumulative number of pages printed by the image forming apparatus, in a case where the cumulative printed page number is smaller than a first page number, control the fan to rotate at a first speed, and in a case where the cumulative printed page number is equal to or larger than the first page number, control the fan to rotate at a second speed, the second speed being higher than the first speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Michihiro Shimadu, Yusuke Okabe
  • Publication number: 20240066047
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound having a STING agonistic activity, which may be expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of STING-related diseases. The present disclosure relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: MASATO YOSHIKAWA, MORIHISA SAITOH, TAISUKE KATO, YAYOI NAKAYAMA, TOMOHIRO SEKI, YASUO NAKAGAWA, YUSUKE TOMINARI, MASAKI SETO, YUSUKE SASAKI, MASANORI OKANIWA, TSUNEO ODA, AKITO SHIBUYA, KOSUKE HIDAKA, ZENYU SHIOKAWA, SHUMPEI MURATA, ATSUTOSHI OKABE, YOSHIHISA NAKADA, MICHIYO MOCHIZUKI, BRIAN SCOTT FREEZE, TAISUKE TAWARAISHI, YASUFUMI WADA, PAUL D. GREENSPAN
  • Publication number: 20230315011
    Abstract: In an image-forming apparatus, a first sensor measures a first temperature and a relative humidity. A second sensor measures a second temperature. A controller is configured to perform: (a) calculating; (b) determining; and (c) executing. The (a) calculating calculates an internal temperature on the basis of the second temperature. The (a) calculating includes: when a target temperature of a heater is set to a printing temperature: (a-1) determining; and (a-2) correcting. The (a-2) correcting corrects, in response to determining in (a-1) that a temperature increase in the first temperature is greater than or equal to a first prescribed value and a humidity increase in an absolute humidity is greater than or equal to a second prescribed value, the internal temperature. The (c) executing executes, in response to determining in (b) that the internal temperature is greater than a threshold, a cool-down process to reduce a temperature inside a main casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke OKABE, Tetsuharu UBE
  • Publication number: 20230029862
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a main body housing including an air outlet opening, a photosensitive drum, a fuser to thermally fix toner transferred from the photosensitive drum to a sheet on the sheet, a fan to generate an airflow toward the air outlet opening, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to, in a continuous stage of printing continuous from a beginning stage, count a cumulative printed page number being a cumulative number of pages printed by the image forming apparatus, in a case where the cumulative printed page number is smaller than a first page number, control the fan to rotate at a first speed, and in a case where the cumulative printed page number is equal to or larger than the first page number, control the fan to rotate at a second speed, the second speed being higher than the first speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michihiro SHIMADU, Yusuke OKABE
  • Patent number: 11527769
    Abstract: To provide a method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack, whereby a leak position can be efficiently identified in a short time. A method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack includes a jig installation step of installing a division jig that covers an outer surface, on which stacked end faces of the fuel cell stack are exposed, that divides the outer surface into a plurality of regions, and that includes a plurality of inspection spaces on each divided region. The method further includes a first leak inspection step of identifying a leak region, in which the gas leak occurs, with a gas sensor arranged in each of the inspection spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Okabe, Satoshi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210305602
    Abstract: To provide a method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack, whereby a leak position can be easily identified in a short time. A method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack includes a preparation step of arranging stacked end faces of the fuel cell stack so as to be exposed on a side surface, a jig installation step of installing an inspection jig including a space for detecting the gas leak from the side surface so as to cover the side surface, a gas leak measurement step of detecting the gas leak with a gas sensor arranged in an upper part in the space, and a position identification step of identifying a leak position in a height direction from a detection start time of the gas sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke OKABE, Satoshi HASEGAWA, Hiroshi SEKIGUCHI, Toru IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20210305603
    Abstract: To provide a method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack, whereby a leak position can be efficiently identified in a short time. A method for inspecting a gas leak from a fuel cell stack includes a jig installation step of installing a division jig that covers an outer surface, on which stacked end faces of the fuel cell stack are exposed, that divides the outer surface into a plurality of regions, and that includes a plurality of inspection spaces on each divided region. The method further includes a first leak inspection step of identifying a leak region, in which the gas leak occurs, with a gas sensor arranged in each of the inspection spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yusuke OKABE, Satoshi HASEGAWA, Hiroshi SEKIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 10014548
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a power generation unit. A first resin frame member is provided in an outer portion of a first membrane electrode assembly of the power generation unit. The first metal separator has a heating portion subjected to spot heating from a surface of the first metal separator for allowing the first resin frame member to be melted partially. The first metal separator and the first membrane electrode assembly are welded together by a plurality of welding portions to form a first structural body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi Nishiyama, Shuhei Goto, Yusuke Okabe, Kentaro Ishida
  • Publication number: 20160174385
    Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a conductive cured material applicable even to a heat-sensitive substrate while achieving rapid curability, a conductive cured material, a method of curing a pulse light-curable composition, and a pulse light-curable composition. A conductive cured material is formed by application of pulsed light to a composition including: (A) at least one moisture-curable resin selected from the group consisting of an organic polymer containing a cross-linkable silicon-containing group and a moisture-curable urethane-based organic polymer; (B) a conductive filler; and (C) a condensation catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Yusuke OKABE, Atsushi SAITO
  • Patent number: 9012105
    Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a resin frame member. The membrane electrode assembly includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first catalyst layer and a first gas diffusion layer. The second electrode includes a second catalyst layer and a second gas diffusion layer. The resin frame member includes an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral projection. A first space includes a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the second gas diffusion layer and an inner-side end face of the inner peripheral projection. A second space includes a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the first gas diffusion layer and an inner-side wall face of the outer peripheral portion. The first space has a dimension different from a dimension of the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Mitsuta, Hiroshi Sohma, Yukihito Tanaka, Yusuke Okabe, Yu Tomana
  • Publication number: 20140227622
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a power generation unit. A first resin frame member is provided in an outer portion of a first membrane electrode assembly of the power generation unit. The first metal separator has a heating portion subjected to spot heating from a surface of the first metal separator for allowing the first resin frame member to be melted partially. The first metal separator and the first membrane electrode assembly are welded together by a plurality of welding portions to form a first structural body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadashi NISHIYAMA, Shuhei GOTO, Yusuke OKABE, Kentaro ISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20140011111
    Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a resin frame member. The membrane electrode assembly includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first catalyst layer and a first gas diffusion layer. The second electrode includes a second catalyst layer and a second gas diffusion layer. The resin frame member includes an outer peripheral portion and an inner peripheral projection. A first space includes a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the second gas diffusion layer and an inner-side end face of the inner peripheral projection. A second space includes a gap between an outer peripheral end face of the first gas diffusion layer and an inner-side wall face of the outer peripheral portion. The first space has a dimension different from a dimension of the second space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Naoki MITSUTA, Hiroshi SOHMA, Yukihito TANAKA, Yusuke OKABE, Yu TOMANA