Patents by Inventor Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura 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: 11940057
    Abstract: A valve device includes a flow path formation member provided with at least one flow path hole through which a fluid passes, and a drive part that outputs a rotational force. The valve device includes a shaft, and a rotor having a sliding surface that slides while facing an opening surface of the flow path formation member where the flow path hole is opened, and the rotor is configured to increase or decrease an opening degree of the flow path hole with rotation of the shaft. The valve device includes an energization member that energizes the rotor toward the flow path formation member. The valve device includes a coupling structure configured to tiltably couple the shaft to the rotor such that a contact state between the sliding surface and the opening surface is held regardless of a posture or a position of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Syota Kimura, Hiroki Shimada, Akira Higuchi, Takehito Mizunuma, Takuya Hamada, Ryou Sano
  • Publication number: 20240084155
    Abstract: An object that is to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an azo pigment having excellent transparency, suitable dispersibility, and a low viscosity, an ink, and the like. An azo pigment according to the present invention has a zeta potential of ?80 to ?30 mV in isopropanol (IPA). The content of a metal element in the azo pigment is preferably 0.05 to 2.00 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the azo pigment. The metal element is preferably an iron element. The ratio (Fe/C) of the concentration Fe (atomic %) of an iron element in the surfaces of particles of the azo pigment to the concentration C (atomic %) of a carbon element in the surfaces of the particles of the azo pigment which are determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is preferably 0.20 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Shogo Yamada, Takuya Yoshida, Akira Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230331044
    Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire tread is disclosed, which provides a tire excellent in wet grip performance at low temperatures and wet grip performance at high temperatures. The rubber composition for a tire tread includes, per 100 parts by mass of diene-based rubbers including (a) 25 to 65 parts by mass of a modified styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition point of ?30° C. or more and (b) 25 to 65 parts by mass of a modified styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition point of ?50° C. or less: 80 to 140 parts by mass of silica; 15 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 40° C. or more; and 5 to 15 parts by mass of an oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230298491
    Abstract: A heads-up display system for a vehicle includes a display area on a surface of the vehicle and an optical projection unit for projecting graphic elements to the display area. An electronic control unit is operatively connected for computer communication to the optical projection unit. The electronic control unit determines a perspective view of a real road scene from a user while the user views the real road scene through the display area based on a ride height of the vehicle and an eyepoint of the user. The electronic control unit identifies road features that are visible to the user in the perspective view of the real road scene and adjusts a virtual image having inclined content based on the road features so that the inclined content substantially matches the perspective of the real road scene. Further, the electronic control unit controls the optical projection unit to project the virtual image to the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Steven FEIT, Charles S. HAASE, Andrew R. HOOVER, Samuel J. MELTON, Takuya KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11530319
    Abstract: There is provided a rubber composition which can provide a tire having an excellent balance of the breaking properties, the rolling resistance performance (low fuel consumption) and the wet grip performance. The rubber composition includes 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, and 1 to 100 parts by mass of fine particles (A) having a glass transition point of ?70° C. to 0° C. and composed of a polymer comprising constituent units of at least one monofunctional monomer. The fine particles (A) have a crosslinked structure crosslinked by at least one polyfunctional monomer having a polysulfide bond in which at least two successive sulfur atoms are bonded together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220323647
    Abstract: A sheet of biological tissue which includes on at least one side tapered edge portion thinning down in the thickness direction, towards an end thereof, a tubular structure obtained from the sheet, and an artificial blood vessel made up of the tubular structure are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken-ichiro HIWATARI, Yu YAMAGUCHI, Takuya KIMURA, Akiko TASAKI
  • Patent number: 11428931
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light including an image; an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and configured to be capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position at which the light is formed as a virtual image; and a control device configured to control the light projection device. The control device corrects a position of an image formed based on an external environment of a vehicle when a distance between a gazing point of an occupant of the vehicle and a vanishing point of a travel lane of the vehicle is less than a predetermined distance, and suppresses the correction of the position of the image when the distance between the gazing point and the vanishing point is equal to or greater than the predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20220169837
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition, from which a pneumatic tire with an excellent balance between rolling resistance performance (fuel efficiency) and wet grip performance can be obtained. The rubber composition contains, per 100 parts by mass of a diene-based rubber, 1 to 100 parts by mass of microparticles formed of a polymer having a glass transition point of ?70° C. to 0° C., and the polymer includes a random copolymer composed of three or more kinds of structural units including at least a structural unit A, a structural unit B, and a structural unit C. The structural unit A is derived from an alkyl methacrylate whose homopolymerized polymer has a glass transition point of ?50° C. to 0° C., the structural unit B is derived from an alkyl acrylate whose homopolymerized polymer has a glass transition point of ?70° C. to ?50° C., and the structural unit C is derived from a polyfunctional vinyl monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takuya Kimura
  • Patent number: 11294176
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projector configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light and capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror configured to reflect light passing through the optical mechanism toward a reflector, a first actuator configured to adjust the distance in the optical mechanism, and a controller configured to control the light projector and the first actuator. The controller causes the first actuator to change the distance and causes the light projector to project light including an opening image, at a time of an operation start of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20210163718
    Abstract: There is provided a rubber composition which can provide a lire having an excellent balance of the breaking properties, the rolling resistance performance (low fuel consumption) and the wet grip performance. The rubber composition includes 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, and 1 to 100 parts by mass of fine particles (A) having a glass transition point of ?70° C. to 0° C. and composed of a polymer comprising constituent units of at least one monofunctional monomer. The fine particles (A) have a crosslinked structure crosslinked by at least one polyfunctional monomer having a polysulfide bond in which at least two successive sulfur atoms are bonded together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Takuya Kimura
  • Patent number: 11009702
    Abstract: A display device includes a controller configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image on the basis of at least a state of a vehicle and to adjust the depression angle on the basis of a reception result of a first receptor configured to receive adjustment of the depression angle of the position at which the virtual image is visually recognized by the viewer, wherein, when the depression angle has been adjusted on the basis of a reception result of the first receptor in a case in which the virtual image visual recognition distance is not a predetermined distance, the controller is configured to set the adjusted depression angle as a minimum depression angle and is configured to cause the image generator to generate a virtual image such that the depression angle does not become less than the set minimum depression angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Iwasa, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 11011137
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image onto a reflector reflecting incident light to allow an observer to visually recognize the image included in the light reflected by the reflector as a virtual image, and a control device which causes the light projection device to output first light including a first image in a first case where a surrounding brightness is equal to or greater than a threshold value and causes the light projection device to output second light including a second image in a second case where the surrounding brightness is less than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10996479
    Abstract: A display device includes: a light projection device configured to project light; an optical mechanism configured to be able to adjust an optical distance to a virtual image; a concave mirror configured to reflect light toward a reflector; a first actuator configured to adjust the optical distance; a second actuator configured to adjust a reflection angle of the concave mirror; and a control device configured to determine a target optical distance and a target reflection angle based on a vehicle state or a situation around a vehicle, control the first actuator such that the optical distance approaches the target optical distance, and control the second actuator such that the reflection angle approaches the target reflection angle. The control device performs predetermined control such that the virtual image becoming a double image when the target optical distance is equal to or less than a predetermined distance is curbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10971116
    Abstract: A display device includes a light projection device which projects light including an image, an optical mechanism which is capable of adjusting a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, a concave mirror which reflects light toward a reflector, a concave mirror actuator which adjusts a reflection angle of the concave mirror, and a control device which controls the light projection device and the concave mirror actuator, in which the control device adjusts a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projection device having an angle formed by a horizontal surface passing through a predetermined position on an image and a segment from the predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image so as to curb fluctuation occurring due to movement of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10928632
    Abstract: A display device mounted in a vehicle includes a light projecting device configured to project light including an image, an optical mechanism provided on a path of the light, an actuator configured to drive the optical mechanism to adjust a distance from a predetermined position to a position where the light is formed as a virtual image, and a control device configured to control the light projecting device and the actuator, wherein the control device is configured to drive the actuator on the basis of a speed of the vehicle to adjust a projection position on a projection surface of the light projected from the light projecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Yuji Kuwashima, Tatsuya Iwasa
  • Patent number: 10914948
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generation device configured to superimpose an image on a landscape and allow a viewer to visually recognize the image, a control device configured to control the image generation device, and an operation unit configured to receive an operation related to display of the image. The image generation device generates a first image constantly displayed and a second image displayed on the basis of occurrence of a predetermined event, and the control device changes a display mode of one or both of the first image and the second image output by the image generation device on the basis of a content of the image generated by the image generation device and an operation content by the operation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Patent number: 10916223
    Abstract: A display device includes an image generator configured to generate a service image to be visually recognized by an observer by outputting light for forming an image toward a reflector reflecting incident light toward the observer's eyes and superimposing the light on a scene, a receiver configured to receive the observer's operation of reducing a visibility of the image, and a controller configured to control a visibility of the service image in accordance with the operation performed on the receiver, and the controller is configured to cause the image generator to generate a warning image in a case in which the operation of reducing the visibility to a predetermined degree is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Higashiyama, Takuya Kimura, Shinji Kawakami, Tatsuya Iwasa, Yuji Kuwashima
  • Publication number: 20200254146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomaterial-derived sheet-like decellularized material having a maximum value of tensile strength in four directions of 4 MPa or more and an elongation rate in the direction exhibiting the maximum tensile strength of 50% to 300%. The present invention can provide a sheet-like material capable of maintaining excellent pressure resistance when used as an artificial blood vessel or for repair of a blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Yu YAMAGUCHI, Takuya KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20200222589
    Abstract: A method of producing a decellularized transplantation material, wherein the method includes the steps of (a) harvesting a branch-bearing blood vessel from a vertebrate animal (a donor); (b) decellularizing the blood vessel; and (c) adhering, by a protein denaturation treatment, a portion where a branch has been excised to close the vessel. Also, a graft composition consisting of a biocompatible material that contains the decellularized transplantation material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: ADEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya HIGAMI, Kenichiro HIWATARI, Yu YAMAGUCHI, Haruki OBARA, Takuya KIMURA, Mitsumasa HOMMA, Kyohei OCHIAI, Keita KINOSHITA, Naoki MORIMOTO
  • Patent number: D1017649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Ito, Junichi Miyai, Yuji Tarumi, Kazuki Murakawa, Kimitaka Kadowaki, Yoshio Yamano, Tomoya Kimura