Patents by Inventor Yutaka Sakamoto

Yutaka Sakamoto 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: 12119800
    Abstract: A signal transmission circuit includes a common frequency filter configured to filter a signal centering on a common frequency that is an anti-resonance frequency; a first frequency filter configured to filter a signal centering on a first frequency that is an anti-resonance frequency; a second frequency filter configured to filter a signal centering on a second frequency that is an anti-resonance frequency; a first route connected to a first signal wiring line configured to transmit a digital signal; and a second route connected to a second signal wiring line configured to transmit a digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Uematsu, Hideyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 12119964
    Abstract: An electronic control device includes a receiving unit that receives a data signal from an external device via a transmission line, a determination criterion selection unit that determines a determination criterion based on transition information of a waveform in the data signal, and a condition determination unit that determines a condition of a communication system including the external device, the receiving unit, and the transmission line based on a transmission waveform characteristic in the data signal and the determination criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ikeda, Yutaka Uematsu, Hideyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 12107379
    Abstract: A laser device includes at least one light source; a delivery fiber that is configured to propagate of laser light emitted from the light source; and a first light detection unit and a second light detection unit configured to detect a part of light propagating in a direction opposite to a propagation direction of the laser light through the delivery fiber. The first light detection unit detects first light included in a wavelength band of visible light. The second light detection unit detects second light included in a wavelength band of near-infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Sakamoto, Yasuto Chiba, Wataru Kiyoyama, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Takashi Hasunuma
  • Patent number: 12080933
    Abstract: A signal transmission device including a signal wiring, a wide wiring that is formed continuously with one and the other of the signal wirings and has a wiring width larger than a wiring width of at least the one or the other of the signal wirings, a power wiring to which a signal/power separation filter is connected via a branch wiring branching from the wide wiring, and an open stub wiring that is connected to the branch wiring and has an open tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Uematsu, Hideyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 8567770
    Abstract: To expand a body weight adjustment range and achieve thinning. An initial position adjusting member 15 which can adjust initial resilient forces of two torsion bars 31, 41 is provided. Therefore, a body weight adjustment range is expanded as compared with a conventional configuration where a resilient force of only one torsion bar is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsunori Fujita, Yutaka Sakamoto, Hiroki Oshimo
  • Publication number: 20120007294
    Abstract: To expand a body weight adjustment range and achieve thinning. An initial position adjusting member 15 which can adjust initial resilient forces of two torsion bars 31, 41 is provided. Therefore, a body weight adjustment range is expanded as compared with a conventional configuration where a resilient force of only one torsion bar is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Etsunori Fujita, Yutaka Sakamoto, Hiroki Oshimo
  • Patent number: 7850243
    Abstract: A reclining adjuster has a lower bracket fixed to a seat cushion; an upper bracket fixed to a seatback and connected to the lower bracket so as to be rotatable about a shaft; a lock mechanism capable of having a locked state where rotation of the upper bracket relative to the lower bracket is locked and a released state where the lock is released; and an emergency lock mechanism for preventing relative rotation between the lock mechanism and the upper bracket when it occurs. In the emergency lock mechanism, when a cam projection of an outer toothed ring gear is pressed in the circumferential direction by a cam pin of a disk member by the relative rotation therebetween, the outer toothed ring gear meshes with both inner teeth of the lower bracket and inner teeth of the upper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7819477
    Abstract: Reduces backlash and clearance in a thrust direction of a worm when engaging a seat back to more securely prevent the generation of abnormal noise that before. A movable bearing 12 is pressed by cams 21, 22 that are pressing members, when the seat back is stopped at a predetermined angle, to approach a worm wheel 5. A ball 14 disposed in a recess 12a of the movable bearing 12 moves slightly along an inner surface of the recess 12a so a worm 4 is pressed to the worm wheel 5 side and pressed to the fixed bearing 11 side, and a latch member 23 that is a engaging member engages the worm 4 to inhibit rotation of the worm wheel 5 thereby securely holding that state. Since the movable bearing 12 moves to the worm wheel 5 side, the substantial movement range of the ball is wider compared to a structure that supports a ball only at a fixed bearing, and the range of displacement of the worm 4 by being pressed by the ball is substantially larger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sakamoto, Hiroki Honda
  • Publication number: 20100102608
    Abstract: A seat structure applicable to both a normal posture and a comfortable posture, in which a sufficiently relaxed resting posture is available and an excellent comfort is obtained while seated. A cushion frame is supported by a rear link plate and a front link plate, set such that the rear link plate within its movable range has a displacement angle larger than a displacement angle of the front link plate, and an angle between a side frame portion of a base frame and the rear link plate becomes smaller than an angle between the side frame portion and the front link plate when the plates are rotated and moved to the forward-most positions. Consequently, a seating surface angle of the cushion frame increases as the rear link plate and the front link plate are rotated and moved forward. An inclination angle of a back frame itself does not vary but the seating surface angle of the cushion frame can be varied according to a movement of a person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20090146478
    Abstract: Reduces backlash and clearance in a thrust direction of a worm when engaging a seat back to more securely prevent the generation of abnormal noise that before. A movable bearing 12 is pressed by cams 21, 22 that are pressing members, when the seat back is stopped at a predetermined angle, to approach a worm wheel 5. A ball 14 disposed in a recess 12a of the movable bearing 12 moves slightly along an inner surface of the recess 12a so a worm 4 is pressed to the worm wheel 5 side and pressed to the fixed bearing 11 side, and a latch member 23 that is a engaging member engages the worm 4 to inhibit rotation of the worm wheel 5 thereby securely holding that state. Since the movable bearing 12 moves to the worm wheel 5 side, the substantial movement range of the ball is wider compared to a structure that supports a ball only at a fixed bearing, and the range of displacement of the worm 4 by being pressed by the ball is substantially larger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Yutaka Sakamoto, Hiroki Honda
  • Publication number: 20080164741
    Abstract: A reclining adjuster has a lower bracket fixed to a seat cushion; an upper bracket fixed to a seatback and connected to the lower bracket so as to be rotatable about a shaft; a lock mechanism capable of having a locked state where rotation of the upper bracket relative to the lower bracket is locked and a released state where the lock is released; and an emergency lock mechanism for preventing relative rotation between the lock mechanism and the upper bracket when it occurs. In the emergency lock mechanism, when a cam projection of an outer toothed ring gear is pressed in the circumferential direction by a cam pin of a disk member by the relative rotation therebetween, the outer toothed ring gear meshes with both inner teeth of the lower bracket and inner teeth of the upper bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: DELTA TOOLING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7380763
    Abstract: A seat height adjusting device includes first and second brackets spaced away from each other, an arm disposed between the first and second brackets and having first and second ends pivotally mounted on the first bracket and a seat support, a spur gear operable to rotate the arm, first and second latches engageable with the spur gear, and a handle rotatably mounted on the first or second bracket. One of the first and second brackets is joined to a seat frame. When the seat is raised, the handle is operated to intermittently engage the first latch with the spur gear, thereby rotating the spur gear in a first direction to drive the arm. To lower the seat, the handle is operated to intermittently engage the second latch with the spur gear, thereby rotating the spur gear in a direction opposite the first direction to drive the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7192090
    Abstract: A recliner adjuster for appropriately adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a worm rotatably mounted on the seat cushion, and a helical gear held in engagement with the worm and mounted on the seat back via an auxiliary locking mechanism. The auxiliary locking mechanism includes a pair of external gears connected to the helical gear and held in engagement with a portion of the seat back, and a pair of internal teeth mounted on the seat cushion so as to accommodate the pair of external gears therein, respectively. During normal use, the seat back is held at a predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion by the engagement of the helical gear with the worm, while when a load greater than a predetermined value is inputted to the seat back, the pair of external gears are partly deformed to engage with the pair of internal teeth, respectively, to thereby hold the seat back at the predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 7172251
    Abstract: A lifter for adjusting the height of a frame 10, 12, 14 that is to be vertically movably mounted on a vehicle floor is integrally formed with a suspension unit S for absorbing vibration inputted to the frame 10, 12, 14. The suspension unit S includes a magnet unit or a magnetic fluid damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhide Takata, Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20060145521
    Abstract: A seat height adjusting device is mounted on at least one of a front end portion and a rear end portion of a seat. The seat height adjusting device includes a first bracket and a second bracket spaced away from each other, an arm disposed between the first and second brackets and having one end pivotally mounted on the first bracket and the other end pivotally mounted on a seat support, a spur gear operable to rotate the arm, a first latch and a second latch both engageable with the spur gear, and a handle rotatably mounted on one of the first and second brackets. One of the first and second brackets is joined to a seat frame. When the seat is raised, the handle is operated to intermittently engage the first latch with the spur gear, thereby rotating the spur gear in a first direction to drive the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20060006717
    Abstract: A recliner adjuster for appropriately adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a worm rotatably mounted on the seat cushion, and a helical gear held in engagement with the worm and mounted on the seat back via an auxiliary locking mechanism. The auxiliary locking mechanism includes a pair of external gears connected to the helical gear and held in engagement with a portion of the seat back, and a pair of internal teeth mounted on the seat cushion so as to accommodate the pair of external gears therein, respectively. During normal use, the seat back is held at a predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion by the engagement of the helical gear with the worm, while when a load greater than a predetermined value is inputted to the seat back, the pair of external gears are partly deformed to engage with the pair of internal teeth, respectively, to thereby hold the seat back at the predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 6976738
    Abstract: A recliner adjuster for appropriately adjusting an inclination of a seat back with respect to a seat cushion includes a worm gear rotatably mounted on the seat cushion and a helical gear mounted on the seat back via an auxiliary locking mechanism and held in engagement with the worm gear. During normal use, the seat back is held at a predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion by the engagement of the helical gear with the worm gear. When a load greater than a predetermined value is inputted to the seat back, the auxiliary locking mechanism acts to hold the seat back at the predetermined angle with respect to the seat cushion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yutaka Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 6926358
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to suppress rebound of a human body when receiving a large impact load accompanying a collision or the like. A back frame member 20 and a seat frame member 10 are individually formed by welding or caulking, and a link member 30 for connecting both is attached to the back frame member 20 and the seat frame member 10 by welding or caulking. Each of the frame members is provided with a cushioning member as a tension structure. Upon receipt of an impact vibration or an impact force at a predetermined magnitude or more, the tension of the cushioning member provided as the tension structure lowers to be able to exhibit high damping characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsunori Fujita, Yutaka Sakamoto, Yasuhide Takata
  • Patent number: 6921132
    Abstract: In order to improve vibration absorbency and impact absorbency, the seat structure includes a swing member provided in a manner to be able to swing at least back and forth on a rear frame member positioned around the rear of a seat cushion, a pelvis supporting member connected to the swing member at the vicinity of the lower portion of the pelvis supporting member and disposed behind the pelvis of a seated person, and coil springs as an elastic member to support the pelvis supporting member biasing in the direction pushing forwards in a normal seating state. Accordingly, vibration inputted from the seat back side and as if patting on the back of the human body can be absorbed by the pelvis supporting member supported elastically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Delta Tooling Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsunori Fujita, Yutaka Sakamoto, Kazuyoshi Chizuka, Seiji Kawasaki, Yasuhide Takata, Yumi Ogura, Shigehiko Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20050006937
    Abstract: A lifter for adjusting the height of a frame 10, 12, 14 that is to be vertically movably mounted on a vehicle floor is integrally formed with a suspension unit S for absorbing vibration inputted to the frame 10, 12, 14. The suspension unit S includes a magnet unit or a magnetic fluid damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhide Takata, Yutaka Sakamoto