Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Tanabe
Hiroyuki Tanabe 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: 20250065957Abstract: Provided is a vehicle that allows the feet of an occupant to be flat. A vehicle V includes: a seat S on which an occupant is seated; a rail 20 for sliding the seat; a first floor FS1 in which a plurality of protrusion portions 10 protruding upward are formed; and a second floor FS2 provided above the first floor FS1, in which the rail 20 is disposed below the second floor FL2 and across the plurality of protrusion portions 10 of the first floor FL1, and the seat S is disposed above the second floor FL2 and is slidably connected to the rail 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Jinichi TANABE, Hiroyuki KAKU, Hirohisa ABE, Kensuke MIZOI, Hiroshi BABA, Yu ISHII, Shoichi TAKAHASHI, Munetaka KOWA, Hayato SHIMAZAKI
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Patent number: 12214703Abstract: A conveyance seat capable of suppressing wrinkles or saggings from occurring on a surface of a seat main body is provided. A conveyance seat includes a seat back and a movable body which is attached inside the seat back, is disposed at an outer position in relation to a center portion of the seat back, and is operated so that a side portion of the seat back protrudes toward a seated occupant side (seat front side). The movable body is disposed on a back surface of a cushion material in the side portion. An end portion (rear end portion) on the side opposite to the seated occupant side of the movable body is disposed on the seated occupant side (seat front side) in relation to a seating surface of the center portion of the seat back.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Yamaguchi, Masahito Tashiro, Katsuya Kawata, Kazuya Miyawaki, Heehyeok Park, Kenta Kikuchi, Naoto Yamauchi, Naoya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Kaku, Hiroshi Baba, Jinichi Tanabe
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Publication number: 20240387990Abstract: A phased array antenna module includes an analog circuit portion that adjusts at least one of an intensity and a phase of a signal transmitted or received by each of a plurality of antenna elements, a digital control portion that controls the analog circuit portion, a strobe mechanism portion that is provided between the analog circuit portion and the digital control portion, latches a control signal output from the digital control portion when a strobe latch signal is input, and outputs the control signal to the analog circuit portion, a state determination portion that determines whether or not the control signal is in a fixed state, and a timing adjustment portion that outputs the strobe latch signal to the strobe mechanism portion when a ready signal is output from the state determination portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Fujikura Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Ken Sakuma
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Publication number: 20230173610Abstract: A laser irradiation apparatus includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam to an object that is being conveyed to allow the object to be irradiated with the laser beam; a rotation detector configured to detect rotation of the object to obtain information on the rotation of the object; and circuitry configured to control laser irradiation onto the object based on the information on the rotation of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Kazunori Watanabe, Keiichi Serizawa
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Patent number: 11663539Abstract: A vehicle ride-sharing assist system includes a terminal including a user interface and a terminal processing unit; an action information managing server; and a ride-sharing managing server configured to create an operation schedule based on a desired ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of a departure place, a departure time, an arrival place, and an arrival time of each user, transmitted from the terminal processing unit. The ride-sharing managing server is configured to set a recommended ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of the departure place, the departure time, the arrival place, and the arrival time suitable for each user, based on the action information and transmit the recommended ride-sharing condition to the terminal processing unit. The terminal processing unit is configured to cause the user interface to display the recommended ride-sharing condition on receiving the recommended ride-sharing condition from the ride-sharing managing server.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Yuji Saito, Toru Kimura, Kuniaki Matsushima
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Publication number: 20230150066Abstract: A laser processing apparatus includes: a light emitter to emit laser light; a light scanner configured to scan a workpiece in a scanning direction with the laser light emitted from the light emitter, to process the workpiece; and a conveyor to convey the workpiece to a scanning area scanned by the light scanner in a conveying direction orthogonal to the scanning direction, a longitudinal direction of the scanning area is in the scanning direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Kazunori WATANABE, Hiroyuki TANABE
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Patent number: 11593719Abstract: A ride-share support system includes a getting-on/getting-off point information acquiring unit configured to acquire first getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a first ride-share applicant and second getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a second ride-share applicant, a getting-on/getting-off point distance calculating unit configured to calculate a distance between getting-on/getting-off points which is a distance between the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the first ride-share applicant and the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the second ride-share applicant, and a ride-share matching unit configured to determine ride-sharers of a vehicle by matching a plurality of ride-share applicants while excluding combination of the first ride-share applicant and the second ride-share applicant in a case where the distance between getting-on/getting-off points is equal to or lessType: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Takuma Mori
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Patent number: 11537956Abstract: A ride-share support system includes a getting-on/getting-off point information acquiring unit configured to acquire first getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a first ride-share applicant and second getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a second ride-share applicant, a getting-on/getting-off point distance calculating unit configured to calculate a distance between getting-on/getting-off points which is a distance between the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the first ride-share applicant and the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the second ride-share applicant, and a ride-share matching unit configured to determine ride-sharers of a vehicle by matching a plurality of ride-share applicants while excluding combination of the first ride-share applicant and the second ride-share applicant in a case where the distance between getting-on/getting-off points is equal to or lessType: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Takuma Mori
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Patent number: 11313362Abstract: A tubephragm pump includes a tubephragm that has a pump head portion that forms a pump chamber, a driving head that holds the tubephragm and expands and contracts the pump chamber by directly pressing and pulling the pump head portion in a direction intersecting with a transfer direction of a transfer fluid, a driving unit that drives the driving head back and forth in a driving direction to expand and contract the pump chamber, and a control unit that controls the driving unit. The tubephragm is in a flat shape with a cross-sectional shape intersecting with the transfer direction of the transfer fluid of the pump chamber having a length in a direction intersecting with the driving direction longer than a length in the driving direction. A pair of liquid contacting surfaces opposing in the driving direction of the pump chamber move while maintaining a parallel state.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: IWAKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeyoshi Matsuo, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Motohiro Tanaka
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Patent number: 11091850Abstract: A method for producing a wired circuit board including a stainless steel supporting layer having a stainless steel terminal includes a first step of preparing the stainless steel supporting layer having a passive film formed on the surface thereof and a second step of forming a first gold plating layer on the surface of the stainless steel terminal. In the second step, the stainless steel supporting layer is immersed in a first gold plating solution containing a weak acid and a gold compound without containing a strong acid, and electricity is supplied to the stainless steel supporting layer so that the passive film is removed and the first gold plating layer is formed on the surface of the stainless steel terminal.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuu Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20210248540Abstract: A vehicle ride-sharing assist system includes a terminal including a user interface and a terminal processing unit; an action information managing server; and a ride-sharing managing server configured to create an operation schedule based on a desired ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of a departure place, a departure time, an arrival place, and an arrival time of each user, transmitted from the terminal processing unit. The ride-sharing managing server is configured to set a recommended ride-sharing condition, which includes at least one of the departure place, the departure time, the arrival place, and the arrival time suitable for each user, based on the action information and transmit the recommended ride-sharing condition to the terminal processing unit. The terminal processing unit is configured to cause the user interface to display the recommended ride-sharing condition on receiving the recommended ride-sharing condition from the ride-sharing managing server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki TANABE, Yuji SAITO, Toru KIMURA, Kuniaki MATSUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20210207073Abstract: A multi-layer culture vessel observation system, a cart device, and a multi-layer culture vessel observation device that enable an operator to easily observe objects to be observed in a multi-layer culture vessel are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Shikoku Instrumentation CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Yasutomi Kawata, Kazuhiro Ono, Shoji Matsuoka
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Publication number: 20210201215Abstract: A ride-share support system includes a getting-on/getting-off point information acquiring unit configured to acquire first getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a first ride-share applicant and second getting-on/getting-off point information including a getting-on point or a getting-off point of a second ride-share applicant, a getting-on/getting-off point distance calculating unit configured to calculate a distance between getting-on/getting-off points which is a distance between the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the first ride-share applicant and the getting-on point or the getting-off point of the second ride-share applicant, and a ride-share matching unit configured to determine ride-sharers of a vehicle by matching a plurality of ride-share applicants while excluding combination of the first ride-share applicant and the second ride-share applicant in a case where the distance between getting-on/getting-off points is equal to or lessType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2020Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Takuma Mori
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Patent number: 11042029Abstract: A display device includes a light source unit, a light deflector configured to deflect light from the light source unit, an optical element array configured to be two-dimensionally scanned in a main-scanning direction and in a sub-scanning direction with light via the light deflector 15, the optical element array having a plurality of optical elements, and a light projecting unit configured to project light received via the optical element array. In the display device, each of a beam spot diameter in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array and an arrangement pitch of the optical elements in the sub-scanning direction on the optical element array is equal to or greater than a scanning line pitch on the optical element array.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Tanabe, Yumiko Kishi, Makoto Inamoto
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Patent number: 11026334Abstract: A method for producing a wired circuit board including an insulating layer and a conductive pattern, including (1), providing the insulating layer having an inclination face; (2), providing a metal thin film at least on the surface of the insulating layer; (3), providing a photoresist on the surface of the metal thin film; (4), disposing a photomask so that a first portion, where the conductive pattern is provided in the photoresist, is shielded from light, and the photoresist is exposed to light through the photomask; (5), removing the first portion to expose the metal thin film corresponding to the first portion; and (6), providing the conductive pattern on the surface of the metal thin film exposed from the photoresist. The inclination face has a second portion that allows the light reflected at the metal thin film to reach the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuu Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Tanabe, Yoshito Fujimura
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Patent number: 10950152Abstract: A HUD device comprising a display device for scanning with light emitted by a light source (e.g., an LD) an optical element array (e.g., a micro lens array) including multiple optical elements (e.g., micro lenses) to form an image and for projecting the light that has formed the image. The display device includes a control unit 8060 that is capable of changing output power of the light In this case, it is possible to provide a display device that is capable of adjusting luminance of an image while controlling against luminance unevenness of the image from occurring.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Inamoto, Yoshinori Hayashi, Hiroyuki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20200380900Abstract: A HUD device comprising a display device for scanning with light emitted by a light source (e.g., an LD) an optical element array (e.g., a micro lens array) including multiple optical elements (e.g., micro lenses) to form an image and for projecting the light that has formed the image. The display device includes a control unit 8060 that is capable of changing output power of the light In this case, it is possible to provide a display device that is capable of adjusting luminance of an image while controlling against luminance unevenness of the image from occurring.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto INAMOTO, Yoshinori HAYASHI, Hiroyuki TANABE
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Patent number: 10808329Abstract: The wired circuit board includes a metal supporting board, an insulating layer and a conductor layer disposed at one side in the thickness direction of the metal supporting board, a gold plate layer disposed at the other side in the thickness direction of the metal supporting board, and an adherence layer disposed between the metal supporting board and the gold plate layer. The material of the metal supporting board is a corrosion resistant alloy. In the adherence layer, gold and the metal contained in the corrosion resistant alloy are mixedly present.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATIONInventors: Yuu Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Tanabe
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Publication number: 20200310114Abstract: A display device is provided with an optical element including a plurality of microlenses arranged in an array, through which light diverges, and a scanner configured to scan the optical element two-dimensionally using light emitted from a light source. A longer axis direction of a visually-recognizable area, where a virtual image formed by diverging light that diverges as passing through the plurality of microlenses can visually be recognized as a prescribed image, matches a longer axis direction of the plurality of microlenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Hiroyuki TANABE
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Publication number: 20200277947Abstract: A tubephragm pump includes a tubephragm that has a pump head portion that forms a pump chamber, a driving head that holds the tubephragm and expands and contracts the pump chamber by directly pressing and pulling the pump head portion in a direction intersecting with a transfer direction of a transfer fluid, a driving unit that drives the driving head back and forth in a driving direction to expand and contract the pump chamber, and a control unit that controls the driving unit. The tubephragm is in a flat shape with a cross-sectional shape intersecting with the transfer direction of the transfer fluid of the pump chamber having a length in a direction intersecting with the driving direction longer than a length in the driving direction. A pair of liquid contacting surfaces opposing in the driving direction of the pump chamber move while maintaining a parallel state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: IWAKI CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigeyoshi MATSUO, Hiroyuki TANABE, Motohiro TANAKA