Patents by Inventor Kota Washio

Kota Washio 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: 20240029583
    Abstract: An information processing device comprising a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to acquire vehicle information related to a vehicle, and, from among a plurality of instances of evaluation information including praise information for praising driving of a driver of the vehicle and including criticism information for criticizing the driving of the driver, cause one of the instances of evaluation information to be output from an output section provided in the vehicle, during driving of the vehicle, based on the acquired vehicle information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiya KUSHIBIKI, Kota WASHIO, Akihito NAKAMURA, Takashi HATTORI, Yasuyuki KAMEZAKI, Masato ENDO
  • Publication number: 20230419751
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: a mode setting unit provided in a vehicle for setting a mode of the vehicle to one of a first mode and a second mode; an acquisition unit provided in the vehicle for acquiring a driving diagnosis result of the vehicle; and a display unit that can display an image representing the driving diagnosis result in a first manner when the vehicle is in the first mode, and that can display the image representing the driving diagnosis result in a second manner that is more difficult for an occupant of the vehicle to recognize than in the first manner when the vehicle is in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kota WASHIO, Ryosuke TOSAKA, Hitoshi KUMON, Yuichi KUBOTA, Toko TAGA
  • Publication number: 20230356720
    Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires vehicle information and a moving image frame as image information captured by an imaging unit from a database. A recognition unit recognizes opening and closing of an eye of a driver, a direction of a face, and a gaze point. An extraction unit extracts, from among the captured images acquired by the acquisition unit, a captured image in which the eye is closed and the face is facing forward in a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Kota WASHIO
  • Publication number: 20230360252
    Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires vehicle information and a moving image frame as image information captured by an imaging unit from a database. An extraction unit extracts a captured image in which at least one of a direction of a face of an occupant and a position of a gaze point satisfies a predetermined inattentive driving condition from among captured image in which a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value and a steering angle is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Kota WASHIO
  • Publication number: 20220377286
    Abstract: An acquisition unit that acquires a facial image of a driver of a vehicle captured by an imaging unit, a determination unit that determines appropriateness of continuation of driving by the driver based on the facial image acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that, in a case where the determination unit determines that there is a possibility that the continuation of the driving by the driver is not appropriate, causes a display unit on a manager side, the manager managing the driver, to display the facial image based on which the determination unit determines that there is the possibility that the continuation of the driving by the driver is not appropriate are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kota WASHIO, Shuhei MANABE
  • Patent number: 10351935
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic compound represented by the formula (R(1-x)Zrx)a(Fe(1-y)Coy)bTcMdAe (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements, T represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mo, and W, M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of unavoidable impurity elements, Al, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ag, and Au, A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of N, C, H, and P, 0?x?0.5, 0?y?0.6, 4?a?20, b=100?a?c?d, 0<c<7, 0?d?1, and 1?e?18), in which a main phase of the magnetic compound includes a ThMn12 type crystal structure, and a volume percentage of an ?-(Fe,Co) phase is 20% or lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritsugu Sakuma, Akira Kato, Kota Washio, Hidefumi Kishimoto, Masao Yano, Akira Manabe, Masaaki Ito, Shunji Suzuki, Kurima Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9523141
    Abstract: Provided is an Mg alloy and a method for producing same able to demonstrate high strength without requiring an expensive rare earth element (RE). The high-strength Mg alloy containing Ca and Zn within a solid solubility limit and the remainder having a chemical composition comprising Mg and unavoidable impurities is characterized in comprising equiaxial crystal particles, there being a segregated area of Ca and Zn along the (c) axis of a Mg hexagonal lattice within the crystal particle, and having a structure in which the segregated area is lined up by Mg3 atomic spacing in the (a) axis of the Mg hexagonal lattice. The method for producing the high-strength Mg alloy is characterized in that Ca and Zn are added to Mg in a compounding amount corresponding to the above composition and, after homogenization heat treating an ingot formed by dissolution and casting, the above structure is formed by subjecting the ingot to hot processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Kota Washio, Akira Kato, Toshiji Mukai, Alok Singh, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20160071635
    Abstract: Provided is a magnetic compound represented by the formula (R(1-x)Zrx)a(Fe(1-y)Coy)bTcMdAe (wherein R represents one or more rare earth elements, T represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Mo, and W, M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of unavoidable impurity elements, Al, Cr, Cu, Ga, Ag, and Au, A represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of N, C, H, and P, 0?x?0.5, 0?y?0.6, 4?a?20, b=100?a?c?d, 0<c<7, 0?d?1, and 1?e?18), in which a main phase of the magnetic compound includes a ThMn12 type crystal structure, and a volume percentage of an ?-(Fe,Co) phase is 20% or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritsugu SAKUMA, Akira KATO, Kota WASHIO, Hidefumi KISHIMOTO, Masao YANO, Akira MANABE, Masaaki ITO, Shunji SUZUKI, Kurima KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20150083285
    Abstract: A magnesium alloy of the present invention has the chemical composition that contains 0.02 mol % or more and less than 0.1 mol % of at least one element selected from yttrium, scandium, and lanthanoid rare earth elements, and magnesium and unavoidable impurities accounting for the remainder. A magnesium alloy member of the present invention is produced by hot plastic working of the magnesium alloy in a temperature range of 200° C. to 550° C., followed by an isothermal heat treatment performed in a temperature range of 300° C. to 600° C. The magnesium alloy is preferred for use in applications such as in automobiles, railcars, and aerospace flying objects. The magnesium alloy and the magnesium alloy member can overcome the yielding stress anisotropy problem, and are less vulnerable to the rising price of rare earth elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Somekawa, Yoshiaki Osawa, Toshiji Mukai, Alok Singh, Kota Washio, Akira Kato
  • Publication number: 20150064053
    Abstract: A pseudoelastic magnesium alloy contains magnesium as the main component thereof, and at least one element selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu, wherein the pseudoelastic magnesium alloy has a unidirectional crystal structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Kota Washio, Seiji Miura
  • Publication number: 20150047756
    Abstract: Provided is an Mg alloy and a method for producing same able to demonstrate high strength without requiring an expensive rare earth element (RE). The high-strength Mg alloy containing Ca and Zn within a solid solubility limit and the remainder having a chemical composition comprising Mg and unavoidable impurities is characterized in comprising equiaxial crystal particles, there being a segregated area of Ca and Zn along the (c) axis of a Mg hexagonal lattice within the crystal particle, and having a structure in which the segregated area is lined up by Mg3 atomic spacing in the (a) axis of the Mg hexagonal lattice. The method for producing the high-strength Mg alloy is characterized in that Ca and Zn are added to Mg in a compounding amount corresponding to the above composition and, after homogenization heat treating an ingot formed by dissolution and casting, the above structure is formed by subjecting the ingot to hot processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSITITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE
    Inventors: Kota Washio, Akira Kato, Toshiji Mukai, Alok Singh, Hidetoshi Somekawa
  • Publication number: 20130323541
    Abstract: An air electrode for an air battery is provided constituting an air battery that is provided with an air electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the air electrode and the negative electrode, and containing the air electrode contains a magnet, and also an air battery having this air electrode is provided. A method of producing an air electrode for an air battery is provided constituting an air battery that is provided with an air electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the air electrode and the negative electrode, wherein a magnetization treatment is performed on an air electrode molding provided by molding an air electrode material that contains at least a magnet material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Fuminori Mizuno, Kota Washio, Noritsugu Sakuma
  • Publication number: 20100230299
    Abstract: The hydrogen storage alloy has, as a main phase thereof, a bcc structure phase having a composition represented by TixCryVzXw wherein 3/2?y/x?3/1, 50?z?75 mol %, 0?w?5 mol %, and x+y+z+w=100 mol %, and X represents any one or more selected from Al, Si, and Fe. The hydrogen storage device is a device using the alloy. The preparation process of a hydrogen storage alloy includes the steps of: melting/casting raw materials mixed to give the composition represented by TixCryVzXw; heat-treating an ingot obtained in the melting/casting step; and subjecting the heat-treated ingot to a hydrogen storing/releasing treatment at least once to activate the ingot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Masakazu Aoki, Shinichi Towata, Tatsuo Noritake, Akio Itoh, Kota Washio, Mamoru Ishikiriyama