Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Yoshimoto

Hiroshi Yoshimoto 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: 20200412883
    Abstract: A storage device stores, for each of one or more function expansion applications, the hardware component necessary for operation of the function expansion application. A control circuit is configured to detect that there is a failure in any of the plurality of hardware components, determine whether or not there is the function expansion application that needs, for operation thereof, the hardware component from which a failure has been detected, and perform control so that an operation mode is switched to a first degeneracy mode in which the detected hardware component is not used where there is no function expansion application that needs the detected hardware component, and the other hardware components are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi IMAI, Hiroshi NAKAMURA, Aya KAMAKURA, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10773706
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a tire friction circle calculator that calculates the size of a tire friction circle of each wheel on the basis of vehicle information including a tire vertical load, a resultant force calculator that calculates the magnitude of a resultant force of tire lateral and longitudinal forces for each wheel, a tire-friction-force usage rate calculator that calculates a tire-friction-force usage rate of each wheel that is the ratio of the magnitude of the resultant force to the size of the tire friction circle, and a driving-braking force adjustment controller that adjusts driving force or braking force applied to each wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Nozu, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Shuuji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20200285717
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an input module configured to input an export instruction and an electronic apparatus identifier, the export instruction instructing to export an application, the electronic apparatus identifier corresponding to one different electronic apparatus; a controller module configured to generate an activation key on a basis of the electronic apparatus identifier where the export instruction is input, the activation key being for activating the application only in the one different electronic apparatus, control to output a package file including the application and the activation key, and inactivate the application after a certain replacement transition time period passes, the certain replacement transition time period starting from an output time point of the package file; and an output module configured to output the package file controlled by the controller module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: HIROSHI NAKAMURA, SATOSHI IMAI, AYA KAMAKURA, HIROSHI YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200285434
    Abstract: An apparatus setup system includes: a first electronic apparatus; and a second electronic apparatus, the first electronic apparatus including a first controller module configured to generate a package file where an export instruction is input, the export instruction instructing to export an application, the package file at least including the application identifier and an electronic apparatus identifier of one different electronic apparatus, the second electronic apparatus including a second controller module configured to where the package file is input, check the electronic apparatus identifier included in the input package file against the electronic apparatus identifier stored in the second storage device, and where it is determined that the electronic apparatus identifier included in the input package file matches the electronic apparatus identifier stored in the second storage device, activate the application identified by the application identifier included in the package file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: HIROSHI NAKAMURA, SATOSHI IMAI, AYA KAMAKURA, HIROSHI YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200195787
    Abstract: A Multifunctional Peripheral (MFP) includes a display unit that displays information and a printer that prints an image on a recording medium, and when data printable by the printer exists in a specific location, a preview combination home screen including a preview of an image based on the data is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20200195795
    Abstract: A Multifunction Peripheral (MFP) includes a plurality of applications, standard application information and extension application information that includes a function executed when an application among the plurality of applications is executed, and corresponding function information indicating the function corresponding to the state of the MFP, and does not include in a preview combination home screen an icon corresponding to an application shown in the standard application information and the extension application information which indicate that a function other than the function associated with the current state of the MFP in the corresponding function information is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20190381989
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a tire friction circle calculator that calculates the size of a tire friction circle of each wheel on the basis of vehicle information including a tire vertical load, a resultant force calculator that calculates the magnitude of a resultant force of tire lateral and longitudinal forces for each wheel, a tire-friction-force usage rate calculator that calculates a tire-friction-force usage rate of each wheel that is the ratio of the magnitude of the resultant force to the size of the tire friction circle, and a driving-braking force adjustment controller that adjusts driving force or braking force applied to each wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro NOZU, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Shuuji Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190291061
    Abstract: [Problem] A preparation of forming bubbles of carbon dioxide gas which is put into a micro-bubble generator is realized, unlike a conventional tablet, as a tablet which can retain an ability to neutralize and remove completely chlorine contained in tap water from start of dissolution of the tablet inside the micro-bubble generator to the completion of dissolution thereof, thereby providing a method for producing micro-bubbles of carbon dioxide gas by using the tablet and a device thereof. [Solution] There is provided a method for producing carbon dioxide gas/micro-bubbles mixed water in which a carbonated bathing agent is a tablet which is 7 mm or more both in tablet diameter and tablet thickness, 15 kg or more in tablet hardness, 10 wt % or less in tablet friability and from 5.5 to 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Shigeharu Koboshi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20180334269
    Abstract: A thermal emission structure capable of exhibiting heat release characteristics reverse to those of a Phase-change material used therein includes a first conductor layer, a dielectric layer on the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer on the dielectric layer and having a periodic geometry, at least one of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer comprises a Phase-change material having an electrical conduction property that varies between a high-temperature phase and a low-temperature phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Toshio Watari, Kota Ito, Hideo Iizuka
  • Patent number: 10062343
    Abstract: A control circuit (600) performs a first process in which it is controlled so that power is supplied to a liquid crystal panel (AA) from a power generation circuit (700), and a second process in which it is controlled so that the liquid crystal panel (AA) is driven based on an internal vertical synchronizing signal (Vs2) of which a frequency is higher than that of an external vertical synchronizing signal (Vs1), and a video center voltage (Dref) is applied to each pixel electrode (6) of the liquid crystal panel (AA), and performs a control so that the liquid crystal panel (AA) is driven based on the external vertical synchronizing signal (Vs1), after repeatedly performing the second process with respect to a plurality of the internal vertical synchronizing signals (Vs2), when a display control signal which instructs displaying of an image on the liquid crystal panel (AA) is supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 10009601
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9918075
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9854228
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 9753322
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a first base substrate, a bump protruded from the first base substrate and an electrode having a shield electrode part and a common electrode part. The shield electrode part covers the bump. The second substrate includes a second base substrate and a spacer protruded toward the bump of the first substrate. A combined structure of the spacer and the bump supports the first and second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Sakae Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20170180718
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Tadashi YAMADA, Keiji FUKUHARA
  • Publication number: 20170180715
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Tadashi YAMADA, Keiji FUKUHARA
  • Patent number: 9588410
    Abstract: A projector which includes a light source, liquid crystal light valves, a dimming mechanism, an illumination optical system, a control circuit which determines an input light amount which is caused to be input to the liquid crystal light valve on the basis of an input image signal, outputs an output image signal which is decompressed according to the input light amount, and generates a first control signal which designates a first dimming rate of a high pressure mercury lamp and a second control signal which designates a second dimming rate of the dimming mechanism based on the input light amount, an illumination driving circuit which drives the light source on the basis of the first control signal, and a douser driving circuit which drives the douser on the basis of the second control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada
  • Patent number: 9588365
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line on the substrate, and insulated from and crossing each other; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; an interlayer insulating layer on the thin film transistor; a coating member on the interlayer insulating layer, the coating member elongated to overlap the data line; a common electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, the common electrode overlapping the coating member; a planarization layer covering the common electrode; and a pixel electrode on the planarization layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sakae Tanaka, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 9591294
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
  • Publication number: 20170019662
    Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirosada HORIGUCHI, Hiroshi YOSHIMOTO, Tadashi YAMADA, Keiji FUKUHARA