Patents by Inventor Takashi Yamana

Takashi Yamana 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: 11279254
    Abstract: When a prescribed operation is performed during execution of AC charging, an ECU of a vehicle performs a charging stop process. The ECU determines whether or not a resume condition is satisfied during the charging stop process. When the resume condition is satisfied and when a charging connector is connected to an inlet, the ECU brings a locking device to a locked state and resumes the AC charging. When the resume condition is not satisfied or when the charging connector is not connected to the inlet, the ECU does not resume the AC charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Ando, Koichi Kojima, Takashi Yamana, Takahiko Mase
  • Patent number: 11247575
    Abstract: A charger is permitted to perform external charging of a power storage device in a connector locked state in which a charging connector is locked to a charge inlet by a connector lock device. An ECU releases the connector locked state in conjunction a door unlock operation of releasing a door locked state placed by a door lock mechanism. When the external charging of the power storage device by the charger is cancelled by the connector locked state being released, a different charging stop history, depending on presence or absence of a predetermined user operation after the external charging is cancelled, is stored into a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koichi Kojima, Takashi Yamana
  • Publication number: 20210107370
    Abstract: When a prescribed operation is performed during execution of AC charging, an ECU of a vehicle performs a charging stop process. The ECU determines whether or not a resume condition is satisfied during the charging stop process. When the resume condition is satisfied and when a charging connector is connected to an inlet, the ECU brings a locking device to a locked state and resumes the AC charging. When the resume condition is not satisfied or when the charging connector is not connected to the inlet, the ECU does not resume the AC charging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Toru Ando, Koichi Kojima, Takashi Yamana, Takahiko Mase
  • Publication number: 20200247261
    Abstract: A charger is permitted to perform external charging of a power storage device in a connector locked state in which a charging connector is locked to a charge inlet by a connector lock device. An ECU releases the connector locked state in conjunction a door unlock operation of releasing a door locked state placed by a door lock mechanism. When the external charging of the power storage device by the charger is cancelled by the connector locked state being released, a different charging stop history, depending on presence or absence of a predetermined user operation after the external charging is cancelled, is stored into a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Koichi Kojima, Takashi Yamana
  • Patent number: 9843737
    Abstract: The imaging device comprises: an imaging unit, a shooting processor, an exposure information setter, and an image processor. The imaging unit stores electric charges in response to an incident light for each frame, thereby outputting an image signal. The shooting processor controls storage times, during which the imaging unit stores the electric charges. The exposure information setter sets first exposure control information that controls brightness of a first image signal generated based on a first storage time and second exposure control information that controls brightness of a second image signal generated based on a second storage time. The image processor combines the first and the second image signal. In the case where the first exposure control information satisfies a given condition, the exposure information setter sets the first and the second exposure control information such that storage times corresponding to frames adjacent to each other become equal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tomikura, Nao Kataoka, Yuki Sato, Shuji Goto, Takashi Yamana, Hiroyuki Miyahara
  • Publication number: 20160219207
    Abstract: The imaging device comprises: an imaging unit, a shooting processor, an exposure information setter, and an image processor. The imaging unit stores electric charges in response to an incident light for each frame, thereby outputting an image signal. The shooting processor controls storage times, during which the imaging unit stores the electric charges. The exposure information setter sets first exposure control information that controls brightness of a first image signal generated based on a first storage time and second exposure control information that controls brightness of a second image signal generated based on a second storage time. The image processor combines the first and the second image signal. In the case where the first exposure control information satisfies a given condition, the exposure information setter sets the first and the second exposure control information such that storage times corresponding to frames adjacent to each other become equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiro TOMIKURA, Nao KATAOKA, Yuki SATO, Shuji GOTO, Takashi YAMANA, Hiroyuki MIYAHARA
  • Patent number: 6214269
    Abstract: A process for producing a band-shaped article comprising (1) the step (reaction step) of obtaining molten polyethylene terephthalate (B) having a high degree of polymerization by heating and melting (a) 100 parts by weight of polyethylene terephthalate (A), (b) 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a bifunctional epoxy compound and (c) an epoxy ring-opening catalyst, (2) the step (extrusion step) of extruding the obtained molten product into a sheet from a die, and (3) the step (stretching step) of stretching the obtained sheet to 5 to 15 times in a longitudinal direction and subjecting it to heat-setting; and a band-shaped article made from polyethylene terephthalate having an index X, represented by the formula X=Y+Z/10 (wherein Y is an intrinsic viscosity (dl/g) measured at 35° C. in an orthochlorophenol solvent, and Z is a melt flow rate (M.F.R., g/10 minutes) measured at 280° C. under a load of 2.16 kg), of 2.75 to 3.75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignees: Sekisui Jushi Corporation
    Inventors: Kuniaki Fujita, Takashi Yamana, Shozaburo Nagano