Patents by Inventor Manabu Takahashi
Manabu Takahashi 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: 20240140015Abstract: A method of manufacturing a resin container having a flat cross-sectional shape includes a temperature adjusting step of preliminarily blowing a resin preform in a first mold to mold an intermediate molded body having a diameter larger than a diameter of a container short diameter side and adjusting a temperature of the intermediate molded body in the first mold, and a blow molding step of bringing the temperature-adjusted intermediate molded body into contact with a second mold to compress the intermediate molded body in a container short diameter direction, and then stretching and blow molding the intermediate molded body in the second mold to manufacture the resin container.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: NISSEI ASB MACHINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryo MINEMURA, Manabu OGIHARA, Masayuki USAMI, Junji TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11962048Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a control device that controls operation of the fuel cell system based on a measured voltage value measured by a voltage sensor. When the fuel cell system is started and a value measured by a temperature sensor is equal to or less than a temperature determined in advance, the control device raises the voltage of the fuel cell stack until a voltage condition determined in advance is met, by supplying a cathode with an oxidant gas before current sweep is started. The control device sets a voltage command value and a current command value such that an operation point of the fuel cell stack is on an equal power line of the fuel cell stack when the operation point is caused to transition in at least a part of a transition period.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryouichi Namba, Masahiro Ito, Manabu Takahashi, Tomotaka Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11947869Abstract: Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, the information processing device including a control unit that dynamically controls output of notification information related to a function corresponding to a gesture regarding function execution of the device based on a recognition status of an operation body that is executing the gesture in a predetermined operation region.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Kei Takahashi, Junichi Shimizu, Junichi Nagahara, Manabu Fujiki, Tomohiro Imura, Keiichi Kitahara
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Publication number: 20240103901Abstract: A communication control device controls communication by a plurality of virtual machines operating on a computer. The plurality of virtual machines includes a master virtual machine and at least one slave virtual machine other than the master virtual machine. The communication control device is configured to access a communication device for communicating with an external device, and transmit and receive communication data that relates to the communication between the master virtual machine and the external device, transmit and receive the communication data between each of the plurality of virtual machines, and relay communication between each of the plurality of virtual machines and the external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Satoki TAKAHASHI, Manabu OHI
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Patent number: 11932132Abstract: A power supply system includes a vehicle equipped with a battery, a power supply device, and a control device that controls power supply from the power supply device to the vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine and a motor that receives the power supplied from the battery to generate traveling drive force. When the power supply by the power supply device is requested from the vehicle, the control device (a) acquires a remaining amount of fuel for the engine from the vehicle, (b) outputs an instruction to urge the vehicle to shorten a charging time when the remaining amount of fuel is larger than a reference value, and (c) sets at least one of a unit price for charging power or a unit price for fuel lower when a response to accept the instruction is received from the vehicle compared with when the instruction is not accepted.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Matsumori, Yoshihiro Sakayanagi, Manabu Handa, Midori Sugiyama, Hirotaka Saito, Yuki Takahashi
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Patent number: 11901135Abstract: A wireless switch includes a switch body, a push button connected to the switch body in a state of being movable along an approaching/separating direction between a non-operating position and an operating position, a signal output device accommodated in the switch body and configured to output a switch signal in response to a movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operating position, and a restriction member that restricts the movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operation position when the push button is located at the non-operating position.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Kouhei Yoshida, Masao Nagase, Yukio Yoshibashi, Masahiro Ono, Masato Matoba, Tomofumi Kurashige
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Publication number: 20230378499Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack; an oxygen tank; an oxygen pipe connecting the fuel cell stack and the oxygen tank; an oxygen regulator disposed in the oxygen pipe and configured to regulate a flow rate of oxygen to be supplied from the oxygen tank to a cathode of the fuel cell stack; an oxygen stop valve disposed in the oxygen pipe; and a controller configured to execute, when activating or stopping the fuel cell stack: a first process of opening the oxygen stop valve and the oxygen regulator; a second process of closing the oxygen stop valve and the oxygen regulator when a cathode internal pressure reaches a predetermined first cathode pressure; and a third process of outputting a signal indicating occurrence of oxygen leakage when the cathode internal pressure after a predetermined period is lower than a predetermined second cathode pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Masashi TOIDA, Manabu TAKAHASHI, Yutaka TANO
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Publication number: 20230378489Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack; a fuel tank; a fuel pipe connecting the fuel cell stack and the fuel tank; a fuel regulator disposed in the fuel pipe and configured to regulate a flow rate of fuel gas to be supplied from the fuel tank to an anode; a fuel stop valve disposed in the fuel pipe; and a controller. The controller is configured to execute, when activating or stopping the fuel cell stack: a first process of opening the fuel stop valve and the fuel regulator; a second process of closing the fuel stop valve and the fuel regulator when an anode internal pressure reaches a predetermined first anode pressure; and a third process of outputting a signal indicating occurrence of fuel leakage when the anode internal pressure after a predetermined first period is lower than a predetermined second anode pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Masashi TOIDA, Manabu TAKAHASHI, Yutaka TANO
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Publication number: 20220157539Abstract: A wireless switch includes a switch body, a push button connected to the switch body in a state of being movable along an approaching/separating direction between a non-operating position and an operating position, a signal output device accommodated in the switch body and configured to output a switch signal in response to a movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operating position, and a restriction member that restricts the movement of the push button from the non-operating position to the operation position when the push button is located at the non-operating position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Manabu TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Kouhei YOSHIDA, Masao NAGASE, Yukio YOSHIBASHI, Masahiro ONO, Masato MATOBA, Tomofumi KURASHIGE
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Publication number: 20210328239Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a control device that controls operation of the fuel cell system based on a measured voltage value measured by a voltage sensor. When the fuel cell system is started and a value measured by a temperature sensor is equal to or less than a temperature determined in advance, the control device raises the voltage of the fuel cell stack until a voltage condition determined in advance is met, by supplying a cathode with an oxidant gas before current sweep is started. The control device sets a voltage command value and a current command value such that an operation point of the fuel cell stack is on an equal power line of the fuel cell stack when the operation point is caused to transition in at least a part of a transition period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Ryouichi NAMBA, Masahiro ITO, Manabu Takahashi, Tomotaka ISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11127961Abstract: The inspection method for a fuel cell stack including a plurality of unit cells comprises: (a) operating a fuel cell system, including the fuel cell stack and an anode gas circulation flow path that is connected between an anode gas discharge port and an anode gas supply port of the fuel cell stack to circulate anode gas, under a predetermined liquid water accumulation condition to accumulate liquid water in the anode gas circulation flow path; (b) causing, after the step (a), the fuel cell system to stop and stand by until a predetermined restarting condition is satisfied; and (c) restarting, after the step (b), the fuel cell system to implement power generation by the fuel cell stack, and measuring voltage of each of the unit cells to detect a unit cell having negative voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushishi KaishaInventor: Manabu Takahashi
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Patent number: 11107650Abstract: A limit switch may be provided with a switch body having a contact mechanism inside, and an operation unit connected to the switch body. The operation unit comprises an elastic part that energizes the operation lever from the first motion position towards the return position via the pivoting shaft and the first cam, and energizes the operation lever from the second motion position toward the return position via the pivoting shaft and the second cam, a first cam's pivoting restriction part that restricts the pivoting of the first cam in a first direction in which the operation lever moves from the return position to the second motion position, and a second cam's pivoting restriction part that restricts the pivoting to the second cam in a second direction in which die operation lever moves from the return position to the first motion position.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Hiroyasu Komeyama, Kouhei Yoshida, Makoto Komatsu
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Patent number: 11108063Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a component in a circulation passage for off-gas, a battery temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel cell temperature, a component temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a component temperature, a state-of-charge acquisition unit configured to acquire a state of charge of a secondary battery, and a controller configured to, when a temperature difference between the acquired fuel cell temperature and the acquired component temperature is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature difference at the time of a stop of power generation of the fuel cell system, perform a warm-up operation of a fuel cell and store electric power generated through the warm-up operation in the secondary battery while the state of charge of the secondary battery is lower than a predetermined state of charge, and, after completion of the warm-up operation, perform the scavenging operation at predetermined scavenging power.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Manabu Takahashi
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Patent number: 11056295Abstract: A limit switch is provided with a switch body having a contact mechanism inside, and an operation unit detachably connected to the switch body. The operation unit may include a pivoting shaft and a bearing. One of the pivoting shaft and the bearing includes a protrusion that extends in a radial direction with respect to the pivoting shaft. The other of the pivoting shaft and the hearing includes a pivoting restriction part that is disposed around the pivoting shaft so as to be able to contact the protrusion, and restricts pivoting of the protrusion around the pivoting shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Kouhei Yoshida, Hiroyasu Komeyama, Makoto Komatsu
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Patent number: 11011331Abstract: A limit switch is provided with a switch body having a contract mechanism inside, and an operation unit connected to the switch body. The operation unit may include a pivoting shaft support that permits pivoting of the pivoting shaft with respect to the housing body in a state of an external force along the extending direction of the pivoting shaft being not applied to the operation lever, and contacts the peripheral wall to support the pivoting shaft in a state of an external force along the extending direction of the pivoting shaft being applied to the operation lever.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Takahashi, Kazuyuki Tsukimori, Hiroyasu Komeyama, Kouhei Yoshida
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Publication number: 20210027958Abstract: A limit switch is provided with a switch body having a contact mechanism inside, and an operation unit detachably connected to the switch body. The operation unit may include a pivoting shaft and a bearing. One of the pivoting shaft and the bearing includes a protrusion that extends in a radial direction with respect to the pivoting shaft. The other of the pivoting shaft and the hearing includes a pivoting restriction part that is disposed around the pivoting shaft so as to be able to contact the protrusion, and restricts pivoting of the protrusion around the pivoting shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Manabu TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Kouhei YOSHIDA, Hiroyasu KOMEYAMA, Makoto KOMATSU
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Publication number: 20200411258Abstract: A limit switch is provided with a switch body having a contract mechanism inside, and an operation unit connected to the switch body. The operation unit may include a pivoting shaft support that permits pivoting of the pivoting shaft with respect to the housing body in a state of an external force along the extending direction of the pivoting shaft being not applied to the operation lever, and contacts the peripheral wall to support the pivoting shaft in a state of an external force along the extending direction of the pivoting shaft being applied to the operation lever.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Manabu TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Hiroyasu KOMEYAMA, Kouhei YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20200402749Abstract: A limit switch may be provided with a switch body having a contact mechanism inside, and an operation unit connected to the switch body. The operation unit comprises an elastic part that energizes the operation lever from the first motion position towards the return position via the pivoting shaft and the first cam, and energizes the operation lever from the second motion position toward the return position via the pivoting shaft and the second cam, a first cam's pivoting restriction part that restricts the pivoting of the first cam in a first direction in which the operation lever moves from the return position to the second motion position, and a second cam's pivoting restriction part that restricts the pivoting to the second cam in a second direction in which die operation lever moves from the return position to the first motion position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Manabu TAKAHASHI, Kazuyuki TSUKIMORI, Hiroyasu KOMEYAMA, Kouhei YOSHIDA, Makoto KOMATSU
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Patent number: 10714774Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises: a fuel cell stack having a plurality of unit cells in which anode gas flow paths are formed; an anode gas supply unit configured to supply anode gas to the fuel cell stack via an anode gas supply port of the fuel cell stack; a pressure sensor provided between the anode gas supply port and the anode gas supply unit to measure anode gas supply pressure; a current sensor configured to measure electric current of the fuel cell stack; and a controller configured to control anode gas supply quantity of the anode gas supply unit to thereby control the anode gas supply pressure.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Manabu Takahashi
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Publication number: 20200036021Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a component in a circulation passage for off-gas, a battery temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a fuel cell temperature, a component temperature acquisition unit configured to acquire a component temperature, a state-of-charge acquisition unit configured to acquire a state of charge of a secondary battery, and a controller configured to, when a temperature difference between the acquired fuel cell temperature and the acquired component temperature is greater than or equal to a predetermined temperature difference at the time of a stop of power generation of the fuel cell system, perform a warm-up operation of a fuel cell and store electric power generated through the warm-up operation in the secondary battery while the state of charge of the secondary battery is lower than a predetermined state of charge, and, after completion of the warm-up operation, perform the scavenging operation at predetermined scavenging power.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventor: Manabu TAKAHASHI