Patents by Inventor Toru Kawai
Toru Kawai 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: 20220135135Abstract: In a vehicle subframe 1, fragile portions 124 and 144 of a first side member 110 are deformed to be bent by crash load applied from the front side to the rear side in frontal crash of a vehicle, from crushed portions of fragile portions 126 and 146 of the first side member 110 as start points, and fragile portions 164 and 184 of a second side member 150 are deformed to be bent by the crash load from crushed portions of fragile portions 166 and 186 of the second side member 150 as start points.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: F-TECH INC.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hiroyuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20220137639Abstract: An autonomous work system comprises a plurality of autonomous work machines. The plurality of autonomous work machines each comprises: a distance specifying unit configured to specify a distance to another autonomous work machine based on image information obtained by imaging surroundings; and a communication unit configured to receive a GNSS signal of a self-machine, and GNSS signal information that has been acquired based on a GNSS signal that has been received by the another autonomous work machine and position information of the another autonomous work machine; and a position specifying unit configured to specify a self-position in a self-work area, based on the position information of the another autonomous work machine and a distance to the another autonomous work machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Publication number: 20220135130Abstract: A vehicle subframe attached to a vehicle body comprises a first side member that extends in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body; a second side member that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is opposed to the first side member in a width direction of the vehicle body; a cross member that extends in the width direction and couples the first side member and the second side member to each other; a first crush box and a second crush box that are coupled to the first side member and the second side member; a first vehicle-body attachment member that is provided on one side in the width direction on an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle body; and a second vehicle-body attachment member that is provided on the other side in the width direction on an upper side.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: F-TECH INC.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hiroyuki Uchida
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Publication number: 20220135131Abstract: In a vehicle subframe 1, a first side member has a first extending portion that extends while being deflected outward on one side in a width direction as approaching from a rear side to a front side, a second side member has a second extending portion that extends while being deflected outward on the other side in the width direction as approaching from the rear side to the front side, and a second cross member is further included which is opposed to the first cross member on the front side thereof and couples a portion of the first extending portion in which the degree of outward deflection on the one side in the width direction becomes large and a portion of the second extending portion in which the degree of outward deflection on the other side in the width direction becomes large to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: F-TECH INC.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hiroyuki Uchida
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Patent number: 11315744Abstract: An electric storage device includes a case having a substantially rectangular shape including a cutout part. An electrode body is disposed in the case and includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrodes. An electrolyte is located in the case and at least partially impregnating the electrode body. A first electrode terminal is located on a first part of a side surface of the case and is electrically connected to the first electrode by a first connection member which has elasticity in a direction extending from the first electrode terminal to the first electrode. A second electrode terminal is located on a second part of the side surface of the case and is electrically connected to the second electrode by a second elastic connection member which has elasticity in a direction extending from the second electrode terminal to the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuya Kenko, Toru Kawai, Masahiro Otsuka, Masashi Higuchi
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Publication number: 20220110244Abstract: A path setting apparatus for an autonomous working machine that autonomously conducts a work while moving in a working site with recognizing a current location based on a GNSS signal, includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information regarding reception strength of the GNSS signal on the working site, and a setting unit configured to set a movement path of the autonomous working machine in the working site based on the information obtained by the obtaining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Toru KAWAI
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Publication number: 20220106982Abstract: A sliding member is provided that includes a base having a surface shaped to support a mating member. A metal sintered layer is not exposed on the surface. A resin coating layer is formed on the surface with a thickness greater than 20 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Toru KAWAI, Naoki HORIBE
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Publication number: 20220093974Abstract: A secondary battery that includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of electrode configuration layers, each electrode configuration layer including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an exterior body enclosing the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has a substantially circular plan view shape with a single partial notch.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Patent number: 11283111Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery is provided for manufacturing a secondary battery that includes an electrode winding body formed of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and having a non-rectangular shape in planar view. In this manufacturing method, a positive electrode precursor and a negative electrode precursor are stacked on each other with a separator interposed therebetween to form an electrode precursor laminate, which is wound to form the electrode winding body. Moreover, the electrode precursor laminate has a comb-teeth shape in planar view, and winding is performed such that a winding axis for winding is substantially parallel to an extending direction of a terminal element of the secondary battery, whereby the electrode winding body is made non-rectangular.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masahiro Otsuka
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Publication number: 20220083049Abstract: An accompanying mobile body that can swiftly reflect a change in accompanying conditions by an instruction from a user on a state of movement. A predicted location calculation section calculates a predicted location of a user after a predetermined time period based on a state of movement of the user recognized by a movement state recognition section. An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause a shopping cart to move by a traveling unit toward a target location of accompanying that is a location apart from the predicted location by a specified distance in a specified direction. An accompanying condition change section changes one or both of the specified direction and the specified distance in accordance with an instruction to change from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hiroki Mukai, Hiroto Takahashi
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Patent number: 11273869Abstract: A vehicle subframe attached to a vehicle body includes a first side member and a second side member that extend in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body and are arranged to be opposed to each other in a width direction of the vehicle body, a cross member that is arranged to extend in the width direction and couples the first side member and the second side member to each other, and a coupling member that is arranged to extend in the width direction to be apart from the cross member toward a rear side of the vehicle body and couples the first side member and the second side member to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignees: F-TECH INC., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Ryo Ikeda, Koji Imuta, Ryota Ujie
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Patent number: 11271250Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that includes a winding-type electrode assembly in which a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound into a roll shape and have a charge cutoff voltage of 4.41 V to 4.47 V. In this lithium ion secondary battery, an area ratio of the entirety of the negative electrode active material layer to an area of a facing portion between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer is 100.5% to 104.0%. A gap between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm in an axial direction of the winding. A discharge capacity per unit weight of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer is 169.0 mAh/g to 178.0 mAh/g.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Patent number: 11264660Abstract: An electrical storage device includes a case having first and second opposed main walls which face one another and at least one side wall coupled the first and second main walls. The case having a generally rectangular shape with outer corners and includes a cutout part having inner corners. An integrated electrode body is located in the case and is joined to the first main wall. The integrated body includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrodes. The electrode body has a bending strength which is higher than a bending strength of the first main wall. An electrolyte fills the case.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Otsuka, Toru Kawai, Masashi Higuchi, Takuya Kenko
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Publication number: 20220026914Abstract: An accompanying mobile body in which a response to an abrupt change in a traveling direction of a user is restrained from being delayed. A movement state recognition section recognizes a moving direction and a moving speed of a user. A predicted location calculation section calculates a predicted location of the user after a first predetermined time period based on the moving direction and the moving speed of the user. An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause an accompanying mobile body to move by a traveling unit toward a target location of accompanying that is a location apart from the predicted location by a specified distance in a specified direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hiroki Mukai, Hiroto Takahashi
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Patent number: 11228054Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that includes a laminated electrode assembly in which a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode are alternately planarly laminated. The laminated lithium ion secondary battery has an end-of-charge voltage of 4.41 V to 4.47V, a ratio of the entire area of the negative electrode active material layer to an area of facing portions of the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer of 100.5% to 104.0%, a gap between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm, and a discharge capacity per unit weight of a positive electrode active material in the positive electrode active material layer of 169.0 mAh/g to 178.0 mAh/g.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Patent number: 11223067Abstract: A secondary battery that includes an electrode assembly having a plurality of electrode configuration layers, each electrode configuration layer including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an exterior body enclosing the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has a substantially circular plan view shape with a single partial notch.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO, LTD.Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Patent number: 11142247Abstract: In a vehicle subframe, a left coupling member is connected to a left front portion, a left connecting portion, and a lateral portion of the cross member in a left front coupling portion while covering the left connecting portion of the cross member in the width direction, and a right coupling member is connected to a right front portion, a right connecting portion, and the lateral portion of the cross member in the right front coupling portion while covering the right connecting portion of the cross member in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: F-TECH INC.Inventor: Toru Kawai
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Patent number: 11142249Abstract: A vehicle subframe includes: a front member that is arranged on a front side in a front-rear direction in a vehicle body, allows a driving source that generates a driving force for driving a vehicle to be mounted thereon, and has a front attachment portion to be attached at both ends in a width direction of the vehicle body on the front side; and a first side member and a second side member that extend in the front-rear direction, are arranged to be opposed to each other in the width direction of the vehicle body, are each connected to the front member, and each have a rear attachment portion to be attached to a portion on a rear side in the vehicle body in the front-rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignees: F-TECH INC., H-ONE CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Kawai, Hisaharu Kato
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Publication number: 20210300325Abstract: A wagon includes a communication part configured to communicate with other device, an electric motor configured to generate a traveling driving force, a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric motor, a position sensor configured to acquire position information indicating a position of a host wagon, an attitude detection unit configured to acquire inclination information indicating a tilt of the host wagon, and a controller configured to transmit the position information and the inclination information, which were acquired in a same region, to other device via the communication part while associating the position information and the inclination information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Toru Kawai, Masaya Honji
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Publication number: 20210276533Abstract: There is provided a cart. An electric motor generates a travel driving force based on a control signal from an external control unit configured to perform control related a travel path of the cart. A battery supplies power to the electric motor. An engine drives a power generator which is configured to be capable of charging the battery. A determination unit determines whether the engine is to be operated, based on a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Toru KAWAI, Masaya HONJI