Patents by Inventor RYO INOMATA
RYO INOMATA 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: 11820369Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Ikeda, Ryo Inomata, Akira Nagae, Hironori Ito
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Patent number: 11511741Abstract: A lane keep assist device is configured to perform lane keep assist control for making a host vehicle travel along a lane, and preventing the host vehicle from departing from the lane. The lane keep assist device includes an electronic control device configured to detect presence or absence of another vehicle, present in a vicinity of the host vehicle, which have a gradual decrease in a distance from the host vehicle, and when the other vehicle is detected, the electronic control device configured to set virtual line extending along front-rear direction of the detected other vehicle at position away by first predetermined distance in right-left direction of the other vehicle from lateral side of the detected other vehicle, and to specify the lane based on the set virtual line to perform the lane keep assist control.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
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Patent number: 11469780Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a signal generation apparatus including: a base band module (11); a DA converter that converts digital base band signals into modulation signals corresponding to a plurality of cells; an RF converter (20) to which the modulation signals corresponding to the plurality of cells are input, and which outputs an RF signal obtained by frequency-converting the modulation signal; and an RF converter control unit (31), in which the RF converter control unit controls the base band module to reduce a power value of a digital base band signal corresponding to a predetermined cell, among the digital base band signals corresponding to the plurality of cells in the base band module so that an input level of the modulation signal input to the RF converter is equal to or lower than an input limit value of the RF converter.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Goto, Ryo Inomata, Hirofumi Ono, Mayfor Dangkiw
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Patent number: 11427197Abstract: A lane departure preventing device includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to: when there is a likelihood that a vehicle will depart from a traveling lane, calculate a prevention yaw moment, and control a brake actuator such that the prevention yaw moment is applied to the vehicle; acquire a lateral acceleration; determine whether the lateral acceleration is greater than an ideal value by a predetermined value; control the brake actuator such that the braking force matches a target braking force required to apply the prevention yaw moment to the vehicle, when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value; and control the brake actuator such that the braking force is less than the target braking force, when the lateral acceleration is greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
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Patent number: 11323140Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to prevent an output level of an analog signal from exceeding a predetermined upper limit value, in a module that adjusts a level of the analog signal. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a signal generation apparatus including an RF base module (12) that converts a digital base band signal for testing into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and outputs the IF signal, and a control unit (18), in which the RF base module is connected to an RF converter (20) which outputs an analog RF signal obtained by frequency-converting the IF signal, and the control unit clips the IF signal output from the RF base module based on an output level of the analog RF signal output from the RF converter.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ANRITSU CORPORATIONInventors: Hirofumi Ono, Ryo Inomata, Kenji Goto, Mayfor Dangkiw
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Publication number: 20220118974Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki IKEDA, Ryo INOMATA, Akira NAGAE, Hironori ITO
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Patent number: 11279353Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Ikeda, Ryo Inomata, Akira Nagae, Hironori Ito
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Patent number: 11161411Abstract: A driving support apparatus is provided with: a first controller programmed to perform a first control, which is to make a speed of a vehicle not to exceed a predetermined speed; a second controller programmed to perform a second control, which is a driving support control that is different from the first control; a preventer configured to prevent the second control on the basis of an operation of an accelerator by an occupant of the vehicle; and a prevention reducer configured to control the preventer to hardly prevent the second control if the first control is performed, in comparison with when the first control is not performed.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Ryo Inomata, Akira Nagae, Masayuki Ikeda, Hironori Ito
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Publication number: 20210328604Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided a signal generation apparatus including: a base band module (11); a DA converter that converts digital base band signals into modulation signals corresponding to a plurality of cells; an RF converter (20) to which the modulation signals corresponding to the plurality of cells are input, and which outputs an RF signal obtained by frequency-converting the modulation signal; and an RF converter control unit (31), in which the RF converter control unit controls the base band module to reduce a power value of a digital base band signal corresponding to a predetermined cell, among the digital base band signals corresponding to the plurality of cells in the base band module so that an input level of the modulation signal input to the RF converter is equal to or lower than an input limit value of the RF converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Kenji GOTO, Ryo INOMATA, Hirofumi ONO, Mayfor DANGKIW
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Publication number: 20210234560Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to prevent an output level of an analog signal from exceeding a predetermined upper limit value, in a module that adjusts a level of the analog signal. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a signal generation apparatus including an RF base module (12) that converts a digital base band signal for testing into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and outputs the IF signal, and a control unit (18), in which the RF base module is connected to an RF converter (20) which outputs an analog RF signal obtained by frequency-converting the IF signal, and the control unit clips the IF signal output from the RF base module based on an output level of the analog RF signal output from the RF converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Hirofumi ONO, Ryo INOMATA, Kenji GOTO, Mayfor DANGKIW
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Patent number: 10918260Abstract: For each finding, a finding image recorder records as a finding image an endoscopic image captured in the past. A compression processing unit performs a compression process on an endoscopic image captured by a capsule endoscope so as to generate a compressed image. A similarity determination unit determines, when the compression processing unit performs a compression process on the endoscopic image, whether or not the endoscopic image is similar to a finding image recorded in the finding image recorder. When the endoscopic image is determined to be similar to the finding image by the similarity determination unit, the compression processing unit adds predetermined information to the compressed image.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryoichi Hosoya, Takashi Nagata, Isao Tateshita, Ryo Inomata, Ryo Oguma
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Publication number: 20200353921Abstract: A lane departure preventing device includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to: when there is a likelihood that a vehicle will depart from a traveling lane, calculate a prevention yaw moment, and control a brake actuator such that the prevention yaw moment is applied to the vehicle; acquire a lateral acceleration; determine whether the lateral acceleration is greater than an ideal value by a predetermined value; control the brake actuator such that the braking force matches a target braking force required to apply the prevention yaw moment to the vehicle, when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value; and control the brake actuator such that the braking force is less than the target braking force, when the lateral acceleration is greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira NAGAE, Ryo INOMATA, Hironori ITO, Masayuki IKEDA
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Patent number: 10821960Abstract: A deflection control apparatus is provided with: a controller programmed to: a determine whether or not a vehicle is about depart from a driving lane, perform a deflection control of supplying a brake fluid pressure to at least one of brake mechanisms provided for corresponding wheels so that a yaw moment in a direction of avoiding departure of the vehicle is applied to the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle is about to depart, arithmetically operate a departure angle of the vehicle, and arithmetically operate a boost trajectory for boosting the brake fluid pressure to a target brake fluid pressure on condition that the departure angle is greater than a predetermined angle. The controller is programmed to perform the deflection control after boosting in advance the brake fluid pressure associated with the at least one of the plurality of brake mechanism, on the basis of the boost trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHKA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironori Ito, Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Masayuki Ikeda
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Publication number: 20200298850Abstract: A lane keep assist device is configured to perform lane keep assist control for making a host vehicle travel along a lane, and preventing the host vehicle from departing from the lane. The lane keep assist device includes an electronic control device configured to detect presence or absence of another vehicle, present in a vicinity of the host vehicle, which have a gradual decrease in a distance from the host vehicle, and when the other vehicle is detected, the electronic control device configured to set virtual line extending along front-rear direction of the detected other vehicle at position away by first predetermined distance in right-left direction of the other vehicle from lateral side of the detected other vehicle, and to specify the lane based on the set virtual line to perform the lane keep assist control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira NAGAE, Ryo INOMATA, Hironori ITO, Masayuki IKEDA
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Patent number: 10759423Abstract: A lane departure preventing device includes at least one electronic control unit. The at least one electronic control unit is configured to: when there is a likelihood that a vehicle will depart from a traveling lane, calculate a prevention yaw moment, and control a brake actuator such that the prevention yaw moment is applied to the vehicle; acquire a lateral acceleration; determine whether the lateral acceleration is greater than an ideal value by a predetermined value; control the brake actuator such that the braking force matches a target braking force required to apply the prevention yaw moment to the vehicle, when the lateral acceleration is not greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value; and control the brake actuator such that the braking force is less than the target braking force, when the lateral acceleration is greater than the ideal value by the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
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Publication number: 20200255009Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki IKEDA, Ryo INOMATA, Akira NAGAE, Hironori ITO
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Publication number: 20200238963Abstract: A deflection control apparatus is configured to perform a deflection control in which a subject vehicle is deflected by a braking force difference between left and right wheels. The deflection control apparatus is provided with a releaser configured to release the deflection control if a steering operation, which is an operation of deflecting the subject vehicle in a direction opposite to a direction in which the subject vehicle is deflected by the deflection control, is detected during the deflection control. When releasing the deflection control, the releaser is configured to reduce a controlled variable over a predetermined time, which is shorter than a fall time of the controlled variable when the deflection control is ended without being released, and which becomes longer, as the controlled variable increases when the steering operation is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironori ITO, Akira NAGAE, Ryo INOMATA, Masayuki IKEDA
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Patent number: 10717438Abstract: A lane keep assist device is configured to perform lane keep assist control for making a host vehicle travel along a lane, and preventing the host vehicle from departing from the lane. The lane keep assist device includes an electronic control device configured to detect presence or absence of another vehicle, present in a vicinity of the host vehicle, which have a gradual decrease in a distance from the host vehicle, and when the other vehicle is detected, the electronic control device configured to set virtual line extending along front-rear direction of the detected other vehicle at position away by first predetermined distance in right-left direction of the other vehicle from lateral side of the detected other vehicle, and to specify the lane based on the set virtual line to perform the lane keep assist control.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito, Masayuki Ikeda
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Patent number: 10688992Abstract: A lane departure prevention apparatus (17) has: a departure preventing device (172) for preventing a vehicle (1) from departing from a driving lane by controlling at least one of a steering apparatus (142) and a braking apparatus (13) selected on the basis of a state of the vehicle, when it is determined that the vehicle may depart from the driving lane; and a determining device for determining whether or not an abnormality condition that it is difficult for a person to normally drive the vehicle is satisfied, the departure preventing device prevents the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus even if the state of the vehicle is not a predetermined state in which the departure preventing device should prevent the vehicle from departing from the driving lane by controlling the braking apparatus, when it is determined that the abnormality condition is satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Ikeda, Ryo Inomata, Akira Nagae, Hironori Ito
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Patent number: 10668904Abstract: A deflection control apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not a vehicle is about to depart from a driving lane; and a controller programmed to perform a deflection control for controlling a braking apparatus to supply a fluid pressure to at least one of brake mechanisms corresponding to a front wheel and a rear wheel on a side opposite to a departure direction of the vehicle. The controller is programmed to control the braking apparatus to supply the fluid pressure to the brake mechanism that is close to a fluid pressure source, out of the brake mechanisms corresponding to the front wheel and the rear wheel on the opposite side, on condition that a motion state corresponds to a regular-use area of the braking apparatus, if it is determined that the vehicle is about to depart from the driving lane.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masayuki Ikeda, Akira Nagae, Ryo Inomata, Hironori Ito