Patents by Inventor Takafumi Ito

Takafumi Ito 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: 20210240355
    Abstract: A memory card is attached to a host device, and includes a data control circuit which transfers data with respect to the host device in synchronism with a rise edge and a fall edge of a clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi ITO
  • Patent number: 11072219
    Abstract: A vehicle height adjusting apparatus includes: a cylindrical body internally partitioned into a plurality of oil chambers by a partition wall provided along an axis, the oil chambers filled with oil, and respectively provided with cylindrical body oil holes to be connected to an outside; one operating portion rotatably provided on the cylindrical body, and rotated to be moved along the axis; pistons moved along the axis by the operating portion, and received in the oil chambers respectively; and a plurality of damper devices respectively provided with damper oil holes into which the oil flowing out of the cylindrical body oil holes when the pistons move flows, the damper devices that can adjust a vehicle height by amounts of the oil filled into the damper devices through the damper oil holes, and that can absorb impact energy inputted on a wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignees: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC
    Inventors: Yukihiro Hoshino, Takafumi Ito, Hidenori Shirabe, Toshitaka Aoki
  • Patent number: 11063474
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system is provided to include a headset and a vehicle-side system. The headset, which is attached to a head of a driver of a vehicle, is configured (i) to generate an electric power by using a received electromagnetic wave, (ii) to actuate a sensor with the generated electric power to measure an activity of the driver, and (iii) to transmit activity measurement data indicating a measurement result. The vehicle-side system, which is provided to the vehicle, is configured (i) to transmit the electromagnetic wave, (ii) to receive the activity measurement data from the headset, and (iii) to monitor the activity of the driver based on the received measurement data. The transmitting or receiving state of the electromagnetic wave is monitored to provide a monitoring result, which is to be notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshida, Takafumi Ito, Hiroyuki Dosho
  • Patent number: 11016672
    Abstract: A memory card is attached to a host device, and includes a data control circuit which transfers data with respect to the host device in synchronism with a rise edge and a fall edge of a clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Coiporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20210146861
    Abstract: The present invention provides an automobile sound insulation panel which suitably implements a lightweight sound insulation panel with an expanded sound isolation-target frequency band and improved sound isolation performance. An automobile sound insulation panel includes a first panel member, a second panel member, and an elastic sheet member positioned between the first panel member and the elastic sheet member. The elastic sheet member includes a first projection-recess part. The first panel member abuts on respective upper opening edges of a plurality of recesses that form the first projection-recess part. Individual air layers exist between the second panel member and the elastic sheet member. A continuous air layer exists between the first panel member and the elastic sheet member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ichiro FUKUMOTO, Takafumi ITO
  • Patent number: 10960859
    Abstract: An automatic brake control apparatus controls a braking device of a vehicle to execute a brake operation at a brake operating timing. The automatic brake control apparatus includes a brain activity state acquirer unit configured to acquire an activity state of a brain of a driver of the vehicle; a change determiner unit configured to use the activity state of the brain of the driver acquired after the braking device has executed a brake operation at a brake operating timing to determine whether changing the brake operating timing is necessary or unnecessary; and a change controller configured to change the brake operating timing in response to that changing the brake operating timing is determined to be necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuichi Takeuchi, Takahiko Naruse, Tomoaki Mizuno, Toshiya Takeuchi, Takehito Teramae, Ichiro Yoshida, Takafumi Ito
  • Patent number: 10914014
    Abstract: A diaphragm includes a porous supporting body and a polymer porous membrane. When one of surfaces of the porous membrane is defined as a surface A, the other surface opposite to the surface A is defined as a surface B, a section of the porous membrane parallel to the surfaces A and B is defined as a section C, an average pore diameter on the surface A is defined as an average pore diameter DA, an average pore diameter on the surface B is defined as an average pore diameter DB, and an average pore diameter on the section C is defined as an average pore diameter DC, the average pore diameters DA and DB are substantially equal to each other, and the average pore diameter DC is larger than each of the average pore diameters DA and DB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DE NORA PERMELEC LTD, THYSSENKRUPPP UHDE CHLORINE ENGINEERS (JAPAN) LTD.
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Ikuo Shimomura, Yuji Kamei, Akiyoshi Manabe, Akihiro Kato, Terumi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10838512
    Abstract: In an electronic information processing system, a brain activity detection unit detects an activity of a user's brain. A change determination part determines whether a character input mode presently set needs to be changed to a different character input mode based on a detection result of the brain activity detection unit after a character input under the character input mode presently set is displayed on a display unit. When the change determination part determines that the character input mode presently set needs to be changed to the different character input mode, the character input mode setting part sets the different character input mode instead of the character input mode presently set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Yoshida, Takafumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20200319802
    Abstract: A memory card is attached to a host device, and includes a data control circuit which transfers data with respect to the host device in synchronism with a rise edge and a fall edge of a clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi ITO
  • Publication number: 20200272242
    Abstract: In an electronic information processing system, a brain activity detection unit detects an activity of a user's brain. A change determination part determines whether a character input mode presently set needs to be changed to a different character input mode based on a detection result of the brain activity detection unit after a character input under the character input mode presently set is displayed on a display unit. When the change determination part determines that the character input mode presently set needs to be changed to the different character input mode, the character input mode setting part sets the different character input mode instead of the character input mode presently set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro YOSHIDA, Takafumi ITO
  • Patent number: 10738905
    Abstract: A piezoelectric valve, having superior responsiveness during valve opening and capability to stabilize gas supply at an early stage, includes a gas pressure chamber receiving compressed gas and an exhaust path discharging the compressed gas from the gas pressure chamber; a valve disc placed in the gas pressure chamber to open and close the exhaust path; a piezoelectric element generating a driving force for operation of the valve disc, as a displacement; a displacement magnifying mechanism magnifying the displacement of the piezoelectric element and applying the magnified displacement to the valve disc; and driving means including a signal generator generating a signal including a first prepulse, a second prepulse, and a main pulse, applies a drive voltage to the piezoelectric element using the signal generated by the signal generator, as an input signal to a drive circuit, and drives and opens the valve disc by expanding the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: SATAKE CORPORATION, MECHANO TRANSFORMER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Hironori Arii, Tadashi Matsushita, Sze Keat Chee, Takeshi Yano, Toshiro Higuchi
  • Patent number: 10732850
    Abstract: A memory card is attached to a host device, and includes a data control circuit which transfers data with respect to the host device in synchronism with a rise edge and a fall edge of a clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
    Inventor: Takafumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20200094646
    Abstract: A vehicle height adjusting apparatus includes: a cylindrical body internally partitioned into a plurality of oil chambers by a partition wall provided along an axis, the oil chambers filled with oil, and respectively provided with cylindrical body oil holes to be connected to an outside; one operating portion rotatably provided on the cylindrical body, and rotated to be moved along the axis; pistons moved along the axis by the operating portion, and received in the oil chambers respectively; and a plurality of damper devices respectively provided with damper oil holes into which the oil flowing out of the cylindrical body oil holes when the pistons move flows, the damper devices that can adjust a vehicle height by amounts of the oil filled into the damper devices through the damper oil holes, and that can absorb impact energy inputted on a wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Showa Corporation
    Inventors: Yukihiro HOSHINO, Takafumi ITO, Hidenori SHIRABE, Toshitaka AOKI
  • Patent number: 10578454
    Abstract: A route calculation system includes: a route calculation data storage unit storing route calculation data; a route calculation unit calculating a route using the route calculation data and recalculating the route using the route calculation data when a predetermined recalculation condition is satisfied; a notification information output unit outputting notification information informing recalculation of the route; a brain activity detection unit detecting brain activity of a user; a brain activity determination unit determining detection result of the brain activity detection unit; a notification determination unit determining whether notification information output is necessary according to determination result of the brain activity determination unit after the route is recalculated; and a notification control unit enabling notification information output when notification information output is determined to be necessary and disabling notification information output when notification information output is de
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akina Takakura, Ichiro Yoshida, Takafumi Ito
  • Patent number: 10525508
    Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a blowing apparatus wherein a piezoelectric element is unlikely to cause insulation deterioration leading to burnout during use of the blowing apparatus. The blowing apparatus of the present invention blows compressed gas supplied from a compressed gas supply unit through a nozzle hole of a nozzle unit by opening a piezoelectric valve. The blowing apparatus comprises a humidity sensor detecting a humidity of the compressed gas inside a flow path unit, and a humidity control unit comparing a detected value of the humidity detected by the humidity sensor with a set value. If the humidity of the compressed gas inside the flow path unit detected by the humidity sensor is equal to or greater than the set value, the humidity control unit replaces the compressed gas inside the flow path unit with the compressed gas whose humidity is less than the set value and which is supplied from the compressed gas supply unit, before starting to use the blowing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: SATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Sze Keat Chee
  • Publication number: 20190353276
    Abstract: The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric element; a power supply applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element; a drive circuit that applies a voltage from the power supply to the piezoelectric element by a pulse charge signal and a discharge signal to charge, and discharges the charge charged in the piezoelectric element to drive the piezoelectric element; an abnormality detection circuit that detects an abnormality due to insulation failure of the piezoelectric element, and a control unit that determines whether or not the piezoelectric element is normal based on an abnormality detection signal. The abnormality detection circuit outputs the abnormality detection signal that detects a time corresponding to a period from when a current starts to flow to the piezoelectric element during charging to when a current stops to flow, and it is determined that the piezoelectric element is abnormal when the time is equal to or more than a set time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: SATAKE CORPORATION, MECHANO TRANSFORMER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi ITO, Hironori ARII, Tadashi MATSUSHITA, Sze Keat CHEE, Takeshi YANO
  • Patent number: 10448727
    Abstract: A cosmetic facial mask is described, having high fitting properties onto skin, an excellent skin tightening effect, and an excellent lift-up effect on a flaccid cheek or face line. The cosmetic facial mask includes a laminate in which a non-elastomeric fiber layer and an elastomer layer are integrated through lamination, and has stretchability in a vertical direction of a face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignees: JNC CORPORATION, JNC FIBERS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Junji Iwata, Yasushi Matsuda, Mitsuru Kojima
  • Publication number: 20190267847
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system is provided to include a headset and a vehicle-side system. The headset, which is attached to a head of a driver of a vehicle, is configured (i) to generate an electric power by using a received electromagnetic wave, (ii) to actuate a sensor with the generated electric power to measure an activity of the driver, and (iii) to transmit activity measurement data indicating a measurement result. The vehicle-side system, which is provided to the vehicle, is configured (i) to transmit the electromagnetic wave, (ii) to receive the activity measurement data from the headset, and (iii) to monitor the activity of the driver based on the received measurement data. The transmitting or receiving state of the electromagnetic wave is monitored to provide a monitoring result, which is to be notified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Ichiro YOSHIDA, Takafumi ITO, Hiroyuki DOSHO
  • Publication number: 20190253640
    Abstract: To improve user operability. Provided is a Next change operating section that receives a changing operation on each item in a Next control data set being in a control state of a Next-use M/E of a switcher (vision mixer). When a changing operation is received in the Next change operating section, that is, when there is a changing operation, a control section changes contents of the Next control data set, and in accordance with the changed contents of the Next control data set, sends a control signal concerning the Next-use M/E to the switcher. A user can simply and easily change the contents of the Next control data set by operating the Next change operating section, and operability can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: SENSABURO NAKAMURA, HIDEHITO YAKUSHIJI, NORIMASA OZAKI, TAKAFUMI ITO, NAOMI EGASHIRA
  • Patent number: 10367406
    Abstract: A sliding surface located to one side in the axial direction relative to the axially central position of a rotary shaft is supported by the slide surface of a supply shaft in a slidable manner in the axial direction, the slide surface being the surface on which sliding occurs. The portion located to the other side in the axial direction side relative to the axially central position of the rotary shaft is fixed to an output shaft. The sliding surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP. The slide surface is positioned on the surface of a hard coating, and the hard coating is positioned so as to cover a part of a substrate made of a GFRP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Hayato Iwasaki, Yosuke Tsumura, Yoshichika Sato