Patents by Inventor Koji Yoshida

Koji Yoshida 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: 20230304434
    Abstract: A cooling device is employed in a vehicle including an internal combustion engine provided with a forced-induction device and an intercooler. The cooling device includes a circulation circuit configured to circulate coolant supplied to the intercooler, an electric pump configured to operate to circulate the coolant in the circulation circuit, and processing circuitry configured to control a discharge amount of the coolant of the pump. The processing circuitry is configured to execute a control amount deriving process of deriving a control amount of the pump based on a requested flow rate and a coolant temperature, and an operation process of causing the pump to operate based on the control amount when the requested flow rate is larger than 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masaya KUBO, Koji ICHIKAWA, Takahiro YOSHIDA, Takahiro NISHIGAKI, Noriaki KUMAGAI, Sohichi IMAI, Masahiro NOGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230296071
    Abstract: A control device for a hybrid electric vehicle includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to perform a start-up control of shifting the connection and disconnection clutch to a coupled state at the time of starting the internal combustion engine to rotate the internal combustion engine by the driving torque of the electric motor, and starting the first fuel injection mode using the direct injection injector. The electronic control unit is configured to switch from the first fuel injection mode to a second fuel injection mode for using the port injector prior to an end of the start-up control when the number of times of combustion cycles of the internal combustion engine with the first fuel injection mode reaches a predetermined first target number of times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Takahiro YOSHIDA, Masanao IDOGAWA, Masahiro KACHI, Koji ICHIKAWA, Satoshi MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20230287626
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coated paper that includes a coating layer containing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) with few coating defects. As a solution, the present invention provides a coated paper including a coating layer containing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and an adhesive, on at least one side of a paper substrate. A solid content weight ratio of the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) to the adhesive in the coating layer is 99.9/0.1 to 60.0/40.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Hirosuke TSUNODA, Yoshio YOSHIDA, Koji KUTSUWA, Tetsuo OKURA, Yasunori OKADA, Asuka FUKUTOME
  • Publication number: 20230250256
    Abstract: A resin composition that contains: a resin that has a polar group; and an insulating filler that, on a volume-based particle size distribution curve, has a particle size of no more than 5.0 µm at an accumulation of 50% from the smaller side and a particle size of no more than 10.0 µm at an accumulation of 99% from the smaller side. The insulating filler is at least 50 volume% of the total solid content of the resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro YOSHIDA, Takuro MATSUMOTO, Koji NAKAMURA, Yasuhisa ISHIDA, Takaya YAMAMOTO, Saori MIZUNOE
  • Publication number: 20230236530
    Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes a rotatable developer-bearing member to bear a developer composed of a toner particle and a transfer promoting particle attached to the toner particle. When F denotes pressing force for pressing the developer-bearing member against an image-bearing member, and N denotes a total number of the transfer promoting particles interposed between the toner particle and the image-bearing member, adhesion strength Ft between the transfer promoting particle and the toner particle measured by pressing the transfer promoting particle against the toner particle at a pressing force per unit transfer promoting particle F/N and adhesion strength Fdr between the transfer promoting particle and the image-bearing member measured by pressing the transfer promoting particle against the image-bearing member at the pressing force per unit transfer promoting particle F/N, satisfy Ft<Fdr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: TSUGUHIRO YOSHIDA, SHUICHI TETSUNO, KOJI AN
  • Publication number: 20230228211
    Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes: an engine including a turbocharger and an intercooler that cools intake air; a motor; an inverter for driving the motor; a cooling device for cooling the inverter and the intake air by circulating a cooling medium by a circulation pump in a circulation path including a cooling flow path for cooling the inverter and a cooling flow path for the intercooler as a flow path; and a control device for controlling the cooling device. The control device permits forced drive of the circulation pump from an outside when predetermined conditions including a condition that a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed and a condition that a vehicle system is turned off are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Koji ICHIKAWA, Noriaki KUMAGAI, Takahiro YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230225656
    Abstract: A conductive electrode that includes a substrate having first and second opposed main surfaces and a plurality of trenches extending between the first and second opposed main surfaces; and a conductive material within the plurality of trenches and extending between the first and second opposed main surfaces so as to provide an electrically conductive path between the first and second opposed main surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Koji YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230205416
    Abstract: A spatial position indication system includes an electronic pen, an indicated position detecting circuit, a spatial position detecting circuit, and a selecting circuit. The indicated position detecting circuit detects a position of the electronic pen at an input surface or a hover region over the input surface. The spatial position detecting circuit detects the position of the electronic pen in a spatial region including at least a part of the hover region separately from and independently of the indicated position detecting device circuit. Based on output from the indicated position detecting circuit and the spatial position detecting circuit, the selecting circuit performs selection control so as to use output from the indicated position detecting circuit or the spatial position detecting circuit according to a separation distance of the electronic pen from the input surface when a drawing image to be displayed on a display device is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Hajime Kumami, Koji Yoshida, Hiroshi Tamano, Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
  • Publication number: 20230205010
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display element capable of switching between a transparent state and a scattering state and of reducing or preventing a decrease in luminance in the scattering state. The liquid crystal display element includes a liquid crystal panel containing a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal containing a polymer network and a liquid crystal component, and a light source module including a light source adjacent to the liquid crystal panel and a mirror configured to reflect light emitted from the light source toward the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Tomonori YOSHIDA, Yasuhiro HASEBA, Kimiaki NAKAMURA, Koji MURATA
  • Publication number: 20230197827
    Abstract: A gate electrode is formed inside a trench via a gate insulating film. The gate insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate is removed. An insulating film is formed on the semiconductor substrate. A p-type base region is formed in the semiconductor substrate. An n-type emitter region is formed in the base region. Hydrogen annealing process is performed to the semiconductor substrate. A boundary between the base region and the emitter region is located at a position deeper than the insulating film formed between a side surface of the trench and the gate insulating film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Zhichao LIN, Koji OGATA, Yukio TAKAHASHI, Tomohiro IMAI, Tetsuya YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11668967
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel and a front surface panel that is superimposed with the display panel, and that is switched between a reflective state in which incident light is reflected and a transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted. The front surface panel can detect presence of an object to be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
    Inventors: Koji Yoshida, Hirofumi Ohira, Soichiro Ohama, Naoki Takada, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11630570
    Abstract: A spatial position indication system includes an electronic pen, an indicated position detecting circuit, a spatial position detecting circuit, and a selecting circuit. The indicated position detecting circuit detects a position of the electronic pen at an input surface or a hover region over the input surface. The spatial position detecting circuit detects the position of the electronic pen in a spatial region including at least a part of the hover region separately from and independently of the indicated position detecting device circuit. Based on output from the indicated position detecting circuit and the spatial position detecting circuit, the selecting circuit performs selection control so as to use output from the indicated position detecting circuit or the spatial position detecting circuit according to a separation distance of the electronic pen from the input surface when a drawing image to be displayed on a display device is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Wacom Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hajime Kumami, Koji Yoshida, Hiroshi Tamano, Hiroshi Munakata, Yuanhao Chen
  • Patent number: 11624958
    Abstract: A display device including optical sheet configured to transmit light linearly polarized in first polarization direction; first polarization member configured to absorb light linearly polarized in second polarization direction orthogonal to first polarization direction; front panel disposed between first polarization member and optical sheet, wherein optical sheet is disposed between front panel and display panel, and azimuth at which highest reflectance is obtained in reflective state in which incident light is reflected is azimuth at which highest transmittance is obtained in transmissive state in which incident light is transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ohira, Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11624344
    Abstract: A fuel supply device is insertable into a fuel tank through an opening formed in an upper wall of the fuel tank in an insertion direction. The fuel supply device includes a flange unit and a pump unit coupled to the flange unit. The pump unit includes a guide member extending in the insertion direction. The guide member is configured to abut on an opening periphery so as to guide the pump unit when the pump unit is inserted into the fuel tank. A guide surface of the guide member includes a concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Syuhei Noguchi, Koji Yoshida, Satoshi Ito, Kensuke Niwa
  • Patent number: 11619199
    Abstract: A cover for a fuel tank includes a flange unit configured to close an opening of the fuel tank and a joint member movably coupled to the flange unit. The joint member is configured to move in an upward/downward direction relative to the flange unit. Two side tubular portions extend from the flange unit in the upward/downward direction and are positioned side-by-side. Column portions extend in the upward/downward direction from the joint member. The column portions are moveably disposed in the side tubular portions. The column portions are configured to move in the upward/downward direction relative to the side tubular portions. The side tubular portions are connected to each other via a rear side wall and a front side wall of a center tubular portion disposed between the side tubular portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Ito, Koji Yoshida, Takashi Kanie, Kensuke Niwa
  • Patent number: 11460727
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a substrate having a display region; a shield conductive layer provided above the substrate; and a plurality of wiring units for temperature detection disposed at positions overlapping with the display region and the shield conductive layer when seen in a plan view. Each wiring unit for temperature detection has one end coupled to a first wire and the other end coupled to a second wire to detect resistance that changes in accordance with a change in temperature, between the first wire and the second wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Yoshida, Hirofumi Ohira, Soichiro Ohama, Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11402678
    Abstract: A display device comprising: a substrate having a display region; a plurality of temperature detection wires arranged at positions overlapping with the display region in plan view; and a light detection electrode overlapping with temperature detection regions of the temperature detection wires in plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Ohira, Koji Yoshida, Soichiro Ohama, Toshihiko Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11396856
    Abstract: A fuel supply device includes a fuel pump, a sub-tank configured to store a fuel, a leakage passage configured to return a part of a pressurized fuel discharged from the fuel pump into the sub-tank, and a fuel filter disposed at a bottom part of the sub-tank. The fuel filter includes a filter member that is configured to filter the fuel to be suctioned into the fuel pump. A downstream end of the leakage passage includes a linear passage part linearly extending from a position above the filter member toward the filter member. The fuel supply device also includes a direction change wall part configured to change the flow direction of the pressurized fuel jetted from the linear passage part so as to prevent the pressurized fuel from directly impacting the filter member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: AISAN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Higashi, Koji Yoshida, Satoshi Nakamura, Masashi Go
  • Patent number: D963733
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: D976988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Yoshida