Patents by Inventor Hiroki Ushio
Hiroki Ushio 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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Publication number: 20260123058Abstract: Provided is a solar cell module capable of securing performance in terms of the rate of water vapor transmission through a module edge. The solar cell module includes: a spacer disposed between edges of front and back surface plates so as to surround a solar cell unit sealed with sealing material and securing a space where the solar cell unit is disposed, in the thickness direction of the solar cell unit; butyl rubber sealing a gap between the edge of front surface plate and the spacer and butyl rubber sealing a gap between the edge of back surface plate and the spacer; and foam rubber disposed between the front and back surface plates so as to be interposed (positioned on the inner side of the spacer) between the spacer and sealing material, the foam rubber capable of relaxing or absorbing a pressing force of the sealing material against the spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2025Publication date: April 30, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi IWAMOTO, Ryuzo TAGAMI, Ryota MORIKAWA, Yuya OKUDA, Shinya IWASAKI, Shintaro HINATA, Hiroki USHIO
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Publication number: 20260107582Abstract: Provided is a solar cell module with high rigidity capable of reducing the manufacturing cost. The solar cell module includes a front surface plate and a back surface plate that are disposed, via a sealing material, on a light-receiving surface side and an opposite side of the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell unit, in which a woven metal plate is provided on the back surface plate, the woven metal plate being formed by weaving metal strips having a predetermined strip width.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2025Publication date: April 16, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shoichi IWAMOTO, Ryuzo Tagami, Ryota Morikawa, Yuya Okuda, Shinya Iwasaki, Shintaro Hinata, Hiroki Ushio
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Publication number: 20260082759Abstract: Provided is a tandem solar cell capable of suppressing uneven power generation among silicon devices disposed on a lower side of perovskite devices. The tandem solar cell includes a plurality of perovskite devices disposed on a front surface side of a plurality of silicon devices, at least part of the plurality of silicon devices being disposed on a back surface side of a gap between the perovskite devices or light passing through the gap between the perovskite devices from the front surface side to the back surface side reaching the at least part of the plurality of silicon devices, in which a translucent filter that blocks light in a wavelength band absorbed in the perovskite devices is provided in the gap between the perovskite devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2025Publication date: March 19, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya OKUDA, Shinya IWASAKI, Shoichi IWAMOTO, Ryota MORIKAWA, Ryuzo TAGAMI, Shintaro HINATA, Hiroki USHIO
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Publication number: 20260082705Abstract: Provided is a tandem solar cell capable of suppressing a loss due to uneven power generation among silicon devices disposed on a lower side of perovskite devices, thereby being able to efficiently extract a generated electric current. The tandem solar cell includes a plurality of perovskite devices disposed on a front surface side of a plurality of silicon devices, part of the plurality of silicon devices being disposed on a back surface side of a gap between the perovskite devices or light passing through the gap between the perovskite devices from the front surface side to the back surface side reaching the part of the plurality of silicon devices, in which the silicon devices overlapping the gap between the perovskite devices and the silicon devices not overlapping the gap between the perovskite devices are separately connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2025Publication date: March 19, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya OKUDA, Ryuzo TAGAMI, Shoichi IWAMOTO, Ryota MORIKAWA, Shinya IWASAKI, Shintaro HINATA, Hiroki USHIO
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Publication number: 20260066668Abstract: A control method of a tandem solar cell includes: determining a P-V curve of a silicon solar cell by performing scanning for generated electric power while changing a generated voltage of the silicon solar cell at regular intervals; performing power generation control of the silicon solar cell at a maximal power point of a P-V curve; predicting an optimum power generation voltage appropriate for a perovskite solar cell using information regarding a P-V curve of the silicon solar cell; and performing power generation control of the perovskite solar cell using an optimum power generation voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2025Publication date: March 5, 2026Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuya OKUDA, Ryuzo TAGAMI, Shoichi IWAMOTO, Ryota MORIKAWA, Shinya IWASAKI, Shintaro HINATA, Hiroki USHIO
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Publication number: 20130044504Abstract: There is provided a light source lighting device for a headlamp including: a headlamp case to which a front lens is attached; and a planar fixation section that is inserted into the headlamp case, together with an optical component having a light source, from a front opening portion formed in the headlamp case, and that is fixed along an inner wall of the headlamp case.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2010Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroki Ushio, Fumihiro Minami, Takashi Ohsawa
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Patent number: 6856227Abstract: A transformer for an igniter, in which a primary coil and a secondary coil are wound around a bobbin, is composed of a plurality of disk-shaped partition walls disposed on the bobbin, around which the primary coil and the secondary coil are wound, so as to protrude from all circumferential surface of the bobbin in a radial direction of the bobbin and to form a plurality of coil winding grooves in layers, and a plurality of cut-out portions functioning as a coil taking-in portion and a plurality of coil delivery portions of the disk-shaped partition walls. Therefore, the stabilization of a winding operation is obtained, the loss of coils due to the bending of the coils can be prevented, films of coils can be protected, a small-sized transformer for an igniter can be obtained, and an automatic winding operation can be performed.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2001Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Ushio, Masaru Kibi, Mutsuo Sekiya
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Patent number: 6688917Abstract: An integral connector in which a power input connector and a power output connector are integrated with each other is disposed on a base plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Ushio, Fumihiro Minami
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Patent number: 6680575Abstract: A lamp holder includes a fit recess for a lamp plug-fitted purpose, a high-voltage side terminal arranged at any one of a central section of the fit recess and a peripheral section surrounding the central section of the fit recess, a low-voltage side terminal arranged at the other, an insulation seal member insulating between the low-voltage side terminal and the high-voltage side member, and at least one projection projected outwardly from an outer peripheral wall of the insulation seal member as to make into contact with an inner peripheral wall of a fit section of the lamp plug side.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2002Date of Patent: January 20, 2004Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroki Ushio, Mutsuo Sekiya
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Publication number: 20030082953Abstract: An integral connector in which a power input connector and a power output connector are integrated with each other is disposed on a base plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Ushio, Fumihiro Minami
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Publication number: 20020153986Abstract: A transformer for an igniter, in which a primary coil and a secondary coil are wound around a bobbin, is composed of a plurality of disk-shaped partition walls disposed on the bobbin, around which the primary coil and the secondary coil are wound, so as to protrude from all circumferential surface of the bobbin in a radial direction of the bobbin and to form a plurality of coil winding grooves in layers, and a plurality of cut-out portions functioning as a coil taking-in portion and a plurality of coil delivery portions of the disk-shaped partition walls. Therefore, the stabilization of a winding operation is obtained, the loss of coils due to the bending of the coils can be prevented, films of coils can be protected, a small-sized transformer for an igniter can be obtained, and an automatic winding operation can be performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2002Publication date: October 24, 2002Inventors: Hiroki Ushio, Masaru Kibi, Mutsuo Sekiya
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Patent number: 6290526Abstract: A lamp socket has a socket body with a plugging section in which a lamp plug is removably plugged. In the plugging section, there are a central terminal and a side terminal. An insulation seal member provides electrical isolation between the central terminal and the side terminal and is prevented from dislodging when the lamp plug is removed from the socket body by forming a structure from at least one of the central terminal and the insulation seal member which are adapted to fit into one another. Thus, the removal of the insulation seal member when the lamp plug is plugged out of the socket body can be prevented by the central terminal of the socket body and/or the insulation seal member itself. Therefore, there is no need to install an additional component such as a stopper. Thus, the number of components and its manufacturing cost can be reduced compared with a conventional lamp socket.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2001Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Fumihiro Minami, Hiroki Ushio, Mutsuo Sekiya