Patents by Inventor Takashi Gotou
Takashi Gotou 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: 20240301265Abstract: Provided is a novel low-GWP mixed refrigerant. A composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R134a), the total content of HFO-1132(E), HFO-1234yf, and R134a being 99.5 mass % or more based on the total of the refrigerant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Tatsumi Tsuchiya, Tsubasa Nakaue, Tomoyuki Gotou, Takashi Usui, Takashi Yoshimura
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Publication number: 20240287368Abstract: An object is to provide a novel low-GWP mixed refrigerant. Provided as a means for solution is a composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising 1,1-difluoroethane (R152a), and difluoromethane (R32) and/or X in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, wherein X is trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132 (E)) and/or trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2024Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsushi ITANO, Tomoyuki GOTOU, Takashi YOSHIMURA, Takashi USUI, Tsubasa NAKAUE, Satoshi TOKUNO
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Publication number: 20240240070Abstract: An object is to suppress disproportionation in a refrigerant comprising HFO-1132(E) when the refrigerant has a pressure of 3.0 MPa. A composition comprising a refrigerant, the refrigerant comprising trans-1,2-difluoroethylene (HFO-1132(E)), trifluoroethylene (HFO-1123), and tetrafluoropropene in a total amount of 99.5 mass % or more based on the entire refrigerant, wherein when the mass % of HFO-1132(E), HFO-1123, and tetrafluoropropene based on their sum is respectively represented by x, y, and z, coordinates (x, y, z) in a ternary composition diagram in which the sum of HFO-1132(E), HFO-1123, and tetrafluoropropene is 100 mass % are within the range of a figure surrounded by straight lines AB, BO, and OA that connect the following 3 points: point A (44.0, 0.0, 56.0), point B (0.0, 56.0, 44.0), and point O (0.0, 0.0, 100.0), or on the above straight line AB (excluding the points A and B).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mitsushi Itano, Satoshi Tokuno, Tomoyuki Gotou, Takashi Yoshimura, Takashi Usui, Tsubasa Nakaue
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Patent number: 11786165Abstract: A physiological state determination device determines a predetermined physiological state of a subject. The physiological state determination device includes a brain function activation information detection unit, a face change information acquisition unit, and a physiological state determination unit. The brain function activation information detection unit detects brain function activation information corresponding to a physiological state. The face change information acquisition unit acquires face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject. The physiological state determination unit determines the predetermined physiological state of the subject based on the brain function activation information and the face change information.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Akira Matsubara, Takahiro Hirayama, Hideki Hashizume, Arina Hashimoto, Yasunori Kotani, Taro Tomatsu, Yoshimi Ohgami
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Publication number: 20220322951Abstract: A determination system includes a body surface change information acquirer, a motion detector, and a physiological state determiner. The body surface change information acquirer acquires body surface change information indicating a chronological change in body surface data obtained from a part of a body surface of a subject. The motion detector detects a motion of the subject. The physiological state determiner determines a physiological state of mind or body of the subject based on the body surface data acquired upon detecting the motion of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Takashi GOTOU, Hideki HASHIZUME, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Akira MATSUBARA, Junichiro ARAI
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Patent number: 10842431Abstract: A mental illness determination device includes a face change information acquisition unit and a mental illness determination unit. The face change information acquisition unit is configured to acquire face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject when emotional stimulation information for stimulating any sense or any combination of senses among an auditory sense, an olfactory sense, a gustatory sense, a tactile sense, and a somatic sensation of the subject to change emotion, and is divided into positive information for increasing comfort and negative information for decreasing comfort is provided to the subject. The mental illness determination unit is configured to determine a state of mental illness of the subject on the basis of the face change information.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of Technology, National University Corporation Tottori UniversityInventors: Junichiro Arai, Akira Matsubara, Takahiro Hirayama, Hideki Hashizume, Takashi Gotou, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu, Koichi Kaneko, Katsutoshi Yokoyama, Hiroshi Matsumura, Shenghong Pu, Masashi Itakura, Hiroaki Ohdachi, Masaru Ueki, Shinya Masuda
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Patent number: 10813556Abstract: An estimation device includes at least one of a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and a facial photographic image acquisition unit, and an evaluation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires, in time-series, facial skin temperature data of a facial surface of a subject to which brain function activation information is provided. The facial photographic image acquisition unit obtains, in time-series, facial photographic image data obtained by imaging the facial surface of the subject to which the brain function activation information is provided. The evaluation unit evaluates a degree of interest of the subject based on at least one of the facial skin temperature data acquired by the facial skin temperature acquisition unit and the facial surface photographic image data acquired by the facial surface photographic image data acquisition unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Makoto Iwakame, Kenichi Hino, Tomoya Hirano, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu
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Patent number: 10786207Abstract: A physiological state determination system includes a CPU and a camera. The camera acquires a photographic image data of a time-series change in facial data of a subject to which brain function activation information that activates human brain function was provided. The CPU determines a mental or physical physiological state of the subject based on facial change information corresponding to the photographic image data.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Makoto Iwakame, Kenichi Hino, Tomoya Hirano, Takahiro Hirayama, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu
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Patent number: 10733426Abstract: A driver state determination device includes a facial change information acquisition unit acquiring facial change information indicating a time-series change in facial data of a subject, and a driver state determination unit determining the driver state of the subject based on the facial change information. The subject is selected from the group consisting of a subject driving a machine from when brain function activation information that activates human brain function is provided, a subject driving a machine from when the brain function activation information provided to the subject driving the machine is detected, and a subject performing a predetermined operation on a machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Makoto Iwakame, Kenichi Hino, Tomoya Hirano, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu
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Patent number: 10709338Abstract: A useful information presentation device includes a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and/or a blood circulation volume acquisition unit, a brain activity estimation unit, and a useful information presentation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires facial skin temperature data in time-series. The blood circulation volume acquisition unit acquires photographic image data by imaging the facial surface in time-series. The brain activity estimation unit decomposes the facial skin temperature data and/or the facial blood circulation volume data into a plurality of components by singular value decomposition, principal component analysis, or independent component analysis, and the brain activity estimation unit estimating brain activity of the subject based on the plurality of components.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: Daikin Industries, Ltd., Tokyo Institute of TechnologyInventors: Junichiro Arai, Takashi Gotou, Makoto Iwakame, Kenichi Hino, Tomoya Hirano, Yasunori Kotani, Yoshimi Ohgami, Taro Tomatsu
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Patent number: 10677477Abstract: A soundproof cover of a compressor for an air conditioner includes a sound-insulating material body portion (11) that is a rubber or thermoplastic-elastomer molded product with sound-insulating properties having a shape corresponding to an outer shape of a compressor body portion including a compressor leg portion positioned on a lower end side, having a folded portion (12) extending along a height direction of the compressor body portion and covering the compressor body portion by being folded through the folded portion (12), a sound-insulating material head portion (21) that is a rubber or thermoplastic-elastomer molded product with sound-insulating properties having a shape corresponding to an outer shape of a compressor head portion positioned on an upper end side of the compressor body portion and a sound absorbing material provided at least inside the sound-insulating material body portion (11).Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignees: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., PARKER CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Gotou, Katsutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Maegaito, Keisuke Ono, Manabu Satou
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Publication number: 20200029884Abstract: A physiological state determination device determines a predetermined physiological state of a subject. The physiological state determination device includes a brain function activation information detection unit, a face change information acquisition unit, and a physiological state determination unit. The brain function activation information detection unit detects brain function activation information corresponding to a physiological state. The face change information acquisition unit acquires face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject. The physiological state determination unit determines the predetermined physiological state of the subject based on the brain function activation information and the face change information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Akira MATSUBARA, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Hideki HASHIZUME, Arina HASHIMOTO, Yasunori KOTANI, Taro TOMATSU, Yoshimi OHGAMI
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Publication number: 20190298244Abstract: A mental illness determination device includes a face change information acquisition unit and a mental illness determination unit. The face change information acquisition unit is configured to acquire face change information indicating a time-series change in face data of a subject when emotional stimulation information for stimulating any sense or any combination of senses among an auditory sense, an olfactory sense, a gustatory sense, a tactile sense, and a somatic sensation of the subject to change emotion, and is divided into positive information for increasing comfort and negative information for decreasing comfort is provided to the subject. The mental illness determination unit is configured to determine a state of mental illness of the subject on the basis of the face change information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Akira MATSUBARA, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Hideki HASHIZUME, Takashi GOTOU, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU, Koichi KANEKO, Katsutoshi YOKOYAMA, Hiroshi MATSUMURA, Shenghong PU, Masashi ITAKURA, Hiroaki OHDACHI, Masaru UEKI, Shinya MASUDA
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Publication number: 20180303350Abstract: An estimation device includes at least one of a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and a facial photographic image acquisition unit, and an evaluation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires, in time-series, facial skin temperature data of a facial surface of a subject to which brain function activation information is provided. The facial photographic image acquisition unit obtains, in time-series, facial photographic image data obtained by imaging the facial surface of the subject to which the brain function activation information is provided. The evaluation unit evaluates a degree of interest of the subject based on at least one of the facial skin temperature data acquired by the facial skin temperature acquisition unit and the facial surface photographic image data acquired by the facial surface photographic image data acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180307902Abstract: A driver state determination device includes a facial change information acquisition unit acquiring facial change information indicating a time-series change in facial data of a subject, and a driver state determination unit determining the driver state of the subject based on the facial change information. The subject is selected from the group consisting of a subject driving a machine from when brain function activation information that activates human brain function is provided, a subject driving a machine from when the brain function activation information provided to the subject driving the machine is detected, and a subject performing a predetermined operation on a machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180289266Abstract: A useful information presentation device includes a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and/or a blood circulation volume acquisition unit, a brain activity estimation unit, and a useful information presentation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires facial skin temperature data in time-series. The blood circulation volume acquisition unit acquires photographic image data by imaging the facial surface in time-series. The brain activity estimation unit decomposes the facial skin temperature data and/or the facial blood circulation volume data into a plurality of components by singular value decomposition, principal component analysis, or independent component analysis, and the brain activity estimation unit estimating brain activity of the subject based on the plurality of components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180228447Abstract: A physiological state determination system includes a CPU and a camera. The camera acquires a photographic image data of a time-series change in facial data of a subject to which brain function activation information that activates human brain function was provided. The CPU determines a mental or physical physiological state of the subject based on facial change information corresponding to the photographic image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Junichiro ARAI, Takashi GOTOU, Makoto IWAKAME, Kenichi HINO, Tomoya HIRANO, Takahiro HIRAYAMA, Yasunori KOTANI, Yoshimi OHGAMI, Taro TOMATSU
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Publication number: 20180080666Abstract: To provide a soundproof cover of a compressor for an air conditioner having manufacturability and workability while possessing excellent soundproofing performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD., PARKER CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi GOTOU, Katsutoshi SAKURAI, Kenichi MAEGAITO, Keisuke ONO, Manabu SATOU
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Publication number: 20170271317Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit that enables the addition of larger amount of capacitance to the integrated circuit itself. The integrated circuit includes a default cell and a blank cell. When the default cell is arranged in an empty portion of the integrated circuit and a wiring of the arranged default cell is short circuited with a wiring of the integrated circuit, the blank cell is arranged instead of the arranged default cell, a wiring for coupling one terminal of the capacitance of the blank cell to the power supply terminal of the blank cell or a wiring for coupling another terminal of the capacitance of the blank cell to the ground terminal of the blank cell at the short circuited portion is arranged bypassing the wiring of the integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventor: Takashi GOTOU
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Patent number: 9616916Abstract: An electric power steering device includes a ferrite core mounted on a wire harness connected to an electric motor and a bracket configured to fix the ferrite core to a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: KYB CorporationInventors: Takashi Gotou, Daiki Hayashi