Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Nishimine

Hiroaki Nishimine 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: 11932118
    Abstract: The electric vehicle according to the present disclosure calculates motor torque using an MT vehicle model simulating an MT vehicle having a manual transmission and an internal combustion engine. In the first operation mode, an operation amount of a pseudo-clutch pedal and a shift position of a pseudo-gearshift are input to the MT vehicle model to reflect operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal and operation of the pseudo-gearshift in electric motor control. In the second operation mode where the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal is not needed, an operation amount of a clutch pedal calculated by a driver model is input to the MT vehicle model instead of the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Akiko Nishimine, Yoichiro Isami, Yoshio Itou, Hiroyuki Amano, Tatsuya Imamura, Hiroaki Ebuchi, Hiroaki Kodera
  • Patent number: 11926222
    Abstract: An electric vehicle is configured to be able to perform running by an MT mode that controls an electric motor with a torque characteristic like an MT vehicle having a manual transmission and an internal combustion engine, and running by an EV mode that controls the electric motor with a normal torque characteristic. The electric vehicle includes a mode changeover switch for switching to the running by the MT mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoichiro Isami, Yoshio Itou, Hiroyuki Amano, Tatsuya Imamura, Akiko Nishimine, Hiroaki Ebuchi, Hiroaki Kodera
  • Patent number: 8017238
    Abstract: To provide a tungsten oxide photocatalyst which shows a high photocatalytic activity by irradiating with visible light even under the environment where ultraviolet light is not irradiated, the tungsten oxide photocatalyst has tungsten oxide particles and Pt particles having a primary particle size of 3 to 20 nm supported on the surface of the tungsten oxide particles in an amount of 0.03 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the tungsten oxide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignees: National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Bunsho Ohtani, Ryu Abe, Yoshiaki Sakatani, Makoto Murata, Hiroaki Nishimine
  • Publication number: 20080241542
    Abstract: To provide a tungsten oxide photocatalyst which shows a high photocatalytic activity by irradiating with visible light even under the environment where ultraviolet light is not irradiated, the tungsten oxide photocatalyst has tungsten oxide particles and Pt particles having a primary particle size of 3 to 20 nm supported on the surface of the tungsten oxide particles in an amount of 0.03 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the tungsten oxide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY COPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Bunsho OHTANI, Ryu ABE, Yoshiaki SAKATANI, Makoto MURATA, Hiroaki NISHIMINE
  • Patent number: 7409615
    Abstract: A test apparatus for testing a device under test 15 is provided. The test apparatus includes a driver 122 for applying a test signal to the device under test, a comparator 128 for comparing a result signal outputted by the device under test 15 corresponding to the applied test signal with a predetermined reference voltage and a setting voltage output section 110 for setting the voltage of the test signal to a predetermined voltage value to cause the driver 122 to terminate the transmission path of the result signal when the test apparatus reads from the device under test 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimine, Hirokatsu Niijima, Takeo Miura
  • Publication number: 20070022346
    Abstract: A test apparatus for testing a device under test 15 is provided. The test apparatus includes a driver 122 for applying a test signal to the device under test, a comparator 128 for comparing a result signal outputted by the device under test 15 corresponding to the applied test signal with a predetermined reference voltage and a setting voltage output section 110 for setting the voltage of the test signal to a predetermined voltage value to cause the driver 122 to terminate the transmission path of the result signal when the test apparatus reads from the device under test 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimine, Hirokatsu Niijima, Takeo Miura