Patents by Inventor Kenichi Shimizu
Kenichi Shimizu 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: 20220227359Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus selects at least one oncoming vehicle and sets the selected oncoming vehicle as a control target vehicle when an own vehicle turns right or left in a traffic intersection, acquires a first index value which represents a collision probability, and executes a collision avoiding control when the first index value satisfies a predetermined condition. The vehicle control apparatus calculates a second index value which represents a degree of turning of the own vehicle, moves an area used to select the control target vehicle toward the own vehicle in an opposite direction to a turning direction of the own vehicle as the second index value increases, and selects, as the control target vehicle, the oncoming vehicle which has been in the area for a predetermined time threshold or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenichi SHIMIZU, Arifumi Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20220185147Abstract: A power supply system includes a first power circuit having a first battery; a second power circuit having a second battery which has a use voltage range relative to the closed circuit voltage which overlaps the first battery and a static voltage which Is lower than the first battery; and a management ECU, motor ECU and converter ECU which control the transfer of power between the first battery, second battery and a drive motor. The management ECU, in the case of a temperature Tbat2 of the second battery B2 being higher than a first temperature threshold T1, executes input limitation control of limiting the regeneration power supplied to the second battery B2 to within a range establishing a second regeneration power upper limit P2in_lim as the upper limit, and maxes the second regeneration power upper limit P2in_lim approach 0 as the temperature of the second battery B2 rises.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Hirokazu OGUMA, Kenta SUZUKI, Kenichi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11287837Abstract: The flow rate control unit 1 is comprised with each of the flow rate control devices 11 connected to (juxtaposedly mounted on) the manifold 2 by the joint 91 interposed between each of the flow rate control devices 11 and the manifold 2. Each of the flow rate control devices 11 can be attached to or detached from the manifold 2 by manually operating (attaching/detaching) the clip 93 without using a tool. Because there is no need to secure space to insert a tool between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11, the mounting pitch between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11 (joints 91) can be reduced to the minimum, allowing miniaturization of the flow rate control unit 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TOFLO CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Shimizu, Yuki Kamizuru, Takahiro Kawamoto, Kouichi Mikumo
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Patent number: 11284232Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle near field communication unit that communicates via a near field communication path; a vehicle network communication unit that communicates via a global communication path; a control ECU; a transmission control unit that transmits control commands received by the vehicle near field communication unit and the vehicle network communication unit to the control ECU that controls actions of the vehicle; and a control command detection unit that detects whether or not there are a plurality of same control commands received within a prescribed time. When the control command detection unit detects a plurality of control commands received within the prescribed time, the transmission control unit transmits the control commands in order according to a prescribed priority order, and the control ECU processes the control commands received from the transmission control unit in a received order to control the actions of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahito Watanabe, Kazuhiro Matsuoka, Nobuharu Karasawa, Nobumasa Toyoshima, Atsushi Takahashi, Kenichi Shimizu, Akira Saita, Hideyuki Sako, Hiroyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20220073090Abstract: An alert apparatus starts alerting a driver of a host vehicle, when an oncoming vehicle, that is an other vehicle traveling in an oncoming lane with respect to a traveling lane in which the host vehicle is traveling so as to approach the host vehicle and that is predicted to pass through on a specific direction side with respect to a current position of the host vehicle, is present, a turn signal indicator of the host vehicle corresponding to the specific direction side is being operated, and it is likely that the host vehicle starts turning to the specific direction side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mafune Kakeshita, Chen Xi, Kohei Morotomi, Yuto Shimbo, Tasuku Usui, Kenichi Shimizu, Wataru Ike, Tsunekazu Yasoshima
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Publication number: 20220062981Abstract: A mold temperature control system that controls temperature of mold in a diecasting machine, includes temperature sensors that detect mold temperatures of individual parts of the mold, flow controllers that control instantaneous flow rates of cooling water that cools the parts of the mold, and a control device that acquires the mold temperatures detected by the temperature sensors, computes deviations between target mold temperature and the current mold temperatures at every production cycle, converts the deviations into flow rate values, and transmits the flow rate values to the flow controllers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Kenichi SHIMIZU, Takahiro KAWAMOTO, Takashi MIURA
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Publication number: 20220059855Abstract: According to an embodiment, a power supply control system includes a plurality of fuel cell systems mounted in an electric device that operates using electric power, a first controller configured to control the plurality of fuel cell systems in an integrated way, and a second controller configured to control the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs among the plurality of fuel cell systems. The second controller acquires a state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs and notifies the first controller of the state of the fuel cell system. The first controller controls power generation of each of the plurality of fuel cell systems on the basis of the state of the fuel cell system to which the second controller belongs acquired by the second controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Takanori Mori, Kenji Taruya, Daishi Igarashi, Shuhei Sato, Satoshi Ueno, Kenichi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20220029571Abstract: A power feed control system includes: a first drive unit configured to include a first electrically driven device, a first inverter, a first fuel battery system, and a first voltage converter; a second drive unit configured to include a second electrically driven device, a second inverter, a second fuel battery system, and a second voltage converter; a common battery; and a control unit configured to perform control of the first inverter or/and the first voltage converter such that each current value of the first inverter and the first fuel battery system achieves a target value of a first current value that is determined on the basis of the first current value flowing between the first drive unit and the battery and a second current value flowing between the second drive unit and the battery and perform control of the second inverter or/and the second voltage converter such that each current value of the second inverter and the second fuel battery system achieves a target value of the second current value thType: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Ryota Kitamoto, Kenichi Shimizu, Yuki Kuwano
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Publication number: 20220024326Abstract: A power supply control system includes: an electric device; an inverter; a first drive unit including a first fuel cell system, a first voltage converter, and a first battery; a second drive unit including a second fuel cell system, a second voltage converter, and a second battery; and a control unit that controls the inverter and/or the first fuel cell system so that a first current value flowing through the first battery reaches a target value of the first current value and controls the second voltage converter and/or the second fuel cell system so that a second current value flowing through the second battery reaches the target value of the first current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Ryota Kitamoto, Kenichi Shimizu, Yuki Kuwano
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Patent number: 10928259Abstract: In a pressure sensor, a pressure-sensitive layer faces a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern with a space interposed therebetween. The first electrode pattern includes a plurality of first electrode sections, a first interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of first electrode sections, and a first wiring section that extends from a first end of the first interconnecting section. The second electrode pattern includes a plurality of second electrode sections disposed alternately with the first electrode sections, a second interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of second electrode sections, and a second wiring section that extends from a second end of the second interconnecting section.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jumpei Morita, Naoto Imae, Kenichi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200314610Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle near field communication unit that communicates via a near field communication path; a vehicle network communication unit that communicates via a global communication path; a control ECU; a transmission control unit that transmits control commands received by the vehicle near field communication unit and the vehicle network communication unit to the control ECU that controls actions of the vehicle; and a control command detection unit that detects whether or not there are a plurality of same control commands received within a prescribed time. When the control command detection unit detects a plurality of control commands received within the prescribed time, the transmission control unit transmits the control commands in order according to a prescribed priority order, and the control ECU processes the control commands received from the transmission control unit in a received order to control the actions of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Masahito Watanabe, Kazuhiro Matsuoka, Nobuharu Karasawa, Nobumasa Toyoshima, Atsushi Takahashi, Kenichi Shimizu, Akira Saita, Hideyuki Sako, Hiroyuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20200250678Abstract: A detection apparatus is configured to execute: a search process of accessing a site having a group of pages pertaining to transaction items using a search keyword pertaining to a legitimate transaction item, thereby searching the site for a given page including a character string that matches or relates to the search keyword; an acquisition process of acquiring, from the given page found by the search process, a first evaluation character string that indicates a given transaction item that is included in the given page, and a second evaluation character string that describes the given transaction item; an evaluation process of evaluating whether the given page is a page pertaining to an illegitimate transaction item on the basis of an evaluation keyword pertaining to an illegitimate transaction item, and the first and second evaluation character strings acquired; and an output process of outputting evaluation results obtained by the evaluation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Toyomitsu YONEDA, Shunsuke KITAMURA, Kenichi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 10704967Abstract: In a pressure sensor, a pressure-sensitive layer faces a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern with a space interposed therebetween. The first electrode pattern includes a plurality of first electrode sections, a first interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of first electrode sections, and a first wiring section that extends from a first end of the first interconnecting section. The second electrode pattern includes a plurality of second electrode sections disposed alternately with the first electrode sections, a second interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of second electrode sections, and a second wiring section that extends from a second end of the second interconnecting section.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.Inventors: Jumpei Morita, Naoto Imae, Kenichi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20200201365Abstract: The flow rate control unit 1 is comprised with each of the flow rate control devices 11 connected to (juxtaposedly mounted on) the manifold 2 by the joint 91 interposed between each of the flow rate control devices 11 and the manifold 2. Each of the flow rate control devices 11 can be attached to or detached from the manifold 2 by manually operating (attaching/detaching) the clip 93 without using a tool. Because there is no need to secure space to insert a tool between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11, the mounting pitch between the adjacent flow rate control devices 11 (joints 91) can be reduced to the minimum, allowing miniaturization of the flow rate control unit 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Kenichi SHIMIZU, Yuki KAMIZURU, Takahiro KAWAMOTO, Kouichi MIKUMO
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Patent number: 10572092Abstract: A method for acquiring data from a resistive film touch panel includes: A step in which, in a first drive mode in which a first drive circuit sequentially drives a first drive electrode group of the plurality of drive electrodes, a first detection circuit detects a first detection electrode group of the plurality of detection electrodes, and a second detection circuit detects a second detection electrode group of the plurality of detection electrodes. A step in which, in a second drive mode in which a second drive circuit sequentially drives a second drive electrode group of the plurality of drive electrodes, the first detection circuit detects the first detection electrode group, and the second detection circuit detects the second detection electrode group.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: NISSHA CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenichi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20190233912Abstract: A steel wire for a spring is formed of a steel containing from 0.5% by mass to 0.8% by mass of carbon, from 1.0% by mass to 2.5% by mass of silicon, from 0.2% by mass to 1.0% by mass of manganese, and from 0.5% by mass to 2.5% by mass of chromium, the balance being iron and incidental impurities. The steel has a tempered martensite structure. The hardness of a surface region that is a region within 10 ?m from an outer surface is from more than 0 HV to 50 HV higher than the hardness of a region other than the surface region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Fuminori Okada, Kenichi Shimizu, Takafumi Uwano
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Publication number: 20190227657Abstract: A method for acquiring data from a resistive film touch panel includes: A step in which, in a first drive mode in which a first drive circuit sequentially drives a first drive electrode group of the plurality of drive electrodes, a first detection circuit detects a first detection electrode group of the plurality of detection electrodes, and a second detection circuit detects a second detection electrode group of the plurality of detection electrodes. A step in which, in a second drive mode in which a second drive circuit sequentially drives a second drive electrode group of the plurality of drive electrodes, the first detection circuit detects the first detection electrode group, and the second detection circuit detects the second detection electrode group.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: NISSHA CO., LTD.Inventor: Kenichi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20190025139Abstract: In a pressure sensor, a pressure-sensitive layer faces a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern with a space interposed therebetween. The first electrode pattern includes a plurality of first electrode sections, a first interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of first electrode sections, and a first wiring section that extends from a first end of the first interconnecting section. The second electrode pattern includes a plurality of second electrode sections disposed alternately with the first electrode sections, a second interconnecting section that interconnects the plurality of second electrode sections, and a second wiring section that extends from a second end of the second interconnecting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Jumpei MORITA, Naoto IMAE, Kenichi SHIMIZU
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Publication number: 20180047503Abstract: An ignition transformer includes a primary winding and a secondary winding and are electromagnetically coupled to each other. A battery is connected to a first end of the primary winding. A switch connected to a second end of the primary winding is turned on or off in response to an ignition signal. A saturable reactor includes a saturable core and includes a first winding, and a second winding the first and second windings electromagnetically coupled to each other. A first end of the first winding is connected to a first end of the second winding. A second end of the first winding is connected to the ignition plug. A reset circuit applies a reset voltage to the first and second ends of the second winding. The reset voltage is a voltage to switch a magnetization status of the saturable core between a saturated state and an unsaturated state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: SANKEN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichi SHIMIZU, Toshio HAYASHIBARA
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Patent number: 9849531Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve machining speed by realizing both conductive properties and discharge performance with regard to an electrode wire for wire electric discharge machining, the electrode wire being obtained by plating a steel wire with a copper-zinc alloy. Another object is to suppress the occurrence of separation, cracking, and the like of plating in a wire-drawing step of an electrode wire. An electrode wire for wire electric discharge machining of the present invention includes a steel wire (11) serving as a core wire, and a plating layer (12) that covers the steel wire and that is composed of a copper-zinc alloy, in which an average zinc concentration of the plating layer is 60% to 75% by mass, a conductivity of the plating layer is 10% to 20% IACS, and a wire diameter is 30 to 200 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo (SEI) Steel Wire Corp.Inventors: Kazuaki Sugimura, Hiromu Izumida, Kenichi Shimizu, Shinei Takamura, Katsutoshi Iwamoto