Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Yamasaki

Hiroshi Yamasaki 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).

  • Publication number: 20250166425
    Abstract: The control unit of the information processing device acquires the accident information regarding the situation of the accident of the accident vehicle. The control unit of the information processing device uses the acquired accident information to identify a portion that can be used for a rebuild in which part or all of the components of the battery attached to the accident vehicle are reused. Then, the control unit of the information processing device outputs information about a part that can be used for rebuilding in the specified battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nao MATSUBARA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Isao SATO
  • Publication number: 20250135895
    Abstract: The control unit of the information processing device determines priorities of collection of the plurality of stored batteries with reference to information related to damage to the plurality of batteries. Then, the control unit of the information processing device outputs instruction information for instructing collection of the plurality of batteries according to the determined priorities of collection of the plurality of batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Isao SATO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Nao MATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20250139553
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller comprising at least one processor. The controller determines, among a plurality of batteries that are subjected to either a recycling process in which the batteries are reused as resources, or a rebuilding process in which the batteries are used in a rebuild in which some or all of the parts are reused, a high priority be given to collection of the batteries that are to be subjected to the rebuilding process. The controller outputs instruction information for instructing the collection of the plurality of batteries in accordance with the determined priority for the collection of the plurality of batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Isao SATO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Nao MATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20250029431
    Abstract: The mobile body includes a power storage device and a control device. The control device stores identification information of a first power storage device when the first power storage device is installed in the mobile body as the power storage device. When the first power storage device is replaced with the second power storage device and the identification information of the first power storage device stored in the control device is rewritten to the identification information of the second power storage device, the control device transmits a first signal indicating that the power storage device is replaced to the outside of the mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20250014459
    Abstract: An information management system includes a data management device and a server. The data management device records the management information including the identification information of the power storage device, the identification information of the user using the power storage device, and the hash value of the use history information of the power storage device in the distributed ledger. The server is configured to be able to read management information. The server is configured to be able to acquire the use history information from the data management device. The server is configured to transmit the provision information based on the use history information in response to the transmission request. The provision information based on the use history information is information including at least one of use history information and information generated based on the use history information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20250006593
    Abstract: A microelectronic device includes a semiconductor substrate with a III-N semiconductor layer over the semiconductor substrate. A substrate via opening extending through the III-N semiconductor layer and a substrate contact pad in the substrate via opening, contacting the semiconductor substrate provide a substrate contact. The microelectronic device also includes an inter-level dielectric layer with a planar surface over the substrate contact. The microelectronic device further includes an interconnect metal level over the inter-level dielectric layer. The substrate via opening is formed through the III-N semiconductor layer to expose the semiconductor substrate. The substrate contact pad is formed over the III-N semiconductor layer, extending into the substrate via opening and making contact with the semiconductor substrate, to form the substrate contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Dong Seup Lee, Jungwoo Joh, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Hisayuki Shimada, Kenichi Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20240374672
    Abstract: [Problem] An object of the present invention is to provide an effective treatment method for an ulcer or a fistula in the intestinal tract caused by inflammatory bowel disease or the like. [Solution Means] A pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing an ulcer or a fistula in the intestinal tract, containing a therapeutically effective amount of a self-assembling peptide, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamasaki, Keichi Mitsuyama, Toshihiro Araki
  • Publication number: 20240212397
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes: determining whether a power storage device provided in a vehicle has been replaced; and determining whether replacement of the power storage device has been performed in an unauthorized manner when a determination that the power storage device has been replaced is made, wherein the determining as to whether the replacement has been performed in an unauthorized manner includes determining whether the replacement has been performed at an authorized site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240208333
    Abstract: A vehicle management method includes: obtaining first SOH information that indicates a degree of deterioration of a power storage device of a vehicle based on charge data on the power storage device measured while the vehicle is executing external charge of the power storage device using power supplied externally; obtaining second SOH information that indicates the degree of deterioration of the power storage device based on history data about deterioration of the power storage device recorded in the vehicle when the vehicle is not executing external charge of the power storage device; and determining whether the history data have been tampered with by comparing the first SOH information and the second SOH information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240169419
    Abstract: A leasing method includes obtaining first data representing a history of a current that flows in a power storage mounted on a vehicle, obtaining second data representing a history of an amount of accelerator operation in the vehicle, obtaining third data representing a travel distance or a time period of travel of the vehicle, obtaining an accident risk of the vehicle based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, and obtaining a degree of exhaustion of a consumable including the power storage based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, the consumable being provided to the vehicle by lease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240166084
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit that communicates with a mobile terminal (terminal) of a user; and a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. When the communication unit has not received deterioration information (battery information) on a battery from the mobile terminal for greater than or equal to a cycle (predetermined period), the processor performs control for obtaining the deterioration information through the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240166085
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information about a degree of degradation of a battery (secondary battery); and a processor (control unit) that calculates a lease fee of the battery using the information about the degree of degradation of the battery. The processor performs suppression processing for suppressing an increase of the lease fee, the increase of the lease fee being based on deterioration of a degree of discharging-caused degradation caused by discharging in response to a request for adjusting a power demand/supply state in a power system (PG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240169420
    Abstract: A server includes: a communication unit (acquisition unit) that acquires information of a capacity retention (degree of degradation) of a battery (secondary battery); and a processor (control unit) that calculates a lease fee of the battery using the information of the capacity retention. The processor performs suppression processing for suppressing an increase of the lease fee, the increase of the lease fee being based on deterioration (decrease) of the capacity retention due to an environment in which the electrically powered vehicle is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240170990
    Abstract: A management method for a power storage device includes: when energy management by charging or discharging of a power storage device is requested from an aggregator, determining whether or not requested power for charging or discharging exceeds a predetermined value; when the requested power exceeds the predetermined value, if the aggregator having requested is a registered aggregator, performing charging or discharging of the power storage device in accordance with the request; and when the requested power exceeds the predetermined value, if the aggregator having requested is not the registered aggregator, not performing charging or discharging of the power storage device in accordance with the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Publication number: 20240161553
    Abstract: A management method for managing a power storage device includes: when information indicating that an accident has occurred with regard to a target vehicle including a power storage device, obtaining first owner information indicating an owner of the power storage device from a data management device that manages information about a plurality of vehicles including the target vehicle; specifying the owner of the power storage device using the obtained first owner information; and providing, to a terminal of the specified owner of the power storage device, a notification that informs the occurrence of the accident of the target vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Yuko TERASAWA, Masahiro KAGAMI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Patent number: 11900332
    Abstract: A server includes a management information DB that stores management information indicating whether or not each of a plurality of vehicles falls under a subject vehicle for which battery replacement timing is managed. An information processing apparatus of the server includes an estimator that estimates a degree of deterioration of a secondary battery mounted on the subject vehicle based on history information showing history of use of the secondary battery mounted on the subject vehicle and a notification unit that transmits a battery replacement alarm (a notification signal that gives a notification about battery replacement timing of the subject vehicle) when the estimated degree of deterioration of the secondary battery reaches a prescribed threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamasaki, Juni Yasoshima
  • Publication number: 20230315612
    Abstract: An in-circuit emulator device includes a CPU that executes a program, and outputs or inputs/outputs parameter values that change due to a program being executed, a plurality of trace memories that sequentially store the parameter values outputted by or inputted/outputted to/by the CPU to form a change history of the parameter values, an event detection circuit that detects a specific event that occurs as the CPU executes the program, and an event trace control circuit that stops a storage operation of any one of the plurality of trace memories in response to detection of the specific event by the event detection circuit, and reads and outputs the change history of the parameter value from the one trace memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230314513
    Abstract: An in-circuit emulator device includes a CPU that generates a first address signal by executing a program in synchronization with a first clock signal, a real-time capture circuit that generates a second address signal in synchronization with a second clock signal having a higher frequency than the first clock signal, and a selector circuit that supplies the second address signal to a storage device during a first period of one cycle of the first clock signal, and supplies the first address signal to the storage device during the remaining second period. The storage device reads data from a storage location of an address identified by the second address signal while the second address signal is supplied, and writes data from the CPU to a storage location of an address identified by the first address signal or reads data from said storage location while the first address signal is supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: LAPIS Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi YAMASAKI
  • Publication number: 20230313429
    Abstract: A pressing device includes a first member including an attaching portion attachable to a presser bar and being configured to move in an up-down direction together with the presser bar urged downward; a second member including a contact portion contactable to a pressing portion including at least a portion of the first member or at least a portion of the presser bar and being configured to support a presser foot capable of downwardly pressing a workpiece on a bed, and in a state where the first member is attached to the presser bar and the second member supports the presser foot, move between a first position where the contact portion is in contact with the pressing portion and a second position where the contact portion is spaced from the pressing portion; and a first guide portion configured to guide movement of the second member relative to the first member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki MORI, Hiroshi YAMASAKI
  • Patent number: 11509055
    Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an antenna and is used for storage as an electrical conductive body. The antenna includes a first conductor and a second conductor, one or more third conductors, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line. The first conductor and the second conductor face each other in a first axis. The one or more third conductors are located between the first conductor and the second conductor and extend in the first axis. The fourth conductor is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends in the first axis. The feeding line is connected to any one of the third conductors. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively coupled to each other via the third conductor. The fourth conductor faces a conductor part of the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Sunao Hashimoto, Nobuki Hiramatsu, Jun Kitakado, Hiroshi Uchimura, Shinji Isoyama, Susumu Kashiwase, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Masamichi Yonehara, Yasuhiko Fukuoka, Takanori Ikuta, Toi Kanda