Patents by Inventor Toru Yasuda
Toru Yasuda 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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Patent number: 11924405Abstract: An evaluation method of an image stabilization effect of an imaging device includes calculating an evaluation value of the image stabilization effect on the basis of shutter speed values in case of which each of a reference shake amount theoretically calculated on the basis of a shake waveform applied to the imaging device and a measured shake amount calculated using an image captured in a state in which the imaging device is vibrated becomes a specified shake amount, and setting the specified shake amount. The setting includes calculating an image deterioration amount of the imaging device caused by something other than a shake from the outside, and selecting a determination level that defines the specified shake amount from a plurality of determination levels having different shake amounts on the basis of the image deterioration amount.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kosuke Kiyamura, Toru Matsumoto, Tamaki Negishi, Ryuichiro Yasuda, Yu Narita, Go Naito
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Patent number: 8589011Abstract: A power control system comprises a power accumulating system including a storage cell charged with electric power supplied from a power generating system and supplying a vehicle with electric power, and a control device controlling a cumulative power amount that is an amount of electric power accumulated in the storage cell. The power control system accepts drive schedule data representing whether or not the vehicle is to be used during a predetermined period. The power control system charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is to be used during the period, or otherwise, it charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a second threshold smaller than the first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is not to be used during the period.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Toru Yasuda, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8401723Abstract: A power control system comprises a power accumulating system including a storage cell charged with electric power supplied from a power generating system and supplying a vehicle with electric power, and a control device controlling a cumulative power amount that is an amount of electric power accumulated in the storage cell. The power control system accepts drive schedule data representing whether or not the vehicle is to be used during a predetermined period. The power control system charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is to be used during the period, or otherwise, it charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a second threshold smaller than the first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is not to be used during the period.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Toru Yasuda, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Patent number: 8102248Abstract: A battery charging system includes: an electric vehicle; a network termination unit connectable to the electric vehicle through a power line cable for supplying electric power to the electric vehicle; and a first server that transmits a control signal indicative of permission or forbiddance of power supply from the network termination unit to the electric vehicle to the electric vehicle through the network termination unit. The electric vehicle transmits identification information for identifying the electric vehicle and the user thereof to the first server through the network termination unit. The network termination unit transmits position information concerning the position of the network termination unit to the first server. The first server determines permission or forbiddance of the power supply based on the identification information and the position information.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Toru Yasuda, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20110264287Abstract: A power control system comprises a power accumulating system including a storage cell charged with electric power supplied from a power generating system and supplying a vehicle with electric power, and a control device controlling a cumulative power amount that is an amount of electric power accumulated in the storage cell. The power control system accepts drive schedule data representing whether or not the vehicle is to be used during a predetermined period. The power control system charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is to be used during the period, or otherwise, it charges the storage cell till the cumulative power stored in the storage cell reaches a second threshold smaller than the first threshold when the drive schedule data represents the vehicle is not to be used during the period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: TORU YASUDA, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20100114800Abstract: A battery system has: a first device that is operated by electric power, having a first connector arranged at a first location; a second device that is operated by electric power, having a second connector arranged at a second location; a rechargeable battery; and a connection section to be releasably connected to each of the first and second connectors, and includes a plurality of cartridge batteries with approximately the same outer shape and size.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Yasuda, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20090251300Abstract: A battery charging system includes: an electric vehicle; a network termination unit connectable to the electric vehicle through a power line cable for supplying electric power to the electric vehicle; and a first server that transmits a control signal indicative of permission or forbiddance of power supply from the network termination unit to the electric vehicle to the electric vehicle through the network termination unit. The electric vehicle transmits identification information for identifying the electric vehicle and the user thereof to the first server through the network termination unit. The network termination unit transmits position information concerning the position of the network termination unit to the first server. The first server determines permission or forbiddance of the power supply based on the identification information and the position information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: TORU YASUDA, Tetsuo Nishiyama
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Patent number: 6141976Abstract: A manufacturing method for an air conditioner including the steps of: (a) assembling a refrigeration cycle by connecting an outdoor unit, which has a compressor containing a refrigerant and an outdoor heat exchanger to a dummy indoor unit, and a part including a moisture adsorbent, using connection piping; (b) operating the refrigeration cycle by either an intermittent heating operation or switching between cooling and heating operations to adsorb moisture contained in the refrigeration cycle using a moisture adsorbent; (c) disconnecting the part including the moisture adsorbent after adsorbing moisture from the refrigeration cycle, and (d) measuring the water content contained in the moisture adsorbent, to control the water contained in the outdoor unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 1998Date of Patent: November 7, 2000Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironao Numoto, Toru Yasuda, Akira Fujitaka, Hiroshi Namura
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Patent number: 5934087Abstract: An apparatus for detecting refrigerant leak in a refrigerating apparatus using refrigerant and a heat pump type refrigerating apparatus at low cost is presented. A refrigerant leak is judged from the differential temperature and the running time, by comprising a refrigeration system including a compressor, an evaporator, an expansion device, and a condenser, being sequentially coupled annularly by a conduit, a first temperature detector for detecting the air temperature of suction port of the evaporator, a second temperature detector for detecting the refrigerant temperature at the middle part of the evaporator, a differential temperature detector for calculating the differential temperature of the detectors, and a running time detector for storing the cumulative running time of the compressor.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1997Date of Patent: August 10, 1999Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasushi Watanabe, Toru Yasuda, Hisao Wakabayasl
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Patent number: 5225752Abstract: A wiper system for wiping a windshield of an automotive vehicle. The wiper system is comprised of a wiper arm to which a wiper blade is movably fixed. The wiper arm is driven by a wiper motor through a link mechanism so as to move the wiper blade in such a manner that the moving speed of the wiper blade is accelerated at an initial period and decelerated at the remaining period in a stroke of wiper blade movement. The degree of deceleration is reduced in the course of the remaining period, thereby omitting troublesome or bothersome feeing of a driver seated in the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1991Date of Patent: July 6, 1993Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toru Yasuda, Hideaki Nemoto, Yasuyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Kaneda
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Patent number: 5096014Abstract: A four-wheel-steering system includes a rear wheel steering mechanism for turning rear wheels in response to energization of an actuator. A locking device is responsive to de-energization of the actuator for locking gears and a rack shaft to prevent the rear wheels from being turned. The locking device includes a longer arm on which first and second gears are rotatably mounted, a shorter arm pivotally coupled to the longer arm, a stopper coupled to the shorter arm and engageable with the second gear, and a spring acting on the stopper for normally urging the stopper into engagement with the second gear, the actuator comprising an electric motor angularly movable with respect to the second gear.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1989Date of Patent: March 17, 1992Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaru Abe, Toru Yasuda, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Takashi Kohata
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Patent number: 5094472Abstract: A camber control system varies the camber of a wheel of a motor vehicle. The camber control system includes a detector for detecting a direction in which front wheels are steered, a controller for producing a control signal in response to a signal produced by the detector, an actuator operable in response to the control signal from the controller, and a rear wheel camber varying mechanism actuatable by the actuator for varying the camber of rear wheels. The controller is arranged such that the control signal produced thereby enables the actuator to operate the rear wheel camber varying mechanism so that the camber of outer and inner rear wheels with respect to a motor vehicle turning direction corresponding to the direction in which the front wheels are steered, is rendered negative and positive, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1990Date of Patent: March 10, 1992Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuharu Oyama, Junko Kurosawa, Tsuyoshi Sato, Masaru Abe, Toru Yasuda
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Patent number: 4971348Abstract: A camber control system varies the camber of a wheel of a motor vehicle. The camber control system includes a detector for detecting a direction in which front wheels are steered, a controller for producing a control signal in response to a signal produced by the detector, an actuator operable in response to the control signal from the controller, and a rear wheel camber varying mechanism actuatable by the actuator for varying the camber of rear wheels. The controller is arranged such that the control signal produced thereby enables the actuator to operate the rear wheel camber varying mechanism so that the camber of outer and inner rear wheels with respect to a motor vehicle turning direction corresponding to the direction in which the front wheels are steered, is rendered negative and positive, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1988Date of Patent: November 20, 1990Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuharu Oyama, Junko Kurosawa, Tsuyoshi Sato, Masaru Abe, Toru Yasuda
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Patent number: 4853672Abstract: A steering angle detector comprises a differential transformer. The steering angle detector includes a rod member extending substantially transversely of the vehicle body and axially movable in response to steering action of the vehicle body, a metallic core mounted on the rod member, and primary and secondary coils disposed around the core in slightly spaced relation thereto.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 1987Date of Patent: August 1, 1989Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toru Yasuda, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Masaru Abe, Takashi Kohata
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Patent number: 4828063Abstract: A steering gear box mount includes a resilient member interposed between a motor vehicle body and a steering gear box for allowing movement of the steering gear box. The mount also has a structure for limiting allowed movement of the steering gear box. The structure includes a mechanism for selectively rigidly fixing the steering gear box to a motor vehicle body, or a mechanism for continuously adjusting the allowed movement of the steering gear box.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 1987Date of Patent: May 9, 1989Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masami Ogura, Kazuhiro Seki, Masaru Abe, Mitsuya Serizawa, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Toru Yasuda, Takashi Kohata
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Patent number: 4823898Abstract: A steering gear box mount includes a resilient member interposed between a motor vehicle body and a steering gear box for allowing movement of the steering gear box. The mount also has a structure for limiting allowed movement of the steering gear box. The structure includes a mechanism for selectively fixing the steering gear box to a motor vehicle body, or a mechanism for continuously adjusting the allowed movement of the steering gear box.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1988Date of Patent: April 25, 1989Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masami Ogura, Kazuhiro Seki, Masaru Abe, Mitsuya Serizawa, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Toru Yasuda, Takashi Kohata
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Patent number: 4758012Abstract: A steering system for a vehicle having a steering wheel, steerable front wheels and steerable rear wheels. The system comprises a linkage arrangement operatively interconnecting the steering wheel with the front and rear wheels for steering the front and rear wheels in response to operation of the steering wheel. The linkage arrangement includes a mechanical linkage mechanically connected with the steering wheel so as to transmit steering effort. The mechanical linkage is provided with a restoring mechanism for exerting restoring force to said mechanical linkage so as to urge the steering wheel toward a neutral position thereof. Favorable returnability of the steering system is achieved in this arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1987Date of Patent: July 19, 1988Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masami Ogura, Yasuharu Oyama, Toru Yasuda, Masaru Abe, Yoshimichi Kawamoto, Tsuyoshi Sato