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).
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Publication number: 20230006481Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20230001804Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Daiki YOKOYAMA, Toshiya HASHIMOTO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Takahiro HIRANO, Midori SUGIYAMA, Ryunosuke YAMASHITA
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Publication number: 20220410733Abstract: A power transfer system includes: a compact mobility; a ground unit disposed on a second lane which is a driving lane for the compact mobility, the ground unit being capable of wireless power transfer; and a controller that controls the ground unit. The compact mobility has an amount of electric power that can be stored less than a predetermined amount, and travels at a speed dependent on electric power wirelessly received from the ground unit. When a pedestrian is sensed in the second lane, the controller forces the compact mobility to decelerate by reducing transmission power from the ground unit to the compact mobility, as compared to when the pedestrian is not sensed in the second lane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiro Nakamura, Katsuya Kobayashi, Hiroki Murata, Hiroshi Matsumori, Naohiro Seo, Akihiro Kusumoto
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Publication number: 20220402383Abstract: A vehicle is capable of receiving electric power supplied from a charger and capable of receiving electric power supplied from a charging mat. The charging mat is movable and capable of wireless power transfer. A method for providing a vehicle charging service includes a first step and a second step. The first step is giving, by a server, an instruction for installing the charging mat on a lane at which charging congestion is detected or predicted to occur, the charging congestion being traffic congestion for charging the electric power supplied from the charger. The second step is transmitting the electric power from the charging mat when the vehicle is detected above the charging mat installed on the lane in accordance with the instruction, and transmitting no electric power from the charging mat when the vehicle is not detected above the charging mat.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshihiro Nakamura, Katsuya Kobayashi, Hiroki Murata, Hiroshi Matsumori, Naohiro Seo, Akihiro Kusumoto
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Patent number: 11014134Abstract: Provided is a slitter device capable of quickly supplying metal bands to a cutter stand and cutting same into strips with high speed and accuracy. The metal band slitter device comprises an unwinder that unwinds a metal band wound into a coil, a cutter stand that cuts the unwound metal band into narrow width strips, and a winder that winds the cut metal band into coils. The metal band slitter device is configured to comprise a tension adjustment unit on the winder side between the unwinder and the cutter stand that provides a constant tension to the metal band and a tension separating unit on the cutter stand side that separates the constant tension on the input side and tension on the output side.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Ryo Nishimura, Katsuya Kobayashi, Akihiro Maeta
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Patent number: 10336332Abstract: An electronic control unit permits a shift operation to a neutral position, by which a manual transmission 14 is switched to neutral, during coasting control. Accordingly, shifting to the neutral position can be performed only by the shift operation. Thus, power transmission can be blocked after termination of the coasting control. In addition, the electronic control unit prohibits the shift operation to a particular gear after the transmission is switched to neutral. Thus, overreving or underreving at the termination of the coasting control can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20180272402Abstract: Provided is a slitter device capable of quickly supplying metal bands to a cutter stand and cutting same into strips with high speed and accuracy. The metal band slitter device comprises an unwinder that unwinds a metal band wound into a coil, a cutter stand that cuts the unwound metal band into narrow width strips, and a winder that winds the cut metal band into coils. The metal band slitter device is configured to comprise a tension adjustment unit on the winder side between the unwinder and the cutter stand that provides a constant tension to the metal band and a tension separating unit on the cutter stand side that separates the constant tension on the input side and tension on the output side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Ryo NISHIMURA, Katsuya KOBAYASHI, Akihiro MAETA
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Publication number: 20170217437Abstract: An electronic control unit permits a shift operation to a neutral position, by which a manual transmission 14 is switched to neutral, during coasting control. Accordingly, shifting to the neutral position can be performed only by the shift operation. Thus, power transmission can be blocked after termination of the coasting control. In addition, the electronic control unit prohibits the shift operation to a particular gear after the transmission is switched to neutral. Thus, overreving or underreving at the termination of the coasting control can be suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Katsuya KOBAYASHI
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Patent number: 9624986Abstract: In friction engagement device having forward clutch 5 and clutch operation pack 6 controlling engagement/disengagement operation of the forward clutch 5, the clutch operation pack 6 has hydraulic piston 61, engagement pressure piston chamber 62, snap ring 64, diaphragm spring 65 and ball lock mechanism BL. The diaphragm spring 65 provides biasing engagement force to the forward clutch 5 at a clutch side of the hydraulic piston 61. The ball lock mechanism BL restrains movement, in a disengagement direction, of the hydraulic piston 61 at a position where the forward clutch 5 is in an engagement state by the biasing engagement force by exerting ON pressure on the engagement pressure piston chamber 62, and after restraining the movement of the hydraulic piston 61, maintains the restraint of the disengagement direction movement of the hydraulic piston 61 even when the ON pressure of the engagement pressure piston chamber 62 is drawn.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: JATCO LtdInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9453574Abstract: A transmission controller judges whether or not there was performed a specific shift operation where the mode of a transmission is alternately switched between a D-mode and a R-mode, and when it is judged that the specific shift operation was performed and when a forward clutch is engaged, the forward clutch is brought into an engaged state by supplying a hydraulic pressure lower than a lock pressure, with which a locking mechanism is brought into a locked state, to an ON-pressure piston chamber.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Patent number: 9271109Abstract: Disclosed is a pairing method which pairs electronic devices. Each electronic device includes a communication unit to communicate data and a light receiving unit to detect receiving light amount. The method includes the following. The electronic devices are set to a pairing standby state. Light intensity on the light receiving units is changed under a same light receiving environment. Time series data of receiving light amount detected by the light receiving unit of a second electronic device is transmitted from the second electronic device to a first electronic device. The electronic devices are paired based on time series data of receiving light amount detected by the receiving light units.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsuya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20160008362Abstract: The invention provides a method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an ocular inflammatory disease comprising administering an effective amount of a pyrazolopyrimidine compound represented by formula (I), wherein R1 represents —NR1aR1b (wherein R1a and R1b are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom and the like), and the like, R2 represents the formula (R2?1) [wherein k and m represent each an integer of 0-2, n represents an integer of 0-2, L represents a single bond and the like, R5 represents a halogen and the like, R6 represents aryl and the like, X represents —CR8 (wherein R8 represents a hydrogen atom and the like), and the like, R7 represents a hydrogen atom, and the like, and the like, R3 represents —SO2R13 (wherein R13 represents lower alkoxy and the like), and the like, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom and the like, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Yukiko AONO, Katsuya KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20150276057Abstract: Provided is a clutch device capable of reducing energy loss caused by clutch-engaging pressure. The clutch control device for an automatic transmission is equipped with: a manual valve (57) for outputting a clutch-engaging pressure when the drive position is selected; a clutch (16) capable of clutch engagement by moving a clutch piston (21) using the supply of the clutch-engaging pressure; a clutch-release valve (54) capable of outputting the clutch-release hydraulic pressure by bypassing the manual valve (57); and a locking mechanism (32) for making it possible to mechanically lock the clutch-piston (21) position in a state of reduced clutch-engaging pressure when the clutch is engaged using the supply of clutch-engaging pressure, and also releasing the lock using the clutch-releasing pressure from the clutch-release valve (54).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Tetsushi Katsumata, Masao Miyake
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Publication number: 20150252894Abstract: A control unit performs a engaging control, which supplies an ON pressure to a engaging-side oil chamber to set a lock mechanism to a locked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the engaging-side oil chamber, when a running mode is selected, and performs a releasing control, which supplies an OFF pressure to a release-side oil chamber to set the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and then decreases the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber, when a non-running mode is selected. In the case where the control unit determines to control the friction element in the engaged state to become the released state, the control unit starts supplying the OFF pressure to the release-side oil chamber to cause the unlocked state of the lock mechanism, and starts supplying the hydraulic pressure to the engaging-side oil chamber and reduces the hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20150252892Abstract: A transmission controller performs engagement processing, where a forward clutch is engaged and a lock mechanism is brought into a locked state by supplying an ON-pressure to an ON-pressure piston chamber and where the hydraulic pressure of the ON-pressure piston chamber is lowered, and supplies the ON-pressure to the ON-pressure piston chamber when the forward clutch slips even though the forward clutch has been engaged in the engagement processing, while a vehicle is traveling.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTD.Inventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Publication number: 20150252896Abstract: In an automatic transmission including a friction element having a lock mechanism, to prevent a delay in engagement of the friction element from occurring in a case where travel mode?non-travel mode?travel mode are selected at short time intervals during travel, a control unit or the automatic transmission does not supply an OFF pressure to a disengagement side oil chamber when the non-travel mode is selected by a select switch and a vehicle speed is higher than a stoppage determination vehicle speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Publication number: 20150247569Abstract: A transmission controller judges whether or not there was performed a specific shift operation where the mode of a transmission is alternately switched between a D-mode and a R-mode, and when it is judged that the specific shift operation was performed and when a forward clutch is engaged, the forward clutch is brought into an engaged state by supplying a hydraulic pressure lower than a lock pressure, with which a locking mechanism is brought into a locked state, to an ON-pressure piston chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Publication number: 20150247568Abstract: A control unit for an automatic transmission determines whether or not a lock mechanism is in a locked condition when a non-travel mode is selected by a select switch, and does not supply an OFF pressure to a disengagement side oil chamber when it is determined that the lock mechanism is not in the locked condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Publication number: 20150247570Abstract: An automatic transmission is provided having a friction element in which, when an ON pressure is supplied to a engaging-side oil chamber, a hydraulic piston is moved and engaged, a lock mechanism enters a lock state, while when an OFF pressure is supplied to a release-side oil chamber, the lock mechanism is released, and the hydraulic piston is moved and released, in which the OFF pressure is supplied to the release-side oil chamber again when a mode of the automatic transmission changes from a mode for engaging the friction element to a mode for releasing the friction element, and when the friction element is not released even if the OFF pressure is supplied to the release-side oil chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: September 3, 2015Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi, Kouzi Matsumoto, Tomomasa Ikeda
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Publication number: 20150240937Abstract: A control unit performs a fastening control, which supplies an ON pressure to a fastening-side oil chamber to set a lock mechanism to a locked state and then decreases a hydraulic pressure of the fastening-side oil chamber, when a running mode is selected, and performs a releasing control, which supplies an OFF pressure to a release-side oil chamber to set the lock mechanism to an unlocked state and then decreases a hydraulic pressure of the release-side oil chamber, when a non-running mode is selected. The control unit supplies the OFF pressure to the release-side oil chamber when a stop of operation of the driving force source is notified, and allows stopping the operation of the driving force source when the lock mechanism becomes the unlocked state afterward.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: JATCO LTDInventors: Yusuke Nakano, Katsuya Kobayashi