Toyota Patent Applications
Toyota patent applications that are pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240151543Abstract: An in-vehicle device as an information processing device includes an acquisition unit that acquires the latest satellite image of a region including a traveling road of a vehicle at predetermined time intervals, a detection unit that detects at least one of a change in the shape of the traveling road and an obstacle on the traveling road based on the satellite image acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output unit that outputs a detection result by the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Osami HASHIMOTO, Hiroki TASHIMA, Toshihiko INOUE, Kazuma TOYA, Takashi TAZOE, Ryota BINGO, Kosuke SAKAKIBARA
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Publication number: 20240153107Abstract: Systems and methods for performing three-dimensional multi-object tracking are disclosed herein. In one example, a method includes the steps of determining a residual based on augmented current frame detection bounding boxes, augmented previous frame detection bounding boxes, augmented current frame shape descriptors, and augmented previous frame shape descriptors and predicting an affinity matrix using the residual. The residual indicates a spatiotemporal and shape similarity between current detections in a current frame point cloud data and previous detections in a previous frame point cloud data. The affinity matrix indicates associations between the previous detections and the current detections, as well as the augmented anchors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Jie Li, Rares A. Ambrus, Taraneh Sadjadpour, Christin Jeannette Bohg
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Publication number: 20240151548Abstract: An output device, including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: acquire an objective that a user wishes to achieve after boarding a vehicle; and output a candidate site having a shortest total time among candidate sites that would enable the objective to be achieved, the total time including a predicted required time from a current location of the user and a predicted waiting time at a parking lot associated with the candidate site.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shusuke YAMAMOTO, Chikara OKAZAKI, Kohta WATATSU, Hideyuki TANAKA, Shinya MURASE, Yuki TATSUMOTO
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Publication number: 20240149940Abstract: A steering control device includes a processor configured to execute a reaction force control process. The reaction force control process includes a reaction force torque calculation process of calculating a reaction force torque operation amount. The reaction force torque calculation process includes a deviation compensation calculation process of calculating a deviation-compensating component. The deviation compensation calculation process includes a process of calculating a positional deviation, a process of calculating the deviation-compensating component based on the positional deviation, and a process of switching among a plurality of calculation states for calculating the deviation-compensating component. The process of switching among the calculation states is a process of permitting switching among the calculation states on the condition that a permission condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi MATSUDA, Isao NAMIKAWA, Koji ANRAKU, Tomoyuki IIDA, Kenji SHIBATA
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Publication number: 20240150916Abstract: In the water electrolysis system, a hydrogen pressure in a water electrolysis cell is measured, a 1 voltage in a 1 current during normal operation of the water electrolysis cell is measured when the hydrogen pressure is within a normal range, and when the 1 voltage exceeds a 1 normal cell voltage threshold in the 1 current, a 1 resistance of the water electrolysis cell is calculated from an inclination of a voltage of the water electrolysis cell obtained by sweeping a predetermined current to the water electrolysis cell. A water electrolysis system, wherein when the 1 resistance is higher than a predetermined resistance threshold, an abnormality of the water electrolysis cell is determined, and an operation of the water electrolysis cell is stopped.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kohsei YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20240149727Abstract: A power generation support system for a vehicle in which a plurality of solar cell panels are attached to a vehicle body, the power generation support system including: a estimation unit configured to estimate an amount of power generated per unit hour by the plurality of solar cell panels when the vehicle is to be parked in a scheduled parking area so that the front of the vehicle faces a first direction and estimate an amount of power generated per unit hour by the plurality of solar cell panels when the vehicle is to be parked in the scheduled parking area so that the front of the vehicle faces a second direction that is opposite to the first direction; and an output unit configured to output information about a direction in which the vehicle faces when it is to be parked in the scheduled parking area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Taizo MASUDA, Yasunobu SEKI, Hiroki AWANO, Tomoko NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi KANEKO, Kosuke YONEKAWA
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Publication number: 20240152141Abstract: An ADK determines whether or not a subject device has stopped operation due to control interference caused by a user operation and an ADK operation that were simultaneously performed. When the ADK determines that the subject device has stopped operation due to control interference caused by the user operation and the ADK operation that were simultaneously performed, the ADK transmits to a VP (VCIB), a control request (an operation command) indicating “no request (No request)” corresponding to the subject device that has stopped operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Eisuke ANDO, Takehito FUJII
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Publication number: 20240150579Abstract: A molded body includes a non-foamed design layer, a foamed intermediate layer, and a non-foamed back layer, laminated in this order and formed of a first, second, and third resin compositions, respectively. The first, second, and third resin compositions contain a polyolefin as a main component. The first resin composition is an impact-resistant resin composition including a polyolefin, a polyamide, and a polyolefin-based modified elastomer having a reactive group reactive with the polyamide. A method of producing the molded body includes disposing a first support layer to serve as the design layer and a third support layer to serve as the back layer so as to be spaced apart from and face each other, interposing the second resin composition provided with foamability in a gap between the first and third support layers, and forming the intermediate layer by expanding the gap while causing the second resin composition to foam.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Keisuke KATO, Toshiyuki ARIO
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Publication number: 20240152824Abstract: A management apparatus includes a controller configured to present a power supply service available to a vehicle to be power supplied based on a status of the power supply service, and accept a reservation for use of the power supply service from a user of the vehicle to be power supplied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Motofumi KAMIYA, Hiroki TAKEISHI
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Publication number: 20240150905Abstract: In the water electrolysis system, when the water electrolysis cell stack is started, hydrogen is circulated through a hydrogen electrode of the water electrolysis cell stack, oxygen or air is circulated through an oxygen electrode of the water electrolysis cell stack, or oxygen or air is circulated through the oxygen electrode when the operation of the water electrolysis cell stack is stopped. A water electrolysis system, wherein an open circuit voltage of the water electrolysis cell stack is measured, and if the open circuit voltage is less than a threshold value, an abnormality is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Keisuke FUJITA
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Publication number: 20240153197Abstract: An example method includes generating embeddings of image data that includes multiple images, where each image has a different viewpoints of a scene, generating a latent space and a decoder, wherein the decoder receives embeddings as input to generate an output viewpoint, for each viewpoint in the image data, determining a volumetric rendering view synthesis loss and a multi-view photometric loss, and applying an optimization algorithm to the latent space and the decoder over a number of epochs until the volumetric rendering view synthesis loss is within a volumetric threshold and the multi-view photometric loss is within a multi-view threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Vitor Guizilini, Rares A. Ambrus, Jiading Fang, Sergey Zakharov, Vincent Sitzmann, Igor Vasiljevic, Adrien Gaidon
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Publication number: 20240151420Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning device includes a temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust a temperature of air taken in and a control unit configured to control the temperature adjustment unit. The control unit is configured to acquire a medium reference temperature of the temperature adjustment unit, set a difference between the medium reference temperature and a correction value as a set temperature of the temperature adjustment unit and increase the correction value as the temperature of air taken in increases, and decrease the correction value as the temperature of air taken in decreases.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hirotaka SASAKI
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Publication number: 20240153323Abstract: A control device, based on a detection result of first equipment that detects a first state of a vehicle, displays information corresponding to a predetermined event on a display device that displays a detection result of second equipment that detects a second state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toyokazu NAKASHIMA
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Publication number: 20240151556Abstract: An analog meter reading system is applied to an analog meter provided with a scale and a pointer and reads a measured value of the analog meter. The analog meter reading system includes: a unique information acquisition unit that acquires unique information of the analog meter; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the analog meter for reading the measured value; a detection unit that detects a reference point on the scale and a pointer from the image; a rotation angle calculation unit that calculates a rotation angle of the pointer until a state in which the pointer points to the reference point changes to a state in which the pointer points to the measuring point based on the reference point and the pointer that are detected; and a measured value conversion unit that converts the rotation angle into the measured value using the unique information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuta TSUBAKI, Naoya UCHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240153101Abstract: A method for scene synthesis from human motion is described. The method includes computing three-dimensional (3D) human pose trajectories of human motion in a scene. The method also includes generating contact labels of unseen objects in the scene based on the computing of the 3D human pose trajectories. The method further includes estimating contact points between human body vertices of the 3D human pose trajectories and the contact labels of the unseen objects that are in contact with the human body vertices. The method also includes predicting object placements of the unseen objects in the scene based on the estimated contact points.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYInventors: Sifan YE, Yixing WANG, Jiaman LI, Dennis PARK, C. Karen LIU, Huazhe XU, Jiajun WU
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Publication number: 20240151839Abstract: An information processing device includes: a distance measuring section that carries out communication between an own device and a portable terminal by using BLE wireless communication, and, in a case in which strength of a signal relating to the BLE wireless communication is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, starts measuring a distance between the own device and the portable terminal by using UWB wireless communication; a judging section judging whether or not results of distance measuring by the UWB wireless communication satisfy a predetermined operation condition; and a notification section that, in a case in which the operation condition is satisfied, provides the portable terminal with a notice proposing changing of the threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toru YOSHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240153132Abstract: An obstacle detection apparatus configured to compute a position of an obstacle from point clouds acquired by one or more sensors, the obstacle detection apparatus performing the processing of: plotting point clouds acquired by one or more sensors on a plane; extracting, from the point clouds plotted on the plane, a point cloud whose degree of density is equal to or larger than a predetermined degree of density; and computing a position of an obstacle from the extracted point cloud.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuyuki MATSUNO
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Publication number: 20240151755Abstract: A fault detection circuit according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of phase difference detection circuits configured to generate phase difference measurement signals having a pulse width corresponding to a magnitude of a phase difference between two of drive signals of different phases among a plurality of drive signals, a plurality of smoothing circuits configured to smooth the phase difference measurement signals, which have been associated with the smoothing circuits, respectively, in advance, and output phase difference detection voltages each having a voltage value corresponding to the magnitude of the phase difference; and an error detection circuit configured to compare the plurality of phase difference detection voltages and switch abnormality detection signals from a disabled state to an enabled state when there is the phase difference detection voltage having a voltage value exceeding a preset tolerance range.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yu SASAKI, Hiroyuki IYAMA
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Publication number: 20240150126Abstract: A physical distribution system includes: a creation unit configured to create a layout for storage of objects to be sorted in a storage container; an output unit configured to output the created layout; a notification unit configured to transmit, when there is, in the storage container, an object that cannot be picked up, a notice for requesting a person to take out that object to a terminal apparatus; and a pickup control unit configured to control the pickup unit so that it picks up an object that has been put in the storage container, and move the object to a sorting destination in accordance with the object, in which the creation unit creates the layout in which that only objects that are registered in advance as those that cannot be picked up are collectively stored in a predetermined storage area.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takatoshi MORIMITSU, Junya OTA, Yutaro TAKAGI, Kunihiro IWAMOTO, Uori KOIKE
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Publication number: 20240151760Abstract: A fault detection circuit according to the present disclosure includes a rectangular pulse comparison circuit configured to generate, for each combination of the pulse width modulated signals, detection signals each indicating a difference component between pulse widths of two pulse width modulated signals having phases adjacent to each other, and a fault diagnosis unit configured to detect a fault in an inverter based on a shift in a combination of logic levels of a plurality of the detection signals output by the rectangular pulse comparison circuit from a preset determination value. The fault diagnosis unit uses the determination value that is different for each motor rotation angle assuming in advance that two alternating-current signals having phases adjacent to each other among the three-phase alternating-current signals have the same voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroyuki IYAMA, Yu SASAKI
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Publication number: 20240153387Abstract: A parking lot includes a plurality of parking spaces monitored by a single camera. A parking lot management method for managing the parking lot includes a parking space allocation process that allocates an available parking space having a highest entry priority among the plurality of parking spaces to an entry vehicle entering the parking lot. The plurality of parking spaces include a first parking space and a second parking space that is closer to an installation position of the single camera than the first parking space is. An entry priority of the first parking space is higher than an entry priority of the second parking space.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroya CHIBA
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Publication number: 20240152352Abstract: A server that is configured to manage software for electronic equipment installed in a vehicle, the server includes: storage in which first software is stored; and one or more processors configured to transmit the first software to the vehicle via a wireless communication device. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether activation processing of second software transmitted from an external server to the vehicle is completed at the electronic equipment, and transmit, when the activation processing of the second software is not completed, the first software to the vehicle after the activation processing of the second software is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoru FUKUYO, Takuya KAWASAKI
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Publication number: 20240154502Abstract: A control device includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information related to an air density in a coil and information related to a voltage applied to a rotary electric machine, an insulation determination unit configured to determine whether or not dielectric breakdown occurs in the coil based on the information related to the air density and the information related to the voltage acquired by the information acquisition unit, and configured to determine whether or not an insulation state of the coil is needed to be maintained by supplying an oil to the coil, and a drive instruction unit configured to drive an oil supply unit, when the insulation determination unit determines that dielectric breakdown occurs in the coil and determines that the insulation state of the coil is needed to be maintained by supplying the oil to the coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenta TABUCHI, Yoshitomo KAWANISHI, Shingo NAGAI, Sho OKAZAKI
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Publication number: 20240151481Abstract: The present specification provides a technique for accelerating solidification of a liquid gasket. A cooler disclosed herein comprises a main body, a cover, a pair of first fins, and second fins. A channel through which refrigerant flows is formed in the main body. The cover is attached to the main body to close the channel with a liquid gasket. The first fins are arranged on the main body or the cover, and each of the first fins extends along a refrigerant flow direction and facing corresponding one of inner side surfaces of the channel. The second fins are arranged between the pair of first fins. A height of the first fins is smaller than a height of the second fins. The first fins having the smaller height allows larger amount of the refrigerant flowing by the liquid gasket, and thus the liquid gasket efficiently absorbs water and quickly solidified.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shuji KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20240154475Abstract: A rotor for an electric motor may include a shaft extending along a rotation axis of the electric motor and a rotor core comprising a plurality of core blocks fixed to the shaft and arranged along the rotation axis. The plurality of core blocks may include a first core block and a second core block that are oriented differently from each other in a circumferential direction about the rotation axis. Each of the plurality of core blocks may include an outer surface extending along the circumferential direction, a center hole through which the shaft passes, and an outer groove defined in the outer surface. An inner surface of the center hole may be in continuous contact in the circumferential direction with an outer surface of the shaft over an entire circumference thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kento OMURA, Shunsuke KAWASAKI, Kenta CHIMATA
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Publication number: 20240154084Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery includes a step of forming a first electrode layer on a first main surface of a first base material at a first density, a step of preparing a second electrode layer formed at a second density, a step of laminating the prepared second electrode layer on a second main surface of the first base material, and a step of applying an electrolytic solution to at least one of a surface of the second electrode layer in contact with the second main surface and the second main surface of the first base material before the step of laminating the second electrode layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tomoyuki UEZONO
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Publication number: 20240154160Abstract: A solid-state battery including a cathode layer, a solid electrolyte layer and an anode layer in this order. The solid electrolyte layer includes a first solid electrolyte layer and a second solid electrolyte layer. The first solid electrolyte layer is disposed adjacent to the cathode layer or the anode layer. The second solid electrolyte layer is disposed adjacent to the first solid electrolyte layer. The first solid electrolyte layer includes a solid electrolyte. The second solid electrolyte layer includes a support with pores and the solid electrolyte, and the second solid electrolyte layer is a sheet in which the solid electrolyte is fixed on a surface of and in the pores of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ippei GOTO
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Publication number: 20240153284Abstract: A control device includes a control unit configured to: acquire a first image, a second image and report information, the first image being an image resulting from photographing a vehicle before a user gets in the vehicle, the second image being an image resulting from photographing the vehicle after the user gets out of the vehicle, the report information being relevant to a change in a state of the vehicle and being reported by the user; detect the change in the state of the vehicle based on the first image and the second image; and evaluate the user based on the detected change and the report information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Ai MIYATA
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Publication number: 20240155002Abstract: A first controller of a first device monitors communication to a first vehicle connected to the network. Further, when it is detected that an attack on the first vehicle is being carried out from the attack source device, the first controller transmits a first command for activating a honeypot server simulating a vehicle system of the first vehicle to the second device and transmits a second command for transferring packets transmitted from the attacking device to the first vehicle to the second device to a communication device that relays communication to the first vehicle in the network. Further, a second controller of a second device processes packets transmitted from the attack source device to the first vehicle and transferred to the second device by the communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kazuya OKADA
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Publication number: 20240153680Abstract: Provided is a rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder capable of achieving high magnetic properties while reducing the usage of Nd and Pr. The present invention provides a rare-earth anisotropic magnet powder comprising magnetic particles that contain rare-earth elements, boron, and a transition metal element. The rare-earth elements include a first rare-earth element that comprises Ce and/or La and a second rare-earth element that comprises Nd and/or Pr. The rare-earth elements have a first ratio (R1/Rt) of 5% to 57%. The first ratio (R1/Rt) is a ratio of an amount (R1) of the first rare-earth element to a total amount (Rt) of the rare-earth elements in terms of the number of atoms. The first rare-earth element has a La ratio (La/R1) of 0% to 35%. The La ratio (La/R1) is a ratio of an amount of La to the amount (R1) of the first rare-earth element in terms of the number of atoms. The magnetic particles have a Ga content of 0.35 at % or less with respect to 100 at % as a whole.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: AICHI STEEL CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryo SHIMBO, Masao YAMAZAKI, Noritsugu SAKUMA, Akihito KINOSHITA, Akira KATO, Tetsuya SHOJI
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Publication number: 20240154175Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery includes: a conveying section that conveys a laminate-type secondary battery having a laminate outer package; plural contact rollers provided on a conveying path of the conveying section, the plural contact rollers having different contact angles with respect to an edge seal part of the laminate outer package being conveyed; and opposition rollers respectively disposed in opposition to the contact rollers, which, together with the contact rollers, fold the edge seal part of the laminate outer package.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi CHIHARA, Norihiro OSE, Kenichi KAKISHITA, Sumiko KITO
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Publication number: 20240154132Abstract: Provided is a membrane electrode assembly having excellent power generation performance and durability. A membrane electrode assembly includes: a solid polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer disposed on one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; and a cathode catalyst layer disposed on the other surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The membrane electrode assembly includes metal ions selected from cerium ions and manganese ions and a host compound capable of forming an inclusion compound with the metal ions. The cathode catalyst layer includes at least an electrode catalyst and a sulfonyl group-containing polymer. The sulfonyl group-containing polymer includes a constituent unit (u1) having a sulfonyl group and a constituent unit (u2) having a ring structure. The constituent unit (u2) having a ring structure is at least one selected from a constituent unit expressed by Formula (u2-1) or a constituent unit expressed by Formula (u2-2).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shunsuke TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20240154153Abstract: A lithium metal secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a porous body. The porous body is placed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The porous body includes an electrically-insulating skeleton. The electrically-insulating skeleton is contiguous in mesh form. Gaps in the electrically-insulating skeleton form pores. Li ions are dissolved in the electrolyte. A charging reaction of the negative electrode is a deposition reaction of a Li metal occurring in the pores. A discharging reaction of the negative electrode is a dissolution reaction of the Li metal occurring in the pores.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kohei MATSUNOBU
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Publication number: 20240155671Abstract: The invention includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a configuration message indicating one or more frequency bands for transmitting a radio signal and determining, by the UE, a subset of the one or more frequency bands; the UE then performs a listen before talk (LET) operation on each frequency band of the subset of the one or more frequency bands and the UE transmits a radio signal in at least one of the frequency bands of the subset. The transmitting can include transmitting at least one of a random access request, an information data signal or a control signal. The determining can includes determining a bandwidth part (BWP) in the frequency bands of the subset, wherein the BWP spans across at least one of the frequency bands of the subset. The UE can select the BWP for the transmission of the radio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Reza KALBASI
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Publication number: 20240154209Abstract: A power storage module laminate in which a plurality of power storage modules are stacked via a cooling structure, and a restraining jig for restraining the power storage module laminate by applying pressure to the inside in the stacking direction, wherein the power storage modules adjacent to each other with the cooling structure sandwiched therebetween are electrically connected via the cooling structure, and the cooling structure includes a cooling passage through which a refrigerant flows, and the cooling structure is an electrode structure that is elastically deformable in the stacking direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Shuhei KOYAMA
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Publication number: 20240154213Abstract: A power storage cell includes an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an external terminal. The cell case has a case main body and a lid. The lid has a lid main body, and an inversion plate that is able to short-circuit the lid main body and the external terminal. The inversion plate has: a base portion; an inversion portion connected to inside of the base portion, the inversion portion being able to come into contact with the external terminal; and a low-elastic member made of a conductive material having an elastic modulus smaller than an elastic modulus of the inversion portion, the low-elastic member being provided on a surface of the inversion portion facing the external terminal. The low-elastic member is elastically deformed with the low-elastic member being sandwiched between the inversion portion and the external terminal when the inversion portion is inverted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satomi YAMAMOTO, Masayoshi HAGA, Masashi CHIHARA, Takenori IKEDA, Nana KURASHITA
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Publication number: 20240154225Abstract: The first end of the first longitudinal member and the second end of the second longitudinal member are connected at an angle. The first longitudinal member is provided with a first partition plate that partitions the inner space in the width direction in a closed cross section, and the first end portion is provided with a notch portion in which a distal end portion is cut out in the width direction from an outer side surface of the left side plate to a position in front of the first partition plate. The second end portion is combined with the notch portion such that the distal end surface abuts against the first partition plate of the notch portion and the outer side surface of the rear side plate abuts against the longitudinal end surface of the notch portion, and is welded to the first end portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsunori HIGASHIHARA
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Publication number: 20240154274Abstract: A power storage cell comprises an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an external terminal. The cell case has a case body and a lid. The lid has a lid body electrically charged with the same polarity as that of a positive electrode or a negative electrode, an invertible plate capable of short-circuiting between the lid body and the external terminal, and a prevention part connected to the invertible plate. The invertible plate is deformable between a normal shape and an inverted shape. The lid body has a receiving portion that receives the prevention part when the invertible plate is in the inverted shape. The receiving portion allows the prevention part to pass therethrough when the invertible plate is deforming from the normal shape to the inverted shape, and is in contact with the prevention part when the invertible plate is in the inverted shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satomi YAMAMOTO, Masayoshi Haga, Masashi Chihara, Takenori Ikeda, Nana Kurashita
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Publication number: 20240154275Abstract: A power storage cell includes a cell case and an electrode assembly. The cell case accommodates the electrode assembly. The cell case includes a case main body and a cover. The cover includes a first electrode terminal, an insulating member, an inversion plate, a cover main body, and a second electrode terminal. The cover main body electrically connects the inversion plate and the second electrode terminal to each other. The insulating member electrically insulates the first electrode terminal and the cover main body from each other. The inversion plate has a first surface. The first electrode terminal has a second surface. A groove group is formed in at least one of the first surface and the second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Kota OHATA, Kazuhito KATO, Takaaki GOTO, Shigeki TAKAIWA
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Publication number: 20240154916Abstract: A system including a plurality of edge systems and a control apparatus, wherein the control apparatus includes: management means for managing IP addresses of services provided by the plurality of edge systems, the management means assigning a same IP address to same services in the plurality of edge systems; deployment means for releasing a service to the plurality of edge systems; selection means for selecting an edge system to be connected to by a client terminal, for each of the services; and transfer control means for, so that the client terminal is able to communicate with the selected edge system when accessing any of the services, controlling a client-side gateway connected to by the client terminal and an edge-side gateway connected to by the selected edge system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Toru FURUSAWA
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Publication number: 20240155409Abstract: A method of capability signaling for quality of experience (QoE) measurement includes transmitting, by a user equipment (UE) to a base station (BS), a capability message comprising one or more capability information elements (IEs) associated with QoE; based on the one or more transmitted capability IEs, receiving by the UE from the BS, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising first configuration parameters for QoE measurements and reporting; and transmitting, by the UE to the BS, one or more QoE measurement reports based on the first configuration parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Alireza BABAEI
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Publication number: 20240154148Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for producing a power storage module capable of inhibiting interference of a nest and a frame body during arranging the frame body in a side surface of a layered member. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a method for producing a power storage module, the method including a preparing step of preparing a layered member, and a frame body arranging step of arranging a frame body in a side surface of the layered member, wherein a frame body bonding jig and a position correcting jig are used in the frame body arranging step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kouta MARUYAMA
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Publication number: 20240145863Abstract: The present disclosure provides a separator for a zinc secondary battery that can inhibit short circuiting in a zinc secondary battery. The separator for a zinc secondary battery of the disclosure has a porous substrate layer and a titanium oxide-containing porous layer laminated onto the porous substrate layer, wherein the titanium oxide-containing porous layer comprises a titanium oxide represented by TixOy, where 0<x, 0<y, and y<2x. The titanium oxide may be TiO, Ti2O, Ti2O3, Ti3O, Ti3O5, Ti4O5, Ti4O7, Ti5O9, Ti6O, Ti6O11, Ti7O13, Ti8O15 or Ti9O17.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hiroshi SUYAMA
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Publication number: 20240145814Abstract: A battery unit which achieves both thermal performance and repairability, and which efficiently ensures insulation between a battery cell and a cooler. The battery unit according to the present disclosure comprises a battery cell, a heat dissipation sheet, a cured resin heat dissipation member, and a cooler in this order so as to be in contact with each other, the battery cell and the heat dissipation sheet being in contact with each other in an interface separable manner, the cured resin heat dissipation member being bonded to the heat dissipation sheet and the cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koji Nakanishi
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Publication number: 20240147193Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for wireless communications is provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits to a base station, a first message comprising a first field and a second field. The first field corresponds to information associated with receiving data of at least one MBS service. The second field associated with receiving data of the at least one MBS service via at least one first beam. The UE then receives data of the at least one MBS service via the at least one first beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Alireza Babaei
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Publication number: 20240146140Abstract: In this stator, lead wire extended portions and a power wire extended portion are extended from a resin portion by an extended portion separating portion such that the lead wire extended portions are separated from the power wire extended portion by distances that are greater than a maximum value of the width of clearance between an end-side portion of the lead wire extended portion and a facing portion located next to the end-side portion, the resin portion being provided so as to cover lead wire portions and a power wire portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiya SUGIYAMA, Munehiro TAKAHASHI, Keisuke KIMURA, Ken TAKEDA, Takahito NOZAWA, Takashi MATSUMOTO, Yoshitada YAMAGISHI, Katsuhide KITAGAWA, Hajime KATO
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Publication number: 20240140394Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle comprising: an engine; a filter for collecting particulate matter from the engine; a motor provided on a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheels; a torque converter having a lock-up clutch provided on the power transmission path between the motor and the drive wheels; and a control device, wherein the control device includes: a first determination unit that determines whether there is a request for regeneration control of the filter by a fuel cut in the engine; a second determination unit that determines whether the lock-up clutch cannot be engaged; and a regeneration control unit that, when an affirmative determination is made in the first determination unit and a negative determination is made in the second determination unit, executes auxiliary regeneration control that assists the rotation of the engine by the motor while releasing the lock-up clutch and executing the fuel cut.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takehiro KOMATSU, Akihito HAYASAKA
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Publication number: 20240147289Abstract: A method of controlling an SDN system, an SDN sub-controller, and an SDN system is provided. The SDN controller sends a keepalive notification to the SDN switch and the SDN sub-controller. The SDN switch sends a switching request to the SDN sub-controller on condition that the keepalive notification cannot be received during a predetermined specific period. The SDN sub-controller starts to control a communication setting of the SDN switch on condition that the keepalive notification cannot be received during the specific period and that the switching request has been received.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yasuhiro YAMASAKI, Hideki GOTO, Ikuyoshi OTAKE
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Publication number: 20240140022Abstract: A sensor includes a grayscale digital light processing (g-DLP) 3D printed monolithic substrate with at least one microfluid channel. The monolithic substrate is formed from a resin configured to form a solid polymer using g-DLP 3D printing with a Young's modulus ranging from 0.1 MPa to 100 MPa. The resin includes a donor moiety, an acceptor moiety different than the donor moiety, a rigid moiety, a photoinitiator, and a photoabsorber. The donor moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group, the acceptor moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group, and the rigid moiety is in the form of an acrylate monomer with a side group. Also, the sensor can include a sensor fluid disposed within the at least one microfluid channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yuyang Song, Masato Tanaka, Liang Yue, Hang Qi
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Publication number: 20240140186Abstract: A power storage device is a power storage device provided on a lower surface of a floor panel of a vehicle, the power storage device including: a housing case; a power storage module housed in the housing case; and a cooler housed in the housing case to cool the power storage module, wherein the housing case includes a bottom plate, a refrigerant passage through which a refrigerant flows is formed in a portion of the housing case, the portion being located above the bottom plate, and the refrigerant passage is connected to the cooler.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yutaroh Gotoh, Yukinari Tanabe, Yugo Mochizuki