Patents by Inventor Takashi Hori

Takashi Hori 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).

  • Publication number: 20190184888
    Abstract: A light source (14) is configured to emit light for lighting a predetermined area. A LiDAR sensor (15) is configured to sense information of an outside of a vehicle. A first screw mechanism (16) is configured to adjust posture of the light source (14). A second screw mechanism (17) is configured to adjust posture of the LiDAR sensor (15). Adjustment by one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17) is performed on the basis of adjustment that has been performed by the other one of the first screw mechanism (16) and the second screw mechanism (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi HORI, Teruaki YAMAMOTO, Yusuke KASABA, Yoshiaki FUSHIMI
  • Patent number: 10268134
    Abstract: To provide a charging device that allows a discharging electrode to be cleaned without damaging a protruding portion at an end portion of the discharging electrode. The device is provided with: a discharging electrode including a plurality of protruding portions arranged along a predetermined direction, the discharging electrode discharging electricity from at least part of the protruding portions; a cleaner for cleaning at least some protruding portions included in the plurality of protruding portions; a cleaner conveyance mechanism for conveying the cleaner along the predetermined direction for performing the cleaning, such that the cleaner interferes with at least some protruding portions included in the plurality of protruding portions; and a cleaner height adjustment mechanism for adjusting a height of the cleaner in a vicinity of the protruding portion where the cleaner reaches at first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Hori
  • Patent number: 10120074
    Abstract: An illumination device to be mounted on a vehicle, includes a light source; a sensor configured to acquire information outside the vehicle based on invisible light; and a cover including a first portion covering the light source and a second portion covering the sensor. The second portion has a lower visible light transmittance than the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kasaba, Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180051445
    Abstract: The wheel loader includes a boom, a bucket, a travel device, a travel distance measuring unit, a state determining unit, and an accumulating unit. The bucket is attached to the tip end of the boom. The travel distance measuring unit measures a travel distance. The state determining unit determines the loaded state of the bucket. The accumulating unit automatically accumulates transport operation information about the load of the bucket when a predetermined distance or more is traveled under the loaded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi HORI, Satoru UTSUMI, Hideki TSUJI
  • Publication number: 20180045826
    Abstract: An illumination device to be mounted on a vehicle, includes a light source; a sensor configured to acquire information outside the vehicle based on invisible light; and a cover including a first portion covering the light source and a second portion covering the sensor. The second portion has a lower visible light transmittance than the first portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kasaba, Takashi Hori, Teruaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9825419
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a fiber laser system for the generation and delivery of femtosecond (fs) pulses in multiple wavelength ranges. For improved versatility in multi-photon microscopy, an example of a dual wavelength fiber system based on Nd fiber source providing gain at 920 and 1060 nm is described. An example of a three-wavelength system is included providing outputs at 780 nm, 940 nm, and 1050 nm. The systems include dispersion compensation so that high quality fs pulses are provided for applications in microscopy, for example in multiphoton microscope (MPM) systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: IMRA America, Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Hori, Martin E. Fermann
  • Patent number: 9719814
    Abstract: A needle type gauge includes: a needle that includes a main rotating portion that rotates around a rotation shaft, and an indicator which points out an index part; and an actuator. The main rotating portion includes a light emitting portion that emits strip-shaped light. The light emitting portion is located at the actuator side relative to the indicator, and emits the strip-shaped light to a nearby area to the indicator and located, relative the indicator, at one side in a rotation direction of the indicator. The needle includes a shield which extends in a direction of the actuator from the indicator, extends along the indicator, and blocks, among the strip-shaped light, light directed from the one side in the rotation direction of the indicator to the other side therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: NIPPON SEIKI CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Sato, Takashi Hori, Tetsuro Togawa, Ryo Kobe, Munehiro Yasuda, Shinji Kamon
  • Patent number: 9695797
    Abstract: A vehicular fluid power transmitting device includes a pump impeller, a turbine runner, a damper device, a set member, and a centering member. The pump impeller has a pump shell to which torque from a drive source is input. The damper device has a damper input member and a damper output member. The damper input member is connected to an output shaft of the drive source. The damper output member is connected to the pump shell. The set member is fixed to the pump shell, and is connected to the damper output member. Also, the centering member is provided protruding toward the pump shell from the output shaft of the drive source, and is fitted together with the damper input member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO. LTD., EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamashita, Naoki Itazu, Yoichi Nakashima, Takashi Hori, Masaru Ebata, Yasunori Doman
  • Patent number: 9662606
    Abstract: The problem of providing a metal complex having excellent gas adsorption performance, gas storage performance, and gas separation performance is solved by a metal complex comprising a dicarboxylic acid compound (I) including 20 to 99 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid compound (I-1) selected from terephthalic acid derivatives having an electron-donating group in the 2nd position such as 2-methoxyterephthalic acid, 2-methylterephthalic acid, and terephthalic acid, and 80 to 1 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid compound (I-2) selected from terephthalic acid derivatives having an electron-withdrawing group in the 2nd position such as 2-nitroterephthalic acid, 2-fluoroterephthalic acid, 2-chloroterephthalic acid, 2-bromoterephthalic acid, and 2-iodoterephthalic acid; at least one kind of metal ion selected from metal ions belonging to Group 2 and Groups 7 to 12 of the periodic table; and an organic ligand capable of bidentate binding to the metal ion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Chikako Ikeda, Takashi Hori
  • Publication number: 20170068180
    Abstract: To provide a charging device that allows a discharging electrode to be cleaned without damaging a protruding portion at an end portion of the discharging electrode. The device is provided with: a discharging electrode including a plurality of protruding portions arranged along a predetermined direction, the discharging electrode discharging electricity from at least part of the protruding portions; a cleaner for cleaning at least some protruding portions included in the plurality of protruding portions; a cleaner conveyance mechanism for conveying the cleaner along the predetermined direction for performing the cleaning, such that the cleaner interferes with at least some protruding portions included in the plurality of protruding portions; and a cleaner height adjustment mechanism for adjusting a height of the cleaner in a vicinity of the protruding portion where the cleaner reaches at first.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Takashi HORI
  • Patent number: 9586170
    Abstract: The metal complex comprises a multivalent carboxylic acid compound, at least one metal ion selected from ions of metals belonging to Groups 2 to 13 of the periodic table, an organic ligand capable of multidentate binding to the metal ion, and a C1 or C2 monocarboxylic acid compound. The metal complex has excellent gas adsorption, storage, and separation performance as well as excellent durability. The metal complex is stably present under high temperature and high humidity, and can maintain high adsorption performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Chikako Ikeda, Takashi Hori, Masanori Miura, Takuya Inagaki
  • Patent number: 9587706
    Abstract: A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus is capable of securely sealing a space housing an elastic member even on application of a centrifugal force or at the time of cooling. The torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus includes a center plate, a side plate(s) (side plate assembly) coaxial with the center plate and slidably relative to the center plate, and an elastic member housed within a space delimited by the side plate assembly to absorb torque fluctuations between the side plate assembly and the center plate. The apparatus also includes a cover member secured to the center plate and slidably pressure contacted with the side plate assembly to cover from outside a space housing the elastic member, and a suppressing section capable of suppressing the cover member from deforming under a pressure acting on the cover member when atmospheric pressure within the space housing the elastic member(s) becomes lower than outside atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaru Ebata, Toshiya Yamashita, Takashi Hori, Yasunori Doman
  • Patent number: 9551237
    Abstract: A vehicular fluid power transmitting device has a pump impeller, a turbine runner, damper device, an annular set member and a bearing assembly. The pump impeller has a pump shell. The damper device is provided between a drive source and the pump shell in an axial direction of an output shaft, and has a damper input member that is connected to the drive source, and a damper output member that is connected to the pump shell. The damper output member is connected to the annular set member that is fixed to the pump shell. The damper input member is relatively rotatably supported via the bearing assembly by the annular set member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiya Yamashita, Naoki Itazu, Yoichi Nakashima, Takashi Hori, Masaru Ebata, Yasunori Doman
  • Publication number: 20160365697
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a fiber laser system for the generation and delivery of femtosecond (fs) pulses in multiple wavelength ranges. For improved versatility in multi-photon microscopy, an example of a dual wavelength fiber system based on Nd fiber source providing gain at 920 and 1060 nm is described. An example of a three-wavelength system is included providing outputs at 780 nm, 940 nm, and 1050 nm. The systems include dispersion compensation so that high quality fs pulses are provided for applications in microscopy, for example in multiphoton microscope (MPM) systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Takashi Hori, Martin E. Fermann
  • Patent number: 9507677
    Abstract: Each CM includes an interface unit, a first detection unit, and a reset control unit. The interface unit is configured to be connected to a communication channel and control communication using the communication channel. The first detection unit is configured to detect an abnormality in an inter-CM path including the interface unit of the CM, to which the first detection unit belongs, the interface unit of the other CM, and the communication channel. The reset control unit is configured to retract the other CM and reset the interface unit of the one CM in a case where an abnormality of the other CM side is detected by the first detection unit. Accordingly, even in a case where a suspicious control unit in which an abnormality has occurred is erroneously specified, the maintenance of the suspicious control unit can be performed with the operation being continued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Takashi Hori
  • Patent number: 9435389
    Abstract: A vehicular fluid power transmitting device includes a pump impeller, a turbine runner, a damper device, and a ring-shaped annular set member. The pump shell has a rear shell and a front shell that is connected to the rear shell. Also, the ring-shaped annular set member connects the damper output member to the front shell and is fixed to the front shell. An intermediate position between a position of an outer radius of the front shell and a position of a radius of the cylindrical shaft is included in a width (W) of the annular set member in a radial direction of the annular set member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD., EXEDY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoichi Nakashima, Toshiya Yamashita, Naoki Itazu, Masaru Ebata, Yasunori Doman, Takashi Hori
  • Patent number: 9323472
    Abstract: A Controller Module (CM) includes a memory that temporarily stores therein data to be written into storage, a switch that connects to another CM and a DMA controller that transfers the data stored in the memory to the other CM via the switch. The DMA controller reads a transfer status of the transferred data from the switch and writes the read transfer status into the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Takashi Hori
  • Patent number: 9249664
    Abstract: In a bent axis type axial piston motor, so as to smoothly rotate a drive shaft without lowering motor efficiency and brake the drive shaft if necessary, when the drive shaft is rotated through a cylinder block by causing piston rods to reciprocate, relative rotation between separate plates and friction plates is allowed by removing a pressing force applied by a braking piston, and when the separate plates and the friction plates are pushed to a brake force receiving plate by the braking piston, relative rotation between the separate plates and the friction plates is restrained and thus the drive shaft is braked. Restriction members are disposed between a casing and the brake force receiving plate so as to restrain the brake force receiving plate from moving relative to the casing along the axis of the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hori, Teppei Asano, Masayuki Hosaka
  • Patent number: 9192913
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an adsorbent material having excellent gas storage performance and gas separation performance. This object can be achieved by an adsorbent material comprising a composition comprising a metal complex (A) and an elastomer (B), the metal complex (A) containing an anionic ligand and at least one metal ion selected from ions of metals belonging to Groups 1 to 13 of the periodic table, the metal complex (A) being capable of undergoing a volume change upon adsorption, and the mass ratio of the metal complex (A) and the elastomer (B) being within the range of 1:99 to 99:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Takashi Hori, Toyoaki Kurihara, Hiroyuki Ogi
  • Publication number: 20150165415
    Abstract: An object is to provide a metal complex with high water resistance. The above object is achieved by the metal complex comprising a multivalent carboxylic acid compound, a metal ion belonging to Groups 2 to 13 of the periodic table, an organic ligand capable of multidentate binding to the metal ion, and a monodentate organic ligand capable of binding to the metal ion. The metal complex has excellent gas adsorption, storage, and separation performance as well as excellent water resistance. The metal complex is stably present under high temperature and high humidity conditions, and can maintain high adsorption performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Inubushi, Chikako Ikeda, Takashi Hori, Takako Yane