Patents by Inventor Takahashi

Takahashi 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: 10019004
    Abstract: A device that detects an object includes a receiver that receives information about the object detected by a sensor, multiple circuits that detect the object by performing different detection processes, and a control circuit that controls the circuits. The control circuit detects whether the detection circuits are in an abnormal state, based on a change in a state of the circuits, when the control circuit detects that a first circuit of the circuits is in an abnormal state, the control circuit causes the first circuit to stop a detection process being performed by the first circuit and causes one or more circuits, other than the first circuit, to detect the object by causing the one or more circuits to stop performing detection processes performed by the one or more circuits, and to perform detection processes different from the detection processes being performed by the one or more circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Masaki Takahashi, Yasunori Ishii, Kazuki Kozuka
  • Patent number: 10020489
    Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary cell according to the present invention is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode contains a lithium-manganese composite oxide partially substituted by magnesium as a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode contains a graphite coated with amorphous carbon as a negative electrode active material, a carbon black-based conductive aid and a fluororesin-based binding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Tanjo, Yukinori Takahashi, Yoshihiro Niida
  • Patent number: 10020340
    Abstract: Each of a plurality of pixels arranged in two dimensions includes a photoelectric conversion unit including a pixel electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer provided above the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode provided so as to sandwich the photoelectric conversion layer between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode, and a microlens arranged above the photoelectric conversion unit. The plurality of pixels includes a first pixel and a plurality of second pixels. At least either the pixel electrodes of the plurality of second pixels are smaller than the pixel electrode of the first pixel or the counter electrodes of the plurality of second pixels are smaller than the counter electrode of the first pixel, and a configuration between the counter electrode and the microlens of the first pixel is the same as a configuration between the counter electrode and the microlens of each of the plurality of second pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masatsugu Itahashi, Toshiaki Ono, Hidekazu Takahashi, Naoki Inatani, Yu Maehashi
  • Patent number: 10018473
    Abstract: A vehicle position detecting device includes an ECU that acquires a wheel speed of a wheel of a vehicle corresponding to rotation of the wheel, detects a skid of the wheel, calculates, when the skid is not detected, a vehicle body speed corresponding to the speed of a vehicle body of the vehicle based on the wheel speed, and corrects, in response to detection of the skid, the wheel speed based on correction information and calculates the vehicle body speed based on the corrected wheel speed. The ECU further calculates the position of the vehicle based on the vehicle body speed depending on the presence of the skid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Mizutani, Shogi Fukukawa, Takatomo Asai, Hiroyuki Tachibana, Hironobu Ishijima, Kiyoshi Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180192099
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a data processing apparatus and a data processing method that enable correct clock synchronization by use of clock information. The data processing apparatus receives a digital broadcast signal so as to process content included in the digital broadcast signal and clock information also included therein for use in presentation synchronization on the content and sends via a transmission path the processed content and clock information to another data processing apparatus that presents the received content. On the other hand, the another data processing apparatus receives via the transmission path the content and clock information sent from the data processing apparatus so as to process presentation synchronization on the received content on the basis of the received clock information. The present technology is applicable to data processing apparatuses configured to process content, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180192414
    Abstract: To efficiently report channel state information in an uplink. A terminal device includes a transmission unit which reports CSI for multiple CSI processes in a first serving cell and CSI for a second serving cell, first CSI for some of multiple CSI processes for the first serving cell being reported on a PUCCH with a first format, and second CSI for the rest of multiple CSI processes for the first serving cell being reported on a PUCCH with the first format, and if in a certain subframe, the second CSI report collides with the CSI report in the second serving cell, the second CSI and the CSI for the second serving cell being reported on the PUCCH with a second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: HIROKI TAKAHASHI, SHOICHI SUZUKI, TATSUSHI AIBA, KAZUNARI YOKOMAKURA
  • Publication number: 20180186571
    Abstract: A system and a method which allow an easy shipment and receipt of construction materials and an easy retrieval of the same, as well as an easy acquisition of position information of construction materials. The system includes: an identification information holding medium which holds identification information of the construction material; a moving body that acquires first position information which is position information of the moving body and also acquires identification information; material data storage unit for storing the first position information in association with the identification information; and retrieval unit for retrieving the identification information in the material data storage unit. The display unit displays the first position information associated with the identification information retrieved by the retrieval unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki SHIMIZU, Hiroyuki IWAMOTO, Yasuyuki MAEDA, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Takayuki NAITO
  • Publication number: 20180185489
    Abstract: To provide a depot formulation for which depot formation is easy, and is capable of maintaining the depot form for a long period as desired, and in the case of containing a drug, to provide a depot formulation that sustained-releases the drug over a long period after being administered into the body. The present invention relates to a depot formulation containing a trialkyl citrate and/or an acetyl trialkyl citrate, in which the alkyl groups possessed by each of the trialkyl citrate and the acetyl trialkyl citrate are the same or different, and have a carbon number of 3 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuya MIYAZAKI, Kenji MASAKI, Kyohei TAKAHASHI, Kazuhito YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180188668
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a housing, a developing roller, and a photosensitive drum. The developing roller includes an image area and a pair of non-image areas. The image area extends along an axial direction the developing roller. The non-image areas are provided on both sides in the axial direction with respect to the image area. The image forming apparatus further includes a regulating member. The regulating member covers a gap in positions which are aligned over the non-image area. The regulating member regulates air flow toward sides of the image area in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Nobuaki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180186287
    Abstract: An image processing device according to an embodiment includes an image acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a generation unit, a composition unit, a determination unit, and a display control unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a captured image where an image of an environment of a vehicle is captured by an image-capturing device. The information acquisition unit acquires positional information regarding a detected position of an obstacle that exists in an environment of the vehicle. The generation unit generates a virtual viewpoint image where an environment of the vehicle is viewed from a virtual viewpoint, based on the captured image. The composition unit composites a notification image that provides notification of existence of the obstacle at the detected position with the virtual viewpoint image. The display control unit controls a display format of the notification image that is composited with the virtual viewpoint image, based on the positional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: DENSO TEN Limited, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukiko HATAKEYAMA, Kouei KIYO, Tamaki TAKEUCHI, Rie HABUTA, Akinari MOTOHIRO, Tomoyuki SATO, Kohei MAEJIMA, Atsutoshi SAKAGUCHI, Masahiro TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180187594
    Abstract: A variable compression ratio internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable compression ratio mechanism configured to change an engine compression ratio in accordance with a rotational position of a control shaft, and a housing that accommodates therein a drive motor for changing and holding the rotational position of the control shaft. A reference position of the control shaft is learned in a state where a position of maximum rotation of the control shaft in a first rotational direction has been mechanically restricted by bringing a first movable part, which operates in conjunction with the control shaft, into abutted-engagement with a first stopper provided outside of an engine body. Subsequently, a maximum conversion angle range of the control shaft is learned in a state where a position of maximum rotation of the control shaft in a second rotational direction has been mechanically restricted by a second stopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko OKAMOTO, Eiji TAKAHASHI, Ryousuke HIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20180186237
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular display device that offers good visibility without causing a passenger to feel uncomfortable. In a bezel that includes a cover portion arranged above a display unit of a vehicular display device and a frame portion enclosing the cover portion, a front-side end portion of the cover portion is arranged at a position lower than a rear-side end portion. As a result, external light is reflected forward. Moreover, a front frame includes a reflecting plate, a semi-transparent output plate covering over the reflecting plate, and a light-collecting portion collecting external light that enters from a front into a space enclosed by the reflecting plate and the output plate. As a result, the front frame is prevented from being darkly reflected onto a front glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180188428
    Abstract: A near-infrared cut filter has a first infrared absorbing layer including an infrared absorber A, a second infrared absorbing layer including an infrared absorber C, and a resin layer disposed between the first infrared absorbing layer and the second infrared absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke ARIMURA, Kazuto SHIMADA, Takahiro OKAWARA, Takashi KAWASHIMA, Hidenori TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180192411
    Abstract: A base-station control apparatus includes: a number-of-training-packets determining circuit that determines the number of training packets to be transmitted by a wireless terminal, based on the number of first directional beam patterns used by a first base-station apparatus connected to the wireless terminal and the number of second directional beam patterns used by at least one second base-station apparatus not connected to the wireless terminal; and a notification issuing circuit that issues a notification indicating the determined number of training packets to the first base-station apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: HIROSHI TAKAHASHI, TOMOYA URUSHIHARA, NAGANORI SHIRAKATA, JUNICHI MORITA
  • Publication number: 20180188524
    Abstract: An electro-optic device includes a chip provided with a mirror and a drive element adapted to drive the mirror, a light-transmitting cover adapted to cover the mirror in a planar view, and a spacer having contact with one surface of the chip between the cover and the chip. The entire part of one surface of the chip having contact with the spacer is made of a firs material such as silicon oxide film having first thermal conductivity, and the spacer is made of a second material such as a quartz crystal having second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity. The cover is made of a third material such as sapphire having third thermal conductivity higher than the second thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Suguru UCHIYAMA, Kosuke TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180189847
    Abstract: A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprises an age-confirmation commodity determination module configured to determine whether or not a commodity needs age confirmation, a face information input module configured to input face information of a customer obtained from an image of a customer captured by an image capturing section, a face information storage section configured to store face information of customer whose age is above a predetermined age beforehand, and an age confirmation module configured to confirm, if the commodity needs age confirmation, that the age of the customer is above the predetermined age in a state that the age confirmation screen is not displayed on a display for customer if the face information input by the face information input module is consistent with one of the face information of customers stored in the face information storage section beforehand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180190316
    Abstract: The present invention provides: an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic discs with excellent plating surface smoothness; a manufacturing method therefor; and a magnetic disc using said aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic discs. The present invention is an aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic discs, a manufacturing method therefor, and a magnetic disc using said aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic discs, the aluminum alloy substrate being characterized in being obtained from an aluminum alloy containing Mg: 2.0-8.0 mass % (“%” below), Be: 0.00001-0.00200%, Cu: 0.003-0.150%, Zn: 0.05-0.60%, Cr: 0.010-0.300%, Si: 0.060% or less, Fe: 0.060% or less, the balance being obtained from Al and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: UACJ Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kotaro KITAWAKI, Takuya MURATA, Akira HIBINO, Naoki KITAMURA, Masanobu ONISHI, Hideki TAKAHASHI, Satoshi YAMAZAKI, Sadayuki TODA
  • Publication number: 20180186131
    Abstract: The present invention provides a decorative sheet having higher designability and weatherability over a long period of time by adding an organic ultraviolet absorbent and an inorganic ultraviolet absorbent each provided as organic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles and inorganic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles, respectively, to at least one of a top coat layer and a transparent resin layer. A decorative sheet of an aspect of the present invention includes a top coat layer as an outermost layer, and a transparent resin layer as an underlayer of the top coat layer, wherein an organic ultraviolet absorbent and an inorganic ultraviolet absorbent are added to at least one of the top coat layer and the transparent resin layer, and the organic ultraviolet absorbent and the inorganic ultraviolet absorbent are each encapsulated in vesicles having a monolayer outer membrane and provided as organic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles and inorganic ultraviolet absorbent vesicles, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mami KUDO, Eiichi HIGASHIKAWA, Masamitsu NAGAHAMA, Akira SATO, Masatoshi TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20180188214
    Abstract: To easily form an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic inspection apparatus capable of sending ultrasonic waves having frequencies equal to or more than 200 MHz. In view of this, an ultrasonic probe includes a stacked piezoelectric element configuring an ultrasonic probe includes a stacked piezoelectric element in which a stacked piezoelectric film disposed between a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The stacked piezoelectric film includes a ZnO film that has spontaneous polarization in a direction substantially perpendicular to the film surface and a SLAIN film that is different from the ZnO and that has spontaneous polarization in the opposite direction to the ZnO, the SLAIN film being directly formed on the ZnO film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Shigeru OONO, Kenta SUMIKAWA, Takuya TAKAHASHI, Takahiko YANAGITANI
  • Publication number: 20180192314
    Abstract: Provided are a mobile station and a mobile communication method in which, when a secondary cell (SCell) is established in an unlicensed band, received power in the unlicensed band can be efficiently measured and reported to a radio access network. A UE (100) includes an RSSI measurement unit (133) that repeatedly measures RSSI in the frequency band of the secondary cell, a report determination unit (140) that determines, based on an RSSI measurement result, whether to report the measurement result to the radio access network, and a measurement report unit (150) that reports the measurement result to the radio access network. The report determination unit (140) determines that the measurement result is to be reported to the radio access network when the measurement result exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Hideaki Takahashi, Tooru Uchino, Wuri Andarmawanti Hapsari, Kunihiko Teshima