Patents by Inventor Takahiro Kimura
Takahiro Kimura 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: 20210010410Abstract: A rotation adjusting device is controlled such that an engine speed rising rate at the time of acceleration request is made smaller when a turbocharging pressure is lower than the turbocharging pressure is higher. Therefore, an engine speed can be increased at such a low speed that a rising delay in the turbocharging pressure hardly occurs, in a low turbocharging pressure region. Further, when the rotation adjusting device is controlled such that the engine speed rising rate at the time of the acceleration request is set to a value corresponding to the turbocharging pressure, an MG2 torque is controlled to compensate for an insufficient drive torque of an actual engine torque for a request engine torque. Therefore, even when the engine torque is increased slowly by increasing the engine speed at a slow speed, the insufficient drive torque is compensated for by the MG2 torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Atsushi TABATA, Koichi OKUDA, Tooru MATSUBARA, Takahiro KIMURA, Yasutaka TSUCHIDA
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Publication number: 20210011411Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display section that displays an image provided on an apparatus main body, a detection section that detects a location of a user with respect to the apparatus main body, and a change section that changes an image to be displayed on the display section from an image for a first location to an image for a second location, the image for the first location and the image for the second location being images having an identical attribute, in a case where the location of the user, which is detected by the detection section, is changed from the first location to the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro KIMURA, Keigo OKAZAKI, Shogo FUJITA
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Patent number: 10793139Abstract: A control apparatus is provided for a vehicle that includes (i) an engine serving as a drive power source, (ii) a motor/generator serving as the drive power source and (iii) a mechanically-operated transmission mechanism that constitutes a part of a power transmitting path between the drive power source and drive wheels of the vehicle. The control apparatus includes a shift control portion is configured, when an input torque inputted to the mechanically-operated transmission mechanism is to be controlled in process of a coasting shift-down action executed in the mechanically-operated transmission mechanism, to determine an upper limit value of the input torque inputted to the mechanically-operated transmission mechanism in the process of the coasting shift-down action, such that the determined upper limit value is lower during operation of the engine than during stop of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun Goto, Kenta Kumazaki, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Tooru Matsubara, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura
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Patent number: 10676091Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle driving control portion configured to permit reverse driving of the vehicle in a reverse direction while the automatic transmission is placed in a forward-drive low-speed gear position, with the motor/generator being operated in a negative direction to generate a negative torque, and a transmission shifting control portion configured to implement a control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, when switching from forward driving of the vehicle to its reverse driving of the vehicle is required in the process of a shifting action of the automatic transmission to the forward-drive low-speed gear position. The transmission shifting control portion implements the control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, according to a state of control of the engaging-side coupling device to be brought into its engaged state for establishing the forward-drive low-speed gear position.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Hisashi Ishihara, Takahiro Kimura, Masato Yoshikawa, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Kenta Kumazaki, Kazuomi Okasaka, Atsushi Kayukawa, Daisuke Suyama, Mitsuru Maeda
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Patent number: 10661781Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes: a state determining portion configured to determine whether an engine is in a first operational state corresponding to a normal operation state or a second operational state corresponding to an engine stop state in which the engine is stopped and/or a catalyst warming-up state in which the engine is operated to warm up a catalyst; and a shift control portion configured, in process of a shifting action of a transmission mechanism, to control at least an engaging pressure of an engaging coupling device as one of a plurality of coupling devices of the transmission mechanism, which is to be placed in an engaged state upon completion of the shifting action, such that the engaging pressure of the engaging coupling device is controlled to be lower when the engine is in the second operational state, than when the engine is in the first operational state.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Koji Sugiyama, Shinichi Sasade, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Tooru Matsubara, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura
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Publication number: 20200109128Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by formula (I): or an N-oxide compound thereof, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. Also provided is an arthropod pest control agent containing a compound represented by formula (I) and an inert carrier. The compound represented by formula (I) and arthropod pest control agent exhibit an excellent controlling effect against arthropod pests.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Kohei ORIMOTO, Yoshihiko NOKURA, Yuji NAKAJIMA, Takamasa TANABE, Takahiro KIMURA
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Patent number: 10597021Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a control portion configured to control an input torque to an automatic transmission such that a value representing a rotating state of an input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with a target value; a racing determining portion configured to determine whether a rotating speed of an engine is predicted to exceed a predetermined rotating speed when control is provided such that the value representing the rotating state of the input rotary member of the automatic transmission coincides with the target value during a power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission; and an output limiting portion configured to limit the output torque of the engine to a predetermined torque or less if the rotating speed of the engine is predicted to exceed the predetermined rotating speed during the power-on shift-down action of the automatic transmission.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Katsumata, Hiromichi Kimura, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Tooru Matsubara, Takeshi Kitahata, Kenta Kumazaki, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura, Daisuke Suyama, Kazuomi Okasaka
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Patent number: 10583825Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, having an engine, an electric motor, and an automatic transmission which is placed in a selected speed position with engagement of selected at least one of coupling devices, includes: an input torque control portion controlling the electric motor for controlling an input torque transmitted to the automatic transmission during a shifting action of the automatic transmission, based on output torque of the engine and torque transmitted through the coupling devices, such that a value representing a rotating state of an automatic transmission input rotary member coincides with a target value. The input torque control portion controls the input torque to be not smaller than a predetermined lower limit, when a running state of the hybrid vehicle is switched from a power-on state to a power-off state during a shift-down action of the automatic transmission in the power-on state.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Katsumata, Hiromichi Kimura, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Tooru Matsubara, Takeshi Kitahata, Kenta Kumazaki, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura, Daisuke Suyama, Kazuomi Okasaka
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Publication number: 20200070852Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle having a step-variable transmission. The control apparatus includes: a shift control portion to temporarily increase an input torque of the step-variable transmission beyond a required value, the shift control portion commanding an engaging-side coupling device which is the coupling device placed in a released state, to be brought into an engaged state, when the input speed has been raised to a predetermined value; and a torque increasing amount setting portion to set an amount of increase of the input torque of the step-variable transmission beyond the required value, such that the amount of increase is smaller when a rate of change of a running speed of the vehicle is relatively low than when the rate of change is relatively high, the rate of change of the running speed having a negative value in a decelerating state of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinichi SASADE, Kenta KUMAZAKI, Jun GOTO, Koji SUGIYAMA, Takahiro KIMURA
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Patent number: 10577343Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by formula (I): or an N-oxide compound thereof, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. Also provided is an arthropod pest control agent containing a compound represented by formula (I) and an inert carrier. The compound represented by formula (I) and arthropod pest control agent exhibit an excellent controlling effect against arthropod pests.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kohei Orimoto, Yoshihiko Nokura, Yuji Nakajima, Takamasa Tanabe, Takahiro Kimura
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Publication number: 20200010445Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a compound represented by formula (4), which is useful as, for example, an agrochemical or an intermediate for agrochemical production, the method including the step of reacting a compound represented by formula (2) with an organic oxidant. [In the formulae, Q represents a pyridyl group, etc.; R1 represents a C1-6 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; R2 represents, for example, a C1-6 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms; R3, R4, and R5 each represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; and n is 0, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Takahiro KIMURA, Yasuhiro KOJIMA, Yumi HAYASHI, Ryota MAEHATA
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Publication number: 20190367005Abstract: In a hybrid vehicle, when the engine is started and caused to make a transition from a stopped state into an operating state, the control device performs an operation control of the rotary machine and an output control of the engine to increase the rotation speed of the engine so that the rotation speed reaches a target rotation speed after the transition of the engine into the operating state, determined by the shifting control, and during increasing the rotation speed, when suppression conditions further including a condition that a vehicle speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined vehicle speed, and a condition that an output request amount by a driver is smaller than a predetermined output request amount, are satisfied, the control device suppresses an increase rate of the rotation speed until a predetermined time elapses from an initiation of starting of the engine are not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasutaka TSUCHIDA, Takahiro Kimura
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Patent number: 10436964Abstract: Provided is an inorganic polarizing plate having a wire grid structure including: a transparent substrate; and grid-shaped protrusions arranged on the transparent substrate at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light in a use band, in which the grid-shaped-protrusion includes, in order from the transparent substrate side, a reflection layer and a reflection suppressing layer which includes a dielectric material and a non-dielectric material and of which a content of the non-dielectric material increases as a separation from the reflection layer increases. In addition, provided are a method of manufacturing the inorganic polarizing plate and an optical instrument including the inorganic polarizing plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Akio Takada, Seiji Kumagai, Hideto Sagawa, Takahiro Kimura, Kazuyuki Shibuya, Toshiaki Sugawara, Shigeshi Sakakibara, Yusuke Matsuno
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Patent number: 10415695Abstract: A range determination device is applied to an automatic transmission provided with an input portion, an output portion, and a range switching mechanism which transmits rotation of the input portion to the output portion, and which is operative to switch the range of the automatic transmission between a forward range and a reverse range, in which directions of transmitting rotation from the input portion to the output portion are different from each other. The range determination device includes a rotational state detection unit which detects a rotational state of a predetermined rotary member included in the range switching mechanism, and a determination unit which determines that the forward range or the reverse range is attained on the basis of the rotational state of the rotary member detected by the rotational state detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Sawa, Takahiro Kimura
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Patent number: 10407075Abstract: A control apparatus (80; 122) for a vehicle provided with a motor/generator (MG2; MG) functioning as a drive power source, and a step-variable transmission (20; 110) which constitutes a part of a power transmitting path between the drive power source and drive wheels (28; 116) and which is placed in a selected one of a plurality of speed positions with engagement of a selected one or ones of a plurality of coupling devices (CB).Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiromasa Tatsushiro, Hiromichi Kimura, Tooru Matsubara, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Takeshi Kitahata, Shinichi Sasade, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura
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Publication number: 20190250313Abstract: There is provided a microlens array diffuser plate including: a microlens group positioned on a surface of a transparent substrate. The microlens group at least corresponding to a light ray entering part in the microlens array diffuser plate includes two or more unit cells that are continuous in an array sequence, and the unit cells include a plurality of microlenses positioned on the surface of the transparent substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: DEXERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Kazuyuki SHIBUYA, Hideto SAGAWA, Takahiro KIMURA, Naoki HANASHIMA
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Patent number: 10369983Abstract: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle provided with an engine, a differential mechanism having a first rotary element to which the engine is operatively connected, a second rotary element to which a first motor/generator is operatively connected, and a third rotary element to which an intermediate power transmitting member is connected, a second motor/generator operatively connected to the intermediate power transmitting member, and an automatic transmission which constitutes a part of a power transmitting path between the intermediate power transmitting member and drive wheels and in which a shifting action is performed by selective engagement of a plurality of coupling devices, the control apparatus comprising: a hybrid control portion for controlling an output torque of the first motor/generator and an output torque of the second motor/generator during the shifting action of the automatic transmission on the basis of an output torque of the engine and a transmitted torque of the coupling devices, such tType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin AW Co., Ltd.Inventors: Munehiro Katsumata, Hiromichi Kimura, Kazuyuki Shiiba, Tooru Matsubara, Takeshi Kitahata, Kenta Kumazaki, Nobufusa Kobayashi, Masato Yoshikawa, Takahiro Kimura, Daisuke Suyama, Kazuomi Okasaka
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Patent number: 10284057Abstract: A highly versatile stator manufacturing device is provided. A stator manufacturing device 7 includes: an engagement portion 8 engageable with a distal end of an extension portion 5 of each of a plurality of conductor segments 4 extending from a plurality of extension positions that differ in a radial direction R in each slot 3 of a stator core 2; a circumferential direction drive portion 9 that drives the engagement portion 8 engaging with the extension portion 5 in a circumferential direction C, to bend the extension portion 5; and a radial direction drive portion 10 that drives the engagement portion 8 in the radial direction R.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Kimura, Takeshi Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Yabe
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Publication number: 20190094437Abstract: To provide a polarizing plate capable of improving durability of a polarizing plate and productivity of an optical apparatus, a polarizing plate manufacturing method, and an optical apparatus. Provided is a polarizing plate with a wire grid structure, including: a transparent substrate; and a grid-shaped convex portion arranged on the transparent substrate on one surface side of the polarizing plate at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of light of a use band and extending in a predetermined direction, wherein one surface of the polarizing plate is provided with a water-repellent layer covering a surface of the grid-shaped convex portion, and wherein a side surface of the polarizing plate is not provided with the water-repellent layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventor: Takahiro Kimura
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Patent number: D892979Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventor: Takahiro Kimura