Patents by Inventor Tetsuya Ide
Tetsuya Ide 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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Publication number: 20240109512Abstract: A vehicle management apparatus is configured to manage a vehicle for delivery loaded with one or more packages. The vehicle management apparatus includes a controller configured to, upon detecting that the vehicle has stopped, determine, based on vehicle data indicating a status of the vehicle, whether a driver of the vehicle is making a delivery, and control a door of the vehicle to lock in a case in which it has been determined that the driver is making a delivery.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Publication number: 20240110803Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to extract roads that are difficult for a particular truck to travel based on a travel history of one or more trucks and generate route guidance such that roads that are easy for the particular truck to travel are given priority by avoiding at least one road among the extracted roads.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Publication number: 20240104488Abstract: A delivery support apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to acquire information about a vehicle used for delivery of a package, the information having been acquired on the vehicle, determine, based on the information about the vehicle, a loading/unloading location at which the package was loaded or unloaded, and generate, based on the loading/unloading location, information about a location at which packages can be loaded/unloaded.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroto TOMIDA, Ryosuke KOBAYASHI, Satoshi KOMAMINE, Tetsuya IDE, Mayuko ABE, Makoto AKAHANE, Haruki OGURI
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Publication number: 20230182111Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humidity controlling material with a high humidity controlling rate. The humidity controlling material includes a resin material and a humidity controlling liquid. The resin material contains a resin. The humidity controlling liquid impregnates the resin. The humidity controlling liquid absorbs or discharges moisture.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: KYOKO MATSUURA, Yuusuke SHIMIZU, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, TETSUYA IDE, SHO OCHI
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Publication number: 20230139423Abstract: A humidity controlling material includes: a first particle; and a second particle. The first particle includes: a first humidity controlling liquid containing a hygroscopic substance; and a first holding portion holding the first humidity controlling liquid. The second particle includes: a second humidity controlling liquid containing the hygroscopic substance; and a second holding portion holding the second humidity controlling liquid. The first holding portion and the second holding portion are formed of a polymeric material. The first humidity controlling liquid includes a first indicator a color of which changes according to an amount of moisture contained in the first humidity controlling liquid. The second humidity controlling liquid includes a second indicator a color of which changes, in a transition range different from a transition range of the first indicator, according to an amount of moisture contained in the second humidity controlling liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Inventors: Yuusuke SHIMIZU, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, TETSUYA IDE, KYOKO MATSUURA, SHO OCHI
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Publication number: 20230076464Abstract: Provided is a humidity conditioning material with which an amount of absorbed moisture or an amount of released moisture is easily understood. Moreover, provided is a humidity conditioning device including the above humidity conditioning material. Furthermore, provided is a method for manufacturing a humidity conditioning material with which an amount of absorbed moisture or an amount of released moisture is easily understood, and the humidity conditioning material has high humidity conditioning performance. In addition, the humidity conditioning material includes: a humidity conditioning liquid containing a hygroscopic substance; and a holding portion holding the humidity conditioning liquid into a predetermined shape. The holding portion is formed of a polymeric material. The hygroscopic substance contains a hygroscopic metal salt. The humidity conditioning liquid contains a pH indicator, and changes in color in accordance with an amount of moisture contained in the humidity conditioning liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: KYOKO MATSUURA, Yuusuke SHIMIZU, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, TETSUYA IDE, SHO OCHI
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Patent number: 11512858Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes: an air conditioner that has a heat pump; a humidity controller of a wet desiccant type; an air transport flow path through which air discharged from the air conditioner is transported to the humidity controller; and a control unit that includes an air conditioner temperature control unit controlling a temperature of air discharged from the air conditioner and a humidity controller humidity control unit controlling a humidity of air discharged from the humidity controller. The air conditioner supplies the air, the temperature of which is controlled, to the humidity controller via the air transport flow path and the humidity controller discharges the air, the humidity of which is controlled, into a room.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Ide, Sho Ochi, Makoto Yamada, Hiroka Hamada, Jun Sakuma, Tsuyoshi Kamada
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Publication number: 20220212140Abstract: Provided is a humidity control device capable of stably absorbing and desorbing moisture. The humidity control device includes: a moisture absorber causing a hygroscopic material to come into contact with air so that the hygroscopic material absorbs portion of moisture contained in the air, the hygroscopic material being in liquid and containing water, polyalcohol having hygroscopicity, and metal salt having hygroscopicity; and a composition controller controlling composition of the hygroscopic material. The composition controller controls the composition of the hygroscopic material to be within a range in which the hygroscopic material is capable of absorbing the moisture while the metal salt is kept from being deposited.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: TETSUYA IDE, SHO OCHI, HIROKA HAMADA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
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Patent number: 11376549Abstract: Provided is a humidity conditioning method that enables absorption and desorption of moisture with low power consumption.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Ochi, Tetsuya Ide, Makoto Yamada, Hiroka Hamada, Jun Sakuma, Tsuyoshi Kamada
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Patent number: 11318415Abstract: A humidity conditioning method includes: the humidity-absorbing step of bringing a hygroscopic liquid containing a hygroscopic material into contact with a first mass of air so that the hygroscopic liquid absorbs moisture in the first mass of air; and the regeneration step of separating moisture from the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, wherein the regeneration step retains the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, bombards at least some of the retained hygroscopic liquid with ultrasound to generate misty droplets from the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, and removes the misty droplets to separate moisture from the hygroscopic liquid.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Sho Ochi, Tetsuya Ide, Tsuyoshi Kamada, Makoto Yamada, Hiroka Hamada, Jun Sakuma
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Publication number: 20220049861Abstract: The humidity control system includes: a moisture absorption unit; an atomizing and regenerating unit; and a circulation mechanism that causes a liquid hygroscopic material to circulate between the moisture absorption unit and the atomizing and regenerating unit, in which the atomizing and regenerating unit includes at least one storage tank that stores the liquid hygroscopic material, and an ultrasonic wave generating unit that is provided at the storage tank and emits ultrasonic waves, the ultrasonic wave generating unit forms a liquid column on a liquid surface of a first region, and a flow of the liquid hygroscopic material transported from the moisture absorption unit to the first region in the atomizing and regenerating unit is set in the circulation mechanism to be small relative to a flow of the liquid hygroscopic material supplied from the moisture absorption unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE, HIROKA HAMADA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
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Publication number: 20210129076Abstract: A humidity conditioning method includes: the humidity-absorbing step of bringing a hygroscopic liquid containing a hygroscopic material into contact with a first mass of air so that the hygroscopic liquid absorbs moisture in the first mass of air; and the regeneration step of separating moisture from the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, wherein the regeneration step retains the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, bombards at least some of the retained hygroscopic liquid with ultrasound to generate misty droplets from the hygroscopic liquid having absorbed moisture, and removes the misty droplets to separate moisture from the hygroscopic liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, MAKOTO YAMADA, HIROKA HAMADA, JUN SAKUMA
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Publication number: 20210113958Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a moisture absorption unit that brings a liquid hygroscopic material, which contains a hygroscopic substance, and air into contact with each other and thereby causes the liquid hygroscopic material to absorb some moisture contained in the air; an atomizing and regenerating unit that atomizes some moisture contained in the liquid hygroscopic material supplied from the moisture absorption unit, generates atomized droplets, and removes the atomized droplets from the liquid hygroscopic material to thereby regenerate the liquid hygroscopic material and supply the regenerated liquid hygroscopic material to the moisture absorption unit; a circulation flow path through which air containing the atomized droplets is discharged from the atomizing and regenerating unit and the air is returned to the atomizing and regenerating unit; and an atomized droplet collecting unit that is provided in the circulation flow path and that collects the atomized droplets from the air.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicants: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: JUN SAKUMA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE
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Publication number: 20210107027Abstract: An atomizer and a humidity controller that are able to separate water with high atomization efficiency are provided. The atomizer includes: a housing that includes an intake port and a discharge port; an ultrasonic wave generating unit that irradiates at least some hygroscopic liquid stored in the housing and containing a hygroscopic substance with ultrasonic waves and generates atomized droplets containing moisture; and an adjustment unit that adjusts relative humidity to reduce a vapor pressure determined in accordance with the relative humidity to less than a saturated vapor pressure of the hygroscopic liquid in at least a portion of a gas-liquid interface in an inner space of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE, HIROKA HAMADA, JUN SAKUMA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
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Publication number: 20210077949Abstract: Provided is a humidity conditioning method that enables absorption and desorption of moisture with low power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE, MAKOTO YAMADA, HIROKA HAMADA, JUN SAKUMA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
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Publication number: 20210053010Abstract: A humidity control device includes: a storage unit that stores hygroscopic liquid that contains a hygroscopic substance; a vent that is provided in the storage unit; absorption means by which air and the hygroscopic liquid are brought into contact with each other and moisture contained in the air is absorbed by the hygroscopic liquid; an ultrasonic wave generation unit that irradiates at least a part of the hygroscopic liquid, which has absorbed the moisture, with an ultrasonic wave; and removal means by which an atomized droplet that is generated is removed from the hygroscopic liquid that has absorbed the moisture, in which the storage unit suppresses an outflow of a coarse droplet whose particle size is larger than that of the atomized droplet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: JUN SAKUMA, SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE, TSUYOSHI KAMADA, HIROKA HAMADA, MAKOTO YAMADA
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Publication number: 20200360957Abstract: Provided is an atomizing device capable of obtaining high atomization efficiency while suppressing deterioration in reliability of an ultrasonic wave generation unit regardless of a type of a liquid to be atomized.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: JUN SAKUMA, SHO OCHI, TETSUYA IDE
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Patent number: 10823477Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a thermal energy storage member having sufficient dissipation capabilities and a storage container using the same, and a refrigerator using the same. A thermal energy storage member 1 includes: a thin-plate outer shape having an opposing upper face 1a and lower face 1b; a thermal energy storage material 3 filled in the inside of a package material 2; and a thermal conduction amount adjusting portion 4 that, in a case where difference occurs between temperature at the upper face 1a side and temperature at the lower face 1b side, reduces difference in thermal conduction amount per unit of time at the upper face 1a and the lower face 1b.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hisanori Bessho, Tomoko Kase, Takashi Yamashita, Yuka Utsumi, Tomohisa Miyatani, Tetsuya Ide, Daiji Sawada
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Publication number: 20200340692Abstract: An air conditioning device includes: a moisture absorption unit that causes a liquid hygroscopic agent to absorb moisture contained in the air; an atomizing regeneration unit that atomizes the moisture contained in the liquid hygroscopic agent supplied from the moisture absorption unit via a first liquid hygroscopic agent transport flow path, removes the moisture from the liquid hygroscopic agent, and regenerates the liquid hygroscopic agent: an air introduction flow path through which the air is introduced to the moisture absorption unit and the atomizing regeneration unit; a second liquid hygroscopic agent transport flow path through which the liquid hygroscopic agent is transported from the atomizing regeneration unit to the moisture absorption unit; and an air internal pressure rising suppression member that suppresses rising of an internal pressure of the air in the air introduction flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: TETSUYA IDE, MAKOTO YAMADA, HIROKA HAMADA, SHO OCHI, JUN SAKUMA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA
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Publication number: 20200278126Abstract: An air conditioning apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes: an air conditioner that has a heat pump; a humidity controller of a wet desiccant type; an air transport flow path through which air discharged from the air conditioner is transported to the humidity controller; and a control unit that includes an air conditioner temperature control unit controlling a temperature of air discharged from the air conditioner and a humidity controller humidity control unit controlling a humidity of air discharged from the humidity controller. The air conditioner supplies the air, the temperature of which is controlled, to the humidity controller via the air transport flow path and the humidity controller discharges the air, the humidity of which is controlled, into a room.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: TETSUYA IDE, SHO OCHI, MAKOTO YAMADA, HIROKA HAMADA, JUN SAKUMA, TSUYOSHI KAMADA