Patents by Inventor Atsuko Yamanaka
Atsuko Yamanaka 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: 11972391Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further improve convenience of customers and the like accompanying purchase of merchandise. An autonomous traveling unit is provided with: a driving portion including an autonomous traveling ability, the driving portion being configured to be movable together with a storing portion configured to store merchandise; and a controlling portion configured to execute: acquiring settlement completion information about the merchandise stored in the storing portion, the merchandise being merchandise in a store; and controlling the driving portion to cause the merchandise storing portion to move to a first point outside the store after acquiring the settlement completion information.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya Matsunami, Atsuko Yamanaka, Kunihiro Tsunekawa, Sokfan Yee, Masahiro Tanaka, Shuichiro Takahashi, Satoshi Nonoyama, Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Hikaru Satou
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Publication number: 20210295635Abstract: The present disclosure appropriately encourages provision of a service according to a location or provision of a location according to a service. A controller of a server apparatus that is an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires, from an apparatus of a location provider, attribute information of a location that the location provider is able to provide. The controller acquires, from an apparatus of a service provider, attribute information of a service that the service provider is able to provide. The controller performs, at least one of transmission, to the apparatus of the location provider, of a notification encouraging rental of the location to the service provider and transmission, to the apparatus of the service provider, of a notification encouraging use of the location when the attribute information of the location and the attribute information of the service satisfy a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Publication number: 20210253170Abstract: The present disclosure encourages utilization of a traveling unit to which a connectable unit can be connected on an upper side in a separable manner. A controller of the traveling unit to which the connectable unit can be connected on the upper side in a separable manner of the present disclosure executes changing a form of the traveling unit so that the traveling unit in a separated state where the connectable unit is separated takes a different form from a form in a connection state where the connectable unit is connected, and controlling travel of the traveling unit in accordance with the form of the traveling unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Publication number: 20210239482Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to suitably provide a smoking space for smokers. A controller 204 of an information processing apparatus, which is a server apparatus 200 of the present disclosure, performs estimating smoking demand based on past smoking-related information on a plurality of users. The controller 204 performs generating a travel plan for a vehicle including a smoking space based on the estimated smoking demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Publication number: 20210240186Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that acquires, for a running unit from which an attachment unit is detachable, a time slot in which detachment of the attachment unit is permitted, and selects, from multiple services, a service to be provided by using the running unit from which the attachment unit is detached, according to the acquired time slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Publication number: 20210201390Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further enhance the convenience of a vehicle rental service. Control unit of information processing apparatus performs obtaining of a purpose of a user reserving utilization of a vehicle from the user, specifying, from among the at least one of the deposit items deposited from the user, an item of a use that matches the obtained purpose of the user, and providing to the user information indicating that a vehicle to be assigned to the user and loaded with the specified item is available.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Publication number: 20210182776Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further improve convenience of customers and the like accompanying purchase of merchandise. An autonomous traveling unit is provided with: a driving portion including an autonomous traveling ability, the driving portion being configured to be movable together with a storing portion configured to store merchandise; and a controlling portion configured to execute: acquiring settlement completion information about the merchandise stored in the storing portion, the merchandise being merchandise in a store; and controlling the driving portion to cause the merchandise storing portion to move to a first point outside the store after acquiring the settlement completion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tatsuya MATSUNAMI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Kunihiro TSUNEKAWA, Sokfan YEE, Masahiro TANAKA, Shuichiro TAKAHASHI, Satoshi NONOYAMA, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Hikaru SATOU
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Patent number: 10546760Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes a resin package sealing a semiconductor element and a pair of metal plates interposing the semiconductor element therebetween, in which each of the pair of metal plates is exposed at corresponding one of both surfaces of the resin package is disclosed. The method may include preparing an assembly in which the semiconductor element is connected to the pair of metal plates; setting the assembly in a cavity of a mold, wherein one metal plate is in contact with a bottom surface of the cavity and a space is provided above the other metal plate; forming the resin package by injecting a molten resin into the cavity so as to cover an upper side of the other metal plate, stopping the injecting of the molten resin with a part of the space on an upper side of the cavity unfilled.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya Kadoguchi, Yuuji Hanaki, Atsuko Yamanaka, Shou Funano, Satoshi Takahagi, Shingo Iwasaki
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Patent number: 10236188Abstract: An electrostatic nozzle includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a third pipe. The first pipe is configured of a conductor. Voltage is applied on the first pipe by a power source. The second pipe is configured of an insulator and connected to the first pipe. The third pipe is configured of a metal, connected to the second pipe, insulated from the first pipe by the second pipe, and thinner than the second pipe. Liquid which has flown through the first pipe, the second pipe, and the third pipe is discharged from a distal end of the third pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Atsuko Yamanaka
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Publication number: 20190027381Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes a resin package sealing a semiconductor element and a pair of metal plates interposing the semiconductor element therebetween, in which each of the pair of metal plates is exposed at corresponding one of both surfaces of the resin package is disclosed. The method may include preparing an assembly in which the semiconductor element is connected to the pair of metal plates; setting the assembly in a cavity of a mold, wherein one metal plate is in contact with a bottom surface of the cavity and a space is provided above the other metal plate; forming the resin package by injecting a molten resin into the cavity so as to cover an upper side of the other metal plate, stopping the injecting of the molten resin with a part of the space on an upper side of the cavity unfilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takuya KADOGUCHI, Yuuji HANAKI, Atsuko YAMANAKA, Shou FUNANO, Satoshi TAKAHAGI, Shingo IWASAKI
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Publication number: 20160279650Abstract: An electrostatic nozzle includes a first pipe, a second pipe, and a third pipe. The first pipe is configured of a conductor. Voltage is applied on the first pipe by a power source. The second pipe is configured of an insulator and connected to the first pipe. The third pipe is configured of a metal, connected to the second pipe, insulated from the first pipe by the second pipe, and thinner than the second pipe. Liquid which has flown through the first pipe, the second pipe, and the third pipe is discharged from a distal end of the third pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Atsuko YAMANAKA
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Patent number: 4831388Abstract: An elapsed time recorder comprising an entrance recorder installed at the entrance for printing the entry time on a time card and simultaneously coding this entry time and printing the coded entry time on the time card, and an exit recorder installed at the exit for printing the exit time on the time card carried to the exit and simultaneously reading the coded entry time recorded on the time card, computing the elapsed time or the difference between the entry time and the exit time and printing the time difference on the time card.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1987Date of Patent: May 16, 1989Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha YamanakayaInventor: Atsuko Yamanaka
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Patent number: D442509Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1998Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Inventor: Atsuko Yamanaka