Patents by Inventor Masato Abe

Masato 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).

  • Patent number: 12528453
    Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignees: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., School Judicial Person Ikutoku Gakuen
    Inventors: Daisuke Noma, Kentaro Ueno, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Masato Abe
  • Patent number: 12515695
    Abstract: In an aspect of a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a target trajectory calculation method, and a vehicle according to the present invention, an offset amount of a coordinate value or a curvature is determined for each item of basic trajectory coordinate data on a basis of the basic trajectory coordinate data on at least a part or all of a two-dimensional coordinate value, a trajectory curvature, and a trajectory azimuth angle at coordinates arranged in ascending order of arc length from a certain position serving as an origin point, new target trajectory coordinate data is determined by adding the offset amount to each item of the basic trajectory coordinate data, and a trajectory of a vehicle is controlled on a basis of the new target trajectory coordinate data. Thus, a target trajectory with an out-in-out line can be obtained as in steering by an expert driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignees: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., School Judicial Person Ikutoku Gakuen
    Inventors: Yu Sato, Makoto Yamakado, Masato Abe, Yoshio Kano, Yusuke Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20250161937
    Abstract: A microchip for analyzing a liquid sample, internally including a flow path, includes: a substrate including a bonding surface provided with a groove that forms the flow path, a storage portion that stores a liquid in a portion of the groove, and a wall that blocks flow of the liquid from the storage portion to the flow path; a film that forms the flow path by attaching the film to the bonding surface of the substrate and covering the groove; and an adhesive portion that is formed by an adhesive agent for adhesively bonding the bonding surface of the substrate and the film to each other, and an adhesive agent that is present between an end surface of the wall and the film, and allows the liquid to be passed by peeling the end surface of the wall and the film by pressurization to the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Masato ABE, Kazuya HOSOKAWA,
  • Publication number: 20240294185
    Abstract: In an aspect of a vehicle control device, a vehicle control method, a target trajectory calculation method, and a vehicle according to the present invention, an offset amount of a coordinate value or a curvature is determined for each item of basic trajectory coordinate data on a basis of the basic trajectory coordinate data on at least a part or all of a two-dimensional coordinate value, a trajectory curvature, and a trajectory azimuth angle at coordinates arranged in ascending order of arc length from a certain position serving as an origin point, new target trajectory coordinate data is determined by adding the offset amount to each item of the basic trajectory coordinate data, and a trajectory of a vehicle is controlled on a basis of the new target trajectory coordinate data. Thus, a target trajectory with an out-in-out line can be obtained as in steering by an expert driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Yu SATO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Masato ABE, Yoshio KANO, Yusuke TANAKA
  • Patent number: 12049216
    Abstract: A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle 1 in which a front wheel 2 is driven by an engine 4, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine 4, based on an operational state of the vehicle 1; a deceleration torque setting step of setting deceleration torque, based on an increase in steering angle of a steering apparatus 5 mounted on the vehicle 1; a torque generation step of controlling the engine 4 so that torque based on the basic torque and the deceleration torque is generated; and a deceleration torque changing step of changing the deceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheel 6 and an operation direction of the steering wheel 6 when the steering angle is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi Tsukano, Shohei Yamada, Daisuke Umetsu, Fuminori Kato, Osamu Sunahara, Masato Abe, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 12043215
    Abstract: A vehicle article storage structure includes an article storage box (13) provided with an opening (33a) on the upper side forgetting articles in and out, a housing unit (15) provided on the lower side of an instrument panel (3) to house the article storage box (13), and links (35, 37, and 39) configured to movably support the article storage box (13) along a range from a housed position at which the article storage box (13) is housed in the housing unit (15) to a drawn position at which the article storage box (13) is drawn in a vehicle compartment rearward direction from the housed position via an intermediate position at which the article storage box (13) is located between the housed position and the drawn position, the intermediate position being located below the housed position and the drawn position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Shota Watase, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masato Abe, Masami Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240140399
    Abstract: In one mode, with a vehicle control apparatus, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle control system according to the present invention, a control command is output for operating an actuator unit mounted in a vehicle, so as to obtain a control moment including at least one of a roll moment, a pitch moment, and a yaw moment that are generated for the vehicle before a curve on a traveling road on which the vehicle runs, based on a physical quantity about a curvature ahead on the traveling road and a physical quantity about a speed of the vehicle. In this way, the passenger's sense of security when the vehicle runs on the curve may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke NOMA, Kentaro UENO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Masato ABE
  • Publication number: 20240083364
    Abstract: A vehicle article storage structure includes an article storage box (13) provided with an opening (33a) on the upper side forgetting articles in and out, a housing unit (15) provided on the lower side of an instrument panel (3) to house the article storage box (13), and links (35, 37, and 39) configured to movably support the article storage box (13) along a range from a housed position at which the article storage box (13) is housed in the housing unit (15) to a drawn position at which the article storage box (13) is drawn in a vehicle compartment rearward direction from the housed position via an intermediate position at which the article storage box (13) is located between the housed position and the drawn position, the intermediate position being located below the housed position and the drawn position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Shota Watase, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masato Abe, Masami Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240050940
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a micro chip is for liquid sample analysis and has a flow path therein. The method includes preparing a base material having, in a surface thereof, a groove serving as a flow path, preparing a film which covers the surface of the base material to seal the groove and can thus form a flow path, applying, on the base material, an adhesive and/or a sticking agent, and attaching the film onto the base material so that a surface of the base material, to which the adhesive and/or the sticking agent is applied, and the film overlap each other. The attaching includes pressure-bonding the film and the base material under 32-643 kPa, and curing the adhesive and/or the sticking agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Masato ABE, Tomoko WADA, Takao SATO, Kazuya HOSOKAWA
  • Patent number: 11892186
    Abstract: A detection device is connected to a plurality of communication devices by a communication line. The detection device has a reception unit, a measurement unit, and a detection unit. The reception unit receives signals with prescribed pulse widths transmitted from the plurality of communication devices, respectively. The measurement unit measures the pulse widths of the signals received by the reception unit. The detection unit is configured to detect the communication device disposed near a terminal end of the communication line as a terminal-end communication device on the basis of the plurality of pulse widths measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Nakajo, Masato Abe, Nariya Komazaki
  • Publication number: 20240024875
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microchip for a blood coagulation test includes preparing a substrate which has, in the surface thereof, a groove serving as a flow channel, and has a first through-hole serving as an inlet and provided on one end side of the groove. A film having a surface coated with collagen and/or tissue thromboplastin is prepared so as to cover a region of a portion on the flow channel when the film is bonded to the surface, of the substrate, having the groove therein overlaps the surface, of the film, coated with the collagen and/or tissue thromboplastin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Masato ABE, Takao SATO, Tomoko WADA, Tomoka NAGASATO, Kazuya HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230311115
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a microchip for analyzing a component in a liquid sample by passing the sample through a flow path provided inside and performing a reaction in a reaction portion provided in a portion of the flow path, the method including: a step of providing a substrate including on the surface thereof a groove serving as a flow path and a reaction portion in a portion between the both ends of the groove; a step of applying an adhesive agent or a gluing agent on an area other than the groove on the grooved surface of the substrate; a step of providing a film on an area of which a reaction substance is applied; and a step of attaching the film on the substrate in a specific manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Masato ABE, Tomoko WADA, Takao SATO, Kazuya HOSOKAWA
  • Patent number: 11772633
    Abstract: A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle 1 in which a front wheel 2 is driven by an engine 4, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine 4, based on an operational state of the vehicle 1; an acceleration torque setting step of setting acceleration torque, based on a reduction in steering angle of a steering apparatus 5 mounted on the vehicle 1; a torque generation step of controlling the engine 4 so that torque based on the basic torque and the acceleration torque is generated; and an acceleration torque changing step of changing the acceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheel 6 and an operation direction of the steering wheel 6 when the steering angle is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi Tsukano, Shohei Yamada, Daisuke Umetsu, Fuminori Kato, Osamu Sunahara, Masato Abe, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11667275
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a vehicle includes: a steering apparatus (6) including a steering wheel (11) operated in order to turn a vehicle (1) and a steering angle sensor (8) that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel (11), the steering apparatus (6) steering a front wheel (steered wheel) (2) of the vehicle (1) in accordance with operation of the steering wheel (11); and a controller (14) that sets a steering angle acceleration based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor (8) and controls vehicle motion when the steering wheel (11) is operated to be turned. In particular, the controller (14) suppresses a rise of lateral acceleration of the vehicle (1) based on the steering angle acceleration in order to control the vehicle motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi Tsukano, Masato Abe, Makoto Yamakado, Yoshio Kano, Kazuki Sato
  • Patent number: 11459029
    Abstract: The steering system includes: a first steering device to-steer left and right wheels in a mechanically associated manner by changing an angle of left and right chassis frame components; and a second steering device to drive a supplementary turning actuator to change angles of the wheels relative to the chassis frame components. The second steering device includes a supplementary turning control section to perform a control to cause turning by a steering angle that is a difference between a steering angle determined by a numerical model of vehicle motion on the basis of the steering command angle and the vehicle velocity and an actual steering angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Ishihara, Atsushi Itou, Masato Abe, Yoshio Kano, Makoto Yamakado, Mitsunori Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20210339735
    Abstract: A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle 1 in which a front wheel 2 is driven by an engine 4, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine 4, based on an operational state of the vehicle 1; an acceleration torque setting step of setting acceleration torque, based on a reduction in steering angle of a steering apparatus 5 mounted on the vehicle 1; a torque generation step of controlling the engine 4 so that torque based on the basic torque and the acceleration torque is generated; and an acceleration torque changing step of changing the acceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheel 6 and an operation direction of the steering wheel 6 when the steering angle is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Shohei YAMADA, Daisuke UMETSU, Fuminori KATO, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210325073
    Abstract: A detection device is connected to a plurality of communication devices by a communication line. The detection device has a reception unit, a measurement unit, and a detection unit. The reception unit receives signals with prescribed pulse widths transmitted from the plurality of communication devices, respectively. The measurement unit measures the pulse widths of the signals received by the reception unit. The detection unit is configured to detect the communication device disposed near a terminal end of the communication line as a terminal-end communication device on the basis of the plurality of pulse widths measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi NAKAJO, Masato ABE, Nariya KOMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210316717
    Abstract: A vehicle control method is applied to a vehicle 1 in which a front wheel 2 is driven by an engine 4, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine 4, based on an operational state of the vehicle 1; a deceleration torque setting step of setting deceleration torque, based on an increase in steering angle of a steering apparatus 5 mounted on the vehicle 1; a torque generation step of controlling the engine 4 so that torque based on the basic torque and the deceleration torque is generated; and a deceleration torque changing step of changing the deceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheel 6 and an operation direction of the steering wheel 6 when the steering angle is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Shohei YAMADA, Daisuke UMETSU, Fuminori KATO, Osamu SUNAHARA, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210009108
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a vehicle includes: a steering apparatus (6) including a steering wheel (11) operated in order to turn a vehicle (1) and a steering angle sensor (8) that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel (11), the steering apparatus (6) steering a front wheel (steered wheel) (2) of the vehicle (1) in accordance with operation of the steering wheel (11); and a controller (14) that sets a steering angle acceleration based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor (8) and controls vehicle motion when the steering wheel (11) is operated to be turned. In particular, the controller (14) suppresses a rise of lateral acceleration of the vehicle (1) based on the steering angle acceleration in order to control the vehicle motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, IKUTOKU GAKUEN
    Inventors: Takatoshi TSUKANO, Masato ABE, Makoto YAMAKADO, Yoshio KANO, Kazuki SATO
  • Publication number: 20210001921
    Abstract: The steering system includes: a first steering device to-steer left and right wheels in a mechanically associated manner by changing an angle of left and right chassis frame components; and a second steering device to drive a supplementary turning actuator to change angles of the wheels relative to the chassis frame components. The second steering device includes a supplementary turning control section to perform a control to cause turning by a steering angle that is a difference between a steering angle determined by a numerical model of vehicle motion on the basis of the steering command angle and the vehicle velocity and an actual steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NTN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio ISHIHARA, Atsushi ITOU, Masato ABE, Yoshio KANO, Makoto YAMAKADO, Mitsunori ISHIBASHI