Patents by Inventor Shinji Ichikawa

Shinji Ichikawa 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).

  • Patent number: 11480442
    Abstract: An output apparatus arranged on a traveling route of a user is allowed to timely output information desired by the user. The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure is an information processing apparatus to be used by a mobile user, the information processing apparatus comprising a controller which executes acquisition of a content designated by the user; specification of an output apparatus arranged on a traveling route of the user; and transmission of the acquired content to the specified output apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa, Harunobu Saito, Daiki Kaneichi, Ryotaro Fujiwara, Megumi Amano, Masato Endo, Tae Sugimura
  • Publication number: 20220293714
    Abstract: Contact holes related to routed wires electrically connected to data signal lines running through the corner portions of a display region are larger in number than contact holes related to routed wires electrically connected to data signal lines running through the center portion of the display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Ryosuke GUNJI, Shinsuke SAIDA, Shinji ICHIKAWA, Tohru OKABE, Akira INOUE, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Hiroharu JINMURA
  • Patent number: 11430857
    Abstract: The display device includes a non-display area. The non-display area includes: a slit formed in an edge cover; a first conductive layer formed in the same layer as an anode, and being in contact with a cathode; and a second conductive layer formed in the same layer as a capacitance electrode and provided to overlap the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Takeshi Yaneda, Yoshihiro Nakada, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Patent number: 11427107
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a PCU cooling system; a PCU that is cooled by the PCU cooling system; a buck converter; an auxiliary battery that is charged through a buck operation of the buck converter; and an ECU that outputs a first target voltage and a second target voltage respectively to the buck converters. The buck converter is disposed inside the PCU, performs a buck operation so that a target voltage is generated, and outputs a stepped-down electric power to a power line. The buck converter is disposed outside the PCU, performs a buck operation so that a target voltage is generated, and outputs a stepped-down electric power to the power line. The ECU sets the target voltage higher than the target voltage when the ECU causes PCU to operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11398542
    Abstract: In a step of forming a plurality of control lines composed of a first metal layer a first metal layer branch line is formed. In a step of forming a plurality of power source lines composed of a second metal layer a second metal layer connecting portion is formed that connects each power source line with the first metal layer branch line via an opening of a first insulating film. In a step of forming a plurality of data signal lines composed of a third metal layer that is formed on a second insulating film the first metal layer branch line formed in the opening of the first insulating and the second metal layer connecting portion formed in an opening of the second insulating film are etched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Okabe, Shinsuke Saida, Shinji Ichikawa, Hiroki Taniyama, Ryosuke Gunji, Kohji Ariga, Yoshihiro Nakada, Koji Tanimura, Yoshihiro Kohara, Hiroharu Jinmura, Akira Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220199947
    Abstract: A display device (50a) includes a non-display region (N) shaped in an island and provided inside a display region. The non-display region (N) includes a through hole (H) framed to penetrate the non-display region (N) along a thickness of a resin substrate (10a). In the non-display region (N), a first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17) includes an opening (M) provided to surround the through hole (H) and penetrating the first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17). A second inorganic insulating film (36) of a sealing film (40) is in contact with the resin substrate (10a) exposed through the opening (M) from the first inorganic insulating film (11, 13, 15, 17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, HIROHARU JINMURA, AKIRA INOUE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20220165823
    Abstract: An organic EL display (1) has a bend (B) where a slit (81) is bored in a base coat film (23), gate insulating film (27), first interlayer insulating film (31) and second interlayer insulating film (35). The bend is provided with a filler layer (83) filling the slit and covering both edges of the slit. The filler layer has a protrusion (85) overlapping each edge in the width direction of the slit. A routed wire (7) routed from the display region (D) and then routed over the filler layer to reach a terminal section (T) extends over the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: SHINJI ICHIKAWA, SHINSUKE SAIDA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, HIROKI TANIYAMA, TOHRU OKABE, Akira INOUE, Hiroharu JINMURA, Yoshihiro NAKADA, Koji TANIMURA
  • Patent number: 11338697
    Abstract: A vehicle-mountable control device configured to control a vehicle including a charging port for DC power and an auxiliary device includes a determination unit and an information obtainment unit. The information obtainment unit is configured to obtain prescribed facility information about a power feeding facility. The determination unit is configured to permit an auxiliary device driving mode when it is determined that the power feeding facility corresponds to the auxiliary device driving mode based on the facility information, and not permit the auxiliary device driving mode when it is determined that the power feeding facility does not correspond to the auxiliary device driving mode based on the facility information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220149121
    Abstract: A separation wall is provided in a frame-like shape along a peripheral edge of a through-hole in a non-display region which is defined to be in an island shape inside a display region and in which the through-hole is formed, the separation wall includes an inner metal layer provided in a frame-like shape on a first inorganic insulating film on a side of the through-hole, and a resin layer provided in a frame-like shape on the first inorganic insulating film and the inner metal layer, and the resin layer includes an inner protrusion portion provided in an eaves shape and protruding from the inner metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: TOHRU OKABE, RYOSUKE GUNJI, SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, HIROHARU JINMURA, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, AKIRA INOUE, TAKESHI YANEDA
  • Patent number: 11325489
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a housing including an AC inlet and a DC connector. The DC connector is connectable to an inlet for DC power of a vehicle. The AC inlet is connectable to a connector of a cable for AC power. A rectifier circuit is housed in the housing. The rectifier circuit is located between the AC inlet and the DC connector, and configured to convert AC power input from the AC inlet side into DC power and output the DC power to the DC connector side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220130929
    Abstract: A separation wall is provided in a frame shape along a circumferential edge of a through-hole in a non-display region, in which the through-hole is formed, defined in an island shape inside a display region. The separation wall includes a wall base portion provided in a frame shape by a part of a second interlayer insulating film and a resin layer provided in an eave shape on the wall base portion to extend to a through-hole side and a display region side. Opening portions opening upward are provided on peripheries of the wall base portion on the through-hole side and the display region side in the second interlayer insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: SHINSUKE SAIDA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, AKIRA INOUE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA
  • Patent number: 11312248
    Abstract: A non-contact power reception device includes a load such as a power storage device identified as a subject of power feeding, and a secondary self-resonant coil receiving electric power to be supplied to said load from an external primary self-resonant coil. The secondary self-resonant coil is configured so as to be switchable between a first state and a second state. The first state is selected in a power reception mode in which the secondary self-resonant coil is magnetically coupled with the primary self-resonant coil through resonance of a magnetic field. The second state is selected in a power non-reception mode in which the magnetic coupling of the secondary self-resonant coil with the primary self-resonant coil through resonance is weaker than in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11305667
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power storage device, a connector, a power converter, and an ECU. The connector and the power converter are configured to supply, to the power facility, power stored in the power storage device. When the vehicle is connected to the power facility via a power cable, the ECU is configured to control an upper limit SOC and a lower limit SOC in association with time. The upper limit SOC and lower limit SOC define an SOC usable range of the power storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Publication number: 20220115475
    Abstract: A TFT layer and an organic EL element layer are provided in this order on a resin substrate layer, the TFT layer includes source wiring lines, high-level power source wiring lines, conductive portions including connection wiring lines between TFTs, and a flattening film covering the conductive portions provided on the interlayer insulating film, a frame region is provided with a bending portion including a portion where a slit is formed in an inorganic insulating film including the interlayer insulating film, and a flattening auxiliary film is provided between each adjacent ones of the conductive portions, formed of a material identical to a material of the frame flattening film that fills the slit of the bending portion, in a layer identical to a layer of the frame flattering film, and covered with the flattening film together with the conductive portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: RYOSUKE GUNJI, TOHRU OKABE, SHINSUKE SAIDA, HIROKI TANIYAMA, SHINJI ICHIKAWA, AKIRA INOUE, YOSHIHIRO NAKADA, HIROHARU JINMURA, KOJI TANIMURA, YOSHIHIRO KOHARA
  • Patent number: 11292350
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a charging inlet, a power storage device, a charging device, and an output device. The charging inlet is compatible with both an alternating-current charging connector and a direct-current charging connector. The charging device is configured to charge the power storage device with at least one of an alternating-current power which are input from the charging inlet and a direct-current power which are input from the charging inlet. The output device is configured to output a notification signal for notifying whether the charging device is compatible with alternating-current charging. The alternating-current is charging of the power storage device with the alternating-current power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11292358
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power storage device, a charging device configured to be supplied with an electric power from a power supply unit external to the vehicle for charging the power storage device, and an electronic control unit configured to detect information on a maximum output power of the power supply unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a predetermined process associated with the charging the power storage device based on the maximum output power of the power supply unit which is indicated by the detected information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11292359
    Abstract: A vehicle-mountable control device configured to control a vehicle including a charging port for DC power and an auxiliary device includes a determination unit and an information obtainment unit. The information obtainment unit is configured to obtain prescribed facility information about a power feeding facility. The determination unit is configured to permit an auxiliary device driving mode when it is determined that the power feeding facility corresponds to the auxiliary device driving mode based on the facility information, and not permit the auxiliary device driving mode when it is determined that the power feeding facility does not correspond to the auxiliary device driving mode based on the facility information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11273723
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a housing including an AC inlet and a DC connector. The DC connector is connectable to an inlet for DC power of a vehicle. The AC inlet is connectable to a connector of a cable for AC power. A rectifier circuit is housed in the housing. The rectifier circuit is located between the AC inlet and the DC connector, and configured to convert AC power input from the AC inlet side into DC power and output the DC power to the DC connector side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11273722
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a DC connector connectable to a DC power inlet of a vehicle; an AC inlet connectable to a connector of an AC power cable; and a rectifier circuit located between the AC inlet and the DC connector. The rectifier circuit is configured to convert AC power input from the AC inlet side to DC power and output the DC power to the DC connector side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 11254227
    Abstract: A vehicle is configured to be selectively connected to any one of a plurality of pieces of power equipment. The vehicle includes a power storage device, and a controller configured to control charge to the power storage device from the power equipment, and discharge from the power storage device to the power equipment. When power equipment connected to fee vehicle has been installed at a preregistered location, the controller permits discharge to that power equipment. When the power equipment connected to the vehicle has been installed at the preregistered location, the controller prohibits discharge to that power equipment unless a user performs operation of permitting discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa