Patents by Inventor Tadashi Yamada
Tadashi Yamada 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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Publication number: 20090292427Abstract: A load weight measuring device for a multi-stage mast forklift truck has a mast assembly, an oil passage, a flow regulator valve, a pressure sensor, a detecting device, a memory, a selector, and a calculator. The mast assembly has a lift bracket for receiving a load weight, a multi-stage mast unit having masts, and a multi-stage lift cylinder unit having lift cylinders each having an oil chamber for raising the lift bracket along the masts. Hydraulic oil flows in the oil passage. The pressure sensor detects a pressure of hydraulic oil and outputs a pressure signal. The detecting device detects a state which stage of the lift cylinder raises the lift bracket and outputs a detection signal. The memory stores predetermined parameters from which the selector selects the parameter based on the detection signal. The calculator calculates the load weight based on the selected parameter and the pressure signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Tadashi YAMADA, Toshinari FUKATSU, Hidenori OKA, Kunio MAKI, Shigenori IWASE
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Publication number: 20090289781Abstract: A shock-detecting apparatus for an industrial vehicle has a shock-detecting sensor that is fixed to the industrial vehicle for detecting a shock and generating an output signal, a shock value computer for computing a shock value based on the output signal which is received sequentially, a judging device for judging whether or not the shock value is greater than a threshold value, a warning generator for generating a warning signal when the judging device judges that the shock value is greater than the threshold value and a threshold value setting device for setting the threshold value. The threshold value setting device includes a display for displaying a peak value in a predetermined period which allows a user to read the peak value, wherein the peak value is determined by the computed shock value during the predetermined period and a threshold value input unit for inputting the threshold value manually.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKIInventors: Tadashi YAMADA, Toshinari FUKATSU, Yoshiharu ITO, Hidenori OKA
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Patent number: 7593008Abstract: An electrooptical apparatus having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, and electrooptical devices each being placed at an intersection of each of the scanning lines and each of the signal lines, and the electrooptical apparatus is driven according to the amount of drive current supplied to the electrooptical devices. The electrooptical apparatus includes a lighting time measuring unit for measuring a lighting time of the electrooptical devices, a lighting time storage unit for storing the lighting time obtained by the lighting time measuring unit, and a drive current amount adjusting unit for adjusting the amount of drive current based on the lighting time stored in the lighting time storage unit so as to correct the brightness of the electrooptical devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7568547Abstract: A drive control apparatus for a forklift. Based on the load state, it is determined whether to limit a maximum vehicle speed and an acceleration/deceleration during traveling of the forklift. Limitation contents regarding the maximum vehicle speed and the acceleration/deceleration is determined based on a determination result of whether to put the limitations. A speed of the engine is adjusted based on the determined limitation contents, thereby controlling driving of the forklift. When the determined limitation contents are changed, an acceleration/deceleration limitation value is selected from a plurality of acceleration/deceleration limitation values according to the pattern of the change of the limitation contents, and drive control related to the acceleration/deceleration is executed to limit the acceleration/deceleration of the forklift by using the selected acceleration/deceleration limitation value.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Tadashi Yamada, Hidenori Oka, Toshikazu Kamiya, Kimihide Hasegawa, Michihiro Miura, Masayuki Takahashi, Hirokazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7545349Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that has a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix so as to correspond to intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines and a plurality of light-emitting elements provided in each of the plurality of pixels. The display device drives the display panel on the basis of image data. The display device further includes a temperature detecting unit that detects the temperature of the display panel; and a display aspect changing unit that changes a display aspect of the display panel so as to decrease the luminance of each of light-emitting elements, among the plurality of light-emitting elements provided in each of the plurality of pixels, which have high temperature dependency of characteristic deterioration, when the temperature of the display panel detected by the temperature detecting unit becomes larger than a predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7531954Abstract: A display panel includes a light-emitting element substrate provided with a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a matrix corresponding to intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, a light-emitting element provided at each of the pixels that is driven on the basis of image data of each of the pixels, and a power supply line pad and a data line pad that are disposed on the light-emitting element substrate in a two-dimensional manner, the power supply line pad being provided with terminals of a plurality of power supply lines that supply the power to the pixels and the data line pad being provided with terminals of the plurality of data lines.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7524268Abstract: A load determining section of a drive control apparatus for forklift determines a load state related to a loading attachment. In a case where a connection determining section determines switching to a connection state, if the load state determined by the load determining section requires that driving of a vehicle body be limited, a disconnection control section forcibly disconnects a transmission of a driving force to a drive wheel. Thus, the forklift is prevented from being started in a state that is likely to make the driving of the forklift unstable.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Hidenori Oka, Tadashi Yamada, Toshikazu Kamiya, Masayuki Takahashi, Kimihide Hasegawa, Hirokazu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7516810Abstract: In an industrial vehicle, a controller controls an energizing state of an electromagnetic control valve. The controller is electrically connected to a driver detection switch and a position detection switch. The controller breaks energization of the electromagnetic control valve if the driver detection switch detects that a driver of the vehicle is not seated. The controller energizes or reenergizes the electromagnetic control valve if the driver detection switch detects that the driver is seated and the position detection switch detects that the manipulation position of the direction indication member is a neutral position and then a forward or backward position.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2006Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Michihiro Miura, Kazutoshi Yamada, Tadashi Yamada
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Publication number: 20090067029Abstract: This invention provides an electro-optical module with reduced noise in driving voltage. The invention can include a power supply substrate that is arranged separately from the flexible substrate having a driver, so that the noise of the driving voltage supplied from the power supply substrate is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Publication number: 20090015901Abstract: A display device includes the following elements. A display has a display area and includes an electro-optic layer and a light-reflecting layer reflecting light emitted from the electro-optic layer to the viewing side of the display device, the light-reflecting layer being arranged in the display area. A plate-shaped exterior has a frame area including a portion located outside the periphery of the display. An antireflective plate continuously covers both of the display area and the frame area. The antireflective plate prevents external light, which enters the viewing side of the display device and is reflected by the light-reflecting layer or the frame area, from emerging on the viewing side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Tadashi YAMADA
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Patent number: 7475753Abstract: When a determination result of a limitation determining section during a driving of a forklift is positive, a control section limits a vehicle speed and adjusts an engine speed. If a limitation canceling condition is met while the vehicle speed is limited, a control section cancels a vehicle speed limitation state, and executes a loading priority control in which an actuation of a loading device is prioritized. Thus, when a loading device is actuated during driving with a speed limit, the stability of the forklift is ensured while improving the workability of the loading operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Hidenori Oka, Tadashi Yamada, Toshikazu Kamiya
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Publication number: 20080297540Abstract: An electrooptical apparatus having a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, and electrooptical devices each being placed at an intersection of each of the scanning lines and each of the signal lines, and the electrooptical apparatus is driven according to the amount of drive current supplied to the electrooptical devices. The electrooptical apparatus includes a lighting time measuring unit for measuring a lighting time of the electrooptical devices, a lighting time storage unit for storing the lighting time obtained by the lighting time measuring unit, and a drive current amount adjusting unit for adjusting the amount of drive current based on the lighting time stored in the lighting time storage unit so as to correct the brightness of the electrooptical devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Applicant: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7460112Abstract: This invention provides an electro-optical module with reduced noise in driving voltage. The invention can include a power supply substrate that is arranged separately from the flexible substrate having a driver, so that the noise of the driving voltage supplied from the power supply substrate is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7456730Abstract: An anomaly judgment system includes an actuating switch and an anomaly judgment unit for judging anomaly of an operator detection device that is turned into an ON state when detecting an operator in a vehicle. The actuating switch is operable to be turned into an ON state by the operator. The anomaly judgment unit judges the operator detection device as anomalous when a time period during which the actuating switch is in an OFF state with the operator detection device in the ON state exceeds a predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Kazutoshi Yamada, Kenji Suga, Toshikazu Kamiya, Tadashi Yamada, Toshinari Fukatsu
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Patent number: 7449351Abstract: To provide a display device capable of improving display quality and of maintaining display quality for a long time. In a display device of the present invention having a display region composed of a plurality of pixels, the display region includes a first display region composed of a first group of pixels and displaying a first emission wavelength range and a second display region composed of a second group of pixel and displaying a second emission wavelength range different from the first emission wavelength range, and non-light-emitting pixels not having a light emitting function are formed in a boundary region between the first display region and the second display region.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7442956Abstract: To provide an organic EL device capable of making uniform a dry speed of a liquid material coated in a display area. There is provided an organic EL device in which a plurality of pixels XR, XG, XB is arranged in an effective display area of a substrate and each of the pixels XR, XG, XB is provided with a first organic EL element having a functional film formed by a liquid phase method, wherein a dummy area D having a plurality of dummy pixels D1R, D1G, D1B, D2R, D2G, D2B for inspection of characteristics is provided around the effective display area and each dummy pixel is provided with a second organic EL element having a functional film formed using the same process as the functional film of the first organic EL element.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Publication number: 20080201044Abstract: A travel control apparatus for a forklift is disclosed. The forklift is provided with a loading device that performs load handling operations by raising and lowering a load, and a drive motor which generates a drive force for travel and is capable of generating a braking force. The apparatus is provided with a sensor for detecting the speed of the motor, a seat switch, a height switch, a load sensor, and a control section. The control section causes the drive motor to generate a braking force when the seat switch detects that the driver has left the seat in the case where the motor speed sensor detects a traveling state, and also changes the strength of the braking in accordance with the height of the loading device and the weight of the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Tadashi Yamada, Hidenori Oka, Toshikazu Kamiya, Toshinari Fukatsu, Yoshiharu Ito
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Patent number: 7394442Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus is provided that has a plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of signal lines, and electro-optical devices that are each being placed at an intersection of each of the scanning lines and each of the signal lines. The electro-optical apparatus is driven according to the amount of drive current supplied to the electro-optical devices. The electro-optical apparatus includes a lighting time measuring unit to measure a lighting time of the electro-optical devices, a lighting time storage unit to store the lighting time obtained by the lighting time measuring unit, and a drive current amount adjusting unit to adjust the amount of drive current based on the lighting time stored in the lighting time storage unit so as to correct the brightness of the electro-optical devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7360791Abstract: An airbag apparatus comprises an airbag deployed between a vehicle and a passenger with gas generated by an inflator. The airbag comprises a first panel cloth, a second panel cloth attached to the first panel cloth, a reinforcement cloth fastened to the inner face of the second panel cloth, and tethers connecting the periphery of the reinforcement cloth to the first panel cloth. The center of the reinforcement cloth is disposed below the center of the second panel cloth. The tethers are disposed below the center of the reinforcement cloth. The inflator injects gas from the central portion of the first panel cloth towards the inside of the airbag. The airbag apparatus is preferably a driver's seat airbag apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: April 22, 2008Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tadashi Yamada
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Patent number: 7331602Abstract: The head-protecting airbag according to the present invention is formed by hollow-weaving method, and includes a gas admissive portion inflatable with inflation gas to separate its vehicle's inner wall and vehicle's outer wall, and a non-admissive portion admitting no inflation gas. The non-admissive portion includes mounting portions arranged in the upper edge of the airbag, and a marginal portion located around the gas admissive portion. The non-admissive portion partially has a two-ply structure where the hollow-woven cloth material separates into vehicle's inner cloth part and outer cloth part from the marginal portion having a one-ply structure. At least one of the mounting portions is formed by folding back a region of the two-ply cloth part to have a four-ply structure.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2005Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Ochiai, Takanobu Ikeda, Tadashi Yamada