Patents by Inventor Kenichi Yamada

Kenichi Yamada 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: 20250074737
    Abstract: Provided is a sheet processing apparatus including: a sheet processing section that performs sheet processing on a conveyed sheet along a width direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the conveyed sheet; and a hardware processor that sets a sheet processing position from a leading end or a trailing end in the conveyance direction and that reverses the set sheet processing position in the conveyance direction of the sheet according to a direction of a face of the conveyed sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Toshiyuki TOKUNO, Kenichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20250018951
    Abstract: The vehicle comprises a vehicle platform configured to be capable of receiving commands related to autonomous driving from the autonomous driving kit. The autonomous driving kit is configured to transmit a wake command to the vehicle platform requesting transition of the power mode of the vehicle platform to the wake mode. The vehicle platform transitions to the wake mode by the wake command only when the shift lever indicates parking and the vehicle speed is 0 km/h.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki OGURI, Go TANAKA, Kenichi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20250010889
    Abstract: The vehicle control program is executed in a VCIB connected between DS and VP that performs autonomous driving in accordance with a command from DS. VCIB includes a memory in which a program including a predetermined API defined for each signal is stored, and a processor that controls VP in response to an instruction from DS by executing the program. VCIB has a manual/automatic mode. VP can accept a manual driving operation in the manual mode, and can accept a command from DS in the automated mode. The vehicle control program causes the processor to execute a step of executing a process for starting the limp-home travel by ICM that differs from VCIB on the condition that communication between DS and VCIB is impossible, and a step of switching from the automated mode to the manual mode on the condition that the limp-home travel by ICM is started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki OGURI, Kenichi YAMADA, Hirohito IDE
  • Publication number: 20240424855
    Abstract: The vehicle comprises a vehicle platform for controlling the vehicle and a ADK for transmitting commands for autonomous driving to the vehicle platform. A base vehicle of a vehicle platform includes a radiator device and a body ECU (first control device). The radiator device includes a radiator fan and is configured to cool ADK. The body ECU is configured to control the radiator fan according to a command from ADK.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki OGURI, Kenichi YAMADA, Mitsuhiro MIURA
  • Publication number: 20240375662
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is a vehicle control device that is connected between an automated driving system and a vehicle platform that performs automated driving according to commands from the automated driving system, and includes: a memory that stores a program and a memory that executes the program; and a processor that interfaces between the autonomous driving system and the vehicle platform. When the processor receives a manual startup command in the unknown state, it transitions to the pure manual state, and when it receives a startup command from the automated driving system in the unknown state, it transitions to the pre-standby state, and in the pre-standby state, it transitions to standby mode. When the transition conditions are met, the system transitions to standby mode, and when the driver's driving intention is detected in the pre-standby state, the system transitions to pure manual state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki Oguri, Kenichi Yamada, Hirohito Ide
  • Publication number: 20240351617
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a vehicle platform configured to execute a plurality of predetermined functions of the vehicle; an autonomous driving kit that is configured to issue an instruction for autonomous driving and is attachable to and detachable from the vehicle platform; and a vehicle control interface box configured to communicate with the autonomous driving kit and issue a control instruction to the vehicle platform based on an instruction from the autonomous driving kit. A vehicle mode state indicating a state of the vehicle platform includes a manual mode under control of a driver of the vehicle, an autonomous driving mode under control of the autonomous driving kit, and a standby mode in which an operation on the vehicle platform by the driver is prohibited. The vehicle mode state is shifted to the standby mode when the vehicle platform is activated based on a control instruction from the autonomous driving kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki Oguri, Kenichi Yamada
  • Publication number: 20240338029
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle according to commands from the automated driving system. The autonomous driving system is configured to send to the vehicle platform commands for autonomous driving, which is autonomous driving of the vehicle alone, and commands for remote driving, which is automatic driving based on signals from outside the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to be operable in an automatic mode, in which the vehicle platform is under control of an autonomous driving system, and in a manual mode, in which the vehicle is under control of a driver. When the vehicle is not in remote operation, switching to remote operation is allowed in manual mode and prohibited in automatic mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Haruki OGURI, Kenichi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20240326844
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle and an autonomous driving kit that transmits commands for autonomous driving to the vehicle platform. The vehicle platform includes an accelerator pedal, a first emergency stop system that stops the vehicle in the event of an abnormality in the autonomous driving kit, and a second emergency stop system that stops the vehicle in the event of an emergency situation for the driver. The autonomous driving kit requires the vehicle platform to inhibit acceleration of the vehicle with the accelerator pedal while the second emergency stop system is activated. The vehicle platform prohibits acceleration of the vehicle using the accelerator pedal while the first emergency stop system is activated, regardless of whether or not there is a request from the autonomous driving kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Haruki Oguri, Kenichi Yamada, Go Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240239224
    Abstract: A charge management device includes a communication unit that communicates with a terminal device of an operator who delivers a charger for charging a vehicle of a user to a location desired by the user and collects the charger, and a control unit that transmits a collection instruction that instructs collection of the charger to the terminal device via the communication unit based on charging information that indicates a state of charge to the vehicle from the charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, Kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240239222
    Abstract: The method is a method executed by a control device used to provide a charging service for transporting a power supply facility used for charging a vehicle to a user-specified location, the method comprising: acquiring specified location information about the specified location; and determining whether to transport the power supply equipment based on the area of the designated location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki Kashiwakura, Akane Umezu, Kayo Tsumoto, Yuta Shishime, Satoshi Komamine, Kenji Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20240239228
    Abstract: The determination device includes a storage unit, a communication unit, and a control unit. The storage unit can store a plurality of pieces of charging result information including a set of charging place information indicating a charging place included in a request received in the past and charging possibility information indicating whether or not the vehicle has been charged at the charging place. The communication unit can communicate with a user terminal carried by the user, and can receive a request from the user. The control unit retrieves the charging result information based on the charging place information of the vehicle included in the request, acquires the charging possibility information related to the charging place, and determines a possibility of charging at the charging place based on the acquired charging possibility information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240208350
    Abstract: The charging device of the present disclosure is a charging device capable of autonomous movement for charging a vehicle. The charging device includes a control unit and a moving mechanism. The control unit acquires peripheral information that is information about the surroundings of the vehicle, and determines the arrangement of the charging device with respect to the vehicle being charged based on the peripheral information. The drive mechanism moves the charging device so as to have the above-described arrangement during charging under the control of the control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, Kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240208345
    Abstract: The information transmission device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit receives position information indicating the current position of the power supply vehicle from at least one of the power supply vehicle and the general vehicle when the power supply vehicle moves to the position of the general vehicle and charges the general vehicle. The control unit generates display information based on the received position information, and causes the communication unit to transmit the display information to one or more information terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki Kashiwakura, Akane Umezu, Kayo Tsumoto, Yuta Shishime, Satoshi Komamine, Kenji Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20240198963
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a camera mounted on the vehicle and configured to capture an image of the inside of the vehicle, a detection unit configured to detect unlocking of the vehicle by a predetermined worker, and a control unit configured to cause the camera to start capturing an image of a predetermined range when the worker detects that the vehicle has been unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki Kashiwakura, Akane Umezu, Kayo Tsumoto, Yuta Shishime, Satoshi Komamine, Kenji Ishiyama
  • Publication number: 20240198905
    Abstract: A control method executed by a computer configured to be able to communicate with a vehicle includes: storing a work item included in a charging operation to the vehicle and a work time of the work item in association with each other; and outputting an alert when an end notification of the work item is not received from the vehicle before the work time
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki KASHIWAKURA, Akane UMEZU, Kayo TSUMOTO, Yuta SHISHIME, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Kenji ISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240199052
    Abstract: The determination device includes an acquisition unit and a control unit. The acquisition unit acquires sensor information output by a sensor that detects an obstacle around the vehicle to be charged. The control unit identifies an obstacle located around the vehicle based on the sensor information, and determines whether or not the vehicle can be charged by the power supply vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi YAMADA, Toshiki Kashiwakura, Akane Umezu, Kayo Tsumoto, Yuta Shishime, Satoshi Komamine, Kenji Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 11972611
    Abstract: A controller is provided that is configured to perform: obtaining information about a condition for an image that is provided to a user, and that corresponds to a preference of the user; specifying at least one predetermined position at which an image satisfying the condition can be taken; and generating a command for a moving object to move to the predetermined position and to take an image, and transmitting the command to the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Komamine, Yurika Tanaka, Kenichi Yamada, Ryuichi Kamaga, Ai Miyata, Yu Nagata, Shintaro Matsutani
  • Patent number: 11953091
    Abstract: A power transmission device includes an input shaft, an output shaft, a differential device, a continuously variable transmission unit, and a control device. The differential device includes a first rotation element connected to the input shaft, a second rotation element connected to the output shaft, and a third rotation element. The continuously variable transmission unit includes a conversion unit configured to convert rotational power of the third rotation element into an other power, and a reconversion unit configured to reconvert the converted other power into the rotational power and supply the reconverted rotational power to the output shaft. The control device includes a continuously variable transmission control unit configured to generate a control signal of the continuously variable transmission unit such that the other power generated by the conversion unit exceeds the other power input to the reconversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Shogo Miyazaki, Shinya Kawakita, Kenichi Yamada
  • Patent number: 11952749
    Abstract: A control device for a power machine includes a target circuit pressure specifying unit configured to specify a target circuit pressure of the hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, a measurement value acquisition unit configured to acquire an actual circuit pressure of the hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, a brake torque determination unit configured to determine a brake torque based on the target circuit pressure and the actual circuit pressure, and a pump control unit configured to control the hydraulic pump based on the brake torque. The brake torque is a torque consumed by the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Yamada, Shogo Miyazaki, Akira Takeno, Shota Yamawaki
  • Publication number: 20240078483
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller that acquires information about an article to be loaded onto a vehicle, acquires a characteristic of a person who can affect the article based on the information, and executes a concurrent riding determination to determine existence of concurrent riding on the vehicle by the article and a user having the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro MIURA, Kenichi YAMADA, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Fumiyuki KAGARA, Go TANAKA, Hiroyuki NISHIZAWA