Patents Assigned to Denso Corporation
  • Patent number: 11803053
    Abstract: A display control device that controls a display state of a virtual image to be overlapped on an overlapping target in front of a passenger of the vehicle includes: a display image generator that generates a guide display object image formed by a combination of a plurality of image elements overlapped and displayed along a travel route to notify a passenger of the travel route of the vehicle; and an abandonment determination unit that determines whether each of the image elements is disposed out of a displayable range of the virtual image. When one of the image elements is disposed out of the displayable range, the display image generator displays a part of the image elements as the guide display object image, which is disposed along the travel route just before the one of the image elements that is determined to be out of the displayable range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Horihata, Yasushi Sakuma
  • Patent number: 11802772
    Abstract: An error estimation device includes an error prediction unit and a determination unit. The error prediction unit is configured to predict a bias error occurring in an inertial sensor mounted in a vehicle. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the bias error needs to be repredicted by the error prediction unit based on a reflection distance image acquired by an optical sensor in a rolling shutter mode and an outside light image acquired by an external camera in a global shutter mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryusuke Ohata, Kiyoto Noguchi
  • Patent number: 11802793
    Abstract: An optical detector includes: a light-receiving element that is operated in a Geiger mode by application of a service voltage higher than a breakdown voltage and outputs a pulse signal in accordance with reception of light; a voltage setting unit that is capable of selectively applying any one of the service voltage and a test voltage lower than the breakdown voltage to the light-receiving element; and an abnormality determination unit that performs an abnormality determination process of determining that the light-receiving element is abnormal when the number of pulse signals output from the light-receiving element operated under the test voltage is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and determining that the light-receiving element is normal when the number of pulse signals is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihide Tachino, Isamu Takai
  • Patent number: 11802594
    Abstract: A state changing unit is capable of contacting a clutch, and being configured to receive a force along the axial direction from a translation portion and change a state of the clutch to an engaged state or a disengaged state according to a position of the translation portion in an axial direction relative to a housing. A fixed end is non-rotatable relative to the housing. A return spring is disposed on a side of the fixed end opposite to the clutch, and capable of urging the translation portion in a direction away from the clutch with respect to the fixed end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Ishibashi, Takumi Sugiura
  • Patent number: 11802770
    Abstract: A vehicle position identification device or a vehicle position identification method for a vehicle acquires first landmark position information including a landmark distance with respect to a subject vehicle, acquires second landmark position information including a landmark elevation angle, estimates a landmark position, acquires map data including a landmark position on a map, and identify a vehicle position on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kosuke Kitaura
  • Patent number: 11802952
    Abstract: The position detecting apparatus repeatedly acquires, from a radar apparatus, object information including at least an object distance as a distance between the radar apparatus and a reflecting object and a relative speed between the radar apparatus and a reflecting object. The position detecting apparatus calculates a speed ratio as a ratio between the relative speed and the travelling speed. The position detecting apparatus calculates, based on the speed ratio, a projection distance between a projected position of the reflecting object projected onto a projection plane and a position of the radar apparatus on the projection plane, the projection plane having a predetermined angle with respect to a center axis indicating a direction along which the radar waves are transmitted by the radar apparatus and including the radar apparatus. The position detection apparatus calculates the position of the reflecting object based on the calculated projection distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Kondo, Takuya Takayama
  • Patent number: 11801547
    Abstract: A conveyer equipped with rotating discs rotatable around axes thereof relative to a mounting base. Each of the rotating discs has grooves in which rectangular wires are receivable. When an upstream and a downstream one of the rotating disc are arranged in a given angular relation to each other, one of the grooves of the upstream rotating disc is aligned with that of the downstream rotating disc to pass the rectangular wire from the upstream rotating disc to the downstream rotating disc. Upon such passing of the rectangular wire, the grooves of the upstream and downstream rotating discs hold or clamp all side surfaces of the rectangular wire, thereby ensuring the stability in retaining the rectangular wire when passed from one to another of the rotating discs, which enables the conveyer to carry the rectangular wires at high speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kurosawa, Kazuhiko Fukuda, Hiroaki Takeda, Ryosuke Maruyama, Toshiro Nakamura, Tadashi Fujiyoshi, Daisuke Mizushima, Hideki Mukaizaka
  • Publication number: 20230341540
    Abstract: A system is provided and includes a receiver and an access module. The receiver is configured to receive a signal transmitted from a portable access device to a vehicle. The access module is configured to generate a differentiated signal based on the received signal, up-sample the differentiated signal to generate a first up-sampled signal, up-sample an expected signal to generate a second up-sampled signal, cross-correlate the first up-sampled signal and the second up-sampled signal to generate a cross-correlation signal, determine, based on the cross-correlation signal, a phase difference between the first up-sampled signal and the second up-sampled signal, determine a round trip time of the signal received by the receiver based on the phase difference, and permit access to the vehicle based on the round trip time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raymond Michael STITT, John VIDETICH
  • Publication number: 20230338994
    Abstract: In order to obtain a contaminant removal device capable of improving contaminant removal performance regardless of a structure formed on a surface of an object, in the contaminant removal device, contaminant attached to the object is removed by a gas sprayed out of a nozzle having a gas outlet, and an aperture ratio of opposing end portions of the gas outlet is set smaller than an aperture ratio of a central portion of the gas outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, HORIBA, LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori NAKAMURA, Daisaku SUGI, Daisuke UKI, Takahiro KAWANO, Toyoki KANZAKI
  • Publication number: 20230339359
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a battery monitoring apparatus, a battery control apparatus, a housing, a transmissive portion, and a protection mechanism. The battery monitoring apparatus that monitors a state of the battery; a battery control apparatus that performs wireless communication with the battery monitoring apparatus, acquires battery information that is a monitoring result from the battery monitoring apparatus, and performs various types of control. The housing houses the battery, the battery monitoring apparatus, and the battery control apparatus. The transmissive portion is provided in at least a portion of the housing and allows transmission of radio waves. The protection mechanism is provided in the battery monitoring apparatus and the battery control apparatus and protects the battery information when wireless communication is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro NUMATA, Shingo KAWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230341478
    Abstract: A magnetic detection system is provided which is usable in a movable body including a power receiving system that receives power from a power transmission system by electromagnetic induction. The magnetic detection system includes at least one magnetic flux measuring unit that detects a magnetic flux including a magnetic source magnetic flux from a magnetic source disposed on the ground, and a signal processing unit that suppresses influence of a magnetic flux generated from the power receiving system on the magnetic flux measured by the magnetic flux sensor unit, to detect the magnetic source magnetic flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi OBAYASHI, Nobuhisa YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 11796350
    Abstract: A rotation detection device includes: a detector arranged with a gap to a rotating body in which rotation position information is periodically provided at regular intervals, and detecting a magnetic change as a rotation position of the rotating body; and a signal processor acquiring the rotation position information. The detector has first and second magnetic elements arranged with an interval of a/2 in a rotation direction. Each regular interval is defined as a. The first magnetic element outputs a first signal having a period corresponding to the regular intervals. The second magnetic element outputs a second signal having an opposite phase to the first signal and the period. The signal processor acquires a differential signal between the first and second signals as the rotation position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kobayashi, Michihiro Makita, Yusuke Kariya
  • Patent number: 11796755
    Abstract: In a lens module, a sidewall of a lens barrel includes a first wall section that surrounds at least one access hole, and a second wall section that is other than the first wall section. The first wall section has a first inner circumferential surface and a first distance defined between the first inner circumferential surface and an outer circumferential surface of the at least one lens. The second wall section has a second inner circumferential surface and a second distance defined between the second inner circumferential surface and the outer circumferential surface of the at least one lens. The first distance is larger than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasuki Furutake
  • Patent number: 11795325
    Abstract: A curable resin composition comprises a (meth)acrylic polyol, a hydrogenated polyolefin-based polyol, and a polyisocyanate. The (meth)acrylic polyol includes a polymer having a hydroxyl value of 5 mg KOH/g or more and 150 mg KOH/g or less, a glass transition temperature of ?70° C. or more and ?40° C. or less, and a number average molecular weight of 500 or more and 20000 or less, and which is liquid at 25° C. The hydrogenated polyolefin-based polyol has an iodine value of 15 or less. An electrical component (1) comprises a sealing member (2) including a cured product of the curable resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Takakura, Hiroyuki Okuhira, Katsuhiro Kanie
  • Patent number: 11799412
    Abstract: A motor including: a stator including plural windings that form coils and are connected together at a neutral point; a switching circuit that generates a rotating magnetic field around the stator by switching of a power supply to the plurality of windings; a rotor that rotates in response to the rotating magnetic field generated around the stator; a resistor for current detection that detects a current in the switching circuit and that is disposed between the switching circuit and a grounding point; and a filter element that reduces a fluctuation in potential at the neutral point, the filter element being disposed between the neutral point and the resistor for current detection and being grounded at the grounding point via the resistor for current detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouhei Takahashi, Yoshinobu Nagao
  • Patent number: 11796012
    Abstract: A state changing unit is provided radially outward of a translation portion and movable in an axial direction relative to the translation portion. The state changing unit is in contact with or separated from the clutch. The state changing unit receives a force in the axial direction from the translation portion such that the state changing unit is pressed against the clutch. The state changing unit is capable of changing a state of the clutch to an engaged state or a disengaged state according to a position of the translation portion in the axial direction relative to the housing. A movement restriction portion is provided on the translation portion and located between the state changing unit and the clutch. The movement restriction portion contacts the state changing unit and restricts movement of the state changing unit relative to the translation portion toward the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Souichirou Hayashi, Takumi Sugiura, Akira Takagi
  • Patent number: 11795576
    Abstract: Provided is a production method of a SiC wafer which can increase the yield of a SiC wafer which can be prepared from a produced SiC single crystal ingot and the product yield of a semiconductor chip. In forming cylindrical column parts from a SiC single crystal ingot, the diameters of the cylindrical column parts are gradually changed. Specifically, the SiC single crystal ingot configured to have a frustoconical shape is made into, instead of cylindrical column parts all having identical diameters, cylindrical column parts whose diameters increase from the upper surface toward the lower surface of the SiC single crystal ingot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bahman Soltani, Kazutoshi Sasayama, Yasushi Hibi
  • Patent number: 11798417
    Abstract: A driving assistance device includes an object detection unit, an acquisition unit acquiring a first value of a relative speed of an approaching object with respect to an own vehicle, a ghost determination unit, and an assistance determination unit. The ghost determination unit calculates a second value of the relative speed of the approaching object in accordance with a speed of the own vehicle and a value of the relative speed of a following object located between the own vehicle and the approaching object; calculates, as a speed difference, an absolute difference between the first value of the relative speed and the second value of the relative speed; calculates, as an azimuth difference, an absolute difference between an azimuth of the following object and an azimuth of the approaching object; and determines whether the approaching object is the ghost target based on the speed difference and the azimuth difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Hori, Takayuki Kitamura, Koji Takeuchi, Iwao Izumikawa, Hiroki Shimazu
  • Patent number: 11799464
    Abstract: First switches are respectively connected between multiple input terminals and an inverting input of an operational amplifier. Second switches and feedback resistors are respectively sequentially series-connected between an output of the operational amplifier and nodes between the multiple input terminals and the first switches. Third switches are respectively connected between nodes between the second switches and the feedback resistors and an output terminal of an amplification circuit with an analog multiplexer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shogo Kawahara
  • Patent number: 11799472
    Abstract: A drive circuit for a switching element includes: a first power supply; a second power supply; a power supply switching unit that switches the first and second power supplies for applying the drive voltage based on a drive command; and an output switching unit outputting an output voltage switching signal to the second power supply that the output voltage of the second power supply becomes zero in a part of a drive period of the switching element including at least a part of an on-drive period, and the output voltage becomes a predetermined voltage other than zero in a remaining part of the drive period including at least a part of an off-drive period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazunori Watanabe