Patents by Inventor Takanori Sugimoto
Takanori Sugimoto 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: 20150175062Abstract: A stop lamp lighting control device for an electric vehicle having an electric regenerative braking system includes a calculation unit that converts a first deceleration threshold value for turning on a stop lamp or a second deceleration threshold value for turning off the stop lamp to a first regenerative torque threshold value for turning-on the stop lamp or a second regenerative torque threshold value for turning-off the stop lamp by calculation assumed that a weight of the vehicle is a curb weight or a gross vehicle weight, and a determination unit that performs a comparison between a regenerative torque value generated by the electric regenerative braking system and the first regenerative torque threshold value or the second regenerative torque threshold value and controls the stop lamp to be turned on Or turned off based on the comparison result.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshifumi MIZUI, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Hideaki TANIGUCHI, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Akira HASHIZAKA, Masato NISHIDA, Sosuke NANBU
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Publication number: 20150166600Abstract: An acyl dipeptide derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein an acyl group represented by R1—CO— is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain acyl group having 2-24 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an OH group or an OR5 group, R5 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms, and R4 is a hydrogen atom, or a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof has a superior antimicrobial effect, and a composition containing the compound is superior in the sensory feel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventor: Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 9037372Abstract: An output torque control system includes a control unit which includes an acceleration mode detection unit and an output torque control unit. The acceleration mode detection unit selects a normal acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating an increased amount of output torque of an electric motor as time elapses or a rapid acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating the increased amount of output torque of the electric motor as time elapses more largely than in the normal acceleration mode based on a result of a detection by a depressing speed detection unit. The output torque control unit selects one of the output torque information which corresponds to the result of the detection by the acceleration mode detection unit to control the output torque produced by the electric motor based on the selected output torque information.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Hashizaka, Yoshiaki Sano, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Norihiko Hatsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Noritaka Terakawa, Tsuyoshi Takeo, Yutaka Nakagi
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Publication number: 20150111859Abstract: Provided is a moisturizer having hygroscopicity and water retention ability, and also provided is a composition superior in antiseptic property and feeling on application, in addition to moisturizing property, and free of coloration and odorization. A moisturizer containing acylproline represented by the formula (1) wherein an acyl group represented by R1—CO— is an acyl group derived from a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 3-23 carbon atoms, or a salt thereof, and a composition containing (A) acylproline represented by the above formula (1) or a salt thereof and (B) bisphosphonate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Takanori SUGIMOTO, Nana HARAYA, Masatoshi SAITO
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Patent number: 8956266Abstract: A vehicle driving force control device includes: a brake unit configured to generate a brake force of a vehicle; a stroke amount detecting unit configured to detect a stroke amount of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether generation of the brake force of the brake unit is abnormal; and a creep torque controlling unit configured to increase a reduction amount of a creep torque of the vehicle as the stroke amount increases, when the monitoring unit determines that the generation of the brake force in the brake unit is abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshiya Oue, Kazufumi Hayashikawa, Katsutoshi Nagura, Keisuke Imoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Takanori Sugimoto, Norihiko Hatsumi
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Patent number: 8947025Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically powered vehicle includes a motor generator which performs electric power regeneration by braking a driving wheel of the electrically powered vehicle, and a battery to which electric power regenerated by the motor generator is supplied. A monitoring unit includes at least one of a charging rate detection unit configured to detect a charging rate of the battery and a voltage value detection unit configured to detect a voltage value of the battery. A control unit controls the electric power regeneration of the motor generator according to at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value of the battery detected by the monitoring unit. The control unit is configured to decrease regenerative electric current of the motor generator as at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value is increased.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Norihiko Hatsumi, Yoshiaki Sano, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masanori Watanabe, Nobuaki Ohta
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Publication number: 20150010489Abstract: Provided is a composition that masks the odor characteristic of anisic acid or phenylalkanol, is superior in appearance and texture on application, and provides moist feeling to the skin after application. Specifically, a composition containing (A) acyl proline represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof, and (B) one or more kinds selected from anisic acid and phenylalkanol is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventor: Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140350128Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of gelling various aqueous compositions containing salt, acid and the like. A basic amino acid derivative represented by the formula (1): wherein each substituent is as defined in DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Kenji HANABUSA, Masahiro SUZUKI, Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140348767Abstract: Provided is a compound capable of gelling various aqueous compositions containing salt, acid and the like. An amphoteric ion-type basic amino acid derivative represented by the formula (1A): wherein each substituent is as defined in DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Kenji HANABUSA, Masahiro SUZUKI, Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 8694188Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electrically-driven vehicle equipped with a motor serving as a driving source, is configured to limit an output of the motor when both a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of the electrically-driven vehicle are stepped. A motor limit torque, which is an upper limit value of a command torque for the motor, is changed depending on a vehicle velocity of the electrically-driven vehicle detected by a vehicle velocity detecting unit and a stepping amount of the brake pedal detected by a brake pedal stepping amount detecting unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Sano, Akira Hashizaka, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Norihiko Hatsumi, Takanori Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20140051772Abstract: The problem of the present invention is provision of a cleansing composition providing good amount and good quality of lather. Using a particular alkenoic acid or a salt thereof, the above-mentioned problem can be solved. In addition, the cleansing composition provided by the present invention is stable in various formulations and also useful for rough skin and damaged hair.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Masahiro INO, Naoaki IKEDA, Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20140051651Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a liquid cleansing composition showing a good amount of lather and superior in a moist feeling after washing. The present inventors have found that the above-mentioned problem can be solved by combining particular alkenoic acid or a salt thereof with a sugar type surfactant and/or a sulfate type surfactant.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Masahiro INO, Naoaki IKEDA, Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 8439795Abstract: In a vehicle that generates creep torque using an electric motor, a controlling means that causes, on the basis of the results of the detecting by the vehicle speed detecting means and the braking operation detecting means, the electric motor to generate the creep torque, wherein if the brake is operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means decreases the creep torque by a first level, if the brake is not operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means increases or decrease the creep torque in a level range on the basis of the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detecting means, and the first level is a decreasing level larger than a possible maximum decreasing level in the level range.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Sano, Takanori Sugimoto, Norihiko Hatsumi, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Toshiyuki Matsumi
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Patent number: 8399524Abstract: Provided is a novel oily material that spreads smoothly upon application and is free from stickiness, and also gives ungreasy and moisturized feeling after application, but does not give friction feeling peculiar to silicone. The invention was completed upon finding that a specific acyl acidic amino acid monosilicone monosterol ester can solve the foregoing problems.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Takanori Sugimoto, Tatsuya Hattori, Souichirou Ootake
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Publication number: 20130015791Abstract: A regeneration control device of an electrically powered vehicle includes a motor generator which performs electric power regeneration by braking a driving wheel of the electrically powered vehicle, and a battery to which electric power regenerated by the motor generator is supplied. Monitoring means includes at least one of charging rate detection means configured to detect a charging rate of the battery and voltage value detection means configured to detect a voltage value of the battery. Control means controls the electric power regeneration of the motor generator according to at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value of the battery detected by the monitoring means. The control means is configured to decrease regenerative electric current of the motor generator as at least one of the charging rate and the voltage value is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Norihiko HATSUMI, Yoshiaki Sano, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Akira Hashizaka, Masanori Watanabe, Nobuaki Ohta
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Publication number: 20120232735Abstract: An output torque control system includes a control unit which includes an acceleration mode detection unit and an output torque control unit. The acceleration mode detection unit selects a normal acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating an increased amount of output torque of an electric motor as time elapses or a rapid acceleration mode which includes output torque information indicating the increased amount of output torque of the electric motor as time elapses more largely than in the normal acceleration mode based on a result of a detection by a depressing speed detection unit. The output torque control unit selects one of the output torque information which corresponds to the result of the detection by the acceleration mode detection unit to control the output torque produced by the electric motor based on the selected output torque information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: September 13, 2012Inventors: Akira Hashizaka, Yoshiaki Sano, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Toshiyuki Matsumi, Norihiko Hatsumi, Takanori Sugimoto, Yasuyuki Hatsuda, Noritaka Terakawa, Tsuyoshi Takeo, Yutaka Nakagi
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Publication number: 20120100958Abstract: A vehicle driving force control device includes: a brake unit configured to generate a brake force of a vehicle; a stroke amount detecting unit configured to detect a stroke amount of a brake pedal of the vehicle; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether generation of the brake force of the brake unit is abnormal; and a creep torque controlling unit configured to increase a reduction amount of a creep torque of the vehicle as the stroke amount increases, when the monitoring unit determines that the generation of the brake force in the brake unit is abnormal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Inventors: Toshiya OUE, Kazufumi HAYASHIKAWA, Katsutoshi NAGURA, Keisuke IMOTO, Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Norihiko HATSUMI
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Publication number: 20120095634Abstract: A motor torque control device of an electrically-driven vehicle equipped with a motor serving as a driving source, is configured to limit an output of the motor when both a brake pedal and an accelerator pedal of the electrically-driven vehicle are stepped. A motor limit torque, which is an upper limit value of a command torque for the motor, is changed depending on a vehicle velocity of the electrically-driven vehicle detected by a vehicle velocity detecting unit and a stepping amount of the brake pedal detected by a brake pedal stepping amount detecting unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yoshiaki SANO, Akira HASHIZAKA, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Toshiyuki MATSUMI, Norihiko HATSUMI, Takanori SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20120071296Abstract: In a vehicle that generates creep torque using an electric motor, a controlling means that causes, on the basis of the results of the detecting by the vehicle speed detecting means and the braking operation detecting means, the electric motor to generate the creep torque, wherein if the brake is operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means decreases the creep torque by a first level, if the brake is not operated when the creep torque is generated, the controlling means increases or decrease the creep torque in a level range on the basis of the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed detecting means, and the first level is a decreasing level larger than a possible maximum decreasing level in the level range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroaki MIYAMOTO, Yoshiaki SANO, Takanori SUGIMOTO, Norihiko HATSUMI, Yasuyuki HATSUDA, Akira HASHIZAKA, Toshiyuki MATSUMI
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Publication number: 20120071570Abstract: Provided is a novel oily material that spreads smoothly upon application and is free from stickiness, and also gives ungreasy and moisturized feeling after application, but does not give friction feeling peculiar to silicone. The invention was completed upon finding that a specific acyl acidic amino acid monosilicone monosterol ester can solve the foregoing problems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Takanori SUGIMOTO, Tatsuya Hattori, Souichirou Ootake