Patents by Inventor Takeshi Matsumura

Takeshi Matsumura 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: 20180272934
    Abstract: A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Ryuji FUNAYAMA, Jun SATO, Ayako SHIMIZU, Yuichi KUMAI, Yuma KAWAMORI, Takeshi MATSUMURA, Tsukasa SHIMIZU, Yasuo SAKAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20180247839
    Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a first tank that stores treatment liquid for treating a substrate and a first path that returns the treatment liquid, which has spilled over from an upper part of the first tank, to a lower part of the first tank. A second path that branches from the first path, a measurement tank that stores the treatment liquid, which has flowed in from the second path, and a pressure measurement part that measures the pressure of the treatment liquid at a predetermined depth in the measurement tank in a state in which the treatment liquid spills over from an upper part of the measurement tank are provided. Therefore, techniques for highly precisely measuring the pressure of the treatment liquid used in treatment of substrates can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Koji KURASAKI, Kenji EDAMITSU, Masaharu SATO, Kei TAKECHI, Takeshi MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20180237008
    Abstract: A control device for a vehicle comprising target running route setting part setting a target running route, a target running line setting part setting a target running line when running on a running lane on the target running route, a driving operation part automatically performing a driving operation of the vehicle so that the vehicle automatically runs along the target running line, a driving assistance part activating a driving assistance operation for avoiding crossing of a dividing line on the running lane when it is predicted that the vehicle will cross it or when it has crossed it, and an activation condition setting part configured to set an activation condition of the driving assistance operation based on the target running line or configuration of the road ahead of the host vehicle when a driving operation of the vehicle is automatically performed by the driving operation part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180232588
    Abstract: The driver state monitoring device monitoring the state or the driver is provided with a driver monitor camera capturing an image or the driver, an abnormality diagnosis part diagnosing a state of the driver or the driver state monitoring device based on an image sent from the driver monitor camera, and a warning part warning the driver of an abnormality when it is judged by the abnormality diagnosis part that an abnormality has occurred in the driver or the driver detection device. The abnormality diagnosis part is configured to judge that an abnormality has occurred in the driver or the driver state monitoring device, when an amount of change in a predetermined time of at least part of the image sent from the driver monitor camera is equal to or less than a predetermined amount of change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180225532
    Abstract: The driver condition detection system includes a driver monitor camera capturing a face of a driver of a vehicle and generating a facial image of the driver, and a driver condition detection part configured to detect a condition of the driver based on the facial image. If a part of face parts of the driver is hidden in the facial image, the driver condition detection part is configured to detect a condition of the driver based on face parts of the driver not hidden in the facial image. The face parts of the driver are a mouth, nose, right eye, and left eye of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180201276
    Abstract: The driver condition detection system comprises a driver monitor camera capturing a face of a driver of a vehicle to generate a facial image of the driver, a vehicle speed sensor, a facial information detection part detecting a line of sight or facial direction of the driver based on the facial image, a threshold range setting part configured to set a threshold range allowed as the line of sight or facial direction of the driver, and a driver condition judging part. The driver condition judging part is configured to judge that the driver is looking aside if the line of sight or facial direction of the driver is outside the threshold range. The threshold range setting part is configured to change the threshold range, depending on the speed of the vehicle detected by the vehicle speed sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180201274
    Abstract: The driver condition detection system comprises a driver monitor camera provided in a vehicle and capturing a driver of the vehicle to generate an image of the driver, and a driver condition judging part configured to judge a condition of the driver based on the image of the driver. The driver condition judging part is configured to judge that the driver is not in a condition able to drive if detecting the driver slumping against the steering wheel based on the image of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180203444
    Abstract: An automated driving control part includes a judging part for judging if there is a request for preparatory action for manual driving, a judging part for judging if there is a request for override action to manual driving, a judging part for judging if the steering wheel gripping condition is a nongripping state, is a first or second gripping state based on driver input information to the steering wheel, and judging completion of the preparatory action and override action based on the steering wheel gripping state. The action completion judging part judges that the preparatory action has been completed when there is a preparatory action request and when it is judged that the state is the first or second gripping state and judges that the override action has been completed when there is an override action request and when it is judged that the state is the second gripping state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20180204079
    Abstract: The control system of a vehicle comprises: a driver monitor camera capturing an face of a driver of a vehicle to generate a facial image of the driver; a driver condition detection part configured to detect a condition of the driver based on the facial image; a steering system operating wheels and a steering wheel of the vehicle; and a steering control part configured to set a target turning angle of the wheels and a target steering angle of the steering wheel to control the steering system. The steering control part is configured to make an upper limit value of the target steering angle a value up to a maximum angle when one eye of the driver is not hidden by the steering wheel in the facial image generated when the driver is facing the front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10005391
    Abstract: A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Ryuji Funayama, Jun Sato, Ayako Shimizu, Yuichi Kumai, Yuma Kawamori, Takeshi Matsumura, Tsukasa Shimizu, Yasuo Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9937271
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for controlling Escherichia coli diarrhea comprising a Shiga toxin as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignees: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HOKUSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Sawada, Takeshi Matsui, Eiji Takita, Takeshi Matsumura, Akira Ito, Noriko Tabayashi
  • Publication number: 20180087929
    Abstract: A gripping state detection device includes a steering state determination ECU that determines the gripping state of a driver with respect to the steering wheel of a vehicle. The steering state determination ECU determines which of a first steering state, a second steering state, and a hands-off state has occurred based on the electrostatic capacitance. The steering state determination ECU outputs a first determination result indicating that the steering wheel is gripped by the driver in a case where the determined state is the first steering state or the second steering state, and outputs a second determination result indicating that the steering wheel is not gripped by the driver in a case where the determined state is the hands-off state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20180088741
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to display an image on a flat surface includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire range information about a distance from an image capturing unit to the flat surface, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire an amount of change in the acquired range information, and a reception unit configured to receive a user input to a screen displayed wherein the reception unit does not receive a user input to a screen displayed in accordance with a predetermined condition about the amount of change acquired by the second acquisition unit in a predetermined region of the flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Takeshi Matsumura
  • Publication number: 20180065552
    Abstract: A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Ryuji Funayama, Jun Sato, Ayako Shimizu, Yuichi Kumai, Yuma Kawamori, Takeshi Matsumura, Tsukasa Shimizu, Yasuo Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180000150
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of producing a tobacco molded article, includes formulating a tobacco kneaded material by kneading a tobacco mixture containing a tobacco raw material, a binder and water, molding the tobacco kneaded material to obtain a molded body and adding a flavor to the molded body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi MATSUMURA, Tomoichi WATANABE, Masaki WATANABE, Takeshi AKIYAMA
  • Patent number: 9849832
    Abstract: A system for presenting information to an occupant of a vehicle mounted with an autonomous driving system, includes: a display unit configured to display the information; a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display information in any one of display modes among a setting status display mode in which setting information is displayed, an operation status display mode in which travel information is displayed, and a recognition status display mode in which recognition result information of the autonomous driving system is displayed; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an occupant's display mode switching instruction for switching the display mode, wherein the display control unit configured to switch the display mode of the display unit when the acquisition unit acquires the occupant's display mode switching instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Mori, Ryuji Funayama, Jun Sato, Ayako Shimizu, Yuichi Kumai, Yuma Kawamori, Takeshi Matsumura, Tsukasa Shimizu, Yasuo Sakaguchi
  • Publication number: 20170297567
    Abstract: The vehicle running control apparatus (driving support ECU 10) determines whether or not the driver of the vehicle is in an abnormal state in which the driver has lost an ability to drive the vehicle, and stops the vehicle by reducing the vehicle speed to 0 after an abnormality determination time point when the driver is determined to be in the abnormal state. The vehicle running control apparatus predicts a position at which the vehicle stops when the vehicle speed is reduced at a predetermined deceleration, when the predicted stop position is not within a stop prohibited area (for example, a curved road and a section within a predetermined distance from a point at which the road changes from the curved road to the straight road), it decelerates the vehicle with the deceleration and stops the vehicle. In contrast, the vehicle running control apparatus makes the vehicle ran with a constant speed when the predicted stop position is within the stop prohibited area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takeshi MATSUMURA
  • Publication number: 20170297566
    Abstract: A vehicle travel control apparatus includes an actuator and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to determine whether a driver of a vehicle is in an abnormal state where the driver loses an ability of driving the vehicle. The electronic control unit is also configured to stop the vehicle at an abnormality determination time point onward, and control a vehicle speed by using the actuator such that the vehicle speed does not become lower than a lower limit vehicle speed in a period from the abnormality determination time point to a time point when the vehicle is stopped. The lower limit vehicle speed is set in accordance with a road shape influencing timing when a driver of another vehicle traveling behind the vehicle visually recognizes the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi MATSUMURA, Hirotada Otake
  • Patent number: 9754894
    Abstract: Provided is a thermosetting sheet for sealing which is used to seal an electronic device. One surface of the sheet has a surface roughness (Ra) of 3 ?m or less before the sheet is cured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chie Iino, Takeshi Matsumura, Goji Shiga, Kosuke Morita
  • Publication number: 20170210408
    Abstract: An electrostatic steering wheel hold detection device includes: a first heater element located in a steering wheel, and has one end electrically connected to a power source; an inductor -that is electrically connected to an other end of the first heater element; a second heater element that is included in the steering wheel, and has one end electrically connected to the other end of the first heater element via the inductor; and a sensor circuit that is electrically connected to a connection point between the first heater element and the inductor, and detects, from a change in capacitance at the connection point, whether or not the steering wheel is held. An other end of the second heater element is electrically connected to a ground. The second heater element is located lower than the first heater element in the steering wheel when the steering wheel is in a neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yuta OKAZAKI, Hiroshi NAITOU, Shinji FUJIKAWA, Tsuyoshi NISHIO, Nobuharu KATSUKI, Takeshi MATSUMURA, Hirotada OTAKE