Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Yokota

Hiroyuki Yokota 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: 10266055
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted equipment operating device includes a display and a touch sensor, which are provided in a ring-shaped area of a steering wheel, and when detecting a driver's motion on a detection target range which is defined with reference to a holding position at which the steering wheel is being held by the driver, in accordance with information detected by the touch sensor, a vehicle-mounted equipment operating device generates a video in which an operation screen for vehicle-mounted equipment is arranged in a display area of the display which is defined with reference to the position of the motion, and displays the video on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasuaki Takimoto
  • Patent number: 10185482
    Abstract: In the case where entertainment information is acquired as information to be displayed on an instrument panel display 1 when an object indicating driving information is displayed on the instrument panel display 1, an object indicating the entertainment information is moved from the outside of a screen of the instrument panel display 1 to the inside of the screen, and the object indicating the driving information and the object indicating the entertainment information are displayed such that all or part of the object indicating the entertainment information passes behind the object indicating the driving information during the movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Mori, Takehisa Mizuguchi, Yoshiaki Watanabe, Yasuaki Takimoto, Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Publication number: 20190009676
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted equipment operating device includes a display and a touch sensor, which are provided in a ring-shaped area of a steering wheel, and when detecting a driver's motion on a detection target range which is defined with reference to a holding position at which the steering wheel is being held by the driver, in accordance with information detected by the touch sensor, a vehicle-mounted equipment operating device generates a video in which an operation screen for vehicle-mounted equipment is arranged in a display area of the display which is defined with reference to the position of the motion, and displays the video on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YOKOTA, Yasuaki TAKIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9686754
    Abstract: An onboard wireless communication apparatus 10 includes an in-vehicle informing processor that transmits information that enables a wireless set 20 to recognize that it is located inside a vehicle 100 to the wireless set 20 which is about to carry out wireless communication with a first wireless communication apparatus 11a serving as a communication partner, and which controls, when the wireless set 20 recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle 100, its transmit power in a manner preventing an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus 11b that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus 11a, wireless communication inside the vehicle 100 by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus 11a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Fukuhara, Takeshi Mitsui, Yoshihiro Nakai, Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Publication number: 20170019480
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile device including a position information manager that stores, as the parking position, the position where a vehicle is keyed off, a voice recognition processor that is enabled and performs voice recognition of the user's utterance when the mobile device and vehicle-mounted equipment fall within an enabled distance range with respect to each other, and the communication controller that transmits a remote operation request on which voice recognition is performed by the enabled voice recognition processor to the vehicle-mounted equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki YOKOTA, Yoshihiro NAKAI
  • Publication number: 20160266767
    Abstract: When three warnings (a brake abnormality, a charging abnormality and an oil pressure reduction) occur in a vehicle, a brake abnormality icon, a charging abnormality icon and an oil pressure reduction icon are displayed in an icon displaying region of a display. On the other hand, brake abnormality warning information, charging abnormality warning information and oil pressure reduction warning information are displayed, in an information displaying region, in a switching manner every fixed time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takehisa MIZUGUCHI, Yoshihiko MORI, Yoshiaki WATANABE, Hiroyuki YOKOTA, Takeshi MITSUI, Tsutomu MATSUBARA, Masato HIRAI, Masami AIKAWA, Masahiro KOSAKADA, Masakazu OKUDA
  • Publication number: 20160224222
    Abstract: In the case where entertainment information is acquired as information to be displayed on an instrument panel display 1 when an object indicating driving information is displayed on the instrument panel display 1, an object indicating the entertainment information is moved from the outside of a screen of the instrument panel display 1 to the inside of the screen, and the object indicating the driving information and the object indicating the entertainment information are displayed such that all or part of the object indicating the entertainment information passes behind the object indicating the driving information during the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko MORI, Takehisa MIZUGUCHI, Yoshiaki WATANABE, Yasuaki TAKIMOTO, Hiroyuki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20150208364
    Abstract: An onboard wireless communication apparatus 10 includes an in-vehicle informing processor that transmits information that enables a wireless set 20 to recognize that it is located inside a vehicle 100 to the wireless set 20 which is about to carry out wireless communication with a first wireless communication apparatus 11a serving as a communication partner, and which controls, when the wireless set 20 recognizes that it is located inside the vehicle 100, its transmit power in a manner preventing an excessive receiving power level of a second communication apparatus 11b that is carrying out, besides the first wireless communication apparatus 11a, wireless communication inside the vehicle 100 by a wireless communication technique using the same frequency band as the first wireless communication apparatus 11a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Fukuhara, Takeshi Mitsui, Yoshihiro Nakai, Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Publication number: 20150106832
    Abstract: An authenticated mobile terminal 3a holds device information showing a mobile terminal 3b which is permitted to play back a content, and, when the mobile terminal 3b makes a request for playback of a content on the basis of restricted authentication information for permitting a playback of the content on a predetermined condition, the restricted authentication information being provided from the mobile terminal 3a to the permitted mobile terminal 3b, and the mobile terminal 3b is determined by using the device information held, the content provided by a media server 2 is played back on the predetermined condition in response to the request from the mobile terminal 3b.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Yoshihiro Nakai
  • Patent number: 8526173
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display device includes: an image display unit 6; wiring boards 8, 9 mounting a control circuit for controlling the image display unit 6; a magnesium alloy case 7 of which front recess receives the image display unit 6, and of which rear recess receives the wiring boards 8, 9; and a shield member 10 attached to the magnesium alloy case 7 for covering the rear recess. The magnesium alloy case 7 is thermally coupled to the image display unit 6 and works as a heat radiating device. The magnesium alloy case 7 is electrically coupled to the shield member 10 and works as an electromagnetic shield device together with the shield member 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Takahiro Ohsawa, Junichi Konagai
  • Patent number: 8225656
    Abstract: An electrical device that is free from trouble in opening/closing of the cover even if the housing is distorted. The electric device includes: a case (3) having a substantially box shape and an opened end surface (3a); a cover (5) including a lid surface (5a) for covering the end surface of the case, a hinge (4) arranged between the case and the cover, for opening/closing the case and the cover; and an engagement section (12) for holding a closed state of the case and the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kato, Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 8106785
    Abstract: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 8089366
    Abstract: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 8077018
    Abstract: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 8003331
    Abstract: A method for identifying a target protein of a compound having a pharmacological action by detecting a tertiary structural change of a target protein by binding a compound having a pharmacological action to a target protein with the use of a molecular chaperone protein having a characteristic of binding to a protein by recognizing a tertiary structural change of the protein is disclosed. Further, a method for screening a therapeutic agent for diabetes using a target protein of biguanide which is a therapeutic agent for diabetes and was found by the identification method, a screening tool which can be used in the screening method and a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes containing a substance obtained by the screening method are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Endoh, Hiroyuki Yokota, Masahiko Hayakawa, Shinji Soga
  • Publication number: 20110192479
    Abstract: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Hiroyuki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20110193712
    Abstract: To enable an air velocity of sampling air to be precisely measured, a smoke detector (S) includes: a smoke detection part (22) connected to a sampling pipe (11); a fan (12) that sucks sampling air (SA) into the sampling pipe; and an air velocity sensor (15) that measures an air velocity of the sampling air within the sampling pipe. The air velocity sensor (15) is disposed at a primary side of the fan (12), and a straightening vane (25) is disposed between the air velocity sensor (15) and a suction port (12a) of the fan (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Hiroyuki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20110188192
    Abstract: An on-vehicle display device includes: an image display unit 6; wiring boards 8, 9 mounting a control circuit for controlling the image display unit 6; a magnesium alloy case 7 of which front recess receives the image display unit 6, and of which rear recess receives the wiring boards 8, 9; and a shield member 10 attached to the magnesium alloy case 7 for covering the rear recess. The magnesium alloy case 7 is thermally coupled to the image display unit 6 and works as a heat radiating device. The magnesium alloy case 7 is electrically coupled to the shield member 10 and works as an electromagnetic shield device together with the shield member 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Takahiro Ohsawa, Junichi Konagai
  • Patent number: 7808393
    Abstract: In order to enable supply of a sampling air to a smoke detection portion at a stable flow velocity, the present invention provides a smoke detector including: a black box (21) including a smoke detection portion (25) having an inflow port and an outflow port; a sampling pipe (30) laid in a monitor space; a gas flow pipe (P) connected to the sampling pipe and which houses a fan (3) therein; a flow path branching portion (33) provided to the gas flow pipe on a secondary side of the fan and connected to the inflow port of the smoke detection portion; and a flow path merging portion (32) which is provided to the gas flow pipe on the secondary side of the fan and connected to the outflow port of the smoke detection portion, and at which a pressure of a fluid flowing through the gas flow pipe is lower than a fluid flowing through the gas flow pipe at the flow path branching portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Nohmi Bosai Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yokota
  • Patent number: 7755601
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a display unit for a vehicle. The display unit has an attractive and three dimensional appearance and is manufactured with low cost. A display unit for a vehicle includes a display screen having display areas displaying a plurality of informations about conditions of the vehicle, a first controller for controlling images displayed on the display screen, and a display partition member disposed on a part of the display areas and having an opening, wherein the first controller controls the display screen to display an image of a display design of a dial on a first display area surrounded by the opening of the display partition member and to rotate the image of the display design based on a prescribed display change specifier signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yokota, Satoshi Saotome, Takeshi Matsumura