Patents by Inventor Hidenori Saito
Hidenori Saito 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: 11961400Abstract: A congestion rate calculation unit calculates a congestion rate in the cabin based on the number of recognized passengers. When the congestion rate is more than a predetermined congestion threshold, an in-vehicle display and an in-vehicle speaker are capable of giving an alighting notification that notifies the presence of a passenger who is alighting at the next stop and seat information of the passenger, and does not make an alighting notification when the congestion rate is less than or equal to the congestion threshold in the process of the passenger vehicle heading to the next stop.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hidenori Saito
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Publication number: 20220415172Abstract: A congestion rate calculation unit calculates a congestion rate in the cabin based on the number of recognized passengers. When the congestion rate is more than a predetermined congestion threshold, an in-vehicle display and an in-vehicle speaker are capable of giving an alighting notification that notifies the presence of a passenger who is alighting at the next stop and seat information of the passenger, and does not make an alighting notification when the congestion rate is less than or equal to the congestion threshold in the process of the passenger vehicle heading to the next stop.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Hidenori SAITO
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Publication number: 20160059372Abstract: Some implementations of the described invention provide an improved centerless grinding apparatus in which grinding is efficiently operated by reducing the idle time of the grinding wheel. While the described apparatus can comprise any suitable feature, in some cases, it includes a first regulating wheel and a second regulating wheel are axially aligned side by side. In some cases, a first grinding area is provided between the first regulating wheel and a first blade. In some cases, a second grinding area is provided between the second regulating wheel and a second blade. Additionally, in some cases, a grinding wheel is mounted on a grinding wheel Z-slide to be moved reciprocatively between the first grinding area and the second grinding area. In this way, grinding is efficiently operated by reducing the idle time of the grinding wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: Micron Machinery Co., LtdInventors: Mohee Sagae, Fumio Takase, Tomihiko Hasumi, Hidenori Saito
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Patent number: 9014927Abstract: A shift control system is mounted on a vehicle that includes a transmission. The transmission includes a multi-gear shifting mechanism. Also, the transmission is configured to shift a speed of rotational power from an engine in response to a shift request and to output the rotational power to a drive wheel side. The shift control system includes a detecting unit and a control unit. The detecting unit detects the shift request. When the detecting unit has detected a multiple-gear skip downshift request as the shift request from a first gear to a second gear, the control unit executes shift control that includes a skip shift from the first gear to a predetermined intermediate-speed gear and a sequential shift from the predetermined intermediate-speed gear to the second gear, the first gear been higher by multiple gears than the predetermined intermediate-speed gear.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidenori Saito, Masakazu Owatari, Takashi Miura, Masayasu Mizobuchi
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Patent number: 9008930Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission configured to selectively establish a plurality of shift positions by respective combinations of frictional coupling devices of a plurality of frictional coupling devices in an engaged state thereof, with output hydraulic pressures of respective ones of a plurality of solenoid valves provided in a hydraulic control circuit, includes a fail-safe control portion configured to perform a predetermined fail-safe function when shifting direction values requiring a shifting control of said vehicular automatic transmission and shifting output values respectively generated according to said shifting direction values are not coincident with each other, said shifting output values being represented by respective electric signals for driving said plurality of solenoid valves.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidenori Saito, Toshio Sugimura
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Patent number: 8924112Abstract: A start control device and a start control method of a vehicular power transmission system including a lock-up clutch and a start clutch are provided in which start-time lock-up slip control is performed, and neutral control is performed. When the start-time lock-up slip control is additionally executed during cancellation of the neutral control, the gradient of an output rotational speed of the hydraulic power transmission which is changed, through engagement of the start clutch, toward an input rotational speed of the automatic transmission at the time of completion of engagement of the start clutch is controlled, using at least one of a start clutch pressure that is increased so as to engage the start clutch, and a lock-up clutch pressure that is increased so as to bring the lock-up clutch into slip engagement.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsushi Ayabe, Tomohiro Asami, Hidenori Saito
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Patent number: 8795134Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission configured to selectively establish a plurality of shift positions by engaging respective combinations of two frictional coupling devices of a plurality of frictional coupling devices, with output hydraulic pressures of respective ones of a plurality of solenoid valves provided in a hydraulic control circuit, includes: a normal-state output regulation control portion and an electrically-normal-state determining portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2010Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidenori Saito, Toshio Sugimura
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Publication number: 20130267381Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission configured to selectively establish a plurality of shift positions by engaging respective combinations of two frictional coupling devices of a plurality of frictional coupling devices, with output hydraulic pressures of respective ones of a plurality of solenoid valves provided in a hydraulic control circuit, includes: a normal-state output regulation control portion and an electrically-normal-state determining portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2010Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidenori Saito, Toshio Sugimura
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Publication number: 20130253786Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission configured to selectively establish a plurality of shift positions by respective combinations of frictional coupling devices of a plurality of frictional coupling devices in an engaged state thereof, with output hydraulic pressures of respective ones of a plurality of solenoid valves provided in a hydraulic control circuit, includes a fail-safe control portion configured to perform a predetermined fail-safe function when shifting direction values requiring a shifting control of said vehicular automatic transmission and shifting output values respectively generated according to said shifting direction values are not coincident with each other, said shifting output values being represented by respective electric signals for driving said plurality of solenoid valves.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2010Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hidenori Saito, Toshio Sugimura
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Publication number: 20130110360Abstract: A shift control system is mounted on a vehicle that includes a transmission. The transmission includes a multi-gear shifting mechanism. Also, the transmission is configured to shift a speed of rotational power from an engine in response to a shift request and to output the rotational power to a drive wheel side. The shift control system includes a detecting unit and a control unit. The detecting unit detects the shift request. When the detecting unit has detected a multiple-gear skip downshift request as the shift request from a first gear to a second gear, the control unit executes shift control that includes a skip shift from the first gear to a predetermined intermediate-speed gear and a sequential shift from the predetermined intermediate-speed gear to the second gear, the first gear been higher by multiple gears than the predetermined intermediate-speed gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: May 2, 2013Inventors: Hidenori SAITO, Masakazu OWATARI, Takashi MIURA, Masayasu MIZOBUCHI
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Publication number: 20120142879Abstract: A composition for film formation according to the present invention includes polymerizable compounds each having at least one polymerizable functional group, and the polymerizable compound includes a partial structure containing an adamantane type cage structure and at least one polymerizable reactive group contributing to polymerization reaction in one molecule thereof. Further, the polymerizable reactive group contains an aromatic ring and at least one ethynyl or vinyl group directly bonded to the aromatic ring as the polymerizable functional group, and the number of carbon atoms derived from the aromatic ring is in the range of 15 to 38% with respect to the number of total carbon atoms of the polymerizable compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: SUMITOMO BAKELITE COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Michio Nakajima, Hidenori Saito, Takahiro Harada, Mihoko Matsutani, Masahiro Tada, Koji Nakatani
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Publication number: 20110196590Abstract: A start control device and a start control method of a vehicular power transmission system including a lock-up clutch and a start clutch are provided in which start-time lock-up slip control is performed, and neutral control is performed. When the start-time lock-up slip control is additionally executed during cancellation of the neutral control, the gradient of an output rotational speed of the hydraulic power transmission which is changed, through engagement of the start clutch, toward an input rotational speed of the automatic transmission at the time of completion of engagement of the start clutch is controlled, using at least one of a start clutch pressure that is increased so as to engage the start clutch, and a lock-up clutch pressure that is increased so as to bring the lock-up clutch into slip engagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi AYABE, Tomohiro Asami, Hidenori Saito
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Publication number: 20100012953Abstract: First and second optical semiconductor elements are respectively mounted on first and second mount beds. First and second lead terminals are respectively arranged around the first and the second mount beds. The second lead terminals extend along the first lead terminals. The first and second lead terminals are electrically connected to the first and second optical semiconductor elements through first and second connection conductors, respectively. The second mount bed is arranged at an interval from the first optical semiconductor element, and extends along the first mount bed. The second mount bed has a penetration hole at a portion corresponding to a light emitting or light receiving surface of the first optical semiconductor element. The second lead terminals are bent so as to be laminated on the first lead terminal. The second lead terminals are fixed to the first lead terminal at portions via insulating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventor: Hidenori Saito
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Publication number: 20070153457Abstract: A portable electronic device includes: an operating section; a display section configured to perform display based on information transmitted from the operating section; a light emitting element provided in one of the operating section and the display section; and a light receiving element provided in other of the operating section and the display section. The operating section and the display section are enabled to be in an open state and a closed state by changing a superposition condition thereof. An optical path interconnecting the light emitting element and the light receiving element in the open state is different from an optical path interconnecting the light emitting element and the light receiving element in the closed state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshiaki HOSOYA, Tetsuya IWAKAMI, Hidenori SAITO
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Patent number: 7182527Abstract: An optical transmission device has a light emission element for converting an electrical signal to an optical signal to transmit it to an optical fiber; a lead frame for mounting the light emission element and having a through hole at a position determined with reference to a mounted position of the light emission element; and a receptacle having a protrusion portion inserted in the through hole to fix a position of the lead frame relatively, and a sleeve into which an end portion of the optical fiber is inserted to fix a position of the optical fiber relatively, the receptacle optically connecting the light emission element and the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Hidenori Saito, Masayuki Sugizaki, Hiroaki Oohira
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Publication number: 20060162889Abstract: The present invention provides a method of spraying antipollution agent which can securely apply a proper amount of antipollution agent to a canvas of a paper machine, a spray nozzle and a slidable spray apparatus used in the spraying method, and antipollution agent. In antipollution agent spraying method of applying antipollution agent (T) to a canvas (A) used for drying paper in a paper machine, the method applies the antipollution agent (T) from a spray nozzle (S) toward a contact start position (C) between an outer surface of the canvas (A) and an out roll (B), applies the antipollution agent (T) to said out roll (B), and transfers and applies the antipollution agent (T) to the canvas (A) via said out roll (B).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2003Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Kunio Sekiya, Hiroshi Sekiya, Kotaro Shinoda, Naoki Imai, Hidenori Saito
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Publication number: 20060127017Abstract: An optical transmission device has a light emission element for converting an electrical signal to an optical signal to transmit it to an optical fiber; a lead frame for mounting the light emission element and having a through hole at a position determined with reference to a mounted position of the light emission element; and a receptacle having a protrusion portion inserted in the through hole to fix a position of the lead frame relatively, and a sleeve into which an end portion of the optical fiber is inserted to fix a position of the optical fiber relatively, the receptacle optically connecting the light emission element and the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2006Publication date: June 15, 2006Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hidenori Saito, Masayuki Sugizaki, Hiroaki Oohira
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Patent number: 7049371Abstract: A material for an insulating film which comprises a copolymer obtained by reacting a polyamide having a specific structure and a reactive oligomer as a component forming the film; a coating varnish for an insulating film which comprises this material and an organic solvent; an insulating film which comprises a layer of a resin comprising as a main structure a polybenzoxazole which is obtained by treating the above material or the above coating varnish by heating so that condensation reaction and crosslinking reaction take place and has fine pores; and a semiconductor device which comprises an insulating interlayer film for multi-layer wiring comprising the insulating film and/or a surface protective film comprising the insulating film. Excellent electrical, thermal and mechanical properties are exhibited and a low permittivity can be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Company, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Enoki, Hidenori Saito, Nobuhiro Higashida, Yuichi Ishida
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Publication number: 20050025436Abstract: An optical transmission device has a light emission element for converting an electrical signal to an optical signal to transmit it to an optical fiber; a lead frame for mounting the light emission element and having a through hole at a position determined with reference to a mounted position of the light emission element; and a receptacle having a protrusion portion inserted in the through hole to fix a position of the lead frame relatively, and a sleeve into which an end portion of the optical fiber is inserted to fix a position of the optical fiber relatively, the receptacle optically connecting the light emission element and the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Hidenori Saito, Masayuki Sugizaki, Hiroaki Oohira
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Patent number: 6717901Abstract: Provided is a compact inexpensive optical disk drive adaptable to high-density optical disks and having an improved stationary optical unit. The storage device has a first light path and a second light path defined therein. Along the first light path, laser light emanating from a laser light source is passed through a collimator lens and a beam splitter and routed to a movable optical system that is movable on an optical disk. Along the second light path, light reflected from the optical disk and returned from the movable optical system is split into a plurality of rays by the beam splitter, and one of the rays is routed to a sensor via a servo unit and a condenser. An angle at which the second light path meets the first light path is 90°+&agr;° where &agr; denotes a positive number.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2001Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Moriyasu Maeno, Hidenori Saito, Jun Aoki, Masahiko Kataoka, Kazuyuki Mizuishi