Patents by Inventor Hikaru Suzuki
Hikaru Suzuki 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).
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Publication number: 20230302519Abstract: Provided is a press-forming method including three steps for preventing spring-back in a hat-shaped cross section shape of a final formed article. In the first step, from a blank, a preformed article in a first form is obtained, the preformed article including a top surface, left and right vertical walls, and left and right tapered portions extending outward from lower ends of the left and right vertical walls, respectively, of a final formed article having a hat-shaped cross section. In the second step, the compression can be applied to the entirety of the top surface, the left and right vertical walls, and the left and right flanges of the final formed article having the hat-shaped cross section, whereby the spring-back can be sufficiently prevented. In the third step, obtain the final formed article having the hat-shaped cross section.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Sen TAO, Hikaru SUZUKI, Makoto TSUCHIYA
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Patent number: 11766952Abstract: In the case where a predetermined condition related to a load is satisfied in a first state in which electric power is supplied from a second power supply source to the load via a second electric circuit and not supplied to the load via a third electric circuit when electric power cannot be supplied from a first power supply source to the load, a control unit controls a converting unit and a switching unit to establish a second state in which electric power is supplied from the second power supply source to the load via the second electric circuit and the third electric circuit.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsunori Mori, Hikaru Suzuki
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Patent number: 11707997Abstract: Provided is a configuration in which, in an in-vehicle DC-DC converter, a limitation value of input power or output power can be determined according to the temperature of a power storage unit. In an in-vehicle DC-DC converter (1), a determination unit uses a scheme for determining whether or not input power of an input-side conductive path has reached an input power limitation value that is determined according to an input voltage of the input-side conductive path and a temperature range to which the temperature of an input-side power storage unit belongs, or a scheme for determining whether or not output power of an output-side conductive path has reached an output power limitation value that is determined according to an output voltage of the output-side conductive path and a temperature range to which the temperature of an output-side power storage unit belongs.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Hikaru Suzuki
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Patent number: 11699918Abstract: A power supply switching apparatus includes a first switching unit supplying power from a first conductive path to a first output path when the voltage of the first conductive path is greater than the voltage of a second conductive path, and supplies power from the second conductive path to the first output path. A second switching unit 80 supplies power from a fourth conductive path to a second output path when the voltage of a fourth conductive path is greater than the voltage of a third conductive path, and supplies power from the third conductive path to the second output path. An element unit allows a current to flow from the second conductive path to the third conductive path when the voltage of the third conductive path is smaller than the voltage of the second conductive path, and otherwise blocks a current.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Ryota Hashiga, Masahiko Furuichi, Kenichi Iwata, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20230098286Abstract: In the case where a predetermined condition related to a load is satisfied in a first state in which electric power is supplied from a second power supply source to the load via a second electric circuit and not supplied to the load via a third electric circuit when electric power cannot be supplied from a first power supply source to the load, a control unit controls a converting unit and a switching unit to establish a second state in which electric power is supplied from the second power supply source to the load via the second electric circuit and the third electric circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsunori MORI, Hikaru SUZUKI
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Patent number: 11591768Abstract: A control method of a work machine includes: calculating a maximum flow rate of hydraulic oil discharged from a hydraulic pump; calculating a first target speed of working equipment including a bucket based on an operation amount of an operation device operated for driving a plurality of hydraulic actuators to which the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump is supplied to drive the working equipment and a distance between the bucket and a target excavation landform; calculating a second target speed of the working equipment based on the maximum flow rate, and the operation amount of the operation device and the distance between the bucket and the target excavation landform; and outputting a control signal for controlling the hydraulic actuators based on a smaller one of the first target speed and the second target speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.Inventors: Toru Matsuyama, Hikaru Suzuki, Jin Kitajima
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Publication number: 20220416318Abstract: An in-vehicle power source control apparatus includes a discharge circuit that performs a backup operation of supplying power from a power storage unit to a first load and a second load, a control unit that causes the discharge circuit to perform a backup operation when a backup condition is met, and a voltage detection unit that detects an output voltage of the power storage unit. When an output voltage of the power storage unit falls below a threshold voltage while power supply to the second load is in a stopped state after the backup operation is started, the control unit prohibits the backup operation from being performed on the second load.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20220369966Abstract: A biological information collection sensor unit includes sensors and a processor. Each sensor has a light emitter emitting near-infrared or infrared light and a light receiver collecting transmitted light including at least light transmitting through a measurement target tissue. The sensors are arranged on surfaces of a measurement target region and configured to collect optical information regarding tissues of the measurement target region. The processor calculates tissue oxygen saturation information regarding oxygen saturation of the tissue based on the optical information. The sensors are arranged in different areas of the measurement target region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Hikaru SUZUKI, Naoki UNNO
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Publication number: 20220311270Abstract: A power supply switching apparatus includes a first switching unit supplying power from a first conductive path to a first output path when the voltage of the first conductive path is greater than the voltage of a second conductive path, and supplies power from the second conductive path to the first output path. A second switching unit 80 supplies power from a fourth conductive path to a second output path when the voltage of a fourth conductive path is greater than the voltage of a third conductive path, and supplies power from the third conductive path to the second output path. An element unit allows a current to flow from the second conductive path to the third conductive path when the voltage of the third conductive path is smaller than the voltage of the second conductive path, and otherwise blocks a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Ryota HASHIGA, Masahiko Furuichi, Kenichi Iwata, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20210222395Abstract: A control method of a work machine includes: calculating a maximum flow rate of hydraulic oil discharged from a hydraulic pump; calculating a first target speed of working equipment including a bucket based on an operation amount of an operation device operated for driving a plurality of hydraulic actuators to which the hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump is supplied to drive the working equipment and a distance between the bucket and a target excavation landform; calculating a second target speed of the working equipment based on the maximum flow rate, and the operation amount of the operation device and the distance between the bucket and the target excavation landform; and outputting a control signal for controlling the hydraulic actuators based on a smaller one of the first target speed and the second target speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Toru Matsuyama, Hikaru Suzuki, Jin Kitajima
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Publication number: 20210016671Abstract: Provided is a configuration in which, in an in-vehicle DC-DC converter, a limitation value of input power or output power can be determined according to the temperature of a power storage unit. In an in-vehicle DC-DC converter (1), a determination unit uses a scheme for determining whether or not input power of an input-side conductive path has reached an input power limitation value that is determined according to an input voltage of the input-side conductive path and a temperature range to which the temperature of an input-side power storage unit belongs, or a scheme for determining whether or not output power of an output-side conductive path has reached an output power limitation value that is determined according to an output voltage of the output-side conductive path and a temperature range to which the temperature of an output-side power storage unit belongs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventor: Hikaru Suzuki
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Patent number: 10800261Abstract: A state estimation apparatus configured to estimate a state of an assembled battery including a plurality of energy storage devices. The energy storage devices each have a small-variation region where an open circuit voltage (OCV) variation amount relative to a residual capacity is smaller, and a variation region where the OCV variation amount relative to the residual capacity is greater than the OCV variation amount relative to the residual capacity in the small-variation region. The state of the assembled battery is estimated based on a varying position of the variation region relative to an actual capacity of the plurality of energy storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.Inventors: Hikaru Suzuki, Takeyuki Shiraishi
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Patent number: 10100030Abstract: The present invention provides a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to carboxymethyl piperidine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Wherein, ring A is a benzene ring or the like; ring B is a pyridine ring or the like; R1 is C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 alkoxy; R2 and R3 are a hydrogen atom or methyl; and n is an integral number from 0 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Takashi Miyagi, Kohsuke Ohno, Yasunori Ueno, Yusuke Onda, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20180279945Abstract: A compact, lightweight vein visualization device excellent in operability. The non-contact type vein visualization device is a non-contact type vein visualization device comprising: an irradiating unit, which irradiates a puncture site with light containing a wavelength component of 900 to 1500 nm, an image capturing unit, which includes an infrared transmission filter and receives the light that has passed the infrared transmission filter to capture an image of the puncture site, image processing means, which performs an extraction process of a vein from the captured image by the image capturing unit, a display unit, which displays the image processed by the image processor, and a power supply unit (not illustrated); the irradiating unit includes a plurality of light sources, which have optical axes inclined with respect to an optical axis of the image capturing unit at an angle A of 15° to 60°, and of a directional angle (2?1/2) of the light irradiated from the light sources is 40° or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eiichi MATSUI, Yasuo NAKAJIMA, Hikaru SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180236891Abstract: A state estimation apparatus configured to estimate a state of an assembled battery including a plurality of energy storage devices. The energy storage devices each have a small-variation region where an open circuit voltage (OCV) variation amount relative to a residual capacity is smaller, and a variation region where the OCV variation amount relative to the residual capacity is greater than the OCV variation amount relative to the residual capacity in the small-variation region. The state of the assembled battery is estimated based on a varying position of the variation region relative to an actual capacity of the plurality of energy storage devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Hikaru Suzuki, Takeyuki Shiraishi
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Patent number: 10011568Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to cyclohexyl pyridine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, ring A is 4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl or the like; X is a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 is carboxymethyl or the like; R2 is alkyl or the like; Y is 0-2 or the like; U is —N(CH3)COC(CH3)2-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl or the like.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Kohsuke Ohno, Takashi Miyagi, Yasunori Ueno, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170298024Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to cyclohexyl pyridine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, ring A is 4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl or the like; X is a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 is carboxymethyl or the like; R2 is alkyl or the like; Y is 0-2 or the like; U is —N(CH3)COC(CH3)2-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Kohsuke Ohno, Takashi Miyagi, Yasunori Ueno, Hikaru Suzuki
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Patent number: 9708266Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to cyclohexyl pyridine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. wherein, ring A is 4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl or the like; X is a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 is carboxymethyl or the like; R2 is alkyl or the like; Y is 0-2 or the like; U is —N(CH3)COC(CH3)2-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl or the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Kohsuke Ohno, Takashi Miyagi, Yasunori Ueno, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20170057920Abstract: A problem of the present invention is to provide a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to cyclohexyl pyridine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. wherein, ring A is 4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl or the like; X is a hydrogen atom or the like; R1 is carboxymethyl or the like; R2 is alkyl or the like; Y is 0-2 or the like; U is —N(CH3)COC(CH3)2-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Kohsuke Ohno, Takashi Miyagi, Yasunori Ueno, Hikaru Suzuki
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Publication number: 20160289206Abstract: The present invention provides a new compound which has NK1 receptor antagonist activity, whose CYP3A4 inhibitory activity is reduced compared to aprepitant, and which are useful for the prevention or treatment of cancer-chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. That is, the present invention relates to carboxymethyl piperidine derivatives represented by the following formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Wherein, ring A is a benzene ring or the like; ring B is a pyridine ring or the like; R1 is C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 alkoxy; R2 and R3 are a hydrogen atom or methyl; and n is an integral number from 0 to 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Takashi Miyagi, Kohsuke Ohno, Yasunori Ueno, Yusuke Onda, Hikaru Suzuki