Patents by Inventor Makoto Yoshida

Makoto 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: 20220196621
    Abstract: A sensor having an acceptor to which a substance to be detected adheres, wherein log domain area ratio A is ?4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tsujimoto, Makoto Yoshida, Ippei Kimura, Natsumi Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 11367881
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for manufacturing a fuel cell that ensures developing a high adhesive strength to a separator. One aspect of an embodiment is a method for manufacturing a fuel cell where a pair of separators are mutually bonded with a sealing member. The sealing member includes a thermoplastic resin containing a crystalline polymer as an adhesive layer. The method for manufacturing the fuel cell includes: preparing a stack structure in which the sealing member is disposed between the pair of separators; heating the stack structure at a melting point or higher of the thermoplastic resin; after the heating, holding the stack structure in a temperature range of ±10° C. of a crystallization temperature of the thermoplastic resin to promote a crystallization of the thermoplastic resin; and after the holding, further cooling the stack structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Sugimoto, Makoto Yoshida, Shunsuke Suzuki, Tomokazu Hayashi, Shinya Takeshita, Takuya Mitsuoka, Yoshitake Suganuma, Yuichi Kato, Kyoko Nakai
  • Patent number: 11332160
    Abstract: An on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle comprising a vehicle-mounted controller configured to cause the vehicle to run toward a planned riding location such that the vehicle automatically runs along a predefined route which is determined in advance and in a runnable area. The vehicle-mounted controller communicates with an on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle fleet controller. Based on route information and an in-advance vehicle dispatch command signal received from the vehicle fleet controller, the vehicle-mounted controller controls the vehicle so that the vehicle runs toward an anticipated riding location based on the in-advance vehicle dispatch command signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hokuto Fujii, Hitoshi Watanabe, Makoto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11325615
    Abstract: An on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle automatically travels, regardless of whether a passenger is on board, along a annular-connecting predefined route which has a annular predefined route and a connecting predefined route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hokuto Fujii, Hitoshi Watanabe, Makoto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11318948
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver output from a driver camera that photographs the driver and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. The circuitry determines existence of the sign of abnormality of the driver by calculating a periodic feature amount from time series data showing movement of the head of the driver, calculating coherence between the movement of the head of the driver and lateral acceleration acting on the head of the driver, calculating time series variation patterns from the obtained periodic feature amount and the obtained coherence, and comparing the obtained time series variation patterns with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Taro Iwamoto, Ken Ikuhisa, Yohei Iwashita
  • Patent number: 11208109
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver from output of a driver camera and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. On condition that lateral acceleration acting on the head of the driver is a predetermined value or less, the circuitry is configured to calculate a periodic feature amount from time series data showing the movement of the head of the driver, calculate a time series variation pattern from the obtained periodic feature amount, and compare of the obtained time series variation pattern with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Taro Iwamoto, Ken Ikuhisa, Yohei Iwashita
  • Patent number: 11168709
    Abstract: Provided is a hydraulic drive device configured not to be increased in length in an axial direction. The hydraulic drive device is provided with a body portion for converting energy of a supplied pressure oil into rotational power, the body portion including an output shaft configured to rotate along a rotational axis by the rotational power, a hydraulic block disposed in an extending direction of the output shaft of the body portion and having an oil passage for supplying the pressure oil to the body portion, and a rotation sensor for detecting rotation of the output shaft, at least part of the rotation sensor being disposed in the hydraulic block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isamu Okada, Makoto Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11153691
    Abstract: A thin-film filter includes thin-film part having a film surface and a rear film surface arranged a rear side of the film surface, a plurality of through holes being formed to penetrate the thin-film part from the film surface to the rear film surface, and stripes-formed inner wall surfaces. The stripes-formed inner wall surfaces include stripe-like parts formed along with an intersecting direction intersecting the film surface. The stripes-formed inner wall surfaces are formed inside the respective through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAE Magnetics (H.K.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Take, Makoto Yoshida, Anthony Reymund Melad Binarao, Cheng Bu Heng
  • Publication number: 20210316736
    Abstract: The driver abnormality determination apparatus includes circuitry configured to detect a driver state of a driver of a vehicle, recognize a driving scene of the vehicle based on external environment information, and detect a state of an involuntary function of the driver, detect a state of a base function that serves as the basis of a driving operation by the driver, detect a state of a predictive driving function of the driver, and detect an abnormality of the driver based on the states each of the involuntary function, the base function, the predictive function, and a determination function based on a detection target item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Koji IWASE, Makoto YOSHIDA, Junichiro KUWAHARA, Yohei IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210316737
    Abstract: A driver abnormality determination apparatus includes circuitry configured to detect a driver state of a driver of a vehicle, detect a driving operation of the driver, detect an exertion level of an involuntary function of the driver based on the driver state, detect an exertion level of a driving function of the driver based on the driving operation; and determine driver abnormality based on the execution level of the involuntary function and the execution level of the driving function. On condition that a function level of one of the execution level of the involuntary function and the execution level of the driving function is equal to or lower than a specified determination criterion, the circuitry is configured to relax a determination criterion for the other function level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Koji IWASE, Makoto YOSHIDA, Junichiro KUWAHARA, Yohei IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210316738
    Abstract: [Solution] A driver abnormality determination system includes circuitry configured to detect a driving operation of a driver, detect behavior of the driver's head and motion of eyeballs and/or movement of a sightline of the driver, recognize a driving scene in which the vehicle is driven; a memory that stores a sensor table of a relationship between the driving scene and detected values to be used to determine a driver abnormality; and determine the driver abnormality based on the sensor table, the driving scene, the driving operation and the behavior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Koji IWASE, Makoto YOSHIDA, Junichiro KUWAHARA, Yohei IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210276569
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver output from a driver camera that photographs the driver and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. The circuitry determines existence of the sign of abnormality of the driver by calculating a periodic feature amount from time series data showing movement of the head of the driver, calculating coherence between the movement of the head of the driver and lateral acceleration acting on the head of the driver, calculating time series variation patterns from the obtained periodic feature amount and the obtained coherence, and comparing the obtained time series variation patterns with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Taro IWAMOTO, Ken IKUHISA, Yohei IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210229077
    Abstract: An oxide catalyst to be used for gas-phase catalytic ammoxidation reaction of propane or isobutane, the oxide catalyst comprising a composite oxide, wherein the composite oxide comprises a catalytically active species to be isolated from the composite oxide using a hydrogen peroxide solution, and the catalytically active species has an average composition represented by the following formula (1) in STEM-EDX measurements; Formula: Mo1VaSbbNbcWdXeOn ??(1) wherein X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Te, Ce, Ti, and Ta; a, b, c, and d satisfy relations represented by a formulae of 0.050?a?0.200, 0.050?b?0.200, 0.100?c?0.300, 0?d?0.100, 0?e?0.100, and a?c; and n represents a number determined by valences of the other elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Gosuke OYAMA, Yuya OKA, Natsume KOIKE, Makoto YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20210197833
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver from output of a driver camera and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. On condition that lateral acceleration acting on the head of the driver is a predetermined value or less, the circuitry is configured to calculate a periodic feature amount from time series data showing the movement of the head of the driver, calculate a time series variation pattern from the obtained periodic feature amount, and compare of the obtained time series variation pattern with a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Taro IWAMOTO, Ken IKUHISA, Yohei IWASHITA
  • Publication number: 20210201059
    Abstract: A driver condition estimating device includes circuitry configured to measure movement of the head of a driver from output of a driver camera and detect a sign of abnormality of the driver from the movement of the head. The circuitry is configured to calculate a periodic feature amount from time series data showing the movement of the head of the driver, calculate a time series variation pattern from the obtained periodic feature amount, and compare the obtained time series variation pattern with a predetermined threshold to determine existence of the sign of abnormality of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taro IWAMOTO, Yohei IWASHITA, Makoto YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11015273
    Abstract: A housing portion includes first and second inclined surfaces facing each other and inclined such that a distance between the first and second inclined surfaces decreases downward in a vertical direction. A third inclined surface located between the first and second inclined surfaces, facing the first inclined surface, inclined such that a distance between the third and first inclined surfaces decreases downward in the vertical direction, and having a first gap with respect to the first inclined surface is provided. A fourth inclined surface located between the first and second inclined surfaces, facing the second inclined surface, inclined such that a distance between the fourth and second inclined surfaces decreases downward in the vertical direction, and having a second gap with respect to the second inclined surface is provided. A suction blower causes a mixture to pass through the first and second gaps, and collects the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Naotaka Higuchi
  • Publication number: 20210115606
    Abstract: A housing portion includes first and second inclined surfaces facing each other and inclined such that a distance between the first and second inclined surfaces decreases downward in a vertical direction. A third inclined surface located between the first and second inclined surfaces, facing the first inclined surface, inclined such that a distance between the third and first inclined surfaces decreases downward in the vertical direction, and having a first gap with respect to the first inclined surface is provided. A fourth inclined surface located between the first and second inclined surfaces, facing the second inclined surface, inclined such that a distance between the fourth and second inclined surfaces decreases downward in the vertical direction, and having a second gap with respect to the second inclined surface is provided. A suction blower causes a mixture to pass through the first and second gaps, and collects the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto YOSHIDA, Naotaka HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20210107176
    Abstract: A web forming section that deposits a mixture including a defibrated object and a resin on a mesh body and that forms a web; a transport section that transports the web from the mesh body; and an eliminating section that eliminates, by using an airflow, the mixture remaining on the mesh body after the web is transported by the transport section are provided. The eliminating section generates the airflow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Masanao FUKASAWA, Naotaka HIGUCHI, Makoto YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 10975916
    Abstract: Provided are a connecting structure and a hydraulic drive device capable of simply and reliably connecting two shaft bodies together while appropriately preventing rotation and runout therebetween. The connecting structure includes a first shaft body and a second shaft body connected to each other at respective end portions and provided so as to be rotatable integrally with each other about a rotation axis. An anti-runout support portion of the first shaft body and that of the second shaft body are engaged with each other so as to restrict relative movement between the first and second shaft bodies with respect to a radial direction. An anti-rotation support portion of the first shaft body and that of the second shaft body are engaged with each other so as to restrict relative movement between the first and second shaft bodies with respect to a rotation direction about the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isamu Okada, Makoto Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20210078124
    Abstract: Provided is an automated pallet changer in machine tool which enable miniaturization and cost reduction. A drive unit in the automatic pallet changer includes a planetary reduction gear. The planetary reduction gear has a first output shaft and a second output shaft in which, by fixing one of the first and second output shaft, the other functions as an output shaft for driving. The first output shaft is used to pivot the pivoting frame, and the second output shaft is used to move the carry-in/out arm back and forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: OKUMA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Yoshida