Patents by Inventor Takuma Katoh

Takuma Katoh 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: 20230082061
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device to be mounted on a vehicle including an audio output device configured to output audio and an image output device configured to output an image supplies power to the audio output device during a first period from when a trigger of a passenger getting on the vehicle is detected until when first operation of powering on a power supply of the vehicle is performed, and supplies power to the audio output device and the image output device during a second period from when second operation of shutting down the power supply of the vehicle is performed until when the passenger getting off the vehicle is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki HATORI, Takuma KATOH
  • Publication number: 20230080505
    Abstract: An in-vehicle device that provides a predetermined function to a passenger of a vehicle, the in-vehicle device comprises an operation element that is a hardware interface; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform output a signal for supplying power to an accessory power supply system of the vehicle, in a case where operation is performed on the operation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takayuki HATORI, Takuma KATOH
  • Patent number: 5856993
    Abstract: A gas laser oscillator has at least a partial reflection unit and a total reflection unit, each of which comprises an extension unit for connecting between a gas introducing unit and a fixed block unit. The gas introducing unit has a gas inlet port for circulating laser gas in a laser tube, and the fixed block unit is provided for fixing a reflector. A gas inlet port of the gas introducing unit is arranged with a predetermined interval of 120 mm or more so that the reflectors are free from contamination by floating powders and deterioration by ultraviolet lays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Katoh, Hidehiko Karasaki, Hitoshi Hongu