Patents by Inventor Nobuki Hayashi
Nobuki Hayashi 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: 20210188041Abstract: A control device includes a controller that executes determining a connection between a first unit that has a boarding space which allows a user to board and is provided with a predetermined facility and that is provided with a first path through which a fluid used in the predetermined facility passes and a second unit that is configured to be separated from and connected to the first unit and that has a drive device of a vehicle that is formed by being connected to the first unit, and supplying the fluid in the first path to a second unit side to absorb heat generated from the drive device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinari OGAWA, Kohta TARAO, Shinya KIJIMA, Osamu FUKAWATASE, Koji YASUI, Toshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Hitomi NAKATANI, Kuniaki JINNAI, Nobuki HAYASHI, Masahiro NAGANO, Akihiro ITO
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Publication number: 20210163083Abstract: A facility provides an infrastructure service to a vehicle including a first unit that includes a driving wheel and a second unit that has a vehicle cabin space and is separable from the first unit. The facility includes a connection unit that connects to the second unit and a provision unit that provides the infrastructure service to the second unit when the connection unit is connected to the second unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshinari OGAWA, Kohta TARAO, Shinya KIJIMA, Osamu FUKAWATASE, Koji YASUI, Toshiyuki KOBAYASHI, Hitomi NAKATANI, Kuniaki JINNAI, Nobuki HAYASHI, Masahiro NAGANO, Akihiro ITO
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Publication number: 20200338448Abstract: Provided is a contents providing system capable of inducing excitement of a spectator in a battle game. One embodiment of the present disclosure is a contents providing system including: an acquisition part acquiring, as player information, at least one of a posture, an amount of activity, and biological information from each of multiple players playing a battle game where multiple events occur simultaneously in one game space; and a processing part processing the player information acquired by the acquisition part into information-for-spectator to be provided for the spectator or an organizer of the battle game.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Mitsuko HAMA, Nobuki HAYASHI, Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Asami TAKAYAMA
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Publication number: 20200077803Abstract: A seat is provided which enables real-time estimation of a posture of a seated person. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a seat including a seat main body, at least one 3-axis acceleration sensor arranged in the seat main body, and an estimation device that estimates a posture of a seated person on the seat main body. The estimation device includes a storage that stores a learning model built by machine learning of input data based on a sensor output from the at least one 3-axis acceleration sensor and teacher data based on information on the posture of the seated person or a posture transition of the seated person, and an estimator that uses the learning model to estimate the posture of the seated person or the posture transition of the seated person from the sensor output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuki HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190358111Abstract: A seat including: a seat surface portion having first and second support surfaces; and a switching mechanism, wherein the seat surface portion is switched by the switching mechanism between: a first posture in which the seat surface portion is brought down to the front side such that the first support surface is in a low position where a seated person is capable of sitting thereon by lowering a hip, and a second posture in which the seat surface portion is brought up to the rear side from the first posture such that the second support surface is in a high position where the seated person in a standing posture is capable of sitting thereon, and wherein a vibration device which is configured to apply vibration corresponding to music to a body of the seated person is disposed at an inner side of the second support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Nobuki HAYASHI, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Takeshi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20190359085Abstract: A seat storage system, wherein a controller is configured to, in a case where a seating determiner confirms that no sitting person is seated on a seat surface portion of any one of a plurality of seats, issue an instruction of switching the seat surface portion to a first posture to a switching device of each of the seats whose seat surface portion is detected as being in a second posture by a posture determiner, and operate front-rear movement devices of all of the plurality of seats to narrow an interval between the seats after the posture determiner has determined that the seat surface portions of all of the plurality of seats have been switched to the first posture. Here, the first posture corresponds to a raised sitting posture and the second posture corresponds to a sitting posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito Yamauchi, Nobuki Hayashi, Tokuyuki Nishikawa, Takeshi Yamada
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Publication number: 20190359091Abstract: A vehicle seat device including: a seat main body; and a movable body, wherein a seat surface portion of the seat main body is configured to be switched between: a first posture in which the seat surface portion is brought down to a front side such that a first support surface is in a low position where the seated person can sit thereon by lowering a hip; and a second posture in which the seat surface portion is brought up to a rear side from the first posture such that a second support surface is in a high position where the seated person in a standing posture can sit thereon, and wherein the movable body includes a placement portion configured to swing with respect to the floor in a state where both soles of the seated person are placed when the seat surface portion is in the second posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Nobuki HAYASHI, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA, Takeshi YAMADA
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Publication number: 20190188481Abstract: A motion picture distribution system is provided with: an extractor configured to perform an extraction operation of extracting one or a plurality of scenes associated with a particular action of a target person from a motion picture taken by an imager; a generator configured to edit the extracted one or plurality of scenes and to generate a digest motion picture; and a distributor configured to distribute the generated digest motion picture. The extractor is configured to perform machine learning associated with the particular action, by using at least a part of a motion picture including a person as input data, in order to improve the extraction operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuki HAYASHI, Takeshi BABA, Akinori SATOU, Shinichiro ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 10155454Abstract: A seat surface part is switchable by a switching mechanism between a forward-unfolded posture in which the seat surface part is forwardly unfolded down so that a first support surface comes into a state at a low position where the seated person lowers his or her body to sit, and a second support surface comes into a state of forming a backwardly inclined surface that is inclined backwardly downward, and a folded-up posture in which the seat surface part is folded up backward from the forward-unfolded posture so that the second support surface is lifted up at a higher position than a position of the first support surface in the forward-unfolded posture, and an upper surface inclined forwardly downward is formed by the backwardly inclined surface so that the second support surface comes into a state at a high position where the seated person perches in a standing posture.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito Yamauchi, Nobuki Hayashi, Tokuyuki Nishikawa
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Publication number: 20180162236Abstract: A seat surface part is switchable by a switching mechanism between a forward-unfolded posture in which the seat surface part is forwardly unfolded down so that a first support surface comes into a state at a low position where the seated person lowers his or her body to sit, and a second support surface comes into a state of forming a backwardly inclined surface that is inclined backwardly downward, and a folded-up posture in which the seat surface part is folded up backward from the forward-unfolded posture so that the second support surface is lifted up at a higher position than a position of the first support surface in the forward-unfolded posture, and an upper surface inclined forwardly downward is formed by the backwardly inclined surface so that the second support surface comes into a state at a high position where the seated person perches in a standing posture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Katsuhito YAMAUCHI, Nobuki HAYASHI, Tokuyuki NISHIKAWA
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Patent number: 9987959Abstract: A seat cover of a vehicle seat configured to cover an outer surface of a seat pad, wherein a part of the seat cover which is configured to cover at least a seating surface of the seat pad consists of a seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuki Hayashi, Katsuhito Yamauchi
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Patent number: 9530586Abstract: A touch switch device with an illuminator for detecting a close approach or contact of a human body to an operation surface includes: a wiring board having a light-emitting device and a detection electrode on a one surface side; a light guide plate located on the one surface side of the wiring board to emit light from the light-emitting device to the outside from the operation surface opposite the wiring board; and a detector connected with the detection electrode to detect change in electrostatic capacity to be generated at the detection electrode when a human body closely approaches or contacts the operation surface to produce a detection signal corresponding to the detected condition. An operation part is displayable on a surface of the light guide plate to serve as the operation surface, and the operation part is positioned corresponding to a position of the detection electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Naoya Hanada, Nobuki Hayashi
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Publication number: 20160347221Abstract: A seat cover of a vehicle seat configured to cover an outer surface of a seat pad, wherein a part of the seat cover which is configured to cover at least a seating surface of the seat pad consists of a seating surface piece made of a piece of cloth, and wherein, when covering the outer surface of the seat pad, the seat cover is bonded only to the seating surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuki HAYASHI, Katsuhito YAMAUCHI
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Patent number: 9457711Abstract: A light source unit for a vehicle includes a light source body, a light guide member that guides and exits the light from the light source body toward a portion of the vehicle to be illuminated, and a cover member housing the light source body and the light guide member. The cover member has an elongated light exit portion through which light from the light guide member is exited to the portion to be illuminated. The light exit portion includes a first light exit portion and at least two second light exit portions arranged along a longitudinal direction of the light exit portion to sandwich the second light exit portion therebetween. Light from the light guide member directly reaches the portion to be illuminated via the first light exit portion and light from the light guide member indirectly reaches the portion to be illuminated via the second light exit portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Nobuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 9180810Abstract: The base of the present invention includes a fiber base layer containing fibers, and has a basis weight of 300 to 1,500 g/m2, a thickness of 1 to 10 mm, and a transmittance of 35% to 75%. A content of fibers is in a range from 20% to 70% by mass based on 100% by mass of the fiber base layer. The illumination apparatus of the present invention includes the base and a light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Nobuki Hayashi, Jun Isami, Yousuke Tagami, Takuma Saitou
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Publication number: 20140376241Abstract: The base of the present invention includes a fiber base layer containing fibers, and has a basis weight of 300 to 1,500 g/m2, a thickness of 1 to 10 mm, and a transmittance of 35% to 75%. A content of fibers is in a range from 20% to 70% by mass based on 100% by mass of the fiber base layer. The illumination apparatus of the present invention includes the base and a light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Nobuki HAYASHI, Jun ISAMI, Yousuke TAGAMI, Takuma SAITOU
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Publication number: 20140374232Abstract: A touch switch device with an illuminator for detecting a close approach or contact of a human body to an operation surface includes: a wiring board having a light-emitting device and a detection electrode on a one surface side; a light guide plate located on the one surface side of the wiring board to emit light from the light-emitting device to the outside from the operation surface opposite the wiring board; and a detector connected with the detection electrode to detect change in electrostatic capacity to be generated at the detection electrode when a human body closely approaches or contacts the operation surface to produce a detection signal corresponding to the detected condition. An operation part is displayable on a surface of the light guide plate to serve as the operation surface, and the operation part is positioned corresponding to a position of the detection electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Naoya HANADA, Nobuki HAYASHI
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Patent number: 8807806Abstract: An illumination device for a vehicle includes a light source and an inside handle well. The inside handle well has a lower wall, an upper wall, and an opening. The light source is arranged under the lower wall. The lower wall has a light exit portion configured such that light emitted from the light source exits therethrough and travels to an inside of the inside handle well. The upper wall has a light reflecting portion configured to reflect light exiting through the light exit portion and traveling upward in the inside handle well toward the inside handle. The opening is formed on the inner side of the interior of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuki Hayashi, Kouichi Takeuchi
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Patent number: 8446047Abstract: A vehicle interior light includes a lighting source that illuminates a vehicle interior; an decorative lighting source that decoratively illuminates the vehicle interior; a lighting switch that controls on-off state of the lighting source; an decorative lighting switch that controls on-off state of the decorative lighting source and the lighting source; and a light dimming unit that lowers illuminance of the lighting source. When the decorative lighting source is turned on, power is supplied to the decorative lighting source so that the decorative lighting source is lit up, while power is supplied to the lighting source through the light dimming unit so that the lighting source is lit up with low illuminance.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsuhiko Ito, Shinichi Yaoichi, Nobuki Hayashi, Takuma Saito
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Patent number: 8419246Abstract: An illumination device for a vehicle configured to illuminate an armrest on a door trim of the vehicle includes a light source and a light directing member. The light source is arranged above the armrest and has a light emitting portion configured to emit light toward the armrest. The light directing member is arranged so as to cover the light emitting portion from below. The light directing member is configured to direct the light emitted from the light emitting portion toward the armrest toward a front of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nobuki Hayashi, Kouichi Takeuchi