Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Umeno
Hiroshi Umeno 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: 20240181921Abstract: A battery exchange guiding method includes: searching for a battery station that an electrically powered vehicle is able to reach (first searching); and searching for the battery station in which a battery with a larger SOC than a predetermined value (an SOC required to reach a destination from the battery station+a user's desired value in regard to a remaining amount of the SOC at a timing of arrival at the destination) is stored (second searching). The guiding method includes notifying the user of the electrically powered vehicle of information on the battery station extracted through the above two searches.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
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Publication number: 20240185747Abstract: A display method includes displaying an advertisement (predetermined video) on a navigation system (display device) of an electrically powered vehicle in response to detection of performance, by a user, of an operation for causing the electrically powered vehicle to be autonomously parked in a battery station (battery replacement station).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi Umeno, Takahiro Nomura, Yuya Onozuka
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Publication number: 20240166081Abstract: A method of controlling battery replacement includes obtaining information on a battery (first battery) and giving a notification that encourages battery replacement to a user of an electrically powered vehicle when a battery (second battery) lower in SOC than the battery is provided at a battery station (battery replacement station). The method of controlling battery replacement includes controlling the battery station such that the battery and the battery lower in SOC than the battery are replaced with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro Murata, Hiroshi Umeno, Takahiro Nomura, Yuya Onozuka
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Publication number: 20240166080Abstract: A method of controlling battery replacement includes receiving from a user of an electrically powered vehicle, a request for registration as a home station, of a specific battery replacement station among a plurality of battery stations (battery replacement stations) and determining a first incentive to be granted to the user when the user uses the home station for battery replacement of the electrically powered vehicle. The determining the first incentive includes setting the first incentive to be greater than a second incentive to be granted to the user when the user uses a battery station other than the home station for battery replacement of the electrically powered vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
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Publication number: 20240140246Abstract: A method for informing of a battery station (battery replacement facility) includes acquiring information (condition information) about a condition emphasized by a user of an electric vehicle, out of a plurality of conditions for a plurality of battery stations for replacement of a battery (secondary battery) mounted on the electric vehicle. The method for informing of the battery station includes determining at least one battery station, which is recommended to the user out of the plurality of battery stations, by evaluating each of the plurality of battery stations based on the information. The method for informing of the battery station includes notifying the user of information about the at least one battery station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Soshiro MURATA, Hiroshi UMENO, Takahiro NOMURA, Yuya ONOZUKA
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Publication number: 20230130941Abstract: A closed circulation system test apparatus independently sets the amount of a liquid such as a dialysate for a blood purification device, facilitates management of operations of multiple pumps, and is capable of evaluating performance for removing wastes in blood and lifespan performance of membranes. The closed circulation system test apparatus includes: a blood sending line for sending blood from the blood bag to the blood purification device via a blood pump; a blood returning line for sending blood exiting from the blood purification device to the blood bag via a resistance imparting means; a filtrate line for sending the filtrate exiting from a dialysate outlet of the blood purification device to the replacement fluid container via a filtrate pump; and a dialysate line for sending, via a dialysate pump, dialysate or replacement fluid from the replacement fluid container to a dialysate inlet of the blood purification device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: ASAHI KASEI MEDICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Teruhiko OISHI, Hiroshi UMENO, Hitomi ARAKI
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Patent number: 8739521Abstract: In a cogeneration apparatus, a heat exchanger includes an exhaust gas passageway for passage therethrough of exhaust gas, a heat medium passageway for passage therethrough of a heat medium that gives heat energy to a water heater etc., and a water passageway for taking heat from the exhaust gas and giving the heat to the heat medium. Cooling water for a water-cooled engine is given to the water passageway. The cogeneration apparatus requires reduced numbers of the heat exchanger and pipes, and hence a reduced number of necessary component parts, so that the cogeneration apparatus can be reduced in cost.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroshi Umeno
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Patent number: 8489091Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, an IC card, a mobile communication system, a program, and a communication charge notification method capable of easily indicating roaming communication charges and preventing a user from being unexpectedly charged for communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., NTT DoCoMo, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Ohno, Hiroshi Umeno, Hidetoshi Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20110165872Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, an IC card, a mobile communication system, a program, and a communication charge notification method capable of easily indicating roaming communication charges and preventing a user from being unexpectedly charged for communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicants: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., NTT DoCoMo, INC.Inventors: Takeshi Ohno, Hiroshi Umeno, Hidetoshi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7974603Abstract: To stop functions of a subscriber authentication module regardless of whether a roaming network is based on IMT-2000 or GSM. HLR of a mobile communication network based on IMT-2000 has a stop information addition part instructing a RAND field of an authentication vector used for authentication of USIM to cause part or all of functions in the subscriber authentication module to stop. The USIM mounted in a mobile terminal has a function stop part executing to cause part or all of functions of the subscriber authentication module to stop, an identification part that refers to information identifying stop information contained in received data and transmits the stop information to a function stop part, and an operation part for performing a predetermined operation using the received data.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignees: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetoshi Ishikawa, Teruaki Shiro, Hiroshi Umeno
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Patent number: 7937082Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, an IC card, a mobile communication system, a program, and a communication charge notification method capable of easily indicating roaming communication charges and preventing a user from being unexpectedly charged for communication.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignees: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd., NTT Docomo, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Ohno, Hiroshi Umeno, Hidetoshi Ishikawa
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Publication number: 20110011069Abstract: In a cogeneration apparatus, a heat exchanger includes an exhaust gas passageway for passage therethrough of exhaust gas, a heat medium passageway for passage therethrough of a heat medium that gives heat energy to a water heater etc., and a water passageway for taking heat from the exhaust gas and giving the heat to the heat medium. Cooling water for a water-cooled engine is given to the water passageway. The cogeneration apparatus requires reduced numbers of the heat exchanger and pipes, and hence a reduced number of necessary component parts, so that the cogeneration apparatus can be reduced in cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroshi Umeno
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Patent number: 7655336Abstract: A fuel-cell system with a fuel battery comprising more than one fuel cell having a purge gas passage connecting the fuel battery to a purge gas cylinder, a discharge passage connecting the fuel battery to the exterior, solenoid valves each installed in the passages, and an electronic control unit that opens the solenoid valves to open the passages to supply the purge gas to the fuel battery such that residue in the fuel battery is purged to the exterior by the purge gas. The control unit opens the valves at a time interval determined from an output of a current sensor to conduct purge at optimum timing for the battery operating state so as to prevent accumulation of residue in the fuel battery, while preventing repetition of unnecessary purges.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Go Muto, Haruo Nakamura, Hiroshi Umeno, Shigeru Toda
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Patent number: 7399548Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a first separator and a second separator. A reactant air flow channel is formed on one surface of the second separator. A fuel gas flow channel is formed on one surface of the first separator. Further, a coolant air flow channel is formed on the first separator, on the other surface opposite to the fuel gas flow channel. The reactant air flow channel is connected between a reactant air inlet and a reactant air outlet. A coolant air flow channel is connected between a coolant air inlet and a coolant air outlet. The reactant air flow channel and the coolant air flow channel are configured such that the pressure loss of the reactant air between the reactant air inlet and the reactant air outlet and the pressure loss of the coolant air between the coolant air inlet and the coolant air outlet are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Okazaki, Hiroshi Umeno, Tsutomu Hatsugai, Shigeru Toda
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Publication number: 20070202848Abstract: To stop functions of a subscriber authentication module regardless of whether a roaming network is based on IMT-2000 or GSM. HLR of a mobile communication network based on IMT-2000 has a stop information addition part instructing a RAND field of an authentication vector used for authentication of USIM to cause part or all of functions in the subscriber authentication module to stop. The USIM mounted in a mobile terminal has a function stop part executing to cause part or all of functions of the subscriber authentication module to stop, an identification part that refers to information identifying stop information contained in received data and transmits the stop information to a function stop part, and an operation part for performing a predetermined operation using the received data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2007Publication date: August 30, 2007Applicants: NTT DoCoMo, Inc., DAINIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Hidetoshi ISHIKAWA, Teruaki Shiro, Hiroshi Umeno
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Publication number: 20060252424Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal, an IC card, a mobile communication system, a program, and a communication charge notification method capable of easily indicating roaming communication charges and preventing a user from being unexpectedly charged for communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Applicants: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD., NTT DoCoMo, INC.Inventors: Takeshi Ohno, Hiroshi Umeno, Hidetoshi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 7015345Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a C1-12 alkyl group, phenyl group, 1-naphthyl group and the like, R2 represents a C2-12 alkyl group, (R3)b represents 0 to 4 substituents such as a halogen atom, R4 represents a lower alkyl group, R5 represents hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, n represents an integer from 2 to 4, and X represents —NH— or —O—, which has superior hypoglycemic action, hypolipidemic action and total cholesterol reducing action, and is useful as an active ingredient of a medicament for prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of diseases including diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Asahi Kasei Pharma CorporationInventors: Masashi Kawanishi, Hiroshi Umeno
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Publication number: 20040241512Abstract: A fuel-cell system with a fuel battery comprising more than one fuel cell having a purge gas passage connecting the fuel battery to a purge gas cylinder, a discharge passage connecting the fuel battery to the exterior, solenoid valves each installed in the passages, and an electronic control unit that opens the solenoid valves to open the passages to supply the purge gas to the fuel battery such that residue in the fuel battery is purged to the exterior by the purge gas. The control unit opens the valves at a time interval determined from an output of a current sensor to conduct purge at optimum timing for the battery operating state so as to prevent accumulation of residue in the fuel battery, while preventing repetition of unnecessary purges.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Go Muto, Haruo Nakamura, Hiroshi Umeno, Shigeru Toda
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Publication number: 20040209140Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a first separator and a second separator. A reactant air flow channel is formed on one surface of the second separator. A fuel gas flow channel is formed on one surface of the first separator. Further, a coolant air flow channel is formed on the first separator, on the other surface opposite to the fuel gas flow channel. The reactant air flow channel is connected between a reactant air inlet and a reactant air outlet. A coolant air flow channel is connected between a coolant air inlet and a coolant air outlet. The reactant air flow channel and the coolant air flow channel are configured such that the pressure loss of the reactant air between the reactant air inlet and the reactant air outlet and the pressure loss of the coolant air between the coolant air inlet and the coolant air outlet are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2004Publication date: October 21, 2004Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Okazaki, Hiroshi Umeno, Tsutomu Hatsugai, Shigeru Toda
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Publication number: 20040072690Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: 1Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Inventors: Masashi Kawanishi, Hiroshi Umeno