Patents by Inventor Katsuya Kobayashi

Katsuya Kobayashi 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: 20240120773
    Abstract: A noncontact power supply device provided with one or more coil units and a cover housing the coil units inside of it. The cover is formed by joining a first sheet arranged at one surface sides of front and back surfaces of the coil units and a second sheet arranged at the other surface sides, the first sheet is a sheet covering the one surface sides of the coil units, the second sheet is a sheet having another surface part covering the other surface sides of the coil units and side surface parts covering side surfaces, the side surface parts of the second sheet are made to abut against side surfaces of the coil units by bending boundaries with the other surface part, and outer edge parts of the side surface parts of the second sheet and outer edge parts of the first sheet are joined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki Iwata, Osamu Yamashita, Shinjiro Saigusa, Toshiya Hashimoto, Katsuya Kobayashi, Sungmin Cho
  • Publication number: 20240113560
    Abstract: A noncontact power supply device is comprised of a plurality of coil units each having a coil for transmitting power to an object for receiving power by noncontact. Furthermore, the coil units are joined together by a bonding agent having rubbery elasticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Osamu YAMASHITA, Naoki IWATA, Shinjiro SAIGUSA, Sungmin CHO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240100474
    Abstract: A mixed gas separation method includes a step of supplying a mixed gas to the separation membrane and causing a gas with high permeability in the mixed gas to permeate through the separation membrane. In the step, when ?P is a difference between a gas pressure on the primary side of the separation membrane, i.e., a feed pressure, and a gas pressure on the secondary side of the separation membrane, i.e., a permeate pressure, and A is a Joule-Thomson coefficient, a difference ?T between a gas temperature on the primary side of the separation membrane, i.e., a feed temperature, and a gas temperature on the secondary side of the separation membrane, i.e., a permeate temperature, is made less than 90% of A·?P by setting the Nu number in the mixed gas to be greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ko KOBAYASHI, Katsuya SHIMIZU, Aya MIURA, Kenichi NODA
  • Publication number: 20240097504
    Abstract: A noncontact power supply apparatus includes a coil unit having a coil for transmitting electric power to a power supply target by noncontact and an electromagnetic shield for reducing a leakage magnetic field of the coil. The electromagnetic shield is the laminate body in which the metal plates are laminated. A lubricant having a predetermined viscosity is applied to a contacting surface between the metal plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Yamashita, Naoki Iwata, Shinjiro Saigusa, Sungmin Cho, Katsuya Kobayashi, Toshiya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20240096549
    Abstract: A power transmission coil unit provided with a board having at its back surface a component mounting part to which electronic components are mounted and a coil forming part at which a coil comprised of a conductor pattern is formed, a core arranged so as to abut against a back surface of the board and formed with a hole for housing the electronic components at a position facing the electronic components, and a protective member provided at a further front surface side of the power transmission coil unit than the component mounting part of the board and receiving a load applied to the power transmission coil unit. A space is formed on a back surface side of the facing portion of the protective member positioned at the location facing the component mounting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Yamashita, Naoki Iwata, Shinjiro Saigusa, Sungmin Cho, Katsuya Kobayashi, Toshiya Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20240088718
    Abstract: A power transmitting coil unit includes a board on which a coil comprised of a conductor pattern is formed and to a back surface side of which capacitors are mounted, a core arranged at a back surface side of the board and formed with a hole at a position facing the capacitors, a bottom plate arranged at a back surface side of the core, a space formed defined by a back surface of the board, a front surface of the bottom plate, and an inner circumferential surface of the hole and in which the capacitors are housed, and support member arranged in the space and supporting the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Osamu YAMASHITA, Naoki IWATA, Shinjiro SAIGUSA, Sungmin CHO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Toshiya HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 11901740
    Abstract: A management system is configured to manage a power feed mat that wirelessly feeds power to a movable body. The power feed mat is configured to communicate while it is placed at a prescribed location. This management system includes a monitoring apparatus that monitors communication by the power feed mat and a processing apparatus that performs prescribed processing when the monitoring apparatus senses loss of the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Toshiya Hashimoto, Katsuya Kobayashi, Takahiro Hirano, Midori Sugiyama, Ryunosuke Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20240006921
    Abstract: A power supply mat includes a connecting part to be electrically connected via a cable with a power supply vehicle having an external power supply function, a power transmission coil configured to transmit by noncontact the electric power supplied from the power supply vehicle through the connecting part to an outside power consuming device provided with a power reception coil, and a covering sheet configured to cover the power transmission coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Katsuya KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11831181
    Abstract: A power feed system includes a computer that evaluates benefit obtained when a power feed mat is placed, for each of a plurality of locations within a subject region where the power feed mat can be placed, the power feed mat being configured to wirelessly feed power to a movable body. In a power feed method using such a computer, a display shows a result of evaluation of the benefit for each location within the subject region evaluated by the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Toshiya Hashimoto, Katsuya Kobayashi, Takahiro Hirano, Midori Sugiyama, Ryunosuke Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11722012
    Abstract: A power feed system includes a power feed mat and a computer. The power feed mat includes a plurality of power transmission coils. The power feed mat is configured to feed power to at least one movable body on the power feed mat by using at least one of the plurality of power transmission coils. The computer is configured to determine whether or not to permit power feed to a movable body that requests power feed. In the power feed system, when the computer determines not to permit power feed, the power feed mat does not feed power to the movable body that requests power feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Daiki Yokoyama, Toshiya Hashimoto, Katsuya Kobayashi, Takahiro Hirano, Midori Sugiyama, Ryunosuke Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20230158899
    Abstract: The first charging equipment is configured to charge the electric power storage device via contact charging using a charging cable. The second charging equipment is configured to charge the electric power storage device via non-contact charging. The server includes: a determination section that determines a non-contact charging recommendation degree representing a degree of recommendation of the non-contact charging method to the user, based on a characteristic of the user; and a setting section that sets suggested equipment that is charging equipment to be suggested to the user, of the first charging equipment and the second charging equipment. When the non-contact charging recommendation degree is high, the setting section is more likely to set the second charging equipment as the suggested equipment than when the non-contact charging recommendation degree is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaki ITO, Akihiro KUSUMOTO, Takahiro HIRANO, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA, Daiki TAJIMA, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Toshihiro NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230145205
    Abstract: A management server performs processing including updating map information with change of a placement location of a power feed mat corresponding to a power feed control device being determined as not being required (S204) when the management server determines that it has received power feed information from the power feed control device (YES in S200) and when the management server determines an integrated value of an amount of power feed as being equal to or larger than a threshold value (YES in S202), updating the map information with change of the placement location of the power feed mat corresponding to the power feed control device being determined as being required (S206) when the management server determines the integrated value of the amount of power feed as being smaller than the threshold value (NO in S202), and notifying a terminal (S208).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230055681
    Abstract: A plurality of power feed mats are stored as being distributed at a plurality of storage locations, and each of the plurality of power feed mats is configured to supply electric power to a movable body. A server includes a memory and a processor. Data in which an identification number, a type, and a storage location of each of the plurality of power feed mats are associated with one another is stored in the memory. The processor determines at least one power feed mat to be rented based on the data, in response to an inquiry from a user. The processor determines a storage location to be a source of rental or a storage location to be a return destination such that inventory of a plurality of types of power feed mats is ensured at each of the plurality of storage locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230021709
    Abstract: A management system is configured to manage a power feed mat that wirelessly feeds power to a movable body. The power feed mat is configured to communicate while it is placed at a prescribed location. This management system includes a monitoring apparatus that monitors communication by the power feed mat and a processing apparatus that performs prescribed processing when the monitoring apparatus senses loss of the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230020497
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus accepts an inquiry about rental of a power feed mat that can supply electric power to a movable body. The power feed mat includes a substrate including a power transmission coil and a functional body that performs at least one function of a plurality of functions. The inquiry includes an instruction to designate the at least one function of the plurality of functions. In the information processing apparatus, association information in which function information is associated with identification information of each of a plurality of power feed mats is stored. The function information indicates which of the plurality of functions the power feed mat performs. The information processing apparatus specifies at least one power feed mat among the plurality of power feed mats based on the accepted inquiry and the association information and provides information based on a result of specifying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230011985
    Abstract: A power feed system includes a computer that evaluates benefit obtained when a power feed mat is placed, for each of a plurality of locations within a subject region where the power feed mat can be placed, the power feed mat being configured to wirelessly feed power to a movable body. In a power feed method using such a computer, a display shows a result of evaluation of the benefit for each location within the subject region evaluated by the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230011103
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus accepts an inquiry about rental of a power feed mat that can supply electric power to a movable body. In the information processing apparatus, association information in which category information is associated with identification information of each of a plurality of power feed mats is stored. The category information indicates to which of a plurality of categories set for characteristics at least one characteristic of the power feed mat belongs. The information processing apparatus specifies at least one power feed mat among the plurality of power feed mats based on the accepted inquiry and the association information. The information processing apparatus provides information based on a result of specifying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230006480
    Abstract: A power feed system includes a power feed mat and a computer. The power feed mat includes a plurality of power transmission coils. The power feed mat is configured to feed power to at least one movable body on the power feed mat by using at least one of the plurality of power transmission coils. The computer is configured to determine whether or not to permit power feed to a movable body that requests power feed. In the power feed system, when the computer determines not to permit power feed, the power feed mat does not feed power to the movable body that requests power feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230006481
    Abstract: A power feed system includes a power feed mat. The power feed mat includes a plurality of power transmission coils. The power feed mat is configured to feed power to at least one movable body on the power feed mat by using at least one of the plurality of power transmission coils. The power feed system further includes a computer. When the computer restricts power feed to at least one movable body among a plurality of movable bodies on the power feed mat, the computer selects the at least one movable body power feed to which is to be restricted, based on a priority of each of the plurality of movable bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
  • Publication number: 20230001804
    Abstract: A power feed mat includes a substrate including a power transmission coil capable of transmitting electric power to a power reception coil mounted on a vehicle and a cover sheet that covers the power transmission coil and at least one functional layer that can be provided at at least one of a position above the substrate and a position below the substrate and performs a prescribed function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA