Patents by Inventor Kohichi Tomiyama
Kohichi Tomiyama 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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Patent number: 10146227Abstract: An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes an automatic garage leaving control unit that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving control unit cooperates with a shutter control apparatus to cause a vehicle to automatically leave the garage. The automatic garage leaving control unit acquires vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality around the vehicle when the automatic garage leaving control unit accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open a shutter to the shutter control apparatus when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: FUJITSU TEN LimitedInventors: Shinichi Tanaka, Kohichi Tomiyama, Fumiaki Bando, Yusuke Iguchi, Shuhei Shibata, Hironori Ichioka, Kenta Nose
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Publication number: 20170108873Abstract: An in-vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes an automatic garage leaving control unit that performs automatic garage leaving cooperation control in which the automatic garage leaving control unit cooperates with a shutter control apparatus to cause a vehicle to automatically leave the garage. The automatic garage leaving control unit acquires vehicle surrounding information on presence or absence of abnormality around the vehicle when the automatic garage leaving control unit accepts an automatic garage leaving request signal, transmits an open request signal requesting to open a shutter to the shutter control apparatus when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines based on the vehicle surrounding information that a space around the vehicle is safe, and suspends the automatic garage leaving cooperation control when the automatic garage leaving control unit determines that abnormality is present around the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Shinichi TANAKA, Kohichi TOMIYAMA, Fumiaki BANDO, Yusuke IGUCHI, Shuhei SHIBATA, Hironori ICHIOKA, Kenta NOSE
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Publication number: 20160251014Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus of a vehicle, includes: a first calculating unit that calculates a curve curvature radius of a road where the vehicle travels; a second calculating unit that calculates a transverse direction acceleration in a direction intersecting with a traveling direction of the vehicle; a setting unit that sets an allowable upper limit value of the transverse direction acceleration, according to the curve curvature radius; and a control unit that performs a control to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle. In a case where the transverse direction acceleration is larger than the allowable upper limit value, the control unit performs control such that the vehicle accelerates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Kohichi TOMIYAMA, Tomohito INOUE
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Publication number: 20160236685Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for performing control such that a vehicle follows a preceding vehicle, includes: a calculating unit that calculates a target time for an inter-vehicle distance deviation which is obtained by subtracting a target inter-vehicle distance from a measurement value of the inter-vehicle distance between the vehicle and the preceding vehicle to be substantially 0; a correction unit that calculates a correction deceleration larger than a target deceleration in a case where the inter-vehicle distance deviation provides a deviation corresponding to a position of the vehicle closer to the preceding vehicle than a position where the inter-vehicle distance deviation is substantially 0; and a control unit that controls a deceleration of the vehicle at a deceleration jerk according to a magnitude of the correction deceleration such that, when the target time comes, the inter-vehicle distance deviation is substantially 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Tomohito INOUE, Kohichi TOMIYAMA
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Patent number: 8854210Abstract: An eco drive support apparatus which reports the eco degree of the driving operation of a vehicle by displaying a state relative to a judgment threshold which varies corresponding to the drive state of the vehicle. The apparatus has a power train ECU which computes the judgment threshold and an eco drive state amount expressing a ratio to the judgment threshold on the basis of the drive state of the vehicle and a meter ECU which indicates the eco drive state amount on the basis of information transmitted from the power train ECU. The power train ECU transmits the eco drive state amount to the meter ECU.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Fujitsu Ten Limited, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Masatoshi Watanabe, Kan Saito
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Patent number: 8249767Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor. The apparatus includes a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle, and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine has been started up and configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed on a boundary of the engine startup threshold value or displayed at a position where the quantity of eco-drive is worse than the engine startup threshold value when the engine has been started up.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu Ten LimitedInventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
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Patent number: 8207838Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus that displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor, includes: a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle; and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine is started up.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu Ten LimitedInventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
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Publication number: 20100259374Abstract: An eco drive support apparatus which reports the eco degree of the driving operation of a vehicle by displaying a state relative to a judgment threshold which varies corresponding to the drive state of the vehicle. The apparatus has a power train ECU which computes the judgment threshold and an eco drive state amount expressing a ratio to the judgment threshold on the basis of the drive state of the vehicle and a meter ECU which indicates the eco drive state amount on the basis of information transmitted from the power train ECU. The power train ECU transmits the eco drive state amount to the meter ECU.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Fujitsu Ten LimitedInventors: Tomohiro Matsuo, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Masatoshi Watanabe, Kan Saito
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Publication number: 20100097202Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus that displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor, includes: a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle; and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine is started up.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
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Publication number: 20100030414Abstract: An eco-drive assist apparatus displays a quantity of eco-drive that indicates a degree of ecology and/or economy in driving in a hybrid vehicle equipped with an engine and a motor. The apparatus includes a first part configured to calculate the quantity of eco-drive on the basis of a vehicle power generated in the vehicle, and a second part configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed in a graphic manner as a relative quantity to an eco-drive judgment threshold value that indicates whether the vehicle is in an eco-drive state and as a relative quantity to an engine startup threshold value that indicates whether the engine has been started up and configured to cause the quantity of eco-drive to be displayed on a boundary of the engine startup threshold value or displayed at a position where the quantity of eco-drive is worse than the engine startup threshold value when the engine has been started up.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITEDInventors: Masatoshi Watanabe, Masato Ishio, Kohichi Tomiyama, Tomohiro Matsuo, Kan Saito
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Patent number: 5215845Abstract: An electrostatic image supporting member which supports an electrostatic image and a toner carrying member for conveying a magnetic toner are disposed in a development section with a specified gap therebetween. The toner carrying member has a base whose surface has an average surface roughness (Ra) of 1.0 to 3.0 .mu.m. A resin coating containing electrically conductive fine particles is formed on the base surface at a density of 4 to 12 g per 1 m.sup.2. The outer layer of the coating has an Ra from 0.8 to 3.0 .mu.m. The toner carrying member carries an electrically insulating magnetic toner containing at least a binder resin and a magnetic component, and satisfying the conditions of a volumetric average particle size of 4.5 to 8 .mu.m, a BET specific surface area of 1.8 to 3.5 m.sup.2 /g, a charge amount of -20 to -35 .mu.c/g, a loose-state apparent density of 0.40 to 0.52 g/cm.sup.3, and a true specific gravity of 1.45 to 1.8.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1991Date of Patent: June 1, 1993Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Yusa, Kohichi Tomiyama, Masayoshi Kato, Tsutomu Kukimoto, Kiyoko Tsuchiya