Patents by Inventor Makoto Toyama

Makoto Toyama 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: 11918372
    Abstract: A cognitive function evaluation device includes: an obtainment unit that obtains utterance data indicating a voice of an evaluatee uttering a sentence as instructed; a calculation unit that calculates, from the utterance data obtained by the obtainment unit, a feature based on the utterance data; an evaluation unit that compares the feature calculated by the calculation unit to reference data indicating a relationship between voice data indicating a voice of a person and a cognitive function of the person to evaluate the cognitive function of the evaluatee; and an output unit that outputs the sentence to be uttered by the evaluatee and outputs a result of evaluation by the evaluation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadayuki Sumi, Ryosuke Nagumo, Kengo Abe, Yoshihiro Matsumura, Takashi Nishiyama, Hirobumi Nakajima, Kohji Sasabe, Makoto Kariyasu, Takako Yoshimura, Minoru Toyama
  • Publication number: 20110063297
    Abstract: Provided is a game device for displaying a screen showing a state in which a virtual three-dimensional space having an object placed therein is viewed from a given viewpoint, the game device including: a first image creating unit for creating a first image representing the state in which the virtual three-dimensional space is viewed from the given viewpoint; a coordinate acquiring unit for acquiring three-dimensional coordinates of a light source set in the virtual three-dimensional space; a second image creating unit for creating a second image representing diffusion of light from the light source based on the three-dimensional coordinates of the light source; and a display control unit for displaying a screen obtained by synthesizing the first image and the second image with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Toyama, Yoshikatsu Sone, Masashi Endo
  • Patent number: 6612956
    Abstract: A front-rear axle driving torque transmission apparatus, which can improve a degree of freedom with respect to a change of torque distribution to a front wheel driving axle and a rear wheel driving axle by making the best use of a wet-type multiple disc clutch. The front-rear axle driving torque transmission apparatus includes: power input means; differential planetary gear driving means for rotating a front wheel side output shaft and a rear wheel side output shaft at a different rotational speed on the basis of a power inputted by the power input means; and clutch means for locking an operation of the differential planetary gear driving means so that the front wheel side output shaft and the rear wheel side output shaft can be rotated at the same rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Fukuno, Makoto Toyama
  • Patent number: 6328674
    Abstract: A method of controlling a clutch pressure of a transmission which can be applied to a clutch of a large capacity piston volume, which has a short time lag for engaging the clutch, a uniform clutch engaging time and is inexpensive, and a control apparatus therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Matsue, Makoto Toyama
  • Publication number: 20010003719
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a front-rear axle driving torque transmission apparatus, which can improve a degree of freedom with respect to a change of torque distribution to a front wheel driving axle and a rear wheel driving axle by making the best use of a merit of a wet-type multiple disc clutch. The front-rear axle driving torque transmission apparatus includes: power input means; differential planetary gear driving means for rotating a front wheel side output shaft and a rear wheel side output shaft at a different rotational speed on the basis of a power inputted by the power input means; and clutch means for locking an operation of the differential planetary gear driving means so that the front wheel side output shaft and the rear wheel side output shaft can be rotated at the same rotational speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: June 14, 2001
    Applicant: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Fukuno, Makoto Toyama
  • Patent number: 6117048
    Abstract: By determining the abrasion of a gear clutch during the operation of a construction machine and ascertaining the present abrasion state, it is possible to systematically predict the replacement time of a clutch disc and also to ascertain the presence of an abnormally worn clutch disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Makoto Toyama
  • Patent number: 5588515
    Abstract: The thermal load on a transmission clutch, which is generated when a shift between forward and reverse is made, can be reduced and a shock from a speed change can be eliminated. To these ends, as soon as a speed change signal is received (step 150), an all clutch control system (ACC) is actuated to set a target acceleration in terms of the amount of control (steps 152, 154). Then, it is determined whether the speed change involves a shift between forward and reverse (FR speed change) (step 156). If the speed change is found to be the FR speed change, then it is further determined whether the vehicle speed V is larger than a reference value V.sub.O (step 158); if the vehicle speed is larger than the reference value, then the oil pressure for operating a steering brake is read from preestablished map data (step 160), and the steering brake is operated by the oil pressure which has been read (steps 162, 164). After that, the ACC control program goes back to step 156.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventors: Makoto Toyama, Yoshikazu Asai
  • Patent number: 5537886
    Abstract: An engine stall prevention control method according to the present invention is a method for eliminating troublesome inching pedal operation, automatically preventing engine stall and relieving an operator from physical exhaustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho
    Inventor: Makoto Toyama