Patents by Inventor Takaya Ishii

Takaya Ishii 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: 20250054317
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle control system which prevents a host vehicle from being controlled by executing a driving support function based on an erroneous lighting state in a case where the lighting state of a traffic light is erroneously determined. The vehicle control system includes: a lighting state determination unit 123 which determines a lighting state of a traffic light placed on a road on which a host vehicle travels, and calculates reliability of the determined lighting state of the traffic light, a dynamic object recognition unit 122 which recognizes information regarding a dynamic object existing around the host vehicle (behavior of another vehicle, a pedestrian, or the like), and a lighting state evaluation unit 131 which updates the reliability of the lighting state calculated by the lighting state determination unit 123 based on the information recognized by the dynamic object recognition unit 122 (information regarding the dynamic object existing around the host vehicle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventor: Takaya ISHII
  • Patent number: 11866059
    Abstract: A route information storage function having decreased data storage requirements is provided in a vehicle controller that includes a processor, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit and that stores route information indicating a route to a target point. The vehicle controller includes a traveling state acquiring unit that acquires route information on a vehicle, a short-term storage information processing unit that stores the route information in the first storage unit, as short-term storage information, the route information being acquired by the traveling state acquiring unit while the vehicle is traveling, and a long-term storage information processing unit that after the vehicle has reached the target point, determines long-term storage information from short-term storage information stored in the first storage unit, the long-term storage information processing unit storing the determined long-term storage information in the second storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Ishii, Masashi Seimiya
  • Publication number: 20220315023
    Abstract: A route information storage function having decreased data storage requirements is provided in a vehicle controller that includes a processor, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit and that stores route information indicating a route to a target point. The vehicle controller includes a traveling state acquiring unit that acquires route information on a vehicle, a short-term storage information processing unit that stores the route information in the first storage unit, as short-term storage information, the route information being acquired by the traveling state acquiring unit while the vehicle is traveling, and a long-term storage information processing unit that after the vehicle has reached the target point, determines long-term storage information from short-term storage information stored in the first storage unit, the long-term storage information processing unit storing the determined long-term storage information in the second storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaya ISHII, Masashi SEIMIYA
  • Patent number: 11167767
    Abstract: An object is to reduce a current detection error of a current sensor while suppressing upsizing of a power conversion device equipped with the current sensor. A power conversion device includes a power conversion circuit; a conductor to transmit current to the circuit; and a coreless current sensor to detect the current. The coreless current sensor includes: a magnetic field detection portion; and a shield portion facing the magnetic field detection portion. The conductor includes: a first conductor portion that passes through a space between the magnetic field detection portion and shield portion; and a second conductor portion connected to the first conductor portion via a first bent portion, and the first bent portion is formed such that the space between the magnetic field detection portion and shield portion is not disposed in a direction perpendicular to a face of the second conductor portion closest to the shield portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Ishii, Masahito Mitsuhashi
  • Publication number: 20190344801
    Abstract: An object is to reduce a current detection error of a current sensor while suppressing upsizing of a power conversion device equipped with the current sensor. A power conversion device includes a power conversion circuit; a conductor to transmit current to the circuit; and a coreless current sensor to detect the current. The coreless current sensor includes: a magnetic field detection portion; and a shield portion facing the magnetic field detection portion. The conductor includes: a first conductor portion that passes through a space between the magnetic field detection portion and shield portion; and a second conductor portion connected to the first conductor portion via a first bent portion, and the first bent portion is formed such that the space between the magnetic field detection portion and shield portion is not disposed in a direction perpendicular to a face of the second conductor portion closest to the shield portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya ISHII, Masahito MITSUHASHI
  • Patent number: 9859810
    Abstract: A power converter (30) comprising components of a power converter circuit, the components including switching elements (31 to 36), smoothing capacitors (37 to 39), and circuit boards (66 and 67) on which drive circuit parts for driving the switching elements are mounted, wherein the components are housed in a case (65), input power is converted and output through high-voltage terminals (69 to 79), and the high-voltage terminals (69 to 79) and the circuit boards (66 and 67) are provided in a common plane area (E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Yokoyama, Kazuhiro Hayakawa, Takaya Ishii
  • Publication number: 20160294301
    Abstract: A power converter (30) comprising components of a power converter circuit, the components including switching elements (31 to 36), smoothing capacitors (37 to 39), and circuit boards (66 and 67) on which drive circuit parts for driving the switching elements are mounted, wherein the components are housed in a case (65), input power is converted and output through high-voltage terminals (69 to 79), and the high-voltage terminals (69 to 79) and the circuit boards (66 and 67) are provided in a common plane area (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki YOKOYAMA, Kazuhiro HAYAKAWA, Takaya ISHII
  • Patent number: 9260020
    Abstract: A power converter configured to be mounted on an electrically driven vehicle comprises a control board that controls a power module including a semiconductor device, a connector provided on the control board so as to be connected to an external controller, a strong electric component arranged so as to overlap the control board, and a housing that houses the control board and the strong electric component. A bottom portion of the housing is formed to swell in a convex-shaped manner, a part of the strong electric component is housed in an area of the housing that swells in the convex-shaped manner, and the strong electric component is formed so that a projection area thereof to the overlappingly arranged control board is smaller than a surface area of the control board. The connector is arranged in an area of the control board broader than a projection plane of the overlappingly arranged strong electric component to the control board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Ishii, Nobuaki Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 9247677
    Abstract: An electronic component casing includes: an inclined portion that projects from an upper surface so as to increase in height gradually from one side; a step portion that descends as a continuation of an upper end of the inclined portion or descends via a plane connected to the upper end; and a planar portion connected to a lower end of the step portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mikio Naruse, Takaya Ishii
  • Publication number: 20150231975
    Abstract: A power converter configured to be mounted on an electrically driven vehicle comprises a control board that controls a power module including a semiconductor device, a connector provided on the control board so as to be connected to an external controller, a strong electric component arranged so as to overlap the control board, and a housing that houses the control board and the strong electric component. A bottom portion of the housing is formed to swell in a convex-shaped manner, a part of the strong electric component is housed in an area of the housing that swells in the convex-shaped manner, and the strong electric component is formed so that a projection area thereof to the overlappingly arranged control board is smaller than a surface area of the control board. The connector is arranged in an area of the control board broader than a projection plane of the overlappingly arranged strong electric component to the control board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaya Ishii, Nobuaki Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20130063880
    Abstract: An electronic component casing includes: an inclined portion that projects from an upper surface so as to increase in height gradually from one side; a step portion that descends as a continuation of an upper end of the inclined portion or descends via a plane connected to the upper end; and a planar portion connected to a lower end of the step portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mikio Naruse, Takaya Ishii
  • Patent number: 5843293
    Abstract: The arc-type evaporator of the present invention includes an anode and a cathode for generating arc discharging, a trigger electrode and a gas supply pipe. The trigger electrode is contacted with the cathode to cause a first spark, and thereafter is separated from the cathode to occur the arc discharge between the anode and the cathode. The gas supply pipe is provided independently of the trigger electrode, and supplies the cathode a reactive gas which reacts with a substance forming the cathode to produce a chemical compound. The gas supply pipe includes a gas blow-out port formed in the neighborhood of the side portion or rear side portion of the cathode to face the cathode. The reactive gas is supplied from the gas blow-out port to an area including the front surface of the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Nissin Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Murakami, Tadashi Kitagawa, Haruo Hiratsuka, Takaya Ishii, Koji Okamoto, Akira Doi