Patents by Inventor Kensaku Shibata

Kensaku Shibata 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).

  • Patent number: 11693095
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure includes: a sensor body that detects peripheral information in relation to a vehicle; and a housing that is formed in a box shape, covers the sensor body from an outer side, and is attached to an outer panel of the vehicle, wherein fastening portions extend from wall surfaces of the housing at one end side and another end side in a direction along the outer panel, and the fastening portions are fastened to the outer panel by fastening members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kataoka, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kensaku Shibata
  • Publication number: 20230196213
    Abstract: The seat management device includes a receiving unit for receiving a request regarding the characteristics of the seats of the mobile body in which the passengers can ride on each other, and a seat assigning unit for assigning a seat to the passengers for each region in the room of the mobile body on the basis of the request, to assign the passengers in which the request is common to the same region. The request is transmitted from a passenger terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo MURAKAMI, Shinnosuke SHIMOKAWA, Junichi MORI, Sokfan YEE, Kensaku SHIBATA, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230165533
    Abstract: A health management device includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a weight of an occupant detected by a detector provided in a seat of a vehicle that transports the occupant or a value detectable using the weight as a characteristic value associated with a physical body of the occupant; and a display information generating unit configured to generate display information which is displayed on a display device which is visible to an occupant when the occupant sits on the seat based on the characteristic value, the display information varying according to a difference between the characteristic value detected at the timing at which the occupant sits on the seat and the characteristic value of the occupant detected in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo MURAKAMI, Shinnosuke SHIMOKAWA, Junichi MORI, Sokfan YEE, Kensaku SHIBATA, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230166723
    Abstract: A physical function inspection device includes a target person selection unit that selects a target person for physical function inspection from passengers of a vehicle, a behavior detection unit that detects the behavior of the target person when the vehicle is traveling, and an evaluation unit that evaluates the physical function of the target person based on the behavior of the target person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo MURAKAMI, Shinnosuke SHIMOKAWA, Junichi MORI, Sokfan YEE, Kensaku SHIBATA, Yuta MANIWA
  • Publication number: 20230141894
    Abstract: A control unit of a server includes: a delivery request receiving unit configured to receive a delivery request for a parcel from a terminal of a delivery requester that requests a delivery of the parcel; a movable body selection unit configured to select a movable body that delivers the parcel, based on an address of a receiver of the parcel and operation information about a plurality of movable bodies that is periodically operated for each route, the address of the receiver being included in the delivery request; and a carry-in instruction sending unit configured to send a carry-in instruction to the terminal, the carry-in instruction being an instruction to carry the parcel in the selected movable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo MURAKAMI, Shinnosuke SHIMOKAWA, Junichi MORI, Sokfan YEE, Kensaku SHIBATA, Yuta MANIWA
  • Patent number: 11472489
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a vehicle-use detection sensor comprises a fender panel 10, an inner panel 18 placed on a vehicle inward side with respect to the panel 10, a detection sensor 14 placed in a space between the panels 10 and 18, and a bracket 20 placed in the above-mentioned space, holding the sensor 14, and fixed to the panel 10. The bracket 20 comprises a first wall part 22 including a surface 22a fixed to the panel 10, a second wall part 24 placed on the vehicle inward side with respect to the wall part 22 and including a surface 24b opposing the panel 18, and a connection part 26 connecting the wall parts 22 and 24. The wall part 24 comprises recessed parts 40, 42 on vehicle front and rear sides thereof, respectively, each of which being recessed from the surface 24b toward a vehicle outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kensaku Shibata
  • Publication number: 20220318837
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives authentication information for authenticating a passenger in a vehicle, an authentication unit that authenticates a passenger based on the authentication information, an assessment unit that assesses whether the authenticated passenger is standing up, a measuring unit that measures a period of time during which it is assessed that the authenticated passenger is standing up as a period of time during which the passenger is actually standing up, a calculation unit that calculates points or digital currency used in a reward program such that the authenticated passenger who stands up for a longer period of time gets more points or a higher amount of digital currency, and a transmission unit that transmits the calculated points or digital currency to a storage unit. The storage unit is configured to store the points or the digital currency in association with the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kensaku Shibata, Ryo Murakami, Shinnosuke Shimokawa, Junichi Mori, Sokfan Yee, Yuta Maniwa
  • Patent number: 11305712
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure for a vehicle includes: a fender panel; a cowl side panel provided at a lateral side of a cowl and disposed at an inner side, in a vehicle transverse direction, of the fender panel; a peripheral information detection sensor disposed at an inner side of the rear portion of the fender panel and at an outer side of the cowl side panel, the peripheral information detection sensor having a detection portion facing toward an outer side; and a mounting bracket having a vertical wall to which the peripheral information detection sensor is fixed, the mounting bracket being fixed to a vehicle body side member and being disposed between the peripheral information detection sensor and the cowl side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kataoka, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kensaku Shibata
  • Patent number: 11267418
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure for a vehicle includes: a fender panel; a cowl side panel provided at a lateral side of a cowl and disposed at an inner side, in a vehicle transverse direction, of the fender panel; a peripheral information detection sensor disposed at an inner side of the rear portion of the fender panel and at an outer side of the cowl side panel, the peripheral information detection sensor having a detection portion facing toward an outer side; and a mounting bracket having a vertical wall to which the peripheral information detection sensor is fixed, the mounting bracket being fixed to a vehicle body side member and being disposed between the peripheral information detection sensor and the cowl side panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kataoka, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kensaku Shibata
  • Publication number: 20210229754
    Abstract: A mounting structure of a vehicle-use detection sensor comprises a fender panel 10, an inner panel 18 placed on a vehicle inward side with respect to the panel 10, a detection sensor 14 placed in a space between the panels 10 and 18, and a bracket 20 placed in the above-mentioned space, holding the sensor 14, and fixed to the panel 10. The bracket 20 comprises a first wall part 22 including a surface 22a fixed to the panel 10, a second wall part 24 placed on the vehicle inward side with respect to the wall part 22 and including a surface 24b opposing the panel 18, and a connection part 26 connecting the wall parts 22 and 24. The wall part 24 comprises recessed parts 40, 42 on vehicle front and rear sides thereof, respectively, each of which being recessed from the surface 24b toward a vehicle outward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Kensaku SHIBATA
  • Publication number: 20200156576
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure for a vehicle includes: a fender panel; a cowl side panel provided at a lateral side of a cowl and disposed at an inner side, in a vehicle transverse direction, of the fender panel; a peripheral information detection sensor disposed at an inner side of the rear portion of the fender panel and at an outer side of the cowl side panel, the peripheral information detection sensor having a detection portion facing toward an outer side; and a mounting bracket having a vertical wall to which the peripheral information detection sensor is fixed, the mounting bracket being fixed to a vehicle body side member and being disposed between the peripheral information detection sensor and the cowl side panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Kataoka, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kensaku Shibata
  • Publication number: 20200158828
    Abstract: A sensor mounting structure includes: a sensor body that detects peripheral information in relation to a vehicle; and a housing that is formed in a box shape, covers the sensor body from an outer side, and is attached to an outer panel of the vehicle, wherein fastening portions extend from wall surfaces of the housing at one end side and another end side in a direction along the outer panel, and the fastening portions are fastened to the outer panel by fastening members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yusuke KATAOKA, Ryo Iwamatsu, Kensaku Shibata