Patents by Inventor Shogo Nakata

Shogo Nakata 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: 11932270
    Abstract: A vehicle driving system is equipped with an automatic driving control unit that outputs a signal for automatically actuating a plurality of pieces of in-vehicle operational equipment that can be operated by a driver, a manual driving control unit that outputs a signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment based on an operational input by the driver, and an interface control unit that is connected to the automatic driving control unit, the manual driving control unit and the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment, that receives at least one of the signal output from the automatic driving control unit or the signal output from the manual driving control unit, and that outputs the received signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsugu Makita, Keigo Hiruma, Shogo Nakata
  • Patent number: 11846603
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical sensor that can be manufactured at low cost and has high detection sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA
    Inventors: Kuniharu Takei, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230303125
    Abstract: A display control unit displays a background of a touch panel in a first color and does not display a button for starting autonomous driving on the touch panel when an autonomous driving vehicle is not permitted to travel in autonomous driving from a management center and displays the background of the touch panel in a second color different from the first color and displays an autonomous driving start button for starting the autonomous driving on the touch panel when the autonomous driving vehicle is permitted to travel in autonomous driving from the management center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito IDE, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230278545
    Abstract: An automatic driving vehicle is running in an automatic driving mode effected by a driving control device. An operator is able to instruct via a SLOW DOWN button on a touch panel that the automatic driving vehicle is to be decelerated or stopped. Should any anomaly occur to the SLOW DOWN button, a message or the like is displayed on a touch panel to encourage operation of an emergency stop switch. When the operator operates the emergency stop switch, emergency stop control is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Satoshi Koganemaru, Shogo Nakata
  • Patent number: 11718325
    Abstract: A display control unit displays a background of a touch panel in a first color and does not display a button for starting autonomous driving on the touch panel when an autonomous driving vehicle is not permitted to travel in autonomous driving from a management center and displays the background of the touch panel in a second color different from the first color and displays an autonomous driving start button for starting the autonomous driving on the touch panel when the autonomous driving vehicle is permitted to travel in autonomous driving from the management center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Shogo Nakata
  • Patent number: 11685370
    Abstract: An automatic driving vehicle is running in an automatic driving mode effected by a driving control device. An operator is able to instruct via a SLOW DOWN button on a touch panel that the automatic driving vehicle is to be decelerated or stopped. Should any anomaly occur to the SLOW DOWN button, a message or the like is displayed on a touch panel to encourage operation of an emergency stop switch. When the operator operates the emergency stop switch, emergency stop control is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Satoshi Koganemaru, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20230104917
    Abstract: In a mechanical fastening work method in an augmented reality space, a mechanical fastening part and a mechanical fastening part virtual body correspond one-to-one, and a tool and a tool virtual body correspond one-to-one. An augmented reality configuration system generates an augmented reality space including: a camera that captures a real space; a server that analyzes an image captured by the camera and generates the augmented reality space; and a tool that acquires torque information observed when tightening or loosening the mechanical fastening part and transmits and receives the torque information to and from the server. The mechanical fastening work method includes a step of, when the tool detects torque information that the mechanical fastening part is to be tightened or loosened, defining the mechanical fastening part virtual body corresponding one-to-one to the mechanical fastening part, and making the defined mechanical fastening part virtual body appear in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Gojiro YAMAGUCHI, Shogo NAKATA, Yusuke HIRAI, Na YANG, Yuta TANIDA, Norihisa OKADA
  • Patent number: 11560157
    Abstract: A driving control device receives power supply from an accessory battery to operate, controls automatic driving, and outputs a control signal. A steering ECU, a power ECU and a brake ECU instruct a steering mechanism, a PCU and a brake to operate based on the control signal, respectively. An emergency stop switch is operated by an operator. In a case where the emergency stop switch is operated, an interface processing device cuts off a switch to stop the power supply, shuts down the driving control device, and outputs a control signal that causes the steering mechanism, the PCU and the brake to perform an emergency stop operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Masaki Shitara, Ryo Hattori, Satoshi Koganemaru, Takeshi Uraki, Shogo Nakata, Yasunori Imada
  • Patent number: 11270473
    Abstract: In an operation management system in the related art, it is necessary to add an identification mark such as an RFID tag to each component to be managed and prepare a fastening tool having an antenna. In contrast, a mechanical fastening unit management method is provided using an augmented reality space generated by superimposing a virtual space on a real space. In the augmented reality space where a real fastening unit (RBn) and a virtual fastening unit (IBn) are in a one-to-one correspondence, information that the real fastening unit is selected as a fastening target is acquired with a camera or the like, and analyzed by an augmented reality server connected to the camera. Accordingly, it is possible to easily record that a predetermined operation is progressing as scheduled, and to provide a high quality mechanical fastening unit management method or system that is low in operation cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: HITACHI, LTD., ARDE CO., LTD., KYOTO TOOL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Tanida, Norihisa Okada, Yoshifumi Kobayashi, Atsuo Kikuna, Takumi Nakamura, Miwa Yamaura, Gojiro Yamaguchi, Shogo Nakata, Yusuke Hirai
  • Publication number: 20210350588
    Abstract: In an operation management system in the related art, it is necessary to add an identification mark such as an RFID tag to each component to be managed and prepare a fastening tool having an antenna. In contrast, a mechanical fastening unit management method is provided using an augmented reality space generated by superimposing a virtual space on a real space. In the augmented reality space where a real fastening unit (RBn) and a virtual fastening unit (IBn) are in a one-to-one correspondence, information that the real fastening unit is selected as a fastening target is acquired with a camera or the like, and analyzed by an augmented reality server connected to the camera. Accordingly, it is possible to easily record that a predetermined operation is progressing as scheduled, and to provide a high quality mechanical fastening unit management method or system that is low in operation cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Yuta TANIDA, Norihisa OKADA, Yoshifumi KOBAYASHI, Atsuo KIKUNA, Takumi NAKAMURA, Miwa YAMAURA, Gojiro YAMAGUCHI, Shogo NAKATA, Yusuke HIRAI
  • Publication number: 20210190722
    Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical sensor that can be manufactured at low cost and has high detection sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Kuniharu TAKEI, Shogo NAKATA
  • Publication number: 20210101587
    Abstract: An automatic driving vehicle is running in an automatic driving mode effected by a driving control device. An operator is able to instruct via a SLOW DOWN button on a touch panel that the automatic driving vehicle is to be decelerated or stopped. Should any anomaly occur to the SLOW DOWN button, a message or the like is displayed on a touch panel to encourage operation of an emergency stop switch. When the operator operates the emergency stop switch, emergency stop control is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Satoshi Koganemaru, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20200406931
    Abstract: A driving control device receives power supply from an accessory battery to operate, controls automatic driving, and outputs a control signal. A steering ECU, a power ECU and a brake ECU instruct a steering mechanism, a PCU and a brake to operate based on the control signal, respectively. An emergency stop switch is operated by an operator. In a case where the emergency stop switch is operated, an interface processing device cuts off a switch to stop the power supply, shuts down the driving control device, and outputs a control signal that causes the steering mechanism, the PCU and the brake to perform an emergency stop operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirohito IDE, Yuchi YAMANOUCHI, Masaki SHITARA, Ryo HATTORI, Satoshi KOGANEMARU, Takeshi URAKI, Shogo NAKATA, Yasunori IMADA
  • Publication number: 20200406923
    Abstract: A display control unit displays a background of a touch panel in a first color and does not display a button for starting autonomous driving on the touch panel when an autonomous driving vehicle is not permitted to travel in autonomous driving from a management center and displays the background of the touch panel in a second color different from the first color and displays an autonomous driving start button for starting the autonomous driving on the touch panel when the autonomous driving vehicle is permitted to travel in autonomous driving from the management center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Hirohito Ide, Yuchi Yamanouchi, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20200290636
    Abstract: A vehicle driving system is equipped with an automatic driving control unit that outputs a signal for automatically actuating a plurality of pieces of in-vehicle operational equipment that can be operated by a driver, a manual driving control unit that outputs a signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment based on an operational input by the driver, and an interface control unit that is connected to the automatic driving control unit, the manual driving control unit and the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment, that receives at least one of the signal output from the automatic driving control unit or the signal output from the manual driving control unit, and that outputs the received signal to the pieces of the in-vehicle operational equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsugu Makita, Keigo Hiruma, Shogo Nakata
  • Publication number: 20200290675
    Abstract: There is provided a control device for an autonomous driving system for a vehicle in which a steering device configured to be mechanically coupled to a wheel is not provided in a vehicle cabin. The control device includes: a storage unit configured to store a parameter relating to an angle of the wheel calculated from a value of a relative angle sensor configured to detect a relative angle of the wheel; and a controller configured to read the parameter from the storage unit at a time of next power supply restart and control traveling of the vehicle based on a value of the read parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsugu MAKITA, Shuichi TAMAGAWA, Keigo HIRUMA, Shogo NAKATA
  • Patent number: 8234936
    Abstract: A torque wrench having ease of operation compatible with improved accuracy of measurement. The torque wrench includes a tightening portion, a housing having a front side cover part and a back side grip part and a shaft-like strain body that is contained inside the housing. First distortion sensors and second distortion sensors are arranged on the strain body at spaced points in the axial direction of the strain body for measuring an amount of distortion of the strain body. A microprocessor chip has functions including computation of a tightening torque which is corrected for errors due to changes in a point of effort where a tightening force is applied by a user. The correction is based on the detection result of the first distortion sensors and the second distortion sensors. An output portion outputs the corrected tightening torque measurement value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignees: Hosiden Corporation, Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Nakata, Tadashi Hanai, Kouji Fujita, Masahiko Umekawa, Hiroshi Uchida
  • Patent number: 7832286
    Abstract: The invention seek to enable to share main components other than a tightening unit even in use for different effective lengths corresponding to ranges of tightening torques. There are provided: a tightening unit 10 such as a ratchet; a housing 20 having a two-divided structure including a front side cover part 21 and a back side grip part 22; a strain body 30 provided inside the housing 20 and replaceably coupling the tightening unit 10 thereto; a distortion sensor 40, provided to the strain body 30, for detecting the distorted amount of the strain body 30 due to the tightening force of the tightening unit 10; a microprocessor chip 100 having functions including computing the tightening torque of the tightening unit 10 based on torque reference values prepared in advance and detection results of the distortion sensor 40; and an output unit 300 for outputting such as the tightening torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd., Hosiden Corporation
    Inventors: Takamichi Nakagawa, Shogo Nakata, Masahiko Umekawa, Tadashi Hanai, Kouji Fujita
  • Publication number: 20100206141
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The invention aims at ease of operation compatible with improved accuracy of measurement. [Constitution] The invention includes a tightening portion 10 such as a ratchet wrench, a housing 20 having a front side cover part 21 and a back side grip part 22, a shaft-like strain body 30 that is contained inside the housing 20 and has a leading end coupled with the replaceable tightening portion 10, first distortion sensors 42a and 42b and second distortion sensors 43a and 43b that are arranged at spaced points in the axial direction of the strain body 30 for measuring a tightening torque T, a setting portion 70 for setting a tightening torque set value etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicants: KYOTO TOOL CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Nakata, Tadashi Hanai, Kouji Fujita, Masahiko Umekawa, Hiroshi Uchida
  • Publication number: 20060225519
    Abstract: The invention seek to enable to share main components other than a tightening unit even in use for different effective lengths corresponding to ranges of tightening torques. There are provided: a tightening unit 10 such as a ratchet; a housing 20 having a two-divided structure including a front side cover part 21 and a back side grip part 22; a strain body 30 provided inside the housing 20 and replaceably coupling the tightening unit 10 thereto; a distortion sensor 40, provided to the strain body 30, for detecting the distorted amount of the strain body 30 due to the tightening force of the tightening unit 10; a microprocessor chip 100 having functions including computing the tightening torque of the tightening unit 10 based on torque reference values prepared in advance and detection results of the distortion sensor 40; and an output unit 300 for outputting such as the tightening torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicants: KYOTO TOOL CO., LTD., HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takamichi Nakagawa, Shogo Nakata, Masahiko Umekawa, Tadashi Hanai, Kouji Fujita