Patents by Inventor Kazuya Tamura

Kazuya Tamura 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: 20240110293
    Abstract: An ammonia manufacturing apparatus of an embodiment includes: an electrochemical reaction cell including: a first reaction tank in which a reduction electrode is arranged and gaseous nitrogen is supplied; a second reaction tank in which an oxidation electrode is arranged and an electrolytic solution containing water or water vapor is supplied; and a diaphragm provided between the first reaction tank and the second reaction tank. In the ammonia manufacturing apparatus of the embodiment, the reduction electrode includes a reduction catalyst that reduces nitrogen to produce ammonia, a porous carbon material that supports the reduction catalyst, and an organic polymer material that binds the porous carbon material. The porous carbon material has pores with a BET average pore size of 1 nm or more and 15 nm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Jun TAMURA, Ryota KITAGAWA, Koji MIZUGUCHI, Yoshitsune SUGANO, Yoshiaki NISHIBAYASHI, Kazuya ARASHIBA
  • Publication number: 20240079722
    Abstract: A method of producing an all-solid-state battery comprises preparing a second slurry which is a solid electrolyte slurry, and applying the second slurry to a foundation layer using a die head to form a solid electrolyte layer. A pressure P of the second slurry and a viscosity ? of the second slurry inside the die head at a predetermined shear rate satisfy a relationship of P/4?<4. The foundation layer has a porosity within a range of 30% to 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya OTSU, Akio Kaneyama, Takaaki Tamura
  • Patent number: 11913144
    Abstract: A loom includes a pair of support shafts each provided to each of a pair of side frames and configured to rock, a rocking shaft connected to both the support shafts and bridged between the support shafts, a bearing structure comprising a bearing configured to rotatably support the rocking shaft, and a support body having an attaching surface, which is a surface to which the bearing structure is attached, and provided to extend in a weaving width direction. The support body has a position adjusting surface parallel to the attaching surface on at least one of both ends in a length direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TSUDAKOMA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichi Myogi, Daigo Yamagishi, Koichi Tamura, Kazuya Yama
  • Publication number: 20230311948
    Abstract: A method for enriching a map representation of a traffic infrastructure. The method includes: receiving map data of a map representation of a traffic infrastructure, the map representation including pieces of information of a multitude of roadways negotiable by vehicles, the map representation encompassing pieces of information regarding at least one roadway including a transition area; receiving trajectory data of a multitude of first driving trajectories and a multitude of second driving trajectories of a multitude of vehicles; ascertaining a first number of the first driving trajectories and a second number of the second driving trajectories, and comparing the first number to the second number; and marking the first route as a preferred route in the map representation if the first number is greater than the second number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Schmitt, Jesus Rodriguez, Kazuya Tamura, Ming Gao, Oliver Roeth, Keisuke Namura
  • Publication number: 20230305482
    Abstract: A device with a cover includes a cover that is provided at an apparatus body, an opening and closing cover that is provided at the apparatus body to be adjacent to the cover in a state where a gap with the cover is provided, that is opened and closed by rotating around a shaft portion arranged on an inside with respect to a portion of the opening and closing cover on a cover side, and that is adjacent to the cover on a shaft portion side, and an overhanging portion that is formed at an end portion of the opening and closing cover on the cover side and in which an end portion on the inside overhangs from an end portion on an outside to the cover side in a range of a rotation trajectory having a largest radius formed at the end portion on the cover side with the shaft portion as a rotation center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Toyohide SAKAMOTO, Takahiro IIZUKA, Kazuya TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230238492
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device including a light-emitting element, and a light-reflective covering member that covers the light-emitting element. The light-reflective covering member includes a light-reflective material having a plate shape, silica, and an alkali metal. The light-reflective material has a mean particle size of a range of 0.6 ?m to 43 ?m, and the light-reflective material has an average aspect ratio of 10 or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi KUSUSE, Kazuya TAMURA
  • Patent number: 11693426
    Abstract: A vehicle conveyance control apparatus for controlling a plurality of conveyance devices, includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. Each of the plurality of conveyance devices is configured to lift each tire of a vehicle to convey the vehicle from a predetermined area of a parking lot to a parking space. The processor is configured to perform: acquiring vehicle information including tire position information of each tire of the vehicle detected in the predetermined area; selecting conveyance devices to convey the vehicle from among the plurality of conveyance devices different in conveyance capacity for lifting each tire of the vehicle to convey the vehicle based on the tire position information of the vehicle acquired in the acquiring; and instructing the conveyance devices selected in the selecting to convey the vehicle from the predetermined area to the parking space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuya Tamura
  • Publication number: 20230194287
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining following distances as a function of position by a control device. Measurement data of at least one trajectory along at least one route, having a multiplicity of measurement points including position data and distance data from vehicles that are ahead, are received, A group of test points along the route is distributed at pre-defined distances from one another. At each test point, an intersection line that is oriented transversely in relation to a course of the route is generated, Pairs of points corresponding to the intersection lines are ascertained from the multiplicity of measurement points. Based on the distance data, at least one following distance is allocated to the pairs of points corresponding to at least one intersection line. A control device, a computer program, and a machine-readable storage medium are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Schmitt, Jesus Rodriguez, Kazuya Tamura, Ming Gao, Oliver Roeth, Keisuke Namura
  • Publication number: 20230100081
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light reflecting member that reflects light emitted from the light emitting element. The light reflecting member comprises plate-shaped light reflective particles, silica, and an alkali metal. An average particle size of the light reflective particles is 0.6 ?m to 43 ?m, and an average aspect ratio of the light reflective particles is 10 or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taekshi KUSUSE, Kazuya TAMURA, Daisuke KISHIKAWA, Takuya YAMANOI, Takaaki TADA, Kenji OZEKI
  • Patent number: 11227981
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: a substrate preparation step for preparing a substrate having a first region on which a plurality of light emitting devices are formed, and a second region surrounding the first region; a reinforcing member forming step for forming a reinforcing member by applying a resin material on the second region and hardening the resin material; a mounting step for mounting a plurality of light emitting elements on the first region; a light-transmissive member placing step for forming a plurality of light-transmissive members respectively on the light emitting elements; a sealing member forming step for sealing the plurality of light emitting elements and the plurality of light-transmissive members using a sealing member; and a cutting step for cutting the substrate and the sealing member and separating into individual light emitting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sato, Kazuya Tamura
  • Patent number: 11043621
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a first reflecting member containing reflecting particles, and covering the upper surface of a base while exposing a light extraction surface of the light emitting element; a first cover member having a lower concentration of reflecting particles than the first reflecting member and covering the first reflecting member and a portion of lateral surfaces of the light emitting element while exposing the light extraction surface of the light emitting element; a second cover member covering a portion of the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element; a second reflecting member surrounding the second cover member in a top view and contacting the second cover member and the first reflecting member; the second reflecting member having a narrow-width portion being in contact with the first reflecting member and a wide-width portion located above the narrow-width portion in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Aihara, Kenji Ozeki, Atsushi Kojima, Chinami Nakai, Kazuya Tamura
  • Publication number: 20210132629
    Abstract: A vehicle conveyance control apparatus for controlling a plurality of conveyance devices, includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. Each of the plurality of conveyance devices is configured to lift each tire of a vehicle to convey the vehicle from a predetermined area of a parking lot to a parking space. The processor is configured to perform: acquiring vehicle information including tire position information of each tire of the vehicle detected in the predetermined area; selecting conveyance devices to convey the vehicle from among the plurality of conveyance devices different in conveyance capacity for lifting each tire of the vehicle to convey the vehicle based on the tire position information of the vehicle acquired in the acquiring; and instructing the conveyance devices selected in the selecting to convey the vehicle from the predetermined area to the parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya Tamura
  • Patent number: 10960842
    Abstract: A curtain airbag device with which the position of a tether that pulls an end chamber during inflation and deployment thereof can be stabilized, thereby stabilizing the deployment behavior of the end chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: Takayuki Shimizu, Mitsuo Nogami, Kazuya Tamura
  • Publication number: 20210084212
    Abstract: A camera includes a first light distribution member for distributing infrared light irradiated from an infrared light irradiation unit over to a front seat area in a vehicle, a second light distribution member for distributing the infrared light irradiated from the infrared light irradiated unit to a rear seat area in the vehicle and an imaging unit for imaging of an inside of the vehicle irradiated by the infrared light distributed by the first light distribution member and the infrared light distributed by the second light distribution member. The first light distribution member and the second light distribution member are configured so that an average value of illuminance of the infrared light in the front seat area and an average value of the illuminance of the infrared light in the rear seat area are substantially equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Kazuya TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200059583
    Abstract: A camera module which captures images of a subject includes a heat source, a case in which the heat source is hermitically sealed, a heat conducting plate which is received inside the case and which is in thermal contact with the heat source, a heat conducting bracket, provided outside the case, for mounting the camera module to a mounted body, and a heat transfer member which transfers heat between the heat conducting plate and the heat conducting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200013936
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a first reflecting member containing reflecting particles, and covering the upper surface of a base while exposing a light extraction surface of the light emitting element; a first cover member having a lower concentration of reflecting particles than the first reflecting member and covering the first reflecting member and a portion of lateral surfaces of the light emitting element while exposing the light extraction surface of the light emitting element; a second cover member covering a portion of the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element; a second reflecting member surrounding the second cover member in a top view and contacting the second cover member and the first reflecting member; the second reflecting member having a narrow-width portion being in contact with the first reflecting member and a wide-width portion located above the narrow-width portion in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato AIHARA, Kenji OZEKI, Atsushi KOJIMA, Chinami NAKAI, Kazuya TAMURA
  • Publication number: 20190280170
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a light emitting device includes: a substrate preparation step for preparing a substrate having a first region on which a plurality of light emitting devices are formed, and a second region surrounding the first region; a reinforcing member forming step for forming a reinforcing member by applying a resin material on the second region and hardening the resin material; a mounting step for mounting a plurality of light emitting elements on the first region; a light-transmissive member placing step for forming a plurality of light-transmissive members respectively on the light emitting elements; a sealing member forming step for sealing the plurality of light emitting elements and the plurality of light-transmissive members using a sealing member; and a cutting step for cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshiki SATO, Kazuya TAMURA
  • Patent number: 10302443
    Abstract: The same navigation information and facility information are directly distributed to both a vehicle-mounted navigation device and a portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Nakahara, Shigeomi Kubota, Kazuya Tamura, Hiroshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190126879
    Abstract: A curtain airbag device with which the position of a tether that pulls an end chamber during inflation and deployment thereof can be stabilized, thereby stabilizing the deployment behavior of the end chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: TAKAYUKI SHIMIZU, MITSUO NOGAMI, KAZUYA TAMURA
  • Patent number: 10147708
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a package including a recess which includes a bottom surface having a substantially circular shape with a circular center, and light emitting elements provided on the bottom surface. Each of the light emitting elements has a substantially regular hexagonal shape. The light emitting elements include a first light emitting element, second light emitting elements provided to surround the first light emitting element, and a light reflective resin disposed between the first light emitting element and the second light emitting elements. The first light emitting element has an element center of the substantially regular hexagonal shape and is disposed on the bottom surface so that the element center substantially coincides with the circular center. Each side of the substantially regular hexagonal shape of the first light emitting element opposes one side of each of the substantially regular hexagonal shapes of the second light emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Tamura