Patents by Inventor Takashi Kojima

Takashi Kojima 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: 20230299569
    Abstract: Provided are: a joining structure making it possible to join resin plates together without needing to provide a surplus resin plate section for joining, and offering excellent workability in the joining together of resin plates; a method of producing same; and a wire exterior cover using the joining structure. A joining structure 1 comprises a joining part 10 formed by butt-welding a plate surface part 22 of a first resin plate 21 made of a first resin, and an end surface part 24 of a second resin plate 23 made of a second resin. In the joining structure, a foam resin is used for the first resin and a foam resin or a non-foam resin is used for the second resin. The joining part 10 has a welding recess 25 in a surface 22a of the plate surface part 22. In an internal corner 10a of a reverse surface 22b, there is a padding section 27 formed by melt-flowing and solidifying of at least the first resin out of the first resin and the second resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi SUYAMA, Takashi OSHINO, Naoyuki KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230265706
    Abstract: A vehicle opening and closing body control device includes a drive control unit that opens and closes an opening and closing body of a vehicle using a motor as a drive source, wherein the opening and closing body performs the opening and closing operation based on an operation of a link mechanism formed by first and second link arms having a first rotation connection point with respect to a vehicle body and a second rotation connection point with respect to the opening and closing body, wherein an opening and closing body engagement portion is provided at a closed-side end of the opening and closing body, and an engagement failure detector that detects a failure in engagement of the opening and closing body engagement portion with the vehicle body engagement portion based on a change in a motor current value in the specific operation section at a time of full-closing control of the opening and closing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta ENYA, Takashi KAINO, Kohei KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230216686
    Abstract: A system which performs both identification and authentication of a user ID at the same time with only one step of inputting a one-time password without the need of step of inputting a user ID is provided. A one-time password deriving rule for generating a one-time password by being applied to pattern elements at specific positions in a case where a plurality of pattern elements arranged in a predetermined pattern are presented to a user who is to be authenticated as a presentation pattern is set as a password of the user, and the user is authenticated on the basis of a character string for authentication in which a user ID is embedded at a predetermined embedding position within the one-time password.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Takashi KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11680817
    Abstract: A surrounding information collection system requests a vehicle to transmit surrounding information, and stores the surrounding information transmitted from the vehicle in response to the request. The surrounding information collection system requests a vehicle to transmit surrounding information, the vehicle acquiring the surrounding information having accuracy greater than a threshold calculated based on accuracy of the stored surrounding information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shintaro Iwaasa, Takashi Kojima, Naoki Yamamuro, Masato Endo, Daishi Terato, Masakazu Nomura, Shinichiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20230186180
    Abstract: An information processing system includes at least an information processing device and a storage device. The information processing device includes: a point granting unit configured to store an identifier of a company and an identifier of another company in the storage device in correlation with predetermined numbers of points; an availability information acquiring unit configured to acquire availability information on a date and time at which the use object is available to the user of the other company from a user terminal of the company; a use request acquiring unit configured to acquire a use request for the use object from the user of the other company; and a reservation setting unit configured to set a use reservation of the user of the other company for the use object on the basis of the availability information and the use request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ko Chatani, Takashi Isa, Shinya Kojima, Hiroyoshi Hirakawa
  • Publication number: 20230160104
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: preparing a processed wafer having a gallium nitride (GaN) wafer and an epitaxial layer on the GaN wafer; forming a device constituent part in a portion of the processes wafer adjacent to a front surface provided by the epitaxial layer; forming a modified layer inside of the processed wafer by applying a laser beam from a back surface side opposite to the front surface side: and dividing the processed wafer at the modified layer. The processed wafer prepared includes a reflective layer for reflecting the laser beam at a position separated from a planned formation position, where the modified layer is to be formed, by a predetermined distance toward the front surface side. The reflective layer contains a layer having a refractive index different from that of a GaN single crystal of an epitaxial layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Junji OHARA, Takashi ISHIDA, Yoshitaka NAGASATO, Daisuke KAWAGUCHI, Chiaki SASAOKA, Shoichi ONDA, Jun KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20230152180
    Abstract: To provide a buried-pipe damage location detection device that detecting damage location of buried-pipe buried in the ground etc., having a few manual operation buttons, and having a universal design that can be used by both right-handed and left handed inspector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Kenshi KUBOTA, Yasuhito SEKIGUCHI, Takahiro MIKAMI
  • Patent number: 11651881
    Abstract: Mn—Zn ferrite particles according to the present invention contain 44-60% by mass of Fe, 10-16% by mass of Mn and 1-11% by mass of Zn. The ferrite particles are single crystal bodies having an average particle diameter of 1-2,000 nm, and have polyhedral particle shapes, while having an average sphericity of 0.85 or more but less than 0.95.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Kojima, Kazutaka Ishii, Takao Sugiura, Tetsuya Igarashi, Koji Aga
  • Publication number: 20230142432
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a content generating device is provided. The content generating device comprises a first generator, a second generator, and a first transmitter. The first generator generates low-bit-rate encoded data that is original data having been encoded to a low-bit-rate. The second generator generates machine-learned model data for generating improved data obtained by improving human perceptually the low-bit-rate encoded data, based on a machine-learned model. The first transmitter transmits the low-bit-rate encoded data and the model data to outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Kazuhiko KUSANO, Hajime KATO
  • Publication number: 20230133367
    Abstract: A content correction device, a content delivery server, a content correction method, and a recording medium for correcting a portion of content that requires complaint resolution without impairing quality or enjoyability. The content correction device includes: an acquisition unit acquiring complaint information; a specification unit acquiring the data of content that requires complaint resolution from a storage unit where the data of a plurality of delivered content is stored and specifying a relevant correction period in the time line of the content that requires complaint resolution, in which period the complaint to be resolved is included; and a corrected content generation unit acquiring from the storage unit the data of first content correcting the relevant correction period, generating, using at least a portion of the first content, second content that does not contain the complaint to be resolved, and storing the data of the second content in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Kazuomi NIWA
  • Publication number: 20230123269
    Abstract: A gift system comprises a management server that manages gift submission requests submitted by a user during a live performance or live broadcast, and a user terminal operated by the user. The management server comprises a receiving unit that receives a gift submission request sent according to the actions of the user, a determining unit that compares the cumulative total for rewards when the gift submission request has been received with an upper limit to determine whether or not to accept the gift submission request, and a control unit that accepts the gift submission request in exchange for rewards according to the determination result of the determining unit. The user terminal comprises a detecting unit that detects a movement of the user terminal, and a transmitting unit that sends a gift submission request when the detecting unit has detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Kazuomi NIWA
  • Patent number: 11623144
    Abstract: An intervention server according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiver, a filter, and an intervener. The receiver receives pieces of first user input information from a plurality of audience terminals to which a live play video of a game is distributed. The filter filters the pieces of the first user input information. The intervener intervenes in a progress of the game based on the filtered pieces of the first user input information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Dwango Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami, Hiroaki Saito, Takashi Kojima
  • Patent number: 11625858
    Abstract: A rear-facing camera captures a live-action video image while a front-facing camera captures an image of a distributor. An avatar controller controls an avatar based on the image of the distributor captured by the front-facing camera. A synthesizer arranges the avatar in a predetermined position of a real space coordinate system and synthesizes the avatar with the live-action video image. The face of the distributor captured by the front-facing camera is tracked and reflected on the avatar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Dwango Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuo Kawakami, Shinnosuke Iwaki, Takashi Kojima, Toshihiro Shimizu, Hiroaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20230085745
    Abstract: Provided are a ferrite powder capable of maintaining a high withstand voltage even when used in a resin composition having high magnetic properties and electrical resistivity and a high filling ratio, and a method for producing the same. A ferrite powder composed of spherical ferrite particles, wherein the ferrite powder contains iron (Fe): 55.0-70.0 mass % and manganese (Mn): 3.5-18.5 mass %, the ferrite powder containing more than 0.0 mass % to 7.5 mass % ?-Fe2O3, and the ferrite powder has a volume average particle size (D50) of 15.0 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Koji AGA, Takashi KOJIMA, Takao SUGIURA, Sho KUWAHARA, Satomi KONNO, Tadashi TSUDUKI
  • Publication number: 20230084018
    Abstract: An information processing system includes: a processing apparatus that includes a first processor and performs processing of print data; and a management apparatus that includes a second processor, generates print data, transmits the print data to the processing apparatus, and manages the print data, the first processor being configured to: make a request to the management apparatus for registration of first print data with the management apparatus, the first print data serving as a target for processing by the processing apparatus, the second processor being configured to: receive the request for the registration from the processing apparatus, and in response to the first print data not being the print data generated by the management apparatus, newly register the first print data with the management apparatus and manage the first print data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masaharu TONOUCHI, Takashi KOJIMA
  • Patent number: 11603131
    Abstract: A control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to perform a route acquisition process for acquiring route information indicating a target route of a vehicle. The processor is configured to perform a behavior optimization process for correcting, based on at least one of a plurality of state quantities indicating a behavior of the vehicle during traveling, each of a left turning command value and a right turning command value such that the behavior of the vehicle becomes a target behavior. The processor is configured to perform a locus stabilization process for correcting, based on at least one of the state quantities indicating the behavior of the vehicle during traveling, a steering command value such that the vehicle travels on the target route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kojima, Yuji Kariatsumari
  • Publication number: 20230072483
    Abstract: A posting server including a storage unit that stores, for each moving image posting service, delivery policy information based on the characteristics of the moving image posting service; a reception unit that receives an original moving image; an editing unit that uses the delivery policy information for each moving image posting service, edits the original moving images with content that differs among the moving image posting services, and generates a posted moving image for each moving image posting service; and a posting unit that posts the posted moving image to each of the moving image posting services. The editing unit 12 applies screen effects or acoustic effects in conformance with characteristics of each of the moving image posting services, and generates a posted moving image for each of the moving image posting services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: DWANGO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Kazuomi NIWA
  • Publication number: 20230055795
    Abstract: Provided are a ferrite powder that suppresses decreases in saturation magnetization and decreases in filler filling ratio and also suppresses inhibition of resin curing, and a method for producing the same. A ferrite powder composed of spherical ferrite particles, wherein the ferrite powder contains iron (Fe) 54.0-70.0 mass % and manganese (Mn) 3.5-18.5 mass %, has an average volume particle size of 2.0-20.0 ?m, and has a carbon content of 0.100 mass % or lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi KOJIMA, Koji AGA
  • Patent number: 11584429
    Abstract: A control device of a steering device, for a vehicle, which includes left and right steering mechanisms not mechanically coupled to each other, and which steers left and right steered wheels individually by driving force of steering actuators, includes: a steered angle determining unit that determines a target steered angle for each of the left and right steering mechanisms; and a steering command unit that generates drive signals corresponding to the target steered angles, and outputs the drive signals to each of the actuators. When an anomaly occurs in one of the left and right steering mechanisms, the steered angle determining unit sets the target steered angle for the steering mechanisms that is normal to be different from the target steered angle when both the left and right steering mechanisms are normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Miura, Takashi Kojima
  • Patent number: 11572926
    Abstract: Provided is an iron oxide powder for a brake friction material which can be suitably used in a brake friction material that is less likely to cause problems regarding brake squealing and that provides superior braking performance. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to a first embodiment of the present invention is characterized by having a sulfur content of 150 ppm or less as measured by combustion ion chromatography, and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less. The iron oxide powder for a brake friction material according to a second embodiment of the present invention is characterized by having an average particle size of 1.0 ?m or more, a chlorine content of 150 ppm or less as measured by combustion ion chromatography, and a saturation magnetization of 20 emu/g or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: POWDERTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Aga, Takashi Kojima