Patents by Inventor Hideaki Sawada

Hideaki Sawada 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).

  • Patent number: 11780436
    Abstract: An on-board sensor system includes: a first sensor configured to detect a situation around a vehicle; a second sensor having a higher angular resolution than the first sensor; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of the first sensor; and a range decision unit configured to decide, based on the detection result, an observation range to be observed by the second sensor around the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamakawa, Yasuo Uehara, Osamu Komeda, Kazuki Hiramoto, Kazuhiro Miyazato, Masamu Chiba, Naohide Uchida, Hideaki Sawada, Masaki Ikai
  • Publication number: 20210316723
    Abstract: An on-board sensor system includes: a first sensor configured to detect a situation around a vehicle; a second sensor having a higher angular resolution than the first sensor; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection result of the first sensor; and a range decision unit configured to decide, based on the detection result, an observation range to be observed by the second sensor around the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamakawa, Yasuo Uehara, Osamu Komeda, Kazuki Hiramoto, Kazuhiro Miyazato, Masamu Chiba, Naohide Uchida, Hideaki Sawada, Masaki Ikai
  • Publication number: 20190389780
    Abstract: Sanitary ware, including a ceramic base material, an upper glaze layer positioned on a surface of the ceramic base material, and an intermediate layer positioned between the ceramic base material and the upper glaze layer, wherein the sanitary ware satisfies at least one of the following conditions: a pore area ratio of 3% or less in terms of a ratio of an area of pores present in a cut surface obtained by cutting the upper glaze layer along the thickness direction thereof, relative to an area of the cut surface, an average pore size of 50 ?m or less as measured with respect to the cut surface obtained by cutting the upper glaze layer along the thickness direction thereof, and a difference of 50 ?m or less between the maximum and minimum values of the thickness of the upper glaze layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Toshinori MORI, Kazuo TAKEUCHI, Shunzou IWASAKI, Isao YOSHINAGA, Hiroyuki MIYAMOTO, Tadashi ASHIZAWA, Hideaki SAWADA, Jaehoon CHOI, Shuji KAWAI
  • Publication number: 20190390449
    Abstract: The washbowl includes a bowl recessed downward, and comprising a ceramics base material, an intermediate layer disposed on a surface side of the ceramics base, and an upper glaze layer disposed on a surface side of the intermediate layer, the upper glaze layer being more transparent than the intermediate layer; and a drainage port. The bowl includes an inclined surface formed on a surface of the bowl and continuously recessed downward, the inclined surface formed at a position at least on a front side of the surface of the bowl when a user uses the bowl, the position being configured to be seen by the user, and the inclined surface is formed such that a tangent to the inclined surface is formed at 5 degrees to 75 degrees with respect to a horizontal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: LIXIL Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi KOBAYASHI, Toshinori MORI, Kazuo TAKEUCHI, Shunzou IWASAKI, Isao YOSHINAGA, Hiroyuki MIYAMOTO, Tadashi ASHIZAWA, Hideaki SAWADA, Jaehoon CHOI, Shuji KAWAI
  • Patent number: 10380743
    Abstract: An object identifying apparatus (13) has: a first determining device (131) configured to determine a first region (231) including an object in an image; a second determining device (134) configured to determining a specific border portion (302) in the first region from a border (301) of the object at which a degree of gradient of image characteristics amount is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, the specific border portion is a portion at which a direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is one direction and a distribution range of the specific border portion in the first region is larger than that of another border portion at which the direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is another direction different from the one direction; and an identifying device (136) configured to identify the object on the basis of a first parameter (A) representing a length of the first region and a second parameter (B) representing a length of the specific border portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Miyazato, Masamichi Ohsugi, Hideaki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20170358089
    Abstract: An object identifying apparatus (13) has: a first determining device (131) configured to determine a first region (231) including an object in an image; a second determining device (134) configured to determining a specific border portion (302) in the first region from a border (301) of the object at which a degree of gradient of image characteristics amount is equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, the specific border portion is a portion at which a direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is one direction and a distribution range of the specific border portion in the first region is larger than that of another border portion at which the direction of the gradient of the image characteristics amount is another direction different from the one direction; and an identifying device (136) configured to identify the object on the basis of a first parameter (A) representing a length of the first region and a second parameter (B) representing a length of the specific border portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro MIYAZATO, Masamichi OHSUGI, Hideaki SAWADA
  • Patent number: 9786925
    Abstract: A fuel cell comprised of a proton conductive electrolyte film sandwiched between a pair of catalyst layers, wherein the catalyst layer of at least the cathode is comprised of a mixture including a catalyst ingredient, an electrolytic material, and a carbon material, the carbon material is comprised of a catalyst-carrying carbon material carrying the catalyst ingredient and a gas-diffusing carbon material not carrying the catalyst ingredient, and the catalyst-carrying carbon material has an amount of adsorption of water vapor at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 50 ml/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tadokoro, Takashi Iijima, Hiroshi Kajiro, Hideaki Sawada, Yoichi Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 9735433
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell exhibiting a high performance regardless of the humidification conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tadokoro, Kazumi Mizukami, Takashi Iijima, Hideaki Sawada, Tomohiro Hada
  • Patent number: 8999606
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object the provision of a solid polymer fuel cell catalyst exhibiting high durability and high power generation performance regardless of the humidification conditions or load conditions. The present invention relates to a solid polymer type fuel cell catalyst which is comprised of a carbon material which carries a catalyst ingredient, wherein the amount of adsorption of water vapor (V10) at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 10% of the carbon material is 2 ml/g or less and the amount of adsorption of water vapor (V90) at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of the carbon material is 400 ml/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Iijima, Kenichiro Tadokoro, Hideaki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20110195339
    Abstract: The present invention has as its object the provision of a solid polymer fuel cell catalyst exhibiting high durability and high power generation performance regardless of the humidification conditions or load conditions. The present invention relates to a solid polymer type fuel cell catalyst which is comprised of a carbon material which carries a catalyst ingredient, wherein the amount of adsorption of water vapor (V10) at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 10% of the carbon material is 2 ml/g or less and the amount of adsorption of water vapor (V90) at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of the carbon material is 400 ml/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Takashi Iijima, Kenichiro Tadokoro, Hideaki Sawada
  • Publication number: 20110045383
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel cell exhibiting a high performance regardless of the humidification conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tadokoro, Kazumi Mizukami, Takashi Iijima, Hideaki Sawada, Tomohiro Hada
  • Patent number: 7695826
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alloyed molten zinc plated steel sheet having an area of the Fe and Zn alloy phase in the unformed parts in the plating layer of less than 10% of the area of the steel sheet as a whole and superior in strength and shapeability and a method of producing this alloyed molten zinc plating steel sheet by a continuous zinc plating production system which enables production at a low cost without modification of the system or addition of steps, said alloyed molten zinc plated steel sheet characterized by comprising a steel sheet including C: 0.05 to 0.40%, Si: 0.2 to 3.0%, and Mn: 0.1 to 2.5%, the balance comprised of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having on its surface a Zn alloy plating layer comprised of Fe in a concentration of 7 to 15 wt %, Al in a concentration of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, USINOR
    Inventors: Koki Tanaka, Yoichi Ikematsu, Shunichi Hayashi, Hideaki Sawada, Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiko Honda, Masayoshi Suehiro, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Patent number: 7687152
    Abstract: A molten zinc plated steel sheet superior in plating bondability and provided with both strength and shapeability is provided and a method of producing this molten zinc plating steel sheet by a continuous zinc plating production system which enables production at a low cost without modification of the system or addition of steps is provided, said molten zinc plated steel sheet characterized by comprising, by wt %, a steel sheet including C: 0.05 to 0.40%, Si: 0.2 to 3.0%, and Mn: 0.1 to 2.5%, the balance comprised of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having on its surface a Zn plating layer containing Al: 0.01 to 1% and the balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities and containing inside the steel sheet within 2 ?m from the interface of said plating layer and steel sheet oxide particles of at least one type of oxide selected from an Al oxide, Si oxide, Mn oxide, or complex oxide comprised of at least two of Al, Si, and Mn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Nippon Steel Corporation, USINOR
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikematsu, Koki Tanaka, Shunichi Hayashi, Hideaki Sawada, Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiko Honda, Masayoshi Suehiro, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Publication number: 20070224479
    Abstract: A fuel cell comprised of a proton conductive electrolyte film sandwiched between a pair of catalyst layers, wherein the catalyst layer of at least the cathode is comprised of a mixture including a catalyst ingredient, an electrolytic material, and a carbon material, the carbon material is comprised of a catalyst-carrying carbon material carrying the catalyst ingredient and a gas-diffusing carbon material not carrying the catalyst ingredient, and the catalyst-carrying carbon material has an amount of adsorption of water vapor at 25° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 50 ml/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Kenichiro Tadokoro, Takashi Iijima, Hiroshi Kajiro, Hideaki Sawada, Yoichi Matsuzaki
  • Publication number: 20060292391
    Abstract: A molten zinc plated steel sheet superior in plating bondability and provided with both strength and shapeability is provided and a method of producing this molten zinc plating steel sheet by a continuous zinc plating production system which enables production at a low cost without modification of the system or addition of steps is provided, said molten zinc plated steel sheet characterized by comprising, by wt %, a steel sheet including C: 0.05 to 0.40%, Si: 0.2 to 3.0%, and Mn: 0.1 to 2.5%, the balance comprised of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having on its surface a Zn plating layer containing Al: 0.01 to 1% and the balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities and containing inside the steel sheet within 2 ?m from the interface of said plating layer and steel sheet oxide particles of at least one type of oxide selected from an Al oxide, Si oxide, Mn oxide, or complex oxide comprised of at least two of Al, Si, and Mn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Yoichi Ikematsu, Koki Tanaka, Shunichi Hayashi, Hideaki Sawada, Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiko Honda, Masayoshi Suehiro, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Publication number: 20060269776
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alloyed molten zinc plated steel sheet having an area of the Fe and Zn alloy phase in the unformed parts in the plating layer of less than 10% of the area of the steel sheet as a whole and superior in strength and shapeability and a method of producing this alloyed molten zinc plating steel sheet by a continuous zinc plating production system which enables production at a low cost without modification of the system or addition of steps, said alloyed molten zinc plated steel sheet characterized by comprising a steel sheet including C: 0.05 to 0.40%, Si: 0.2 to 3.0%, and Mn: 0.1 to 2.5%, the balance comprised of Fe and unavoidable impurities, having on its surface a Zn alloy plating layer comprised of Fe in a concentration of 7 to 15 wt %, Al in a concentration of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Koki Tanaka, Yoichi Ikematsu, Shunichi Hayashi, Hideaki Sawada, Akira Takahashi, Kazuhiko Honda, Masayoshi Suehiro, Yoshihisa Takada
  • Patent number: 5589426
    Abstract: This invention provides monolithic refractories comprising 100% by weight of refractory aggregate powders, and in addition thereto, based on the weight of refractory aggregate powers, 0.05 to 5% by weight of a binder which is phosphate glass and/or hydroxycarboxylates and 0.01 to 1% by weight of a thickener, characterized in that said monolithic refractories have been kneaded with water or other kneading liquid. The monolithic refractories are capable of being applied without being kneaded at working sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Taikorozai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Itsutoshi Iwasaki, Tatsuo Yamasaki, Hideaki Sawada