Patents by Inventor Satoshi Nakano

Satoshi Nakano 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).

  • Publication number: 20250027218
    Abstract: Provided is a diamond laminate that exhibits an excellent electron emission capability and can form an electrode reaction field with an excellent reducing property. The laminate of the present disclosure includes an electron excitation layer (1) having a diamond crystal structure in which some carbon atoms are substituted with nitrogen atoms, and a conductive layer (2) having a diamond crystal structure in which some carbon atoms are substituted with boron atoms. The nitrogen atom concentration in the layer (1) is preferably 5×1018 atoms/cm3 or greater, and the boron atom concentration in the layer (2) is preferably 1×1019 atoms/cm3 or greater. The thickness of the layer (1) is preferably from 1 nm to 100 ?m, and the thickness of the layer (2) is preferably 1 ?m or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicants: DAICEL CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Norio TOKUDA, Satoshi YAMASAKI, Hitoshi ASAKAWA, Tsubasa MATSUMOTO, Shinji NAGAMATSU, Tatsuya NAKANO, Taro YOSHIKAWA
  • Patent number: 12202421
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a body. The vehicle includes a front bumper reinforcement that is attached to a front end of the body, and extends along a vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes a lower bumper reinforcement that is attached to the front end of the body, is located under the front bumper reinforcement, and extends along the vehicle width direction. The vehicle includes at least one specific member that is fixed to a partial section of the lower bumper reinforcement along an extending direction of the lower bumper reinforcement. Each of the at least one specific member includes a first portion that covers a front face of the lower bumper reinforcement, and a second portion that protrudes more upward than an upper face of the lower bumper reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Osamu Shimasaki, Satoshi Ikeda, Naoki Tsukahara, Shinji Nakano
  • Publication number: 20240272436
    Abstract: To achieve angle-of-view extension in an image display apparatus including a light guide plate. The present disclosure provides an image display apparatus including: a light guide plate; a polarization beam splitter unit arranged on a first surface of the light guide plate; and a polarization state converting unit arranged on a second surface of the light guide plate, in which the polarization state converting unit reflects image display light that has passed through the polarization beam splitter unit and entered the light guide plate and converts a polarization state of the image display light into a polarization state to be reflected by the polarization beam splitter unit at the time of reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi NAKANO
  • Patent number: 11993202
    Abstract: A vehicle light distribution control apparatus includes a first surrounding environment recognition device configured to recognize a surrounding environment around a vehicle and detect first object information in the recognized surrounding environment, and a second surrounding environment recognition device configured to acquire map information in a predetermined range based on the positional information of the vehicle, and second object information included in the acquired map information, and an illumination device configured to radiate illumination light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Kuramochi, Masashi Okano, Satoshi Nakano, Shuhei Dairokuno, Motohiro Hidaka, Katsuyuki Umezawa, Tatsuro Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11892184
    Abstract: A facility apparatus control device includes: first and second image capturing units capturing images of first and second spaces; a data-for-learning generator generating location information on a person in the first space by analyzing a first image captured and extracting therefrom, an image of a range including the person in the first space; a learning unit learning, using the location information and a first extracted image extracted by the data-for-learning generator, a feature of the person in the first space and a staying location of the person in the first space; a person detector detecting a person in the second space by analyzing a second image captured and extracting therefrom, an image of a range including the detected person; and an apparatus controller controlling a facility apparatus installed in the first space using a second extracted image extracted by the person detector and a learned result of the learning unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20240034319
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes: an environment information acquisitor that acquires environment information ahead of the vehicle; a vehicle position estimator that estimates a vehicle's position; a target route setter that sets a target route; and a controller that causes the vehicle to travel along the target route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki UMEZAWA, Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Masashi OKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Tatsuro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240034321
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes: an environment information acquisitor that acquires environment information in front of the vehicle; a target route setter that sets a target route; and a controller that causes the vehicle to travel along the target route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsuyuki UMEZAWA, Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Masashi OKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Tatsuro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240034320
    Abstract: A driving assistance apparatus for a vehicle includes an environment information acquisitor, a vehicle position estimator, a target route setter, and a controller. The environment information acquisitor acquires environment information in front of the vehicle. The vehicle position estimator estimates a position of the vehicle on a road. The target route setter sets a target route of the vehicle. The controller causes the vehicle to travel along the target route. The controller includes an intersection determiner, a right-left turn determiner, a route generator, and an intervention controller. The intersection determiner determines whether an intersection is in front of the vehicle based on the environment information. The right-left turn determiner determines whether the vehicle turns right or left at the intersection. The route generator generates correct and erroneous routes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motohiro HIDAKA, Katsuyuki UMEZAWA, Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Tatsuro SUZUKI, Masashi OKANO
  • Publication number: 20240017662
    Abstract: A vehicle light distribution control apparatus includes a first surrounding environment recognition device configured to recognize a surrounding environment around a vehicle and detect first object information in the recognized surrounding environment, and a second surrounding environment recognition device configured to acquire map information in a predetermined range based on the positional information of the vehicle, and second object information included in the acquired map information, and an illumination device configured to radiate illumination light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Masashi OKANO, Satoshi NAKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Katsuyuki UMEZAWA, Tatsuro SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20230311979
    Abstract: A vehicle lane keep control apparatus includes a steering control processor. the steering control processor is configured to, upon detection of a skid of a vehicle during control, switch modes from a lane keeping mode to a slip-handling mode, perform a steering control to allow the vehicle to have a stable attitude, and restart the lane keeping mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Masashi OKANO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Tatsuro SUZUKI, Katsuyuki UMEZAWA
  • Patent number: 11725841
    Abstract: A controller includes: a processor and a memory. The memory stores floor map information indicating a position of each sensor terminal in a room air-conditioned by an air conditioner. The memory also stores user registration information including first identification information indicating a user who may be in the room and positional information indicating a position occupied by the user when the user is in the room. The processor periodically acquires, from a user terminal, user information including second identification information indicating the user using the user terminal and target temperature information. The processor controls, when the user using the user terminal is in the room, the air conditioner such that temperature detected by one of the sensor terminals at a position near the user in the room approaches target temperature indicated in the target temperature information based on floor map information, user registration information, and user information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20230227100
    Abstract: A vehicle driving support apparatus includes a forward environment recognizing device configured to recognize a traveling environment forward of a vehicle, a control device configured to perform active lane keep centering control based on the traveling environment, an electric power steering device configured to apply an assist torque to control a turning angle of wheels in accordance with a steering angle received from a steering handle, and a driver monitoring system configured to detect biological information of a driver who drives the vehicle. During execution of the active lane keep centering control, the control device is configured to count the number of times a driver's line-of-sight direction in the biological information has deviated from a target route direction of the vehicle and if the counted number of times is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold count, reduce the assist torque stepwise as the counted number of times increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Tatsuro SUZUKI, Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Masashi OKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Katsuyuki UMEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230227055
    Abstract: A vehicle driving support apparatus includes a forward environment recognizing device configured to recognize a traveling environment forward of a vehicle, a control device configured to perform adaptive cruise control and active lane keep centering control based on the recognized traveling environment, an electric power steering device configured to control a turning angle of wheels in a ganged manner in accordance with a steering angle received from a steering handle, and a driver monitoring system configured to detect changes in biological information of a driver who drives the vehicle. When the driver monitoring system detects a drop in alertness of the driver, the control device is configured to perform the adaptive cruise control and the active lane keep centering control and execute a steering handle idle mode that stops the electric power steering device from controlling the turning angle in the ganged manner in accordance with the steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki KURAMOCHI, Satoshi NAKANO, Masashi OKANO, Shuhei DAIROKUNO, Motohiro HIDAKA, Tatsuro SUZUKI, Katsuyuki UMEZAWA
  • Publication number: 20230030521
    Abstract: A Mg removal agent is composed of a chloride and copper oxide. The chloride contains at least Mg and one or more base metal elements selected from K, Na, and Ca. The chloride contains, for example, 0.2 to 60 mass % of MgCl2 and/or 40 to 99.8 mass % of KCl with respect to the chloride as a whole. The compounding ratio that is a mass ratio of the chloride to the copper oxide is, for example, 0.15 or more. The chloride may be a re-solidified salt or a mixed salt. At least a part of the chloride may be a mineral containing the base metal elements and Mg or a mineral-derived chloride. A preferred example of the Mg removal agent is granular flux introduced into the aluminum alloy molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuma HIBI, Jun YAOKAWA, Hiroyuki MORI, Takuma MINOURA, Hiroshi KAWAHARA, Yasushi IWATA, Kyosuke ITO, Satoshi NAKANO, Hiroyuki ISHII, Akira KANO, Yusei KUSAKA
  • Patent number: 11535229
    Abstract: A controller includes a control unit configured to perform stepwise shift that upshifts a CVT in a stepped manner to accelerate a vehicle. The control unit performs a downshift control configured to downshift the continuously variable transmission in a case in which an accelerator pedal is continuously stepped on from before prohibition of the stepwise shift to after prohibition of the stepwise shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonghwan Lee, Tomoaki Honma, Satoshi Nakano, Koutarou Tagami, Yusuke Ushikubo
  • Publication number: 20220349026
    Abstract: A metal purifying method having: a local heating step of heating an aluminum-based molten metal in a first region on a molten metal surface of the aluminum-based molten metal; and a local low pressure step of lowering the pressure in a second region on the molten metal surface to a pressure lower than the pressure in the first region. The second region is different from the first region. This allows a specific element to be vaporized from the second region to purify the aluminum-based molten metal. The specific element is one or more of Zn, Mg, or Pb having a saturated vapor pressure higher than that of Al. This is effective not only in a purifying method for removing a specific element from an aluminum-based molten metal but also in a method of recovering a specific element, which can be a resource, from an aluminum-based molten metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi KAWAHARA, Jun YAOKAWA, Kazuma HIBI, Hiroyuki MORI, Yasushi IWATA, Takuma MINOURA, Hiroyuki ISHII, Daisuke SAKUMA, Yusei KUSAKA, Akira KANO, Kyosuke ITO, Satoshi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220171112
    Abstract: An image display apparatus (100) according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first optical element (20) and a second optical element (30). A first light beam and a second light beam having optical characteristics different from each other simultaneously enter the first optical element (20). A third light beam emitted from the first optical element (20) and corresponding to the first light beam and a fourth light beam emitted from the first optical element (20) at an angle different from an angle of the third light beam and corresponding to the second light beam (30) enter the second optical element (30). The second optical element (30) concentrates the third light beam and the fourth light beam at pupil locations different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: SATOSHI NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220055601
    Abstract: A controller includes a control unit configured to perform stepwise shift that upshifts a CVT in a stepped manner to accelerate a vehicle. The control unit performs a downshift control configured to downshift the continuously variable transmission in a case in which an accelerator pedal is continuously stepped on from before prohibition of the stepwise shift to after prohibition of the stepwise shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jonghwan LEE, Tomoaki HONMA, Satoshi NAKANO, Koutarou TAGAMI, Yusuke USHIKUBO
  • Patent number: 11233982
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a display control device, a display control method, and a recording medium capable of performing more reliable stereoscopic viewing. Whether or not a condition for generating erroneous fusion on a presented image is satisfied on the basis of the display mode of a plurality of display objects arranged side by side in one direction on the presented image at the time of displaying the presented image presented in three-dimensional space. The presented image is expressed by an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye for stereoscopic viewing by using fusion in which the image for a right eye and the image for a left eye are superimposed and recognized as one image. Then, control of applying a predetermined effect to display of the presented image is performed on the basis of the determination result. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a stereoscopic display system using a head-mounted display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Satoshi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20210381710
    Abstract: A facility apparatus control device includes: first and second image capturing units capturing images of first and second spaces; a data-for-learning generator generating location information on a person in the first space by analyzing a first image captured and extracting therefrom, an image of a range including the person in the first space; a learning unit learning, using the location information and a first extracted image extracted by the data-for-learning generator, a feature of the person in the first space and a staying location of the person in the first space; a person detector detecting a person in the second space by analyzing a second image captured and extracting therefrom, an image of a range including the detected person; and an apparatus controller controlling a facility apparatus installed in the first space using a second extracted image extracted by the person detector and a learned result of the learning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi NAKANO