Patents by Inventor Tomohiko Inoue

Tomohiko Inoue 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: 20240182032
    Abstract: A control device (100) executes control for accelerating or decelerating a vehicle (1) such that constant-speed travel in which the vehicle (1) travels at a set vehicle speed is performed, and such that following travel in which the vehicle follows a preceding vehicle ahead is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Yusuke Ouchi, Toshinori Okita, Tomohiko Inoue, Youhei Masui
  • Patent number: 11987248
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is configured to: execute vehicle speed maintaining control for causing the vehicle speed to coincide with a set vehicle speed; start first control, for causing the acceleration to coincide with target acceleration for keeping maintaining acceleration no higher than limit acceleration, or second control, for controlling the acceleration such that the vehicle speed is kept no higher than a limit vehicle speed lower than the set vehicle speed, as limit control when a traffic signal correlated distance correlated with a traffic signal distance to a stop instructing traffic signal is determined to become a first threshold or less during execution of the vehicle speed maintaining control; and suspend the vehicle speed maintaining control and the limit control when a driver operates a deceleration operator during execution of the limit control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Kuroki, Toshihiro Maruyama, Tomohiko Inoue, Norio Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20240083296
    Abstract: Disclosed is a control device that executes display control for causing a display device to display information on a vehicle capable of traveling using electric power of a battery. Further, the control device, while the vehicle travels toward a predetermined destination, causes the display device to display a transition of a travelable distance corresponding to an SOC of the battery and a transition of a distance to the destination, and causes the display device to display a predicted remaining SOC of the battery when the vehicle arrives at the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sui KURIHASHI, Tomohiko INOUE
  • Patent number: 11781810
    Abstract: The drying device is composed of an LED lamp unit and a thermally dispersing member. The LED lamp unit emits rays of light onto a work that a dried object is applied to the surface thereof. The thermally dispersing member is disposed on a stage and supports the work from the opposite side of the LED lamp unit. The thermally dispersing member generates heat by absorbing the rays of light transmitting through the work.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PHOENIX ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiko Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230174093
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes: a stoppage factor determination unit configured to determine whether to clear a stoppage factor of the own vehicle,; an interfering object determination unit configured to determine whether an interfering object is present that interferes with the starting of the own vehicle, based on object information of another object that has not been recognized as the stoppage factor; and a notification determination unit configured to: set, as a condition for permitting the provision of a notification for prompting the starting of the own vehicle being stopped, a determination that the stoppage factor is cleared made by the stoppage factor determination unit, and suppress the provision of the notification in response to the interfering object determination unit determining that the interfering object is present even if the stoppage factor determination unit determines that the stoppage factor is cleared during stoppage of the own vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiko INOUE, Youhei MASUI, Hiroaki NIINO, Toshihiro MARUYAMA, Shota KUROKI
  • Publication number: 20230124785
    Abstract: A light irradiation device for an exposure apparatus allowing implementation of photo-alignment process with a simple configuration is provided. The light irradiation device is configured using a light source with a plurality of LEDs, and a polarizing element that receives light from the light source and applies the light transmitted through the polarizing element to a workpiece. An optical axis of each of the LEDs is set in such a manner as to have a first angle ?1 to the workpiece. A second angle ?2 as an angle half of a light distribution angle of the light emitted from each of the LEDs is set smaller than the first angle ?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiko INOUE, Kenichi YAMASHITA, Hiromu MATSUMOTO, Tomihiko IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20220306111
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is configured to: execute vehicle speed maintaining control for causing the vehicle speed to coincide with a set vehicle speed; start first control, for causing the acceleration to coincide with target acceleration for keeping maintaining acceleration no higher than limit acceleration, or second control, for controlling the acceleration such that the vehicle speed is kept no higher than a limit vehicle speed lower than the set vehicle speed, as limit control when a traffic signal correlated distance correlated with a traffic signal distance to a stop instructing traffic signal is determined to become a first threshold or less during execution of the vehicle speed maintaining control; and suspend the vehicle speed maintaining control and the limit control when a driver operates a deceleration operator during execution of the limit control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota KUROKI, Toshihiro Maruyama, Tomohiko Inoue, Norio Tsuchida
  • Publication number: 20220289190
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes a determination unit that determines whether a brake light of a preceding vehicle located in front of a vehicle is turned on, based on a lighting state of a headlight of the preceding vehicle and an acceleration/deceleration of the preceding vehicle, a calculation unit that calculates a target acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle, based on a determination by the determination unit of whether the brake light of the preceding vehicle is turned on, and a control unit that controls the vehicle so that an acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle corresponds to the target acceleration/deceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tomohiko INOUE, Youhei MASUI, Hiroaki NIINO, Yuki TEZUKA, Naoki KUSUMOTO, Yuuji KOSAKA
  • Publication number: 20210262728
    Abstract: The drying device is composed of an LED lamp unit and a thermally dispersing member. The LED lamp unit emits rays of light onto a work that a dried object is applied to the surface thereof. The thermally dispersing member is disposed on a stage and supports the work from the opposite side of the LED lamp unit. The thermally dispersing member generates heat by absorbing the rays of light transmitting through the work.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Tomohiko INOUE
  • Patent number: 11003927
    Abstract: In a target recognition apparatus that recognizes a target in a periphery of an own vehicle, a radar target acquiring unit acquires, as a radar target, the target that is detected by transmission and reception of radar waves. An image target acquiring unit acquires, as an image target, the target that is included in a captured image captured by an imaging apparatus. A target recognizing unit recognizes, as a first target, one of a plurality of radar targets included in a predetermined area relative to the image target and recognizes, as a second target, at least one of the plurality of radar targets other than the first target. A sameness determining unit determines whether the first target and the second target are the same object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiko Inoue, Tadashi Sakai, Yohei Masui, Takashi Maeda
  • Patent number: 10368408
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first white light source which includes N pieces of first white light emitting diodes and emits a first white light; and a second white light source which includes M pieces of second white light emitting diodes and a first resistance element electrically connected in series to the second white light emitting diodes and having a first resistance value, is electrically connected in parallel to the first white light source, and emits a second white light, the light emitting device emitting a mixed white light of the first white light and the second white light. The drive voltage of the first white light source is higher than a drive voltage of the second white light source, and a color temperature of the mixed white light is higher as a total luminous flux of the mixed white light is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kondo, Masahiko Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Ryoji Tsuda, Atsuji Nakagawa, Toshitaka Fujii, Tomohiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 10368409
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first white light source which includes N pieces of first white light emitting diodes and emits a first white light; and a second white light source which includes M pieces of second white light emitting diodes and a first resistance element electrically connected in series to the second white light emitting diodes and having a first resistance value, is electrically connected in parallel to the first white light source, and emits a second white light, the light emitting device emitting a mixed white light of the first white light and the second white light. The drive voltage of the first white light source is higher than a drive voltage of the second white light source, and a color temperature of the mixed white light is higher as a total luminous flux of the mixed white light is higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kondo, Masahiko Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Ryoji Tsuda, Atsuji Nakagawa, Toshitaka Fujii, Tomohiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 10337694
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LEDs and a pillar that is defined by a polygonal cross-sectional shape and includes a plurality of lateral surfaces on which the plurality of LEDs are disposed. A pillar radius ratio is set to fall in a range of greater than or equal to 3.73% and less than or equal to 18.25%. The pillar radius ratio is defined as a dimensional ratio of a pillar radius to a radius of an opening of a reflector made in shape of a bowl. The pillar radius is defined as a distance from a center point of the pillar to each of the plurality of lateral surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PHOENIX ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Gouda, Tomohiko Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190128504
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a plurality of LEDs and a pillar that is defined by a polygonal cross-sectional shape and includes a plurality of lateral surfaces on which the plurality of LEDs are disposed. A pillar radius ratio is set to fall in a range of greater than or equal to 3.73% and less than or equal to 18.25%. The pillar radius ratio is defined as a dimensional ratio of a pillar radius to a radius of an opening of a reflector made in shape of a bowl. The pillar radius is defined as a distance from a center point of the pillar to each of the plurality of lateral surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Tetsuya GOUDA, Tomohiko Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190080187
    Abstract: In a target recognition apparatus that recognizes a target in a periphery of an own vehicle, a radar target acquiring unit acquires, as a radar target, the target that is detected by transmission and reception of radar waves. An image target acquiring unit acquires, as an image target, the target that is included in a captured image captured by an imaging apparatus. A target recognizing unit recognizes, as a first target, one of a plurality of radar targets included in a predetermined area relative to the image target and recognizes, as a second target, at least one of the plurality of radar targets other than the first target. A sameness determining unit determines whether the first target and the second target are the same object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Tomohiko INOUE, Tadashi SAKAI, Yohei MASUI, Takashi MAEDA
  • Publication number: 20180290352
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a seat cushion material, the seat cushion material including a front layer part and a back layer part, the back layer part having a back side surface, and a concave portion being provided in the back side surface, the method including: preparing for molding the seat cushion material by attaching the back layer part to an upper die which has an upper cavity surface and a convex portion that can be fitted into the concave portion in such a manner that the back side surface is brought into contact with the upper cavity surface; molding the seat cushion material by adding foamed resin raw material forming the front layer part on a lower cavity surface of a lower die and then by closing the upper die to which the back layer part is attached; and demolding the molded seat cushion material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tomohiko INOUE
  • Publication number: 20180049285
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first white light source which includes N pieces of first white light emitting diodes and emits a first white light; and a second white light source which includes M pieces of second white light emitting diodes and a first resistance element electrically connected in series to the second white light emitting diodes and having a first resistance value, is electrically connected in parallel to the first white light source, and emits a second white light, the light emitting device emitting a mixed white light of the first white light and the second white light. The drive voltage of the first white light source is higher than a drive voltage of the second white light source, and a color temperature of the mixed white light is higher as a total luminous flux of the mixed white light is higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicants: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., Phoenix Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Kondo, Masahiko Yamakawa, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Ryoji Tsuda, Atsuji Nakagawa, Toshitaka Fujii, Tomohiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 9841165
    Abstract: A light emitting diode lamp is composed of a reflective mirror, a pillar and a plurality of light emitters disposed in radial arrangement about a focal point of the reflective mirror on the surface of the pillar. Each of the plurality of light emitters is composed of a light emitting diode and a lens forming a virtual image in a position of the focal point located behind the light emitting diode. Additionally, a plurality of light emitting diode elements composing the light emitting diode in each of the plurality of light emitters emit light rays with the same wavelength, and the light emitting diodes in the plurality of light emitters emit the light rays with at least two types of wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: PHOENIX ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiko Inoue, Tetsuya Gouda, Kenichi Yamashita, Kana Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170048941
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first white light source which includes N pieces of first white light emitting diodes and emits a first white light; and a second white light source which includes M pieces of second white light emitting diodes and a first resistance element electrically connected in series to the second white light emitting diodes and having a first resistance value, is electrically connected in parallel to the first white light source, and emits a second white light, the light emitting device emitting a mixed white light of the first white light and the second white light. The drive voltage of the first white light source is higher than a drive voltage of the second white light source, and a color temperature of the mixed white light is higher as a total luminous flux of the mixed white light is higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., Phoenix Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu KONDO, Masahiko YAMAKAWA, Yasuhiro SHIRAKAWA, Ryoji TSUDA, Atsuji NAKAGAWA, Toshitaka FUJII, Tomohiko INOUE
  • Patent number: 8864343
    Abstract: A light emitting device comprises: a surface light source for a surface-emission; a CPC lens having a light receiving surface, a side reflective surface, and a light emitting surface, the light receiving surface receiving a part of light from the surface light source, the side reflective surface reflecting the light from the light receiving surface, and the light emitting surface facing the light receiving surface and emitting the light; and a reflector containing the surface light source and the CPC lens, and having a concaved reflective surface for reflecting forward the light deviating the light receiving surface from the surface light source, wherein a ratio of a illumination area of the surface light source to an area of the light receiving surface of the CPC lens is not less than 0.63 and not more than 2.93.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Phoenix Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomohiko Inoue