Patents by Inventor Kenji Hayakawa
Kenji Hayakawa 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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Patent number: 11978441Abstract: According to one embodiment, a speech recognition apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry generates, based on sensor information, environmental information relating to an environment in which the sensor information has been acquired, generates, based on the environmental information and generic speech data, an adapted acoustic model obtained by adapting a base acoustic model to the environment, acquires speech uttered in the environment as input speech data, and subjects the input speech data to a speech recognition process using the adapted acoustic model.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Daichi Hayakawa, Takehiko Kagoshima, Kenji Iwata
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Publication number: 20240087916Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus includes a decompressable process container; a supply port configured to supply, to the process container, an ionic liquid that absorbs an oxidizing gas; and a discharge port configured to discharge the ionic liquid supplied to the process container. A recess is provided at a joint portion between members constituting the process container. The supply port is configured to supply the ionic liquid to the recess, and the discharge port is configured to discharge the ionic liquid supplied to the recess.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Hirokazu UEDA, Yoji IIZUKA, Mitsuaki IWASHITA, Antonio ROTONDARO, Dipak ARYAL, Takeo NAKANO, Ryuichi ASAKO, Kenji SEKIGUCHI, Koji AKIYAMA, Naoki UMESHITA, Takashi HAYAKAWA
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Publication number: 20230291107Abstract: A patch antenna comprising: a planar radiating element; a parasitic element provided at a position spaced apart from an end portion of the radiating element in a plan view when the radiating element is viewed from a direction perpendicular to a surface of the radiating element; and a cable electrically connected to the radiating element and configured to supply power to the radiating element, wherein an axis of the cable passing through a position where the cable is electrically connected to the radiating element is spaced apart from a center of the parasitic element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Bunpei HARA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Ryosuke FUJII
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Patent number: 11661944Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression portion, an electric motor, a drive circuit that has a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted, a housing, and a resin member. At least one of the electronic components is held by the resin member with the resin member sandwiched between the at least one of the electronic component and the circuit board. The electronic compressor includes a first metal member that is in contact with the at least one of the electronic components, and thermally connected to the housing, a second metal member that is disposed in the resin member, and a bolt by which the first metal member and the second metal member are fastened with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Motonobu Funato, Mikio Yoshida, Kenji Hayakawa, Yusuke Kinoshita
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Patent number: 11611265Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, an inverter device, and a housing. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit, a noise reduction unit, and a circuit board. The noise reduction unit includes a common mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, a pair of winding wires, and an annular electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is split into a first metal plate and a second metal plate in a circumferential direction. The first metal plate is thermally coupled to the housing. The second metal plate is electrically connected to the first metal plate. An electrical resistance value of the first metal plate is larger than that of the second metal plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Kouki Yamamoto, Mikio Yoshida, Kenji Hayakawa, Takuya Sagawa, Yusuke Kinoshita, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida
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Patent number: 11437181Abstract: A metal film includes portions that are opposed to each other and located away from each other between the first winding and the second winding. The metal film includes the first linear part that is thermally coupled to a housing. The average value of electric resistance per unit length in the peripheral direction of the first linear part of the metal film is greater than an average value of electric resistance per unit length of locations other than the first linear part.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hiroshi Fukasaku, Shunsuke Ambo, Junya Kaida, Yoshiki Nagata, Takashi Kawashima, Kenji Hayakawa, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Atsushi Naito
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Patent number: 11228084Abstract: An antenna mounting apparatus, including a bracket that holds at least a part of electronic components constituting an antenna device including an antenna element, the bracket being fixed by a bolt fixed to a frame; and a holder provided on a first surface of the bracket facing the frame, the holder temporarily fixing the bolt.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji Hayakawa, Masayuki Takano
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Publication number: 20210320566Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, an inverter device, and a housing. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit, a noise reduction unit, and a circuit board. The noise reduction unit includes a common mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common mode choke coil includes an annular core, a pair of winding wires, and an annular electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is split into a first metal plate and a second metal plate in a circumferential direction. The first metal plate is thermally coupled to the housing. The second metal plate is electrically connected to the first metal plate. An electrical resistance value of the first metal plate is larger than that of the second metal plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Kouki YAMAMOTO, Mikio YOSHIDA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Takuya SAGAWA, Yusuke KINOSHITA, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA
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Publication number: 20210301803Abstract: A vehicle electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, and an inverter device. The inverter device includes a noise reduction unit that includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes a core, a first winding wire, a second winding wire, and an electrical conductor that covers the core. The electrical conductor has a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer, the electrical conductor, and the second insulation layer form a laminated body including a loop-shaped portion that covers the core and a joint portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Shunsuke AMBO, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Kaida JUNYA, Takeshi HARASAWA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Takuya SAGAWA, Fumihiro KAGAWA, Mikio YOSHIDA, Kouki YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20210199117Abstract: An electric compressor includes a compression portion, an electric motor, a drive circuit that has a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted, a housing, and a resin member. At least one of the electronic components is held by the resin member with the resin member sandwiched between the at least one of the electronic component and the circuit board. The electronic compressor includes a first metal member that is in contact with the at least one of the electronic components, and thermally connected to the housing, a second metal member that is disposed in the resin member, and a bolt by which the first metal member and the second metal member are fastened with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Motonobu FUNATO, Mikio YOSHIDA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Yusuke KINOSHITA
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Publication number: 20200312532Abstract: A metal film includes portions that are opposed to each other and located away from each other between the first winding and the second winding. The metal film includes the first linear part that is thermally coupled to a housing. The average value of electric resistance per unit length in the peripheral direction of the first linear part of the metal film is greater than an average value of electric resistance per unit length of locations other than the first linear part.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Hiroshi FUKASAKU, Shunsuke AMBO, Junya KAIDA, Yoshiki NAGATA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Yoshikazu HAYASHI, Atsushi NAITO
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Publication number: 20190356036Abstract: An antenna mounting apparatus, including a bracket that holds at least a part of electronic components constituting an antenna device including an antenna element, the bracket being fixed by a bolt fixed to a frame; and a holder provided on a first surface of the bracket facing the frame, the holder temporarily fixing the bolt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenji HAYAKAWA, Masayuki TAKANO
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Patent number: 10355335Abstract: A vehicle antenna device includes: an antenna base; an antenna case which is overlaid on the antenna base; and an antenna element and an amplifier board which are disposed inside the antenna case. The antenna base has: a resin-made base which has an opening; and a metal-made base which is smaller in area than the resin-made base, the metal-made base being disposed on the resin-made base so as to close the opening, and having a cylindrical portion for attachment to a vehicle body. A conductor plate is attached to a surface of the resin-made base, the surface being opposite to a placement surface of the metal-made base.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Yokowo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sadao Ohno, Kenji Hayakawa, Takayuki Sone
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Publication number: 20170214112Abstract: A vehicle antenna device includes: an antenna base; an antenna case which is overlaid on the antenna base; and an antenna element and an amplifier board which are disposed inside the antenna case. The antenna base has: a resin-made base which has an opening; and a metal-made base which is smaller in area than the resin-made base, the metal-made base being disposed on the resin-made base so as to close the opening, and having a cylindrical portion for attachment to a vehicle body. A conductor plate is attached to a surface of the resin-made base, the surface being opposite to a placement surface of the metal-made base.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Sadao OHNO, Kenji HAYAKAWA, Takayuki SONE
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Patent number: 8926354Abstract: A socket for electric parts which is dawn sized. The socket of the present invention comprises a socket body to accommodate an electric part, plural contact pins disposed to a peripheral edge of the socket body, a latch rotatably located on the socket body so as to positioned above the contact pins, which presses an upper part of the electric part when the latch is closed and is in a state the IC socket can be accommodated and taken out when the latch is opened, an operating member which is vertically movably disposed in the socket body and comprises an operating portion for closing constituted so as to press upward an operation portion to be operated for closing formed to both side end portion of the latch and rotate the latch in an closing direction when the operating member moves upward.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Enplas CorporationInventor: Kenji Hayakawa
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Patent number: 8888503Abstract: A socket for electric parts which is dawn sized. The socket of the present invention comprises a socket body to accommodate an electric part, plural contact pins disposed to a peripheral edge of the socket body, a latch rotatably located on the socket body so as to positioned above the contact pins, which presses an upper part of the electric part when the latch is closed and is in a state the electric part can be accommodated and taken out when the latch is opened, an operating member which is vertically movably disposed in the socket body and comprises an operating portion for opening constituted so as to press down an operation portion to be operated for opening formed to a central portion in a width direction of the latch and rotate the latch in an opening direction when the operating member moves downward.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: Enplas CorporationInventor: Kenji Hayakawa
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Patent number: 8801450Abstract: An IC socket includes a socket body, a contact pin that contacts a terminal of an IC package, and a latch that presses the IC package from an upper side thereof. An elastic piece of the contact pin is extended along substantially horizontal direction. The latch is formed with a can portion. When the latch is rotated in an opening direction thereof, the elastic piece is pressed by the cam portion so as to be elastically deformed downward so that the contact portion is displaced to be separated downward from a contacting position to the terminal of the IC package. When the latch is rotated in a closing direction thereof, a pressing force of the cam portion applied to the elastic piece is released so as to displace the cam portion upward by the elastic force of the elastic piece to thereby contact the terminal of the IC package.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Enplas CorporationInventor: Kenji Hayakawa
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Patent number: 8721358Abstract: A socket for electric parts which is dawn sized. The socket of the present invention has a socket body, contact pins to conduct to an electric part, a latch rotatably located on the socket body so as to positioned above the contact pins, which presses the electric part when the latch is closed and is in a state the electric part can be accommodated and taken out when the latch is opened, and an operating member vertically movably disposed in the socket body and has an operating portion for opening constituted so as to press down an operation portion to be operated for opening formed to the latch and rotate the latch in an opening direction when the operating member descends. An outermost position of the latch is disposed on an inside of outermost portion of the contact pins when the latch is opened to an outermost position.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Enplas CorporationInventor: Kenji Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20130280938Abstract: An IC socket includes a socket body, a contact pin that contacts a terminal of an IC package, and a latch that presses the IC package from an upper side thereof. An elastic piece of the contact pin is extended along substantially horizontal direction. The latch is formed with a can portion. When the latch is rotated in an opening direction thereof, the elastic piece is pressed by the cam portion so as to be elastically deformed downward so that the contact portion is displaced to be separated downward from a contacting position to the terminal of the IC package. When the latch is rotated in a closing direction thereof, a pressing force of the cam portion applied to the elastic piece is released so as to displace the cam portion upward by the elastic force of the elastic piece to thereby contact the terminal of the IC package.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Hayakawa
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Publication number: 20130011611Abstract: The present invention provides a laminate including an anti-reflection film and a protective film that is stuck on the surface of the anti-reflection film. The protective film is excellent in temporary adhesiveness and can be removed to leave few adhesives. The laminate of the present invention directs to a laminate comprising an anti-reflection film; and a protective film stuck on the anti-reflection film, wherein the surface of the anti-reflection film has multiple protrusions, the distance between two tips of adjacent protrusions being equal to or smaller than visible light wavelength, and the protective film includes a support film and an adhesive layer that is in contact with the anti-reflection film, the adhesive layer including an adhesive that contains a polymer having an olefin structure as a monomer unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: January 10, 2013Inventors: Tokio Taguchi, Takao Imaoku, Kiyoshi Minoura, Shigetaka Ikemoto, Kenji Hayakawa, Naoya Nishizaki, Yuhichi Yachiyama