Patents by Inventor Shohei KAWANO

Shohei KAWANO 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: 20240147344
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus is responsible to relay communication between the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus, and transmits, to the second terminal apparatus, a configuration for sidelink reception used for communication with the first terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, Kyosuke INOUE, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240147516
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus is responsible to relay communication between the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus measures a sidelink Reference Signal Received Power (SL-RSRP) in each of communication with the first terminal apparatus and communication with the second terminal apparatus, and determines whether the two SL-RSRPs are equal to or greater than a threshold and notifies the first terminal apparatus that the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus are in proximity in a case that the two SL-RSRPs are determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold, and does not notify the first terminal apparatus that the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus are in proximity in a case that the two SL-RSRPs are not determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240147384
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a second terminal apparatus via a first terminal apparatus. The third terminal apparatus receives a sidelink transmission from the second terminal apparatus to the first terminal apparatus, measures a sidelink Reference Signal Received Power (SL-RSRP) from the received sidelink transmission, and determines whether the SL-RSRP is equal to or greater than a threshold, and notifies a higher layer that the second terminal apparatus is in proximity in a case that the SL-RSRP is determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold, and does not notify the higher layer that the second terminal apparatus is in proximity in a case that the SL-RSRP is not determined to be equal to or greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, Shohei YAMADA, Hidekazu TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, Taichi MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240147498
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a second terminal apparatus via a first terminal apparatus is responsible to relay communication between the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus receives a sidelink transmission including first Sidelink Control Information (SCI) and a sidelink transmission including second SCI corresponding to the first SCI, measures a Sidelink Reference Signal Received Power (SL-RSRP) from the sidelink transmission including the first SCI, and associates the measured SL-RSRP with an identifier included in the second SCI, and notifies a higher layer of the measured SL-RSRP and the identifier, the identifier indicating a transmission source of the sidelink transmission including the first SCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240147499
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus is responsible to relay communication between the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus, and includes a processing unit and a transmitter, and the processing unit transmits a sidelink reception configuration for the first terminal apparatus to the second terminal apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240114574
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus by using a direct path and an indirect path determines whether a signaling radio bearer is configured on an indirect path in a case that radio link failure is detected on the direct path, and transmits information indicating that the radio link failure has occurred on the direct path via the signaling radio bearer in a case that the signaling radio bearer is determined to be configured on the indirect path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, Shohei YAMADA, Hidekazu TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, Taichi MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240114576
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus by using a direct path and an indirect path determines whether a signaling radio bearer is configured on the direct path in a case that radio link failure is detected on the indirect path and a signaling radio bearer is not configured with a split bearer, and transmits, via the signaling radio bearer, information indicating that the radio link failure has occurred on the indirect path in a case that the signaling radio bearer is determined to be configured on the direct path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Publication number: 20240114568
    Abstract: A terminal apparatus for communicating with a base station apparatus by using a direct path and an indirect path determines whether a signaling radio bearer is configured on the indirect path in a case that radio link failure is detected on the direct path and the signaling radio bearer is not configured with a split bearer, and a transmitter transmits information indicating that the radio link failure has occurred on the direct path via a sidelink signaling radio bearer configured between the terminal apparatus and the relay terminal apparatus in a case that the signaling radio bearer is determined to not be configured on the indirect path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Takuma KAWANO, SHOHEI YAMADA, HIDEKAZU TSUBOI, Kyosuke INOUE, TAICHI MIYAKE
  • Patent number: 9981567
    Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei Kawano, Toshifumi Mizui, Yoshifumi Nobori, Atsushi Kodama, Naoto Tagaya, Katsuyoshi Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 9923391
    Abstract: A circuit includes a vehicle-side circuit, a charger-side circuit and a connecting part. The vehicle-side circuit includes a power source, a first resistor provided between the power source and the connecting part, a second resistor which is connected to the first resistor in series, a switch which turns on or off current supply from the power source, a voltage detector which detects a voltage at a connection point of the first resistor and the second resistor, a determining part which determines a state of connection between a vehicle-side connector and a charger-side connector and occurrence4 of a failure in the vehicle-side circuit based at least in part on the voltage detected by the voltage detector and an on/off state of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuya Suzuki, Kuniaki Kaihara, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Takayuki Kono, Kohsuke Okada, Shohei Kawano
  • Patent number: 9799934
    Abstract: A vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus is applied to a vehicle including an on-board charger to charge a battery in the vehicle with power supplied from an external power source, a heater to warm the battery, and a DC-DC converter to reduce the voltage of power from the battery and then supply the battery power to the heater. The vehicle electric battery controlling apparatus includes a DC-DC converter controller to drive the DC-DC converter to supply the battery power to the heater before the charge of the battery by the on-board charger, and an on-board charger controller to drive the on-board charger such that the power source for the heater is gradually shifted from the battery to the external power source, after the DC-DC converter is driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Shohei Kawano, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Yuya Suzuki, Yoshiaki Nishio, Hirofumi Yagura, Makoto Kamachi
  • Patent number: 9694692
    Abstract: A vehicle controlling system includes a high-voltage circuit including a motor for driving a vehicle and a generator driven by an engine; an intermediate-voltage circuit including a battery and having a potential lower than the potential of the high-voltage circuit; a low-voltage circuit having a potential lower than the potential of the intermediate-voltage circuit, accessories being disposed to the low-voltage circuit; a transformer disposed between the high-voltage circuit and the intermediate-voltage circuit; and a down converter disposed between the intermediate-voltage circuit and the low-voltage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Shohei Kawano, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Yuya Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20170101029
    Abstract: A battery controller that controls a battery for supplying power to a load apparatus, includes a current detection unit that detects a discharge current and a charge current of the battery, a malfunction detection unit that detects malfunction of a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the battery, and a contactor control unit that is provided on a power supply line through which the discharge current and the charge current flow to open/close a contactor. The contactor control unit integrates the charge and discharge current when the malfunction of the voltage detector is detected, calculates an actual charge current amount obtained by subtracting an integrated value of the discharge current from an integrated value of the charge current, and prohibits charging/discharging of the battery by controlling the contactor when the actual charge current amount is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shohei KAWANO, Toshifumi MIZUI, Yoshifumi NOBORI, Atsushi KODAMA, Naoto TAGAYA, Katsuyoshi MURAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9437338
    Abstract: A solidification method of radioactive waste is provided, including kneading a binder and an inorganic adsorbent to obtain a kneaded object, the in organic adsorbent included radionuclides; extruding the kneaded object to obtain an extruded material object; cutting the extruded material object to obtain at least one extruded material block; and firing the at least one extruded material block to solidify the at least one extruded material block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Akio Sayano, Shohei Kawano, Yoshiyuki Kawaharada, Masamichi Obata, Hirotada Hayashi, Yusuke Nohara
  • Publication number: 20160241060
    Abstract: A circuit includes a vehicle-side circuit, a charger-side circuit and a connecting part. The vehicle-side circuit includes a power source, a first resistor provided between the power source and the connecting part, a second resistor which is connected to the first resistor in series, a switch which turns on or off current supply from the power source, a voltage detector which detects a voltage at a connection point of the first resistor and the second resistor, a determining part which determines a state of connection between a vehicle-side connector and a charger-side connector and occurrence4 of a failure in the vehicle-side circuit based at least in part on the voltage detected by the voltage detector and an on/off state of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuya SUZUKI, Kuniaki KAIHARA, Hiroyuki SAKAI, Atsushi KODAMA, Takayuki KONO, Kohsuke OKADA, Shohei KAWANO
  • Publication number: 20160027543
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solidified body of a radioactive waste includes a kneading step (S12 to S18) for kneading, together with a molding adjuvant, an inorganic adsorbent adsorbing radionuclides to generate a kneaded body, an adjusting step (S14 to S17) for adjusting a water content of the kneaded body to be within a predetermined range, a molding step (S19) for molding the kneaded body by extruding, a cutting step (S20) for cutting, at a specified interval, the kneaded body extruded in a bar shape, and a baking step (S22) for baking the cut kneaded body into a solidified body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yusuke NOHARA, Shohei KAWANO, Akio SAYANO, Masamichi OBATA, Ryota TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160027542
    Abstract: An extrusion molding apparatus 10 includes: a container 13 that a container 13 into that a kneaded material 12 containing inorganic adsorbent 11 having radionuclides adsorbed thereon is thrown; a mold cavity 14 of a specified shape provided on a wall surface of the container 13; an extrusion unit 16 that is provided inside the container 13 to extrude the kneaded material 12 out of the container 13 through the mold cavity 14; and a hydrogen removal unit 17 that is provided in the container 13 to recombine hydrogen gas 23 generated inside the container 13 and to remove the hydrogen gas 23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Ryota TAKAHASHI, Shohei KAWANO, Akio SAYANO, Masamichi OBATA
  • Publication number: 20150302943
    Abstract: Provided is a technique for solidifying radioactive waste, which enables stable final disposal of a large amount of radioactive waste with a simple process. A method for producing a solidified body of radioactive waste includes: a step (S11) of retrieving radioactive waste generated at a nuclear power plant or a nuclear related facility, a step (S12) of pressurizing radioactive nuclides contained in the radioactive waste along with an inorganic adsorbent and thereby forming a molded body; and a step (S13) of firing the molded body and thereby forming a solidified body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Shohei KAWANO, Yoshiyuki KAWAHARADA, Masamichi OBATA, Hirotada HAYASHI, Yoshiko HARUGUCHI, Akio SAYANO
  • Patent number: 9156461
    Abstract: A control unit for a vehicle, which comprises an engine, a driving motor, an engaging/disengaging device, and a voltage raising device, includes a switching control unit and a voltage raising control unit controlling the voltage raising device. The switching control unit switches between a first driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by a driving force of the driving motor with the engaging/disengaging device released and a second driving mode in which the vehicle is driven by the driving force of the engine with the engaging/disengaging device engaged. In a case where a driving mode is switched from the first driving mode to the second driving mode, the switching control unit starts an engagement of the engaging/disengaging device and switches the driving mode to the second driving mode, after the voltage raising control unit starts the voltage raising control in the first driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniaki Kaihara, Hiroyuki Sakai, Atsushi Kodama, Ryosuke Yabuta, Yuya Suzuki, Shohei Kawano
  • Publication number: 20150251543
    Abstract: A vehicle controlling system includes a high-voltage circuit including a motor for driving a vehicle and a generator driven by an engine; an intermediate-voltage circuit including a battery and having a potential lower than the potential of the high-voltage circuit; a low-voltage circuit having a potential lower than the potential of the intermediate-voltage circuit, accessories being disposed to the low-voltage circuit; a transformer disposed between the high-voltage circuit and the intermediate-voltage circuit; and a down converter disposed between the intermediate-voltage circuit and the low-voltage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kuniaki KAIHARA, Shohei KAWANO, Hiroyuki SAKAI, Atsushi KODAMA, Yuya SUZUKI