Patents by Inventor Masahiro Kuno
Masahiro Kuno 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).
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Publication number: 20160361761Abstract: A pulling-up-type continuous casting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a molten-metal holding furnace that holds molten metal, a shape defining member configured to define a cross-sectional shape of a hollowed cast-metal article to be casted as held molten metal drawn from the molten-metal surface passes through the shape defining member, a cooling unit that cools the held molten metal by blowing a cooling gas on an inner peripheral surface of the hollowed cast-metal article near an solidification interface, the drawn molten metal continuously extending to the cast-metal article through the solidification interface, and a blower unit that blows air to a negative pressure area formed in a space between a flow path through which the cooling gas blown from the cooling unit flows and a top surface of the shape defining member.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoaki SUGIURA, Tokiharu FUKUDA, Masahiro KUNO, Jun YAOKAWA, Yasushi IWATA, Yoshio SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 9435531Abstract: A display apparatus provides a display region to display information, and a peripheral light luminous region to output light. The display apparatus includes an indicator light source and a coloring transmissive member made of light transmissive material. The coloring transmissive member includes a light input face where the light emitted from the indicator light source enters; a light output face with a belt-like shape in an extended direction to form the light luminous region by outputting light inputted from the light input face; and an attenuation portion attenuating light transmitting from the light input face to the light output face. The attenuation portion has a thickness between the light input face and the light output face. The thickness changes to increase in the extended direction of the light output face as going from a central portion towards each of both end portions.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Masahiro Kuno, Shinji Kamon
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Publication number: 20140340867Abstract: A display apparatus provides a display region to display information, and a peripheral light luminous region to output light. The display apparatus includes an indicator light source and a coloring transmissive member made of light transmissive material. The coloring transmissive member includes a light input face where the light emitted from the indicator light source enters; a light output face with a belt-like shape in an extended direction to form the light luminous region by outputting light inputted from the light input face; and an attenuation portion attenuating light transmitting from the light input face to the light output face. The attenuation portion has a thickness between the light input face and the light output face. The thickness changes to increase in the extended direction of the light output face as going from a central portion towards each of both end portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Kobayashi, Masahiro Kuno, Shinji Kamon
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Patent number: 8817024Abstract: A display device includes a display panel for displaying an instrument image including an index image constituting an index and a pointer image constituting a pointer for pointing the index of the index image and a controller for displaying the instrument image on the display panel. The controller varies at least one of a pointer display mode of the pointer image and an index display mode of the index image so as to increase a readability of the index indicated by the index image when positions associated with the pointer image and the index image coincide.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Miki Katoh, Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno, Akira Kamiya
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Patent number: 8438916Abstract: A meter apparatus is mountable on a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine having an output shaft that rotates at a predetermined idling speed during idling of the engine. When the vehicle satisfies a predetermined stop condition during rotation of the output shaft at the idling speed, the rotation of the output shaft is stopped temporarily. The meter apparatus includes a pointer needle that moves according to a rotation speed of the output shaft to indicate the rotation speed. The amount of movement of the pointer needle with respect to a change in the rotation speed of the output shaft is less when the rotation speed is in a low speed range below the idling speed than when the rotation speed is in a high speed range above the idling speed.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Takahira Katoh, Kenichi Hiura, Minoru Sumiya, Masahiro Kuno
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Patent number: 8279141Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels in a form of matrix and a controller configured to control the plurality of pixels of the display panel so that an instrument image indicating an instrument is displayed on the display panel. The instrument image includes a scale image indicating a scale, and a pointer image indicating a pointer that is movable in accordance with an increase and decrease in a measured magnitude for indicating the measured magnitude in association with the scale image. The instrument image further includes a highlight image that is displayed in a predetermined pattern in accordance with at least one of a position and a motion of the pointer image.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Miki Katoh, Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Publication number: 20120055241Abstract: A meter apparatus is mountable on a vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine having an output shaft that rotates at a predetermined idling speed during idling of the engine. When the vehicle satisfies a predetermined stop condition during rotation of the output shaft at the idling speed, the rotation of the output shaft is stopped temporarily. The meter apparatus includes a pointer needle that moves according to a rotation speed of the output shaft to indicate the rotation speed. The amount of movement of the pointer needle with respect to a change in the rotation speed of the output shaft is less when the rotation speed is in a low speed range below the idling speed than when the rotation speed is in a high speed range above the idling speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahira Katoh, Kenichi Hiura, Minoru Sumiya, Masahiro Kuno
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Patent number: 7963656Abstract: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Patent number: 7954951Abstract: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2008Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Publication number: 20110090074Abstract: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Publication number: 20080309475Abstract: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to avoid the overlap therebetween (i.e., such that an exclusive positional relationship is made therebetween). When the display mode is switched, a final transition of the display mode to a display state in the second display mode is made while or after a moving image showing a transition process, in which the common image function component is moved from a display position in the first display mode to a display position in the second display mode, is displayed as a mode transition animation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Publication number: 20080238818Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels in a form of matrix and a controller configured to control the plurality of pixels of the display panel so that an instrument image indicating an instrument is displayed on the display panel. The instrument image includes a scale image indicating a scale, and a pointer image indicating a pointer that is movable in accordance with an increase and decrease in a measured magnitude for indicating the measured magnitude in association with the scale image. The instrument image further includes a highlight image that is displayed in a predetermined pattern in accordance with at least one of a position and a motion of the pointer image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Miki Katoh, Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno
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Publication number: 20080238913Abstract: A display device includes a display panel for displaying an instrument image including an index image constituting an index and a pointer image constituting a pointer for pointing the index of the index image and a controller for displaying the instrument image on the display panel. The controller varies at least one of a pointer display mode of the pointer image and an index display mode of the index image so as to increase a readability of the index indicated by the index image when positions associated with the pointer image and the index image coincide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Miki Katoh, Masahiro Kuno, Nagako Matsuno, Akira Kamiya