Patents by Inventor Takeshi Enya
Takeshi Enya 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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Patent number: 12280631Abstract: A seat air-conditioning device includes: a blower; a first ventilation path through which air is drawn in by the blower from a first inlet in a seat base of a seat on which a person sits; a second ventilation path through which the drawn air is discharged from a first outlet in the seat; a third ventilation path that is different from the second ventilation path and through which the drawn air is discharged from a second outlet in the seat; and an outlet ventilation path selection switch that is between the blower and the first and second outlets and selects at least one of the second and third ventilation path to which the drawn air is to be led. The first inlet is vertically below the first outlet and the second outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuki Makita, Kou Komori, Takeshi Enya
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Publication number: 20240424861Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicle seat air conditioner is provided in a first seat of a vehicle and performs air-conditioning for another seat other than the first seat. The vehicle seat air conditioner includes a blower, a blowing duct configured to blow out air guided by the blower from a blowing port provided on a side surface of the first seat, and a controller configured to control the blower. The controller is configured to: acquire blowing target positions of air blown out from the blowing port of the first seat and a blowing port of the other seat; and control, based on the blowing target positions, at least one of a time at which air is blown out from the blowing port, a blowing direction, and selection of the blowing ports from which the air is blown out.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Takuya NAKAGAWA, Yuki MAKITA, Tatehiko INOUE, Yoshihiko MAEDA, Takeshi ENYA
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Publication number: 20240416715Abstract: A vehicle seat air conditioning device includes: a regulator that adjusts a ratio between a flow rate of air directed from a first ventilation path to a third ventilation path and a flow rate of air directed from a second ventilation path to the third ventilation path by adjusting the degree of opening of each of a first connection port, which connects the first ventilation path to the third ventilation path, and a second connection port, which connects the second ventilation path to the third ventilation path; and a controller that adjusts the ratio by causing the regulator to adjust the degree of opening, based on a first temperature indicating a temperature in the first ventilation path, a second temperature indicating a temperature in the second ventilation path, and a third temperature indicating a temperature in the third ventilation path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Yoshihiko MAEDA, Yuki MAKITA, Takuya NAKAGAWA, Tatehiko INOUE, Takeshi ENYA
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Publication number: 20240416714Abstract: A vehicle seat air conditioning device includes: a fan built in a seat; a controller that controls the fan; and an outlet that blows out air from the surface of a seat back, where the air is guided through a flow path formed in the seat back. The outlet is provided with a wind direction adjuster including one or more plates that adjust the direction of air blown out from the outlet. The one or more plates are disposed in an orientation completely or substantially parallel to or tilted with respect to the central axis of the flow path along which air to be blown out from the outlet flows. The controller controls the rate of rotation of the fan based on a first temperature that is a temperature inside a vehicle and a second temperature that is the temperature of air blown out from the outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Yuki MAKITA, Takeshi ENYA, Tatehiko INOUE, Yoshihiko MAEDA, Takuya NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20240336107Abstract: The seat air conditioner is a seat air conditioner included in a seat including a seat back and a headrest that is height-adjustable and attached to an upper portion of the seat back and. The seat air conditioner includes: a blower provided inside the seat; a first blowing port and a second blowing port that are formed in the seat back for blowing out air blown from the blower from the seat back; and the headrest. The second blowing port is disposed below the first blowing port, and the first blowing port is opened and closed in conjunction with a height adjustment movement of the headrest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Inventors: Tatehiko INOUE, Yuki MAKITA, Yoshihiko MAEDA, Takeshi ENYA, Takuya NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 11820383Abstract: Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Takuhiro Omi, Yutaka Munaoka, Takeshi Enya
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Publication number: 20230302871Abstract: In a vehicle seat air-conditioning device, at least a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet are provided in a seat, and at least a first ventilation path, a portion of a second ventilation path, a ventilation path selection switch, a blower, and a third ventilation path are provided inside of the seat. To lead air to the third ventilation path, the ventilation path selection switch has: a first mode in which the first ventilation path is connected to the third ventilation path; a second mode in which the second ventilation path is connected to the third ventilation path; and a third mode in which the first ventilation path and the second ventilation path are connected to the third ventilation path. A controller switches between the modes of the ventilation path selection switch by selecting one of the first mode, the second mode, or the third mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Yuki MAKITA, Kou KOMORI, Takeshi ENYA
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Publication number: 20230256791Abstract: A seat air-conditioning device includes: a blower; a first ventilation path through which air is drawn in by the blower from a first inlet in a seat base of a seat on which a person sits; a second ventilation path through which the drawn air is discharged from a first outlet in the seat; a third ventilation path that is different from the second ventilation path and through which the drawn air is discharged from a second outlet in the seat; and an outlet ventilation path selection switch that is between the blower and the first and second outlets and selects at least one of the second and third ventilation path to which the drawn air is to be led. The first inlet is vertically below the first outlet and the second outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Yuki MAKITA, Kou KOMORI, Takeshi ENYA
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Patent number: 11281001Abstract: An index calculation apparatus is provided with a luminance acquiring unit, a chromaticity acquiring unit and an index calculation unit. The luminance acquiring unit is configured to acquire a luminance Y of an evaluation object of visibility. The chromaticity acquiring unit is configured to acquire a chromaticity U of the evaluation object. The index calculation unit is configured to calculate an index V expressed by following equation by using the luminance Y and the chromaticity U·V=KYU . . . (1), where K is a constant.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroaki Ogawa, Takeshi Enya
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Patent number: 11150472Abstract: The display system includes a first storage unit storing standardized data composed chromaticity values and luminance values. An information acquirer acquires luminance values and chromaticity values of a visual target and luminance and chromaticity values of a background thereof. A standardization unit standardizes the chromaticity values and the luminance values of the visual target and the background based on these chromaticity values and the luminance values of the visual target and the background thereof and the standardized data stored in the first storage unit. A visual target contrast calculator calculates a contrast of a visual target to a background by measuring a distance in a color space between the visual target and the background each defined by the standardized luminance and chromaticity values. A second storage unit stores an expression defining a relation between the contrast thereof to the background and a size of the visual target.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, THE KITASATO INSTITUTEInventors: Hiroaki Ogawa, Takeshi Enya, Takushi Kawamorita
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Publication number: 20210158064Abstract: Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: May 27, 2021Inventors: Hiroto BANNO, Takuhiro OMI, Yutaka MUNAOKA, Takeshi ENYA
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Patent number: 10936888Abstract: Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Takuhiro Omi, Yutaka Munaoka, Takeshi Enya
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Patent number: 10909399Abstract: An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: an inclination detection portion that detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of a driver seat captured by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle; and a posture collapse detection portion that detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Yutaka Munaoka, Takuhiro Omi, Takeshi Enya
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Publication number: 20200355917Abstract: The display system includes a first storage unit storing standardized data composed chromaticity values and luminance values. An information acquirer acquires luminance values and chromaticity values of a visual target and luminance and chromaticity values of a background thereof. A standardization unit standardizes the chromaticity values and the luminance values of the visual target and the background based on these chromaticity values and the luminance values of the visual target and the background thereof and the standardized data stored in the first storage unit. A visual target contrast calculator calculates a contrast of a visual target to a background by measuring a distance in a color space between the visual target and the background each defined by the standardized luminance and chromaticity values. A second storage unit stores an expression defining a relation between the contrast thereof to the background and a size of the visual target.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Hiroaki OGAWA, Takeshi ENYA, Takushi KAWAMORITA
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Publication number: 20200285052Abstract: An index calculation apparatus is provided with a luminance acquiring unit, a chromaticity acquiring unit and an index calculation unit. The luminance acquiring unit is configured to acquire a luminance Y of an evaluation object of visibility. The chromaticity acquiring unit is configured to acquire a chromaticity U of the evaluation object. The index calculation unit is configured to calculate an index V expressed by following equation by using the luminance Y and the chromaticity U·V=KYU . . . (1), where K is a constant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Hiroaki OGAWA, Takeshi ENYA
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Publication number: 20200082190Abstract: An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: an inclination detection portion that detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of a driver seat captured by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle; and a posture collapse detection portion that detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Hiroto BANNO, Yutaka MUNAOKA, Takuhiro OMI, Takeshi ENYA
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Patent number: 10572746Abstract: An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that detects a head of the driver based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle; and a shake detection portion that detects the driver is incapable of driving when an amplitude of a shake of the head detected by the head detection portion is smaller than a first amplitude or larger than a second amplitude, which is larger than the first amplitude, before a shake determination time elapses after external force has been applied to the vehicle during travel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Minori Yamataka, Yutaka Munaoka, Takeshi Enya, Takuhiro Omi
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Publication number: 20200057898Abstract: Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Hiroto BANNO, Takuhiro OMI, Yutaka MUNAOKA, Takeshi ENYA
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Patent number: 10503987Abstract: An apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: an inclination detection portion that detects inclination of a head of a driver with respect to a trunk of the driver lower than a neck, based on an image of a driver seat captured by an imaging device mounted on a vehicle; and a posture collapse detection portion that detects the driver is incapable of driving when the inclination of the head detected by the inclination detection portion is greater than a relative inclination threshold during travel of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Yutaka Munaoka, Takuhiro Omi, Takeshi Enya
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Patent number: 10474914Abstract: Apparatus detecting driving incapability state of a driver includes: a head detection portion that successively detects a head portion, which is higher than a neck of the driver, based on an image of a driver's seat captured by an imaging device mounted in a vehicle; and an out-of-frame state detection portion that detects that the driver is incapable of driving, when the head portion detected by the head detection portion is out of a predetermined scope in the image during travelling of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroto Banno, Takuhiro Omi, Yutaka Munaoka, Takeshi Enya