Patents by Inventor Takuya Kobayashi

Takuya 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: 12044359
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes an assembly of a pipe split body having a pipe liner and a pipe reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the pipe liner, first dome split body having a first dome liner and a first dome reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the first dome liner, and second dome split body having a second dome liner and a second dome reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the second dome liner. The pipe split body and the first dome split body are assembled such that the first dome liner is located in the outer portion of the high-pressure tank relative to the pipe liner. The pipe split body and the second dome split body are assembled such that the second dome liner is located in the outer portion of the high-pressure tank relative to the pipe liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironori Nakamura, Koji Katano, Daisuke Satoya, Takuya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11996382
    Abstract: A palladium-coated copper bonding wire includes: a core material containing copper as a main component; and a palladium layer on the core material, in which a concentration of palladium relative to the entire wire is 1.0 mass % or more and 4.0 mass % or less, and a work hardening coefficient in an amount of change of an elongation rate 2% or more and a maximum elongation rate ? max % or less of the wire, is 0.20 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: TANAKA DENSHI KOGYO K. K.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Takada, Nanako Maeda, Osamu Matsuzawa, Ryo Ishikawa, Takuya Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11955777
    Abstract: An optical combiner includes: a plurality of first input optical fibers that each include a core; a bridge fiber that includes a bridge input surface connected to the cores of the plurality of first input optical fibers, a diameter reduction portion having a diameter that decreases away from the bridge input surface along an optical axis of the optical combiner, and a bridge output surface located opposite to the bridge input surface along the optical axis; an intermediate optical fiber that includes a core connected to the bridge output surface of the bridge fiber; a second input optical fiber that includes a core; and an output optical fiber that includes a first optical waveguide connected to the core of the intermediate optical fiber, and a second optical waveguide connected to the core of the second input optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Ryokichi Matsumoto, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Takuya Kobayashi, Kiwamu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20240093834
    Abstract: A tank includes a liner and a reinforcement layer. The liner has a body portion with a cylindrical shape, and a pair of dome-shaped portions respectively provided at both ends of the body portion in an axial direction of the body portion. The reinforcement layer covers the liner and is made of a fiber reinforced resin that is a resin-impregnated fiber bundle. The reinforcement layer includes a part reinforcement layer disposed from an apex side of each of the dome-shaped portions across a boundary between the dome-shaped portion and the body portion to part of the body portion, and an outer hoop layer disposed outside the part reinforcement layer and provided so as to press an end, adjacent to the body portion, of the part reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro IIDA, Takeshi ISHIKAWA, Takuya KOBAYASHI, Naoki UEDA
  • Patent number: 11936493
    Abstract: Provided is an onboard apparatus configured to connect to an other onboard apparatus via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, which are transmission paths of different types, the onboard apparatus comprising a control unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit communication information to the other onboard apparatus, wherein the control unit, depending on contents of the communication information, selects at least one from among the first transmission path and the second transmission path as the transmission path to use to transmit the communication information and causes the transmission unit to transmit the communication information via a selected transmission path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240089142
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted apparatus includes a first processing unit that is connected to each of the plurality of vehicle-mounted ECUs and performs relay processing on the messages; a second processing unit that is connected to each of the plurality of vehicle-mounted ECUs and performs relay processing on the messages; a first routing table including a relay destination of each message to be processed at the first processing unit; and a second routing table including a relay destination of each message to be processed at the second processing unit. Each of the first processing unit and the second processing unit includes a connection unit to which wiring connected to the plurality of vehicle-mounted ECUs is connected, the first processing unit performs the relay processing based on the first routing table, and the second processing unit performs the relay processing based on the second routing table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20240089145
    Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle apparatus including a first processing unit performing control processing for controlling the vehicle and is connected to a plurality of in-vehicle ECUs, a second processing unit, connected the plurality of in-vehicle ECUs, communicates with the first processing unit. A first reception table and a second reception table includes information indicating a type of a reception target message of the first processing unit second processing unit respectively. The second processing unit receives the reception target message of the second processing unit based on the second reception table and outputs information included in the received message to the first processing unit, and the first processing unit receives the reception target message of the first processing unit based on the first reception table and performs control processing based on at least one of information included in the received message and the information output from the second processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230324973
    Abstract: An electronic control unit includes a microcomputer configured to be started by a plurality of starting factors, in which different operation modes are associated with each of the starting factors, and a resource is associated with each of the operation modes. The microcomputer identifies a starting factor in an initialization process started by the starting factor, and selects and executes an operation mode associated with the starting factor identified. When another starting factor is generated during execution of the operation mode, the microcomputer stops execution of the operation mode and restarts, and then executes an operation mode associated with the other starting factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Takuya KOBAYASHI, Daisuke FURUYA
  • Publication number: 20230216704
    Abstract: Provided is an onboard apparatus configured to connect to an other onboard apparatus via a first transmission path and a second transmission path, which are transmission paths of different types, the onboard apparatus comprising a control unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit communication information to the other onboard apparatus, wherein the control unit, depending on contents of the communication information, selects at least one from among the first transmission path and the second transmission path as the transmission path to use to transmit the communication information and causes the transmission unit to transmit the communication information via a selected transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230119246
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes a liner that includes a body that is cylindrical in shape and a pair of dome portions each of which is provided at a respective end of the body in an axial direction, and a reinforcing layer provided on an outer circumferential face of the liner. The reinforcing layer includes a pair of resin rings each of which is provided encircling a respective end portion of an outer circumferential face of the body, a hoop layer that covers part of the outer circumferential face of the body, between the resin rings, and a helical layer that covers the resin rings, the hoop layer, and the dome portions. The resin rings are configured to cover part of the body from boundary portions between the body and the dome portions, and increase in thickness from the boundary portions toward a middle of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takuya KOBAYASHI, Koji KATANO, Takeshi ISHIKAWA, Daisuke SATOYA
  • Patent number: 11630659
    Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle update device for acquiring an update program transmitted from an external server located outside a vehicle, and performing processing for updating a program for an in-vehicle control device mounted in the vehicle, the in-vehicle update device including a storage unit, and a control unit, in which the acquired update program is stored in the storage unit, the control unit is configured to control transmission of the acquired update program to the in-vehicle control device, the control unit interrupts the transmission due to stop of the vehicle, compares derivation values respectively derived based on the update program stored in the storage unit before and after the interruption with each other, and determines the validity of the update program stored in the storage unit based on a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20230010853
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes an assembly of a pipe split body having a pipe liner and a pipe reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the pipe liner, first dome split body having a first dome liner and a first dome reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the first dome liner, and second dome split body having a second dome liner and a second dome reinforcement layer covering an outer circumferential surface of the second dome liner. The pipe split body and the first dome split body are assembled such that the first dome liner is located in the outer portion of the high-pressure tank relative to the pipe liner. The pipe split body and the second dome split body are assembled such that the second dome liner is located in the outer portion of the high-pressure tank relative to the pipe liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hironori NAKAMURA, Koji KATANO, Daisuke SATOYA, Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20220417346
    Abstract: An in-vehicle relay device according to the present embodiments is an in-vehicle relay device to which first and second communication lines are connected and which relays communication between the first and second communication lines, communication being performed in accordance with first and second communication protocols on the first and second communication lines, respectively, the in-vehicle relay device including: a processing unit that can be switched to a sleep state and a non-sleep state, and that performs processing for relaying communication between the first and second communication lines when in the non-sleep state; and an activation-signal output unit that outputs an activation signal conforming to the second communication protocol to the second communication line if the processing unit is in the sleep state and the activation-signal output unit receives an activation signal conforming to the first communication protocol from the first communication line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11518147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recycling an intermediate film for laminated glass, comprising a step of separating a layer comprising an A layer and a layer comprising a B layer from the intermediate film for laminated glass (1) comprising at least the A layer and the B layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Takuya Kobayashi, Masaaki Hirahara, Takayuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Ueda
  • Publication number: 20220276433
    Abstract: An optical combiner includes: a plurality of first input optical fibers that each include a core; a bridge fiber that includes a bridge input surface connected to the cores of the plurality of first input optical fibers, a diameter reduction portion having a diameter that decreases away from the bridge input surface along an optical axis of the optical combiner, and a bridge output surface located opposite to the bridge input surface along the optical axis; an intermediate optical fiber that includes a core connected to the bridge output surface of the bridge fiber; a second input optical fiber that includes a core; and an output optical fiber that includes a first optical waveguide connected to the core of the intermediate optical fiber, and a second optical waveguide connected to the core of the second input optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Ryokichi Matsumoto, Yutaka Yamaguchi, Takuya Kobayashi, Kiwamu Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220197630
    Abstract: Provided is an in-vehicle update device for acquiring an update program transmitted from an external server located outside a vehicle, and performing processing for updating a program for an in-vehicle control device mounted in the vehicle, the in-vehicle update device including a storage unit, and a control unit, in which the acquired update program is stored in the storage unit, the control unit is configured to control transmission of the acquired update program to the in-vehicle control device, the control unit interrupts the transmission due to stop of the vehicle, compares derivation values respectively derived based on the update program stored in the storage unit before and after the interruption with each other, and determines the validity of the update program stored in the storage unit based on a comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220156057
    Abstract: An in-vehicle update device acquires an update program transmitted from an external server located outside a vehicle, and updates a program for an in-vehicle control device. The in-vehicle update device includes a storage unit and a control unit, and the storage unit is configured to store the update program, and the control unit is configured to control transmission of the update program to an update target in-vehicle control device. When acquiring the update program from the external server, the control unit transmits saved data stored in the storage unit to the external server, or to a non-update target in-vehicle control device other than the update target in-vehicle control device, based on the data type of the saved data. The control unit stores at least part of the update program acquired from the external server in an area of the storage unit in which the transmitted saved data was stored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220122937
    Abstract: A palladium-coated copper bonding wire includes: a core material containing copper as a main component; and a palladium layer on the core material, in which a concentration of palladium relative to the entire wire is 1.0 mass % or more and 4.0 mass % or less, and a work hardening coefficient in an amount of change of an elongation rate 2% or more and a maximum elongation rate ?max % or less of the wire, is 0.20 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Mitsuo TAKADA, Nanako MAEDA, Osamu MATSUZAWA, Ryo ISHIKAWA, Takuya KOBAYASHI
  • Patent number: 11305932
    Abstract: An acupuncture needle packaging container includes a container body having a plurality of storage recesses arranged side by side, each of the plurality of storage recesses configured to store an acupuncture needle, and a peripheral portion positioned higher than a bottom portion of the plurality of storage recesses; a sheet member configured to cover the container body; and a bendable portion crossing a longitudinal direction of a needle grip of the acupuncture needle. When the container body is bent, at the bendable portion, into an inverted V-shape and placed on a mounting surface, the container body has a rigidity to maintain the inverted V-shape. At a cross section of the bendable portion crossing the longitudinal direction, a side wall of the container body, with respect to a bottom portion of the container body, is oblique toward an outer side of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SEIRIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoichi Nakano, Yuya Kaneko, Takuya Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20220049080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein at least one surface has a relative diffuse reflectance of 3% or higher at a wavelength of 550 nm, an absolute difference between the relative diffuse reflectance of one surface at a wavelength of 550 nm and that of the other surface at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0.5% or larger, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya KOBAYASHI, Koichiro ISOUE, Hirotaka YASUDA