Patents by Inventor Kazuki Matsumoto

Kazuki Matsumoto 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: 20200374705
    Abstract: An information processing device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a communication environment map generation unit configured to, based on information representing a communication environment of 5G at a predetermined point acquired by a plurality of vehicles passing through the predetermined point and vehicle information relating to the communication environment of 5G at the predetermined point, determine a communication environment of 5G in a vehicle at the predetermined point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki MATSUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10838353
    Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member configured to carry developer, and a developer supply member configured to supply the developer to the developer carrying member, the developer supply member including a shaft, first and second driving members disposed at a first end and a second end of the shaft, respectively, and a toner supply unit disposed between the first end and the second end of the shaft, wherein the first driving member receives a driving force for rotating the developer supply member, and the second driving member outputs the driving force, and wherein the second driving member is mounted to the shaft without play in a rotational direction of the developer supply member with respect to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuki Matsumoto, Tsukasa Abe, Kazutaka Sueshige
  • Publication number: 20200348623
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200348622
    Abstract: A developing apparatus includes a developer carrying member configured to carry developer, and a developer supply member configured to supply the developer to the developer carrying member, the developer supply member including a shaft, first and second driving members disposed at a first end and a second end of the shaft, respectively, and a toner supply unit disposed between the first end and the second end of the shaft, wherein the first driving member receives a driving force for rotating the developer supply member, and the second driving member outputs the driving force, and wherein the second driving member is mounted to the shaft without play in a rotational direction of the developer supply member with respect to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuki Matsumoto, Tsukasa Abe, Kazutaka Sueshige
  • Patent number: 10747172
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200260507
    Abstract: An in-vehicle communication system can communicate with a public communication network through the use of communication modules, and can use, as the communication modules, an in-vehicle communication module that is mounted in a vehicle and an outside communication module other than the in-vehicle communication module. The in-vehicle communication system is equipped with a communication state confirmation unit that transmits data to the public communication network and receives data from the public communication network through the use of the outside communication module, and that confirms a communication state between the outside communication module and the public communication network, and a module selection unit that selects the communication module to be used, from between the in-vehicle communication module and the outside communication module, based on the communication state confirmed by the communication state confirmation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kazuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200246826
    Abstract: A piston includes: a base body; a sealing ring provided at an outer peripheral surface of the base body and configured to slidingly contact an inner peripheral surface of a container; a pressing body provided at one side of the base body in a non-hermetical state with respect to the container, the one side being close to a fluid; and a supporting member supporting the pressing body in a state where the pressing body is separated from the base body. The base body includes an air discharge hole through which an inside and outside of the container communicate with each other, the inside and outside of the container being sealed by the sealing ring. The pressing body can approach and separate from the base body between a first position at which the pressing body opens the air discharge hole and a second position at which the pressing body closes the air discharge hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kotaro MORIYASU, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Norifumi YOSHIMOTO, Mitsuru IKUTA, Koji ODA, Hirokadu HATA
  • Publication number: 20200241469
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10656593
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10635046
    Abstract: A cartridge that can be inserted in an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus by moving along an axial direction of an image bearing member includes the image bearing member, a frame configured to support the image bearing member, a storage member configured to store therein information on the cartridge, and include an electrical contact, and a first pressed section and a second pressed portion configured to be pressed by the apparatus main body. The electrical contact is disposed between the first pressed section and the second pressed section, and is configured to be in contact with the main body contact on a lower side in a state where the cartridge is attached to the apparatus main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroki Shimizu, Osamu Anan, Kazuki Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20200127888
    Abstract: A movable object according to one aspect of the disclosure is a movable object including a drive unit and a communication device, and includes: a determination section that determines failure of a base station via the communication device; a movement control section that drives the drive unit to cause movement of the movable object to a specified relay location on a route connecting a first location included in a first cell of a first base station and a second location included in a second cell of a second base station; and a relay processing section that relays a signal at the specified relay location, the signal being exchanged between a wireless communication terminal located in the first cell and the second base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200122607
    Abstract: A transport movable body for transporting an occupant includes: a seat in which the occupant is to be seated; a reception portion configured to receive road condition information generated by a precedent vehicle; and an adjustment portion configured to adjust a setting of the seat based on the road condition information received by the reception portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200117216
    Abstract: An information processing device includes a registering unit, an obtaining unit, a predicting unit, a determining unit, and a vehicle relocating unit. The registering unit registers information on a destination where a predetermined event is held. The obtaining unit obtains current location information of vehicles movable around or within the destination. The predicting unit predicts, for each specific area, demand for the vehicles that are needed when the predetermined event is held at the destination. The determining unit determines, for each specific area, a difference between the number of available vehicles out of the vehicles of which current location information has been obtained by the obtaining unit and the number of vehicles predicted by the predicting unit. When the difference determined for each specific area by the determining unit is larger than a predetermined threshold, the vehicle relocating unit relocates the vehicles so as to reduce the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200116490
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a receiver configured to receive an emergency signal indicating occurrence of a disaster; an acquisition unit configured to acquire traveling data from a predetermined small size vehicle in a case where the emergency signal is received; and a generation unit configured to generate map information indicating passable route passable for a person based on the traveling data, the passable route including a route including a place other than an existing road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200116512
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a registration unit that receives registration of personal information including at least one of an age, an address, a family structure, and a physical feature of a user, a priority management unit that, based on the registered personal information, stores a specific user set with priority for a person to be rescued at the time of disaster occurrence, a disaster information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding occurrence of a disaster in a predetermined area, a positional information acquisition unit that acquires current positional information of an autonomous driving vehicle, a traveling route decision unit that, when the disaster information acquisition unit acquires the information of the disaster, decides a traveling route to a position of the specific user, and an output unit that outputs a signal for executing an autonomous driving mode based on information indicating the traveling route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200114934
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a receiving part configured to receive an emergency signal, an alert control part configured to determine a speech speed of an emergency alert based on current position information of the vehicle and map information of surroundings of the vehicle when the emergency signal is received by the receiving part, and an output part configured to output the emergency alert using the speech speed determined by the alert control part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200115048
    Abstract: A complex system includes an unmanned flying object, a vehicle in which the unmanned flying object is mountable and including a power supply device, a travel controller configured to transmit a travel instruction signal including a command to travel in a state where the unmanned flying object is mounted in the vehicle to the vehicle when flying of the unmanned flying object is disabled and traveling of the vehicle is enabled, and a flying controller configured to transmit a flying instruction signal including a command to fly away from the vehicle to the unmanned flying object when flying of the unmanned flying object is enabled and traveling of the vehicle is disabled. The vehicle travels in a state where the unmanned flying object is mounted in the vehicle based on the travel instruction signal, and the unmanned flying object flies away from the vehicle based on the flying instruction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200120376
    Abstract: An entertainment system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of mobile units each of which has an output device for outputting a video and/or a sound of content, an arrangement control unit configured to control an arrangement of the plurality of mobile unit, and an output control unit configured to control the video and/or the sound of the content, which is output from each of the plurality of mobile units, based on the arrangement of the plurality of mobile units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200117209
    Abstract: A small size vehicle includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of a space ahead of the small size vehicle, a receiver configured to receive an emergency signal, an acquisition unit configured to acquire pre-set evacuation route information in a case where the emergency signal is received, and a determination unit configured to determine whether an evacuation route indicated by the evacuation route information is passable for a person or not based on the image captured by the imaging unit, when the small size vehicle travels along the evacuation route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO
  • Publication number: 20200116507
    Abstract: A moving body, which a person boards, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire current position information of the moving body, and a recommended path calculation unit configured to calculate a path that is a recommended path toward a predetermined destination and passes through an interior of at least one building, based on the current position information and the predetermined destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tae SUGIMURA, Hirotaka KARUBE, Kazuki MATSUMOTO, Makoto MORI, Jun KONDO