Patents by Inventor Takayoshi Kobayashi

Takayoshi Kobayashi 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: 11951920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an operation device which can be easily installed on a vehicle door, and a vehicle door comprising the operation device. An operation device of the present invention comprises: a gripper provided on an inner surface of a door of a vehicle; an operation interface provided on an inner side surface of the gripper for receiving an operation input entered by an occupant to operate at least one in-vehicle device; a first sensor provided on an outer side surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; a second sensor provided on at least one of the inner side surface and an upper surface of the gripper for detecting a finger of the occupant; and a controller connected to the operation interface, the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one in-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinichi Tanabe, Takayoshi Ito, Kazumasa Narita, Yuma Miyamoto, Akihito Kobayashi, Kodai Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11881065
    Abstract: An information recording device acquires outside image information corresponding to an outside image obtained by photographing the outside of a moving body from the moving body; acquires autonomous driving information indicating a state of autonomous driving control of the moving body; acquires display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and an autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control at a time of photographing the outside image, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information; and records the display information in a recording medium. The autonomous driving state image includes brake information indicating whether braking of the moving body is under the autonomous driving control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morimichi Nozawa, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Masao Nakane
  • Patent number: 11827169
    Abstract: An accident determination device comprising: a first sensor that detects an impact having occurred in a moving object; a second sensor that acquires position information of the moving object; an area determining unit that determines the area attribute of the area where said moving object is located; and a processor that compares impact value of the impact with a determination threshold. The processor sets the determination threshold according to the area attribute defined by the area determining unit. When the area attribute of the area indicates a parking space, the processor sets said determination threshold to be at a lower value than when the area attribute indicates a road. The processor determines whether the accident has occurred based on the result of comparing the impact value with said determination threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
    Inventor: Takayoshi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230215228
    Abstract: An information recording device acquires outside image information corresponding to an outside image obtained by photographing the outside of a moving body from the moving body; acquires autonomous driving information indicating a state of autonomous driving control of the moving body; acquires display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and an autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control at a time of photographing the outside image, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information; and records the display information in a recording medium. The autonomous driving state image includes brake information indicating whether braking of the moving body is under the autonomous driving control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Morimichi NOZAWA, Takayoshi KOBAYASHI, Masao NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20220219634
    Abstract: An accident determination device comprising: a first sensor that detects an impact having occurred in a moving object; a second sensor that acquires position information of the moving object; an area determining unit that determines the area attribute of the area where said moving object is located; and a processor that compares impact value of the impact with a determination threshold. The processor sets the determination threshold according to the area attribute defined by the area determining unit. When the area attribute of the area indicates a parking space, the processor sets said determination threshold to be at a lower value than when the area attribute indicates a road. The processor determines whether the accident has occurred based on the result of comparing the impact value with said determination threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Takayoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220189221
    Abstract: An information recording device acquires outside image information corresponding to an outside image obtained by photographing the outside of a moving body from the moving body; acquires autonomous driving information indicating a state of autonomous driving control of the moving body; acquires display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and an autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control at a time of photographing the outside image, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information; and records the display information in a recording medium. The autonomous driving state image includes brake information indicating whether braking of the moving body is under the autonomous driving control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Morimichi Nozawa, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Masao Nakane
  • Patent number: 11312324
    Abstract: An accident determination device which determines whether an accident has occurred in a moving object based on an impact having occurred in said moving object, comprising: an impact detecting unit that detects an impact having occurred in said moving object; an accident determining unit that compares impact value of the impact detected by said impact detecting unit with a determination threshold so as to determine whether an accident has occurred in said moving object; and a threshold setting unit that sets said determination threshold according to an area attribute of the area where said moving object is located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takayoshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11302123
    Abstract: Outside image information corresponding to an outside image of the outside of a moving body photographed from the moving body is acquired, autonomous driving information indicating the state of autonomous driving control of the moving body is acquired, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information, display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and the autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control of the moving body at the time of photographing the outside image is acquired, and the display information is recorded in a recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morimichi Nozawa, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Masao Nakane
  • Publication number: 20210056784
    Abstract: Outside image information corresponding to an outside image of the outside of a moving body photographed from the moving body is acquired, autonomous driving information indicating the state of autonomous driving control of the moving body is acquired, based on the outside image information and the autonomous driving information, display information for simultaneously displaying at least a part of the outside image and the autonomous driving state image indicating the state of the autonomous driving control of the moving body at the time of photographing the outside image is acquired, and the display information is recorded in a recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Morimichi NOZAWA, Takayoshi KOBAYASHI, Masao NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20200017049
    Abstract: An accident determination device which determines whether an accident has occurred in a moving object based on an impact having occurred in said moving object, comprising: an impact detecting unit that detects an impact having occurred in said moving object; an accident determining unit that compares impact value of the impact detected by said impact detecting unit with a determination threshold so as to determine whether an accident has occurred in said moving object; and a threshold setting unit that sets said determination threshold according to an area attribute of the area where said moving object is located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Takayoshi KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 6444300
    Abstract: A cyanine pigment and a polyvinylalcohol are dissolved into a water to make a mezzo-J-association body dispersed solution. Then, the mezzo-J-association body dispersed solution is maintained at a high viscosity by holding the solution at a given temperature. Subsequently, the mezzo-J-association body dispersed solution is dropped onto a given substrate and thereafter, rubbed. Thereby, the J-association body oriented dispersion film having the J-association bodies composed of the associated and oriented cyanine pigments in polarization can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Tokyo
    Inventors: Takayoshi Kobayashi, Kazuhiko Misawa
  • Patent number: 4028510
    Abstract: An apparatus actuated by seismic vibrations and other vibrations is disclosed.A vertically or substantially vertically movable rod, a weight or mass in engagement or capable of engagement with the rod and a plurality of pivotable stays or support arms supporting the weight are provided within a housing, and held in a mechanically balanced state in their entirety. When the apparatus undergoes seismic or other vibrations, the mechanical balance is disturbed, whereupon the weight is released from the support arms and allowed to fall together with the vertically movable rod due to the gravitational force, thereby effecting the switching of a related fluid or electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1977
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Shinko Seisakusho
    Inventors: Yoshitomo Yamaura, Takayoshi Kobayashi, Akira Asanuma, Kuichiro Miyazawa