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).

  • Patent number: 11358541
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 11027639
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10967899
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10802370
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10773592
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10698207
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Patent number: 10643445
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190248263
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190251818
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190248304
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190248238
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiko Nagatomi, Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190243132
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190241205
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Noritaka Toyama, Atsuko Kobayashi, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito
  • Publication number: 20190243171
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Atsuko Kobayashi, Noritaka Toyama, Keiko Nagatomi, Keisuke Ito