Patents by Inventor Noritaka Toyama
Noritaka Toyama 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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Patent number: 11358541Abstract: A vehicle soundproofing structure includes: a soundproofing mechanism configured to suppress sound from leaking outside from a vehicle by absorbing, dissipating, or cancelling sound inside a vehicle cabin, and a controller configured to enable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is stationary, and to disable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is travelling.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 11027639Abstract: An automobile, includes: a table stowed at a ceiling of a vehicle cabin; and a table raising and lowering apparatus configured to, resulting from a predetermined operation, raise and lower the table between a usage position at a seat front side of a vehicle occupant seated on a vehicle seat and a stowage position at which the table is stowed at the ceiling.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10967899Abstract: A vehicle includes a steering wheel that can move between a driving position in which an occupant operates the steering wheel and a table position in which a wheel axis is oriented in a vehicle vertical direction. The steering wheel in the table position functions as a table or a part of a table for use by the occupant, who is sitting in a driver's seat.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10802370Abstract: There is provided a vehicle optical view-shielding structure including: an optical view-shielding device that is capable of optically shielding a window when a vehicle is stationary, such that a vehicle interior is rendered difficult to see from outside the vehicle; an external detection device that detects an approaching object approaching the vehicle; and a notification device that issues a notification inside the vehicle notifying that the approaching object has been detected by the external detection device.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10773592Abstract: A sound output and text display device for a vehicle, including: an output unit that, in a case in which sound to be output inside the vehicle has been decided, outputs the sound inside the vehicle; and a display unit that displays text corresponding to the sound on a windshield in accordance with a state of use of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10698207Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: one or more display devices configured to: display a main image on a vehicle cabin interior side of a front windshield in a non-occupant-driven state; and display a sub image corresponding to a content of the main image on an instrument panel in the non-occupant-driven state.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Patent number: 10643445Abstract: An in-car status notification system that detects that a situation requiring attention has arisen in which a child is alone inside an automobile by using at least one of a plurality of sensors or a camera; detects positional information of the automobile; and in cases in which the situation requiring attention has been detected, sends notification of the automobile positional information and situation requiring attention detected information indicating a child is alone in the automobile to at least a pre-set first mobile phone and a pre-set second mobile phone.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190248263Abstract: An automobile, includes: a table stowed at a ceiling of a vehicle cabin; and a table raising and lowering apparatus configured to, resulting from a predetermined operation, raise and lower the table between a usage position at a seat front side of a vehicle occupant seated on a vehicle seat and a stowage position at which the table is stowed at the ceiling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190251818Abstract: An in-car status notification system that detects that a situation requiring attention has arisen in which a child is alone inside an automobile by using at least one of a plurality of sensors or a camera; detects positional information of the automobile; and in cases in which the situation requiring attention has been detected, sends notification of the automobile positional information and situation requiring attention detected information indicating a child is alone in the automobile to at least a pre-set first mobile phone and a pre-set second mobile phone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190248304Abstract: A vehicle soundproofing structure includes: a soundproofing mechanism configured to suppress sound from leaking outside from a vehicle by absorbing, dissipating, or cancelling sound inside a vehicle cabin, and a controller configured to enable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is stationary, and to disable operation of the soundproofing mechanism when the vehicle is travelling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190248238Abstract: A sound output and text display device for a vehicle, including: an output unit that, in a case in which sound to be output inside the vehicle has been decided, outputs the sound inside the vehicle; and a display unit that displays text corresponding to the sound on a windshield in accordance with a state of use of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190243132Abstract: A vehicle display device includes: one or more display devices configured to: display a main image on a vehicle cabin interior side of a front windshield in a non-occupant-driven state; and display a sub image corresponding to a content of the main image on an instrument panel in the non-occupant-driven state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190241205Abstract: A vehicle includes a steering wheel that can move between a driving position in which an occupant operates the steering wheel and a table position in which a wheel axis is oriented in a vehicle vertical direction. The steering wheel in the table position functions as a table or a part of a table for use by the occupant, who is sitting in a driver's seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
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Publication number: 20190243171Abstract: There is provided a vehicle optical view-shielding structure including: an optical view-shielding device that is capable of optically shielding a window when a vehicle is stationary, such that a vehicle interior is rendered difficult to see from outside the vehicle; an external detection device that detects an approaching object approaching the vehicle; and a notification device that issues a notification inside the vehicle notifying that the approaching object has been detected by the external detection device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito