Patents by Inventor Koichi Itoh
Koichi Itoh 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: 11299195Abstract: A vehicle steering system, including: a steering actuator including an electric motor, a steering rod configured to steer a wheel by a steering amount, and a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a rotating motion of a motor rotation shaft into a motion of the steering rod; first and second motor rotation angle sensors configured to detect a motor rotation angle; a steering amount sensor configured to detect a motion amount of the steering rod as the steering amount; and a controller configured to execute a steering amount control and to perform detection-value inappropriateness determination in which it is determined that any one or two of a detection value of the first motor rotation angle sensor, a detection value of the second motor rotation angle sensor, and a detection value of the steering amount sensor are inappropriate based on comparison among the detection values.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 11214303Abstract: A vehicle of a steer-by-wire type includes: a turning device that turns a wheel by actuating a turning motor; and a reaction torque generation device that applies a reaction torque to a steering wheel by actuating a reaction motor. A control device for the vehicle is configured to control turning of the wheel by controlling the turning motor and to control the reaction torque by controlling the reaction motor, according to rotation of the steering wheel. When a power output limiting condition is satisfied, the control device executes not only power output limiting processing that limits a power output of the turning motor but also reaction torque increasing processing. In the reaction torque increasing processing, the control device controls the reaction torque to make the steering wheel harder to rotate as compared with a case where the power output limiting processing is not executed.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji Shibata, Koichi Itoh, Takafumi Sato
-
Publication number: 20200164916Abstract: A vehicle of a steer-by-wire type includes: a turning device that turns a wheel by actuating a turning motor; and a reaction torque generation device that applies a reaction torque to a steering wheel by actuating a reaction motor. A control device for the vehicle is configured to control turning of the wheel by controlling the turning motor and to control the reaction torque by controlling the reaction motor, according to rotation of the steering wheel. When a power output limiting condition is satisfied, the control device executes not only power output limiting processing that limits a power output of the turning motor but also reaction torque increasing processing. In the reaction torque increasing processing, the control device controls the reaction torque to make the steering wheel harder to rotate as compared with a case where the power output limiting processing is not executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kenji SHIBATA, Koichi ITOH, Takafumi SATO
-
Publication number: 20190389504Abstract: A vehicle steering system, including: a steering actuator including an electric motor, a steering rod configured to steer a wheel by a steering amount, and a motion converting mechanism configured to convert a rotating motion of a motor rotation shaft into a motion of the steering rod; first and second motor rotation angle sensors configured to detect a motor rotation angle; a steering amount sensor configured to detect a motion amount of the steering rod as the steering amount; and a controller configured to execute a steering amount control and to perform detection-value inappropriateness determination in which it is determined that any one or two of a detection value of the first motor rotation angle sensor, a detection value of the second motor rotation angle sensor, and a detection value of the steering amount sensor are inappropriate based on comparison among the detection values.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 8657301Abstract: A vehicle body tilting apparatus includes: a right/left-wheels holding member having an elongated shape, and holding a right side wheel and a left side wheel of a vehicle which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle such that each of the wheels is movable in a vertical direction; and a lean actuator disposed between the right/left-wheels holding member and a body of the vehicle, and configured to tilt at least the body of the vehicle in a lateral direction with respect to a normal line that is perpendicular to a road surface, by pivoting the right/left-wheels holding member and the body of the vehicle relative to each other. An output shaft of the lean actuator is fixed to the right/left-wheels holding member, and the body of the vehicle is fixed to a main body of the lean actuator.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Koichi Itoh, Ippei Yamazaki, Shiro Monzaki, Yuichi Onoda
-
Publication number: 20130193656Abstract: A vehicle body tilting apparatus includes: a right/left-wheels holding member having an elongated shape, and holding a right side wheel and a left side wheel of a vehicle which are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the vehicle such that each of the wheels is movable in a vertical direction; and a lean actuator disposed between the right/left-wheels holding member and a body of the vehicle, and configured to tilt at least the body of the vehicle in a lateral direction with respect to a normal line that is perpendicular to a road surface, by pivoting the right/left-wheels holding member and the body of the vehicle relative to each other. An output shaft of the lean actuator is fixed to the right/left-wheels holding member, and the body of the vehicle is fixed to a main body of the lean actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koichi Itoh, Ippei Yamazaki, Shiro Monzaki, Yuichi Onoda
-
Patent number: 7806225Abstract: A plurality of magnetic pole bodies, provided on a stator of a steering motor, are divided into two electrically independent groups. Each group includes i) six magnetic pole bodies that are arranged in succession and ii) a corresponding number of magnetic pole bodies arranged opposing those six magnetic pole bodies. The two groups vibrate only slightly when operating normally. However, if one of the groups fails, vibration of the stator from elastic deformation in an undulating manner in the circumferential direction will increase, thereby alerting the driver of an abnormality in the steering motor. This increases the likelihood of measures being taken promptly to fix the abnormality in the steering motor, thus improving fail-safe performance.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Publication number: 20090133956Abstract: A plurality of magnetic pole bodies, provided on a stator of a steering motor, are divided into two electrically independent groups. Each group includes i) six magnetic pole bodies that are arranged in succession and ii) a corresponding number of magnetic pole bodies arranged opposing those six magnetic pole bodies. The two groups vibrate only slightly when operating normally. However, if one of the groups fails, vibration of the stator from elastic deformation in an undulating manner in the circumferential direction will increase, thereby alerting the driver of an abnormality in the steering motor. This increases the likelihood of measures being taken promptly to fix the abnormality in the steering motor, thus improving fail-safe performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 7500537Abstract: A steering apparatus for a vehicle is set to a steer-by-wire mode with an electromagnetic clutch being in a disconnected state. In response to steering operation applied to a steering wheel, first and second electric motors turn left and right front wheels. When a failure arises in one of first and second turning control systems including the first and second motors, the turning characteristic of the left and right front wheels is gradually changed from a turning characteristic for steer-by-wire to that for steer-by-mechanical connection. When a failure arises in the first and second turning control systems or after the turning characteristic is changed, the electromagnetic clutch is brought into a connected state, whereby the steering apparatus is switched to a steer-by-mechanical connection mode. Even when the steer-by-wire mode is switched to the steer-by-mechanical connection mode, a driver is not given an unnatural sensation, and excellent steering stability is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2005Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Publication number: 20060042859Abstract: A steering apparatus for a vehicle is set to a steer-by-wire mode with an electromagnetic clutch being in a disconnected state. In response to steering operation applied to a steering wheel, first and second electric motors turn left and right front wheels. When a failure arises in one of first and second turning control systems including the first and second motors, the turning characteristic of the left and right front wheels is gradually changed from a turning characteristic for steer-by-wire to that for steer-by-mechanical connection. When a failure arises in the first and second turning control systems or after the turning characteristic is changed, the electromagnetic clutch is brought into a connected state, whereby the steering apparatus is switched to a steer-by-mechanical connection mode. Even when the steer-by-wire mode is switched to the steer-by-mechanical connection mode, a driver is not given an unnatural sensation, and excellent steering stability is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2005Publication date: March 2, 2006Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kubushiki KaishaInventor: Koichi Itoh
-
Publication number: 20040178137Abstract: Reinforcement structure for use with multi-cell filter cartridges comprising an elongated backbone having a first and second hook boss each at a respective end of the elongated backbone and one or more intermediate hook bosses positioned intermediate the end bosses along the elongated backbone. In addition a plurality of non hook bosses are spaced along the elongated backbone. The filter cartridge provided with a plurality of the described reinforcement structures equally spaced around the circumference of the filter cartridge is also disclosed as is a method for preventing distortion of a multi-cell filter cartridge under arduous operating conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2004Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventors: Koichi Itoh, Hironobu Watanabe
-
Patent number: 6509482Abstract: Disclosed are optically active alcohols having formulae (1) and (2) wherein R is (R)-1-phenylethylamino or (S)-1-phenylethylamino.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2001Date of Patent: January 21, 2003Assignee: Nisshin Pharma Inc.Inventors: Koji Kawamura, Masahiro Ueno, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Yanai, Toshihiro Takahashi, Koichi Itoh
-
Publication number: 20020028957Abstract: Optically active alcohols of formulae (1) and (2) which are useful as intermediates for the synthesis of (RRR)-optical isomers of 1,4-benzodioxin-2-carboxylic acid derivatives which are useful as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for diabetes, hyperglycemia and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2001Publication date: March 7, 2002Applicant: Nisshin Pharma Inc.Inventors: Koji Kawamura, Masahiro Ueno, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Yanai, Toshihiro Takahashi, Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 6330332Abstract: One or a plurality of prime numbers pi which are generated and a generated random number are used to calculate a larger prime number candidate, and a judgment is made as to whether or not the prime number candidate is a prime number by using a provable prime number judging method, and when the judgment is made that the candidate is a prime number, the prime number p is outputted. As for at least three polynomials F(p) which are factors of ps−1 (s: arbitrary natural number) by a prime number p, a measure against prime factorization is taken. Moreover, when the prime number p is used for a secret key of RSA cryptosystem, a strong prime number p against the iterated-encryption attack on RSA cryptosystem is generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 1998Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Koichi Itoh, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Naoya Torii, Masahiko Takenaka
-
Patent number: 6329533Abstract: Disclosed are optically active alcohols having formula (1) and (2) wherein R is (R)-1-phenylethylamino or (S)-1-phenylethylaminoType: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: December 11, 2001Assignee: Nisshin Pharma Inc.Inventors: Koji Kawamura, Masahiro Ueno, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Yanai, Toshihiro Takahashi, Koichi Itoh
-
Publication number: 20010018529Abstract: Optically active alcohols of formulae (1) and (2) which are useful as intermediates for the synthesis of (RRR)-optical isomers of 1,4-benzodioxin-2-carboxylic acid derivatives which are useful as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for diabetes, hyperglycemia and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Kawamura, Masahiro Ueno, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Yanai, Toshihiro Takahashi, Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 6222050Abstract: Disclosed are optically active alcohols having formula (1) and (2) wherein R is (R)-1-phenylethylamino or (S)-1-phenylethylamino. The active alcohols can be prepared by acylating a racemate of formula (3) in the presence of a hydrolase, followed by alcoholysis or hydrolysis. R in formula (3) is the same as that defined for formula (1) and (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2000Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Kawamura, Masahiro Ueno, Masashi Suzuki, Makoto Yanai, Toshihiro Takahashi, Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 6046201Abstract: N-(12-Nitroxydodecyl)-6-(4-ethyl or isopropyl-1-piperazinyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide or physiologically acceptable salts thereof. The said compounds have excellent inhibiting activity of cerebral edema, especially ischemic cerebral edema, and inhibiting activity of delayed neuronal death (an inhibiting activity of Ca-influx in neuronal cells). Cerebral edema is a pathologic condition accompanying cerebrovascular disorders, especially the acute stage cerebrovascular disorders and then the compounds are useful as an inhibiting agent for cerebral edema or a therapeutic agent for cerebrovascular disorders. Moreover, because the compounds do hardly show a behavior suppressing action, which is considered to be side effect in treating cerebrovascular disorders at the acute stage, they are an excellent therapeutic agent for, in particular, the acute stage cerebrovascular disorders.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2000Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Oshida, Yoji Mimaki, Hiroaki Satoh, Shinji Yokoyama, Yukiko Muraki, Kazumi Nishimura, Tamiko Hamada, Einosuke Sakurai, Hiroshi Sakai, Toshiji Sugai, Tomomi Tonoike, Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 5972943Abstract: Pyridinecarboxamide derivatives of the formula ##STR1## (wherein n represents an integer of 14-18, and R represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group) or physiologically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds have excellent inhibiting activity of cerebral edema, especially ischemic cerebral edema, and inhibiting activity of delayed death of neuronal cells (an inhibiting activity of Ca-influx in neuronal cells). Cerebral edema is a pathologic condition accompanying cerebrovascular disorders, especially the acute stage of cerebrovascular disorders and then the compounds are useful as an agent for inhibiting cerebral edema or a therapeutic agent for cerebrovascular disorders. Moreover, the compounds have no hypotensive action which is considered to be side-effect in treating the acute stage cerebrovascular disorders and hardly show a behavior suppressing action so that they are an excellent therapeutic agent for, in particular, the acute stage cerebrovascular disorders.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1998Date of Patent: October 26, 1999Assignee: Nisshin Flour Milling Co., Ltd.Inventors: Norio Oshida, Yoji Mimaki, Hiroaki Satoh, Shinji Yokoyama, Yukiko Muraki, Kazumi Nishimura, Tamiko Hamada, Einosuke Sakurai, Hiroshi Sakai, Toshiji Sugai, Tomomi Tonoike, Koichi Itoh
-
Patent number: 5566498Abstract: In a lure, a mechanism is provided for moving and holding a balance-weight having a lip (2) mounted at a front end portion of a lure body (1) and a balance-weight (9) incorporated in the lure body (1). The balance-weight (9) is adopted to be movable along a longitudinal direction of the lure body (1). The balance-weight (9) moves along a longitudinal direction of the lure body (1) by rolling along a guide (10). The guide (10) has a pocket (10a) provided at a front end portion thereof. The balance-weight (9) can be held within the pocket (10a).Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1994Date of Patent: October 22, 1996Assignee: Megabass Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koichi Itoh