Patents by Inventor Masako Abe

Masako Abe 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: 20220388399
    Abstract: A vehicle state display device for a vehicle includes an output limiting unit that limits an output of the vehicle when charge of a battery is equal to or smaller than a first value and a battery state display unit that displays a state of the battery. The battery state display unit switches and displays a first display mode indicating that the state of charge of the battery exceeds a second value that is larger than the first value, a second display mode indicating that the state of charge of the battery is equal to or smaller than the second value and exceeds the first value and the output of the vehicle may be limited, and a third display mode indicating that the state of charge of the battery is equal to or smaller than the first value and the output of the vehicle is being limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi TOMIDA, Makoto KAMIHIRA, Akihiro SHIINO, Masako ABE
  • Publication number: 20220371439
    Abstract: A vehicle state display device of a vehicle including an engine that drives driving wheels includes a display unit that displays an energy transmission state of the vehicle, a vehicle configuration display control unit, and a transmission state display control unit. The transmission state display control unit displays, between an engine display and a driving wheel display on the display unit during operation of the engine, a first transmission display indicating a transmission of energy between the engine and the driving wheels, and changes a display mode of the first transmission display between a case where the vehicle is traveling and a case where the vehicle is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi TOMIDA, Hiroyuki SUZUKI, Masako ABE, Yoshikazu TESHIMA
  • Patent number: 10241603
    Abstract: There is provided a touch panel device including an advance key that is assuredly touchable by an operator with no cost increase. A touch panel device (1) includes a plurality of keys (3) to (13) each including an indication part on which a corresponding one of functions is indicated, and a plurality of touch detection areas provided over the respective indication parts of the plurality of keys (3) to (13). The touch panel device (1) recognizes an operation instruction in any of the touch detection areas that corresponds to a predetermined key when the indication part of the predetermined key is touched. The plurality of keys include at least an advance key (13). The touch detection area (13B) of the advance key (13) is larger than the indication part (13A) of the advance key (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu Banno, Risa Tokairin, Masako Abe
  • Publication number: 20170192567
    Abstract: There is provided a touch panel device including an advance key that is assuredly touchable by an operator with no cost increase. A touch panel device (1) includes a plurality of keys (3) to (13) each including an indication part on which a corresponding one of functions is indicated, and a plurality of touch detection areas provided over the respective indication parts of the plurality of keys (3) to (13). The touch panel device (1) recognizes an operation instruction in any of the touch detection areas that corresponds to a predetermined key when the indication part of the predetermined key is touched. The plurality of keys include at least an advance key (13). The touch detection area (13B) of the advance key (13) is larger than the indication part (13A) of the advance key (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Osamu BANNO, Risa TOKAIRIN, Masako ABE
  • Patent number: 9292178
    Abstract: An information display apparatus for a vehicle which is advantageous in displaying an energy flow in an easy-to-understand way to the driver is provided. A battery icon represents a driving battery. An engine icon represents an engine. A front-wheel icon and a rear-wheel icon represent front wheels and rear wheels, respectively. An energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the transmission state of energy and is displayed while being directly bridged between the battery icon, the engine icon, the front-wheel icon, and the rear-wheel icon. The energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the presence or absence and the direction of transmission of energy between the driving battery, the engine, the front wheels, and the rear wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Watanabe, Masako Abe
  • Publication number: 20140143702
    Abstract: An information display apparatus for a vehicle which is advantageous in displaying an energy flow in an easy-to-understand way to the driver is provided. A battery icon 34 represents a driving battery 12. An engine icon 36 represents an engine 18. A front-wheel icon 38 and a rear-wheel icon 40 represent front wheels 22 and rear wheels 24, respectively. An energy transmission state displaying portion 42 indicates the transmission state of energy and is displayed while being directly bridged between the battery icon 34, the engine icon 36, the front-wheel icon 38, and the rear-wheel icon 40. The energy transmission state displaying portion 42 indicates the presence or absence and the direction of transmission of energy between the driving battery 12, the engine 18, the front wheels 22, and the rear wheels 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhito Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Sakamoto, Atsushi Watanabe, Masako Abe
  • Patent number: 6984656
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel photosensitive compounds that can be replicated with great certainty and provide applications for photodynamic therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Michael R. Detty, Sandra O. Gollnick, Sherry Davies, Allan Oseroff, Masako Abe, David Hilmey
  • Publication number: 20030069219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel photosensitive compounds that can be replicated with great certainty and provide applications for photodynamic therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Michael R. Detty, Sandra O. Gollnick, Sherry Davies, Allan Oseroff, Masako Abe, David Hilmey