Patents by Inventor Takuma Kato

Takuma Kato 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: 20210083723
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is to be provided in a vehicle including a wireless charger that charges a mobile device placed on the wireless charger. The vehicle control apparatus includes an interruption detector, a cause determination unit, and a notification controller. The interruption detector detects interruption of charging of the mobile device by the wireless charger, based on an operating state of the wireless charger. The cause determination unit determines whether a cause of the interruption of the charging is a first or second cause. The first cause is that the mobile device is moved by inertia during traveling. The second cause is that the mobile device is moved by a passenger. When the cause is determined as being the first cause, the notification controller notifies information about the interruption of the charging in a more prominent manner than when the cause is determined as being the second cause.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Masakazu Yoshino, Fumiyuki Moriya, Takuma Kato
  • Publication number: 20210031639
    Abstract: A wireless charging device for a vehicle includes a mounting unit, a power transmitter, a position detector, and a controller. The mounting unit is to be mounted with a mobile device. The power transmitter wirelessly transmits electric power to a power receiver of the mobile device. The position detector detects a position of the power receiver of the mobile device mounted on the mounting unit. The controller switches between charging modes including a normal mode of allowing charging if the power receiver is positioned in a standard region of the mounting unit, and enlargement modes of allowing the charging also if the power receiver is positioned in an enlarged region outside the standard region. The enlargement modes include a standard current mode in which a standard current is outputted to the power transmitter, and an increased current mode in which a current larger than the standard current is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takuma KATO, Fumiyuki Moriya, Masakazu Yoshino
  • Publication number: 20200373780
    Abstract: A vehicle in which a contactless charger is installable, the contactless charger being capable of performing wireless charging of a mobile device. The vehicle includes a traveling controller and a device managing unit. The traveling controller is configured to perform at least traveling control of first traveling characteristics and traveling control of second traveling characteristics. The second traveling characteristics are traveling characteristics in which behavior of the vehicle is gentler than that in the first traveling characteristics. The device managing unit is configured to switch the contactless charger between a charging-capable state and a non-working state. When the device managing unit switches the contactless charger to the charging-capable state, the traveling controller changes traveling characteristics to the second traveling characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Takuma KATO, Fumiyuki MORIYA, Masakazu YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 10680143
    Abstract: Disclosed according to one embodiment is a lighting device comprising: a light emitting device having a light emitting chip; and an optical plate corresponding to the light emitting chip, wherein the optical plate comprises: a phosphor layer; a transparent film on the upside and/or downside of the phosphor layer; and a support surrounding the outside of the phosphor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sadao Takano, Takuma Kato, Iwao Shohji
  • Patent number: 10425010
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a multiphase power conversion circuit, a plurality of bus bars which are arranged adjacent to each other, phase currents of the multiphase power conversion circuit flowing through the plurality of bus bars, respectively, a single current sensor configured to detect any of the phase currents in the plurality of bus bars, and a housing which houses the multiphase power conversion circuit, the plurality of bus bars and the current sensor, in which the current sensor includes a magnetic core through which the plurality of bus bars are inserted such that flow directions of the phase currents are the same direction, and which has a single magnetic gap, and a Hall element inserted in the magnetic gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KEIHIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunari Kurokawa, Takuma Kato, Takayuki Sasanuma, Takeshi Kobayashi, Yuta Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20190260293
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a multiphase power conversion circuit, a plurality of bus bars which are arranged adjacent to each other, phase currents of the multiphase power conversion circuit flowing through the plurality of bus bars, respectively, a single current sensor configured to detect any of the phase currents in the plurality of bus bars, and a housing which houses the multiphase power conversion circuit, the plurality of bus bars and the current sensor, in which the current sensor includes a magnetic core through which the plurality of bus bars are inserted such that flow directions of the phase currents are the same direction, and which has a single magnetic gap, and a Hall element inserted in the magnetic gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Kazunari KUROKAWA, Takuma KATO, Takayuki SASANUMA, Takeshi KOBAYASHI, Yuta NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180323352
    Abstract: Disclosed according to one embodiment is a lighting device comprising: a light emitting device having a light emitting chip; and an optical plate corresponding to the light emitting chip, wherein the optical plate comprises: a phosphor layer; a transparent film on the upside and/or downside of the phosphor layer; and a support surrounding the outside of the phosphor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sadao TAKANO, Takuma KATO, Iwao SHOHJI
  • Patent number: 9166127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light source module which does not require rigorous adjustments of the light direction and is free from luminance unevenness. Specifically disclosed is a light source module (1) which comprises a light-emitting element (40), and a light direction changing element (10) which is composed of a transparent resin and discharges the light emitted from the light-emitting element (40) toward the lateral direction. The light direction changing element (10) contains not less than 0.01% by weight but not more than 0.1% by weight of a light-diffusing agent (14) per 100% by weight of the transparent resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Koha Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuma Kato, Masatoshi Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20120081907
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light source module which does not require rigorous adjustments of the light direction and is free from luminance unevenness. Specifically disclosed is a light source module (1) which comprises a light-emitting element (40), and a light direction changing element (10) which is composed of a transparent resin and discharges the light emitted from the light-emitting element (40) toward the lateral direction. The light direction changing element (10) contains not less than 0.01% by weight but not more than 0.1% by weight of a light-diffusing agent (14) per 100% by weight of the transparent resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Takuma Kato, Masatoshi Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20050244412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preventing, treating or mitigating symptoms of respiratory hypersensitivity or renal dysfunction, comprising administering a pharmacologically effective amount of a composition comprising an antigen recognized by a CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Hiroshi Shiku, Takuma Kato