Patents by Inventor Koji Kimura

Koji Kimura 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: 20230409125
    Abstract: A vehicle information display system an operation section provided at one side in a vehicle width direction relative to a driver seat, the operation section being structured so as to be operable by a vehicle occupant; and a display section provided at a position that is viewable from the driver seat, a vicinity information display region in which vicinity information of the vehicle being displayed being specified at a central portion of the display section, and a selection option display region being specified at one side in the vehicle width direction of the display section, relative to the vicinity information display region, the selection option display region being selectable by the vehicle occupant operating the operation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 11801853
    Abstract: An onboard display device is installed in a vehicle configured to enable autonomous driving. The onboard display device includes an information acquisition section and a display control section. In a case in which the vehicle attempts to merge from a traveling lane into a merging destination lane during autonomous driving, the information acquisition section acquires information regarding a point at which the attempt will be aborted, before the vehicle arrives at the point. The display control section displays the information regarding the point that is acquired by the information acquisition section, before the arrival at the point. at a display portion that is provided within a vehicle cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki Takabatake, Junji Miyazaki, Koji Kimura, Yuki Yoshida, Ryo Ogata, Tadashi Morishita
  • Publication number: 20230339326
    Abstract: A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Ryo OGATA, Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Koji KIMURA, Junji MIYAZAKI, Yuki YOSHIDA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 11782518
    Abstract: A vehicle information display system an operation section provided at one side in a vehicle width direction relative to a driver seat, the operation section being structured so as to be operable by a vehicle occupant; and a display section provided at a position that is viewable from the driver seat, a vicinity information display region in which vicinity information of the vehicle being displayed being specified at a central portion of the display section, and a selection option display region being specified at one side in the vehicle width direction of the display section, relative to the vicinity information display region, the selection option display region being selectable by the vehicle occupant operating the operation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki Takabatake, Junji Miyazaki, Koji Kimura, Yuki Yoshida, Ryo Ogata, Tadashi Morishita
  • Patent number: 11760201
    Abstract: A vehicle display device, that includes: a first display device provided inside a vehicle cabin; a second display device provided inside the vehicle cabin and separately from the first display device; a memory; and a processor connecting to the memory and being configured to: set a running plan of a vehicle, to display a scheduled action of the vehicle on the first display device based on the running plan, and to display the scheduled action on the second display device in a case in which at least one of a distance to, or a time interval until, the scheduled action has reached a prescribed value or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryo Ogata, Satoaki Takabatake, Koji Kimura, Junji Miyazaki, Yuki Yoshida, Tadashi Morishita
  • Publication number: 20230276789
    Abstract: A cell freezing composition according to the present invention includes a medium, an antifreezing agent, and dissolved hydrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: IWATANI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Tabata, Koji Kimura
  • Patent number: 11724628
    Abstract: A vehicle seat capable of exhibiting both performances of regulating an input of a load and reducing vibration is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle seat including a coupling structure coupling a first member and a second member. The coupling structure includes a bolt inserted through the first member and the second member, an auxiliary member arranged so as to hold the first member between the auxiliary member and the second member in an axial direction of the bolt, a first elastic element arranged between the first member and the second member in the axial direction, the first elastic element being in contact with the first member and the second member, and a second elastic element arranged between the first member and the auxiliary member in the axial direction, the second elastic element being in contact with the first member and the auxiliary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kumazaki, Koji Kimura, Yoshihiro Motoi, Katsuhiko Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20230203205
    Abstract: Dry solids of anionically modified cellulose nanofibers with good redispersion are provided by incorporating 5 to 300% by mass of a water-soluble polymer relative to the anionically modified cellulose nanofibers during the preparation of the dry solids of anionically modified cellulose nanofibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Takeshi NAKATANI, Koji KIMURA, Shinji SATO
  • Publication number: 20230192919
    Abstract: An alcohol-based composition may contain an acryl-modified polyolefin resin and exhibit a good adhesion even at a high solid content, suppress an increase in viscosity, and have good stability such as dispersibility and sustainable stability. A dispersion composition may contain at least a modified polyolefin resin dispersed in a dispersing medium containing an alcohol solvent and an aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent. The modified polyolefin resin may be modified with a (meth)acrylic acid component containing at least a (meth)acrylic ester of formula (I) and a (meth)acrylic ester of formula (II). The total content of the structure derived from the (meth)acrylic acid component in the dispersion composition is 3% to 94% by weight, relative to 100% by weight as a total amount of the modified polyolefin resin and (meth)acrylic acid component polymer, and a solid fraction in the dispersion composition is 30% to 80% by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru KONO, Koji KIMURA, Yasutaka WATANABE, Naosuke KOMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230123837
    Abstract: The action schedule item creation ECU creates action schedule items demanded of an ego vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving. The HUD and the meter display are provided inside a cabin of the ego vehicle. The display control ECU displays the action schedule items created by the action schedule item creation ECU on the HUD and the meter display, and emphasizes display of action schedule items to be performed by manual driving compared to display of action schedule items to be performed by autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Patent number: 11603415
    Abstract: Dry solids of anionically modified cellulose nanofibers with good redispersion are provided by incorporating 5 to 300% by mass of a water-soluble polymer relative to the anionically modified cellulose nanofibers during the preparation of the dry solids of anionically modified cellulose nanofibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakatani, Koji Kimura, Shinji Sato
  • Patent number: 11560058
    Abstract: The action schedule item creation ECU creates action schedule items demanded of an ego vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving. The HUD and the meter display are provided inside a cabin of the ego vehicle. The display control ECU displays the action schedule items created by the action schedule item creation ECU on the HUD and the meter display, and emphasizes display of action schedule items to be performed by manual driving compared to display of action schedule items to be performed by autonomous driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki Takabatake, Junji Miyazaki, Koji Kimura, Yuki Yoshida, Ryo Ogata, Tadashi Morishita
  • Publication number: 20220348122
    Abstract: A vehicle seat capable of exhibiting both performances of regulating an input of a load and reducing vibration is provided. One aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle seat including a coupling structure coupling a first member and a second member. The coupling structure includes a bolt inserted through the first member and the second member, an auxiliary member arranged so as to hold the first member between the auxiliary member and the second member in an axial direction of the bolt, a first elastic element arranged between the first member and the second member in the axial direction, the first elastic element being in contact with the first member and the second member, and a second elastic element arranged between the first member and the auxiliary member in the axial direction, the second elastic element being in contact with the first member and the auxiliary member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki KUMAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yoshihiro MOTOI, Katsuhiko KATAGIRI
  • Publication number: 20220063405
    Abstract: A display control device for a vehicle includes a memory and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to display an object display and a lane display at a display section provided in a cabin of the vehicle. The object display depicts an object located in front of the vehicle, the lane display depicts a lane extending in front of the vehicle, and the object display and lane display are each displayed as a view thereof from the side of the object at which the vehicle is disposed. The processor is also configured to, in accordance with a distance between the object and the vehicle, alter a display ratio of the object display relative to a width of the lane display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Koji KIMURA, Junji MIYAZAKI, Ryo OGATA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220070638
    Abstract: A display control ECU includes an information acquisition section and a display control section. The information acquisition section acquires information relating to a peripheral target object that is present ahead of the vehicle and in a subject vehicle lane in which the vehicle is currently traveling, and information relating to an object requiring caution that is present outside of the subject vehicle lane and having implications for control during the autonomous driving. The display control section displays an image of the peripheral target object, regarding which information has been acquired by the information acquisition section on a heads-up display provided inside a cabin of the vehicle, and additionally displays on the heads-up display an image of the object requiring caution in a case in which information relating to the object requiring caution has been acquired by the information acquisition section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Koji KIMURA, Junji MIYAZAKI, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220063404
    Abstract: A vehicle display control device includes: a driving mode acquisition section that acquires information on which of a manual driving mode or an autonomous driving mode is a driving mode; an operation intervention detection section that, in a case in which the driving mode acquired by the driving mode acquisition section is the autonomous driving mode, detects a driving operation intervention by the vehicle occupant; and a display control section that displays vicinity information of the vehicle at a display unit provided at a vehicle cabin at least in a case in which the driving mode acquired by the driving mode acquisition section is the autonomous driving mode, wherein, in a case in which a driving operation intervention is detected by the operation intervention detection section, the display control section changes background information of the vicinity information and displays the background information at the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Koji KIMURA, Junji MIYAZAKI, Ryo OGATA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220063650
    Abstract: An onboard display device is installed in a vehicle configured to enable autonomous driving. The onboard display device includes an information acquisition section and a display control section. In a case in which the vehicle attempts to merge from a traveling lane into a merging destination lane during autonomous driving, the information acquisition section acquires information regarding a point at which the attempt will be aborted, before the vehicle arrives at the point. The display control section displays the information regarding the point that is acquired by the information acquisition section, before the arrival at the point. at a display portion that is provided within a vehicle cabin of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220066570
    Abstract: A vehicle information display system an operation section provided at one side in a vehicle width direction relative to a driver seat, the operation section being structured so as to be operable by a vehicle occupant; and a display section provided at a position that is viewable from the driver seat, a vicinity information display region in which vicinity information of the vehicle being displayed being specified at a central portion of the display section, and a selection option display region being specified at one side in the vehicle width direction of the display section, relative to the vicinity information display region, the selection option display region being selectable by the vehicle occupant operating the operation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220063407
    Abstract: The action schedule item creation ECU creates action schedule items demanded of an ego vehicle capable of switching between autonomous driving and manual driving. The HUD and the meter display are provided inside a cabin of the ego vehicle. The display control ECU displays the action schedule items created by the action schedule item creation ECU on the HUD and the meter display, and emphasizes display of action schedule items to be performed by manual driving compared to display of action schedule items to be performed by autonomous driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Tadashi MORISHITA
  • Publication number: 20220063613
    Abstract: A display device includes a display section provided in a cabin of a vehicle that is capable of autonomous driving, memory, and a processor connected to the memory. The processor is configured to, before conducting a lane change by autonomous driving from a first lane in which the vehicle is running to a second lane that is distinct from the first lane, display a lane display and a confirmation display at the display section. The lane display corresponds to the first lane and the second lane. The confirmation display relates to confirmation of a condition of the second lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuki YOSHIDA, Ryo OGATA, Junji MIYAZAKI, Koji KIMURA, Satoaki TAKABATAKE, Tadashi MORISHITA