Patents by Inventor Takahiro Matsunaga
Takahiro Matsunaga 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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Patent number: 11951392Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: generating image data for an application to be displayed on an output device; recording the image data generated by the image generating unit; and receiving operation information from an input device, where the recording includes storing the image data for an application for a predetermined period of time up to the point in time at which operation information is received during the receiving operation information from a specific input unit provided in the input device while displaying an application image.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventors: Tomoki Takaichi, Kiyobumi Matsunaga, Toshimasa Aoki, Takeshi Matsuzawa, Takahiro Fujii
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Publication number: 20240077228Abstract: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a covering member that is movable between a covering position where the covering member covers at least a portion of the wire passing portion and an opening position where the wire passing portion is opened, a sliding member that is movable along a sliding direction between a restricting position and a releasing position, and a first support member that has a head that supports the sliding member in the restricting position from a bottom side and a shoulder portion with a diameter that is smaller than the head, wherein the covering member has a first locking portion in which a first insertion hole that passes the shoulder portion through is formed, the first locking portion is positioned in a top side more than the sliding member, and La1>Ta1+Tb1 is satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Yosuke TAKANO, Naoya MATSUNAGA, Takahiro KOMATSU, Yusaku SEKI
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Publication number: 20230382381Abstract: The follow-up travel support device includes a communication unit capable of communicating with a plurality of vehicles; a storage unit storing a list of follow-up permitted vehicles permitting being a follow-up target of another vehicle; and a processor configured to receive predetermined information from a follow-up execution vehicle that performs follow-up travel via the communication unit, select a preceding vehicle suitable as a follow-up target of the follow-up execution vehicle from among the follow-up permitted vehicles based on the predetermined information, and transmit information about the preceding vehicle to the follow-up execution vehicle via the communication unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hayato SHIRAI, Takashi NISHIKIORI, Sui KURIHASHI, Takahiro MATSUNAGA
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FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE, FOLLOW-UP TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD AND NON TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM
Publication number: 20230382382Abstract: The follow-up travel support device includes a processor configured to acquire information about surrounding vehicles around a host vehicle, select a preceding vehicle suitable as a follow-up target of the host vehicle based on the information about the surrounding vehicles, and propose to an occupant of the host vehicle a follow-up travel to the preceding vehicle by the host vehicle. The processor is configured to stop proposal of the follow-up travel when the follow-up travel is not started despite the proposal of the follow-up travel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takahiro MATSUNAGA -
Publication number: 20230273046Abstract: An information display device includes: a processor; and a display. Further, in a case where a travelable distance of a host vehicle when the host vehicle performs in-line travel is greater than the travelable distance of the host vehicle when the host vehicle does not perform the in-line travel by an increased amount of the travelable distance, the processor displays the increased amount of the travelable distance on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro MATSUNAGA, Hiroki TERASHITA, Sui KURIHASHI
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Publication number: 20230132583Abstract: There is provided a nozzle of a cleaner device that cleans an object to be cleaned having a convex surface. The nozzle comprises: a spray orifice that is positioned outside the convex surface and from which a fan-shaped layer of a cleaning fluid is sprayed onto the convex surface. The spray orifice is shaped such that the sprayed fan-shaped layer of the cleaning fluid is convexly curved toward the same direction as the convex surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro MATSUNAGA
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Publication number: 20230095379Abstract: A branching tool serving as a check valve incorporated in a cleaner device includes: a main unit provided with an inflow channel and a first outflow channel; a sealing member that allows a flow of cleaning fluid from the inflow channel to the first outflow channel when the cleaner device is in operation and that is formed to seal a backflow of the cleaning fluid from the first outflow channel to the inflow channel when the cleaner device is not in operation; and a lid member that is combined with the main unit so as to form a housing chamber for the sealing member. The lid member has a communication hole that allows the housing chamber to communicate with the outside. The lid member or the main unit is provided with a water receiving recess arranged around the communication hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro MATSUNAGA, Masaru SAKAI, Yasuhiro ICHIKAWA
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Patent number: 11535203Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner for vehicles, configured so that objects to be cleaned can be easily maintained in as clean state. This fair cleaner (1) for vehicles is provided with: ejection openings (20, 30) for ejecting air toward the surfaces (21, 31) to be cleaned of objects (2, 3) to be cleaned and a non-positive displacement blower means (10) for continuously delivering air to the ejection openings (20, 30).Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO.. LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Matsunaga, Akinobu Kubota, Yasuhiro Ichikawa
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Patent number: 11511707Abstract: A vehicle cleaner system for cleaning an object to be cleaned, the vehicle cleaner system has a nozzle configured to inject a cleaning medium to the object to clean the object, and a nozzle holder having a holding portion for holding the nozzle and attached to a vehicle or the object. The nozzle has a held portion held by the holding portion. The nozzle is rotatably held with respect to the nozzle holder by press-fitting the held portion into the holding portion. A rotational direction of the nozzle with respect to the nozzle holder is restricted to a predetermined first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220227333Abstract: A vehicular air curtain device configured to send continuously, based on an operation signal, air to a sensor or a sensor cover mounted on a vehicle at a predetermined wind speed or a predetermined air flow rate in order to prevent dirt from adhering to the sensor or the sensor cover, the vehicular air curtain device includes: an air blowing mechanism; a motor configured to drive the air blowing mechanism; and an air curtain control unit configured to change a drive voltage or a drive current of the motor in accordance with a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro MATSUNAGA, Akinobu KUBOTA, Masaaki SATO, Masaru SAKAI, Yasuhiro ICHIKAWA, Kazuhiro SUZUKI, Yusuke FUNAMI, Toshihisa HAYAMI
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Publication number: 20220126790Abstract: This vehicular cleaner unit is provided with: a back camera; a rear camera; a multi-blade fan which delivers air to be ejected onto the back camera and the rear camera; and an air guiding tube which transports the air from the multi-blade fan to the back camera and the rear camera. The air guiding tube transports a different amount of air to each of the back camera and the rear camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220111822Abstract: This vehicular cleaner is provided with: an air blowing portion having an intake port through which air is taken in, the air being ejected to a cleaning object; and a filter which is provided at the air intake port, prevents foreign matter from entering the air blowing portion, and allows air to pass through the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20220097657Abstract: A cleaner unit for vehicles include: a plurality of vehicle onboard cameras arranged in a row in an air sending-out direction, a multiple-blade fan for sending out the air jetted to the plurality of vehicle onboard cameras in the air sending-out direction, and one air duct for conveying the air coming from the multiple-blade fan to the plurality of vehicle onboard cameras. The air duct has a partition plate arranged along a direction that intersects the air sending-out direction, causing the direction of some of the air to be changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga
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Publication number: 20210031729Abstract: Provided is an air cleaner for vehicles, configured so that objects to be cleaned can be easily maintained in as clean state. This fair cleaner (1) for vehicles is provided with: ejection openings (20, 30) for ejecting air toward the surfaces (21, 31) to be cleaned of objects (2, 3) to be cleaned and a non-positive displacement blower means (10) for continuously delivering air to the ejection openings (20, 30).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro MATSUNAGA, Akinobu KUBOTA, Yasuhiro ICHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20200070784Abstract: A vehicle cleaner system for cleaning an object to be cleaned, the vehicle cleaner system has a nozzle configured to inject a cleaning medium to the object to clean the object, and a nozzle holder having a holding portion for holding the nozzle and attached to a vehicle or the object. The nozzle has a held portion held by the holding portion. The nozzle is rotatably held with respect to the nozzle holder by press-fitting the held portion into the holding portion. A rotational direction of the nozzle with respect to the nozzle holder is restricted to a predetermined first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 10495331Abstract: An air conditioner includes: an outdoor unit; a plurality of indoor units respectively including indoor heat exchangers; expansion valves respectively provided to the plurality of indoor units, the expansion valves being configured to adjust flow rates of a refrigerant in the indoor heat exchangers; and a controller for executing a refrigerant amount balance control for adjusting opening degrees of the expansion valves so that operation state amounts, with which the indoor heat exchangers exert heat exchange amounts, of the plurality of indoor units become equal to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Yasuhiro Oka, Takahiro Matsunaga, Takashi Kimura, Shigeaki Suyama, Kotaro Toya
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Patent number: 10443910Abstract: In an air conditioning apparatus, when the amounts of refrigerant oils retained in a first compressor and a second compressor are increased and oil levels in the first compressor and the second compressor reach a first oil outflow part and a second oil outflow part, the refrigerant oils subsequently sucked into the first compressor and the second compressor flow out of the first oil outflow part and the second oil outflow part to a first oil outflow pipe and a second oil outflow pipe, and flow from the first oil outflow pipe and the second oil outflow pipe to a refrigerant outflow pipe. The refrigerant oils flowing in the refrigerant outflow pipe from the first and second compressor through the first and second oil outflow pipe flow out of an outdoor unit through a four-way valve, and circulate through a refrigerant circuit together with refrigerants.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Takashi Kimura, Takahiro Matsunaga, Makoto Shimotani
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Patent number: 10337769Abstract: When a refrigerant amount balance control is executed, in indoor units where the refrigerant supercooling degree is lower than an average refrigerant supercooling degree, the refrigerant pressure on a downstream side of indoor expansion valves decreases since the degrees of opening of the valves are decreased. On the other hand, in an indoor unit where the refrigerant supercooling degree is higher than the average refrigerant supercooling degree, although the degrees of opening of the valves are made high, the refrigerant pressure on the downstream side of the valves decreases and this decreases the refrigerant pressure on the downstream side of the indoor expansion valve, so that the difference in pressure between on the upstream side and on the downstream side of the indoor expansion valve increases and the liquid refrigerant staying at an indoor heat exchanger of the indoor unit consequently flows out into a liquid pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Yasuhiro Oka, Satoshi Tomioka, Makoto Shimotani, Takahiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 10088209Abstract: An air conditioner 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, when all compressors 21a-21c have been stopping for a given time or more, starts an air conditioning operation without performing pressure equalizing control in switch units 6a-6d with starting the operation of the air conditioner 1. Also, when the stopping time of all compressors 21a-21c is less than the given time, the air conditioner 1 performs the pressure equalizing control by controlling switch units 6a-6d with starting the operation of the air conditioner 1. In this case, when the stopping time reaches the given time during execution of the pressure equalizing processing control, the pressure equalizing processing control being executed is stopped and the air conditioning operation is started.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Fujitsu General LimitedInventors: Keito Kawai, Hideya Tamura, Takahiro Matsunaga, Shinju Watanabe, Takashi Kimura, Kotaro Toya, Yasuhiro Oka, Ken Nakashima
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Patent number: D946706Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Matsunaga