Patents by Inventor Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo 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: 20260162881
    Abstract: A coil device includes a core; a first conductor including a first coil portion inside the core, a first mounting portion partly exposed from the core, and a first connecting portion connecting the first coil portion and the first mounting portion; and a second conductor including a second coil portion extending along the first coil portion, a second mounting portion partly exposed from the core, and a second connecting portion connecting the second coil portion and the second mounting portion. At least either the first or second connecting portion becomes distant from the winding direction to provide an inter-conductor space therebetween with a distance increasing between the first and second conductors toward a mounting object. The space has a coupling controlling member including at least either a non-magnetic portion including a resin or a magnetic portion including a magnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi SUGIMOTO, Tomoya Ishihara, Kosuke Endo
  • Publication number: 20260004965
    Abstract: A coil device including: a core part including a metal powder and resin, a first conductor including a first coil part inside the core part, a first mounting part at least partially exposed from the core part and faces a mounting object, and a first connecting part connecting the first coil and first mounting parts, a second conductor including a second coil part inside the core part, a second mounting part at least partially exposed from the core part and faces the mounting object, and a second connecting part connecting the first coil and first mounting parts, wherein; a groove forms to the first coil part inner surface along a winding direction, the second coil part extends along the first coil part winding direction inside of the first coil part, and the second coil part is at least partially arranged inside the groove of the first coil part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi SUGIMOTO, Tomoya Ishihara, Kosuke Endo
  • Publication number: 20250218649
    Abstract: A coil device includes a core containing a magnetic material and having a mounting surface and a side surface extending in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface, and a wire including a winding portion disposed inside the core and a lead-out portion drawn out from the winding portion. The lead-out portion includes a proximal portion continuing to the winding portion and a flattened portion continuing to the proximal portion and being squeezed flat. The flattened portion includes an embedded portion disposed inside the core and a terminal portion having a plating layer and being disposed outside the core. The embedded portion extends diagonally from the proximal portion to the side surface. The terminal portion is exposed from the core at a central portion of the side surface in the direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The terminal portion extends from the central portion to the mounting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Shohei ABE, Satoshi SUGIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250218650
    Abstract: A coil device includes a core and a wire. The core contains a magnetic material and includes a mounting surface and a side surface extending in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface. The wire includes a winding portion disposed inside the core and a leading portion led out from the winding portion. The leading portion includes a base end portion extending from the winding portion toward the side surface and a flat terminal portion continuing to the base end portion and extending along at least the side surface. The plating layer is formed on the terminal portion. A recess recessed toward the opposite side to the mounting surface is formed in the vicinity of a boundary portion between the base end portion and the terminal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Shohei ABE, Satoshi SUGIMOTO
  • Patent number: 10974636
    Abstract: An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes a recess with a bottom that is formed on a bottom surface of the cup holder and that supports the cup from below, an opening that is formed on a holder bottom surface around the recess with the bottom, and a lens that covers the opening from above and that emits light from below. An edge of the opening of the holder bottom surface protrudes upward, and a rib-shaped protrusion that surrounds an upper end of the edge from an outer side is formed on a lower surface of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Yumura, Manabu Akita, Kosuke Endo
  • Patent number: 10864837
    Abstract: An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes an upper holder having a cup opening into which the cup is inserted, and a lower holder placed below the upper holder. The lower holder has a recess with a bottom that is positioned below the cup opening and that supports the inserted cup from below, and a side wall that is provided at a periphery of the recess with the bottom, and that surrounds a space above the recess with the bottom. A discharge port for discharging liquid is formed on the side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun Yumura, Manabu Akita, Kosuke Endo
  • Publication number: 20190263310
    Abstract: An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes an upper holder having a cup opening into which the cup is inserted, and a lower holder placed below the upper holder. The lower holder has a recess with a bottom that is positioned below the cup opening and that supports the inserted cup from below, and a side wall that is provided at a periphery of the recess with the bottom, and that surrounds a space above the recess with the bottom. A discharge port for discharging liquid is formed on the side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun YUMURA, Manabu AKITA, Kosuke ENDO
  • Publication number: 20190263309
    Abstract: An in-cabin cup holder which holds a cup includes a recess with a bottom that is formed on a bottom surface of the cup holder and that supports the cup from below, an opening that is formed on a holder bottom surface around the recess with the bottom, and a lens that covers the opening from above and that emits light from below. An edge of the opening of the holder bottom surface protrudes upward, and a rib-shaped protrusion that surrounds an upper end of the edge from an outer side is formed on a lower surface of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jun YUMURA, Manabu AKITA, Kosuke ENDO
  • Patent number: 10003716
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device including circuitry configured to acquire data of a first group of one or more images photographed by a first photographing method with corresponding first attribute information and first photographing time, and acquire data of a second group of one or more images photographed by a second photographing method with corresponding second attribute information and second photographing time; assign a priority to the first group and the second group based on the first photographing method and the second photographing method, respectively; and select one or more images from the first group and the second group based upon the assigned priorities, wherein a time to continuously display the selected one or more images occurs within a pre-determined time range for a set display mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communicatons Inc.
    Inventors: Naoto Hino, Takayuki Ochi, Kosuke Endo, Kei Yoshinaka, Mizuho Hara, Risa Watanabe, Ryo Nakagawa, Kae Okazawa
  • Patent number: 9785343
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including a display; a touch panel stacked on or integrally formed with the display; and a controller that receives an output from the touch panel indicating that first gesture input is detected that substantially encloses a region of the display, and controls the display to expand an image displayed by the display based on a size of the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Hironori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9535511
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba, Hironobu Aoki, Hironori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20160286072
    Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for an electronic device including circuitry configured to acquire data of a first group of one or more images photographed by a first photographing method with corresponding first attribute information and first photographing time, and acquire data of a second group of one or more images photographed by a second photographing method with corresponding second attribute information and second photographing time; assign a priority to the first group and the second group based on the first photographing method and the second photographing method, respectively; and select one or more images from the first group and the second group based upon the assigned priorities, wherein a time to continuously display the selected one or more images occurs within a pre-determined time range for a set display mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto HINO, Takayuki Ochi, Kosuke Endo, Kei Yoshinaka, Mizuho Hara, Risa Watanabe, Ryo Nakagawa, Kae Okazawa
  • Patent number: 9058098
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display, and a processor that controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction, controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
  • Patent number: 8780140
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that displays an object and receives an instruction to change a display scale of the object, and a processor that controls the interface to change the display scale of the object based on the received instruction, controls the interface to stop changing the display scale of the displayed object for a predetermined period of time when the display scale of the displayed object becomes a predetermined display scale, and controls the interface to resume changing the display scale of the displayed object upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
  • Publication number: 20130002575
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that determines a position of a touch input received at a display of the information processing apparatus, controls the display to display a string of candidate characters for input at a position on the display corresponding to the position of the touch input, detects selection of a desired character from the string of candidate characters, and controls the display to display the desired character in a character input field on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto TSUDA, Yutaka SHIBA, Hironobu AOKI, Hironori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8340696
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device including a communication processor that conducts wireless communication processing, an operation unit that receives an instruction input from a user for selecting a communication contact, a displacement detector that detects a magnitude of displacement in orientation of the mobile terminal device, and a controller that causes the communication processor to conduct the wireless communication with the selected communication contact according to the detected magnitude of displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke Endo, Hironori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120244911
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device including a communication processor that conducts wireless communication processing, an operation unit that receives an instruction input from a user for selecting a communication contact, a displacement detector that detects a magnitude of displacement in orientation of the mobile terminal device, and a controller that causes the communication processor to conduct the wireless communication with the selected communication contact according to the detected magnitude of displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Hironori Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120206481
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that receives a display switching instruction to switch an object displayed on a display, and a processor that controls the display to switch objects displayed on the display based on the display switching instruction, controls the display to stop switching objects for a predetermined period of time when a predetermined object is displayed on the display, and controls the display to resume switching objects displayed on the display upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba
  • Publication number: 20120206495
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an interface that displays an object and receives an instruction to change a display scale of the object, and a processor that controls the interface to change the display scale of the object based on the received instruction, controls the interface to stop changing the display scale of the displayed object for a predetermined period of time when the display scale of the displayed object becomes a predetermined display scale, and controls the interface to resume changing the display scale of the displayed object upon determining that the predetermined period of time has elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Kosuke ENDO, Takamoto Tsuda, Yutaka Shiba