Patents by Inventor Tomoaki Nakagawa

Tomoaki Nakagawa 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: 20240280548
    Abstract: A method for screening a sample containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), the method includes: steps 3 and 4 of acquiring a content of a compound group or a value corresponding to the content as a measured value for each of a plurality of compound groups among a compound group in which the total number of isopropyl groups that three phenyl groups of triphenyl phosphate have as substituents is 1, a compound group in which the total number is 2, and a compound group in which the total number is 3; and steps 5 and 6 of determining that the sample contains phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) based on a result of comparing the measured value with a threshold determined previously for the compound group corresponding to the measured value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukihiko KUDO, Kenichi OBAYASHI, Toshinari ISHII, Xue CHU, Tomoaki KONDO, Katsuhiro NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 12060087
    Abstract: A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a first remote operator of the vehicle to a second state in which the vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a second remote operator who is different from the first remote operator, the processor implements a transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle travels autonomously without instruction from the first remote operator or the second remote operator, and, after the transition from the first state to the third state, implements a transition from the third state to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kindo, Yuji Suzuki, Mutsumi Matsuura, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Shunsuke Tanimori, Kuniaki Jinnai, Kohta Tarao, Yoshihiro Maekawa, Hiroki Awano, Tae Sugimura, Tomoyuki Kuriyama, Yusuke Yokota, Makoto Matsushita, Yasuki Nakagawa, Atsushi Hanawa
  • Patent number: 12049242
    Abstract: A driving handover control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. In a case in which driving is handed over from a first state in which a vehicle travels in accordance with instruction from a remote operator of the vehicle to a second state in which the vehicle travels in accordance with operation by a passenger of the vehicle, the processor implements a transition from the first state to a third state in which the vehicle travels autonomously without instruction from the remote operator or operation by the passenger, and, after the transition from the first state to the third state, implements a transition from the third state to the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiki Kindo, Yuji Suzuki, Mutsumi Matsuura, Tomoaki Miyazawa, Shunsuke Tanimori, Kuniaki Jinnai, Kohta Tarao, Yoshihiro Maekawa, Hiroki Awano, Tae Sugimura, Tomoyuki Kuriyama, Yusuke Yokota, Makoto Matsushita, Yasuki Nakagawa, Atsushi Hanawa
  • Patent number: 11043819
    Abstract: Provided is a non-contact power transmission system with which it is possible to ion a primary coil and a secondary coil more accurately. A vertical distance estimation unit estimates the vertical distance between the center of the primary coil and the secondary coil on the basis of a voltage value detected by a voltage detector. A horizontal distance estimation unit estimates the horizontal distance between the center of the primary coil and the center of the secondary coil on the basis of the vertical distance estimated by the vertical distance estimation unit, the voltage value detected by the voltage detector, and the voltage value-distance information stored on the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Saita, Tomoaki Nakagawa, Takuya Iwamoto
  • Patent number: 10742073
    Abstract: The power transmission apparatus includes a power transmitting unit which transmits power to a first power receiving unit in a non-contact manner, a housing which accommodates the power transmitting unit, a second power receiving unit which is disposed on a sidewall of the housing and receives the power from the power transmitting unit in a non-contact manner, and an electric load which operates with power that the second power receiving unit has received. The power transmission apparatus operates only with a leakage magnetic flux and operates of a notification such as a non-contact power supply is in progress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10640002
    Abstract: A storage device stores a voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic that represents a relation between a horizontal distance between a primary coil and a secondary coil, and a voltage value. A characteristic setting unit sets a voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic that matches a vehicle state, on the basis of a value for the vehicle state (vehicle speed v, vehicle height h, and inclination i) detected by sensors and the voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic stored in the storage device. A horizontal distance estimation unit estimates the horizontal distance on the basis of the voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic and the voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10583745
    Abstract: A voltage detector detects an LPE voltage generated by a weak power that is received by a secondary coil. A tendency determination unit determines whether the voltage value that changes as an electric vehicle travels tends to increase or decrease. A display device and an acoustic device perform a first notification if the voltage value tends to increase, and a second notification if the voltage value tends to decrease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20200031241
    Abstract: Provided is a non-contact power transmission system with which it is possible to ion a primary coil and a secondary coil more accurately. A vertical distance estimation unit estimates the vertical distance between the center of the primary coil and the secondary coil on the basis of a voltage value detected by a voltage detector. A horizontal distance estimation unit estimates the horizontal distance between the center of the primary coil and the center of the secondary coil on the basis of the verticle distance estimated by the vertical distance estimation unit, the voltage value detected by the voltage detector, and the voltage value-distance information stored on the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Akira SAITA, Tomoaki NAKAGAWA, Takuya IWAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10479208
    Abstract: A non-contact charging system includes: a power receiving unit mounted on a transportation device; a power transmission unit, installed on a flat surface, configured to transmit power to the power receiving unit in a non-contact manner; and a power supply unit configured to control power supply to the power transmission unit, the power supply unit including an operation portion configured to temporarily stop or resume non-contact power transmission from the power transmission unit to the power receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10464442
    Abstract: A non-contact power supply system includes a power receiving unit mounted on a vehicle, a power transmitting unit which is disposed on a plane and which transmits electric power to the power receiving unit in a non-contact manner, and a housing which projects in a vertical direction from the plane and which accommodates the power transmitting unit. The housing has a height in a vertical direction which satisfies a condition that a vertical height of at least part of a gap defined by a bottom surface of the vehicle and an upper surface of the housing is less than 15 cm and equal to or more than 5 cm. Therefore, the non-contact power supply system which satisfies a standard for exposure of a human body to electromagnetic field and which is free from an occurrence of a physical contact with a bottom surface of a vehicle is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10461548
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a power receiving device configured to receive power from a power transmission device in a non-contact manner in a state of facing the power transmission device; a housing configured to store a power reception port to which an external power system is connected via a connecting tool, the housing including: an opening allowing access to the power reception port therethrough; a lid member covering the opening to be openable and closable; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the lid member in a state of closing the opening; and a controller configured to control whether access to the power reception port is permitted, and configured to drive the locking mechanism when the power receiving device starts receiving power such that the lid member is locked not to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10439451
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a charging circuit and a control device. The control device is configured to set a charging current value by increasing the charging current value over time while a voltage of a battery of the charging circuit increases so that a load resistance value of the charging circuit is constant in a constant-resistance charging mode, at the time of continuing charging of the battery. The control device is configured to initiate the constant-resistance charging mode based on a determination by the control device that an SOC of the battery or the voltage of the battery is at or above a predetermined threshold value, or based on an input from a user. The control device is configured to initiate a constant-power control charging mode in which charging power of the charging circuit is constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku Amari, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10363832
    Abstract: At a time that a parking operation is performed, a vehicle parking control device detects that a power receiving pad of an electric vehicle lies within a characteristics modifying range. Furthermore, the vehicle parking control device detects that other predetermined conditions are satisfied. In the case that the power receiving pad is positioned inside of the characteristics modifying range, and if all of the predetermined conditions have been satisfied, an acceleration-OFF-state movement characteristic of the vehicle, for example, a creep torque characteristic or a brake hydraulic pressure characteristic, is switched to an appropriate characteristic from a characteristic thereof at normal times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20190165620
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a charging circuit and a control device. The control device is configured to set a charging current value by increasing the charging current value over time while a voltage of a battery of the charging circuit increases so that a load resistance value of the charging circuit is constant in a constant-resistance charging mode, at the time of continuing charging of the battery. The control device is configured to initiate the constant-resistance charging mode based on a determination by the control device that an SOC of the battery or the voltage of the battery is at or above a predetermined threshold value, or based on an input from a user. The control device is configured to initiate a constant-power control charging mode in which charging power of the charging circuit is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku AMARI, Tomoaki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10236728
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes a charging circuit and a control apparatus. The charging circuit includes a reception coil and a battery. The reception coil is configured to receive wirelessly AC power transmitted from an electrical transmission circuit outside of the electric vehicle. The battery is configured to be charged with power obtained by rectifying the AC power received by the reception coil. The control apparatus includes a battery voltage detector and a charging current value setting device. The charging current value setting device is configured to set a charging current value at which the battery is charged in accordance with voltage of the battery detected by the battery voltage detector. The charging current value is set so that a load resistance value of the charging circuit is constant in a period during which the battery is being charged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku Amari, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180339599
    Abstract: A voltage detector detects an LPE voltage generated by a weak power that is received by a secondary coil. A tendency determination unit determines whether the voltage value that changes as an electric vehicle travels tends to increase or decrease. A display device and an acoustic device perform a first notification if the voltage value tends to increase, and a second notification if the voltage value tends to decrease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180339598
    Abstract: A storage device stores a voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic that represents a relation between a horizontal distance between a primary coil and a secondary coil, and a voltage value. A characteristic setting unit sets a voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic that matches a vehicle state, on the basis of a value for the vehicle state (vehicle speed v, vehicle height h, and inclination i) detected by sensors and the voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic stored in the storage device. A horizontal distance estimation unit estimates the horizontal distance on the basis of the voltage value-horizontal distance characteristic and the voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Takuya Iwamoto, Tomoaki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20180264960
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a power receiving device configured to receive power from a power transmission device in a non-contact manner in a state of facing the power transmission device; a housing configured to store a power reception port to which an external power system is connected via a connecting tool, the housing including: an opening allowing access to the power reception port therethrough; a lid member covering the opening to be openable and closable; and a locking mechanism configured to lock the lid member in a state of closing the opening; and a controller configured to control whether access to the power reception port is permitted, and configured to drive the locking mechanism when the power receiving device starts receiving power such that the lid member is locked not to be opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20180264961
    Abstract: A non-contact charging system includes: a power receiving unit mounted on a transportation device; a power transmission unit, installed on a flat surface, configured to transmit power to the power receiving unit in a non-contact manner; and a power supply unit configured to control power supply to the power transmission unit, the power supply unit including an operation portion configured to temporarily stop or resume non-contact power transmission from the power transmission unit to the power receiving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoaki NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 10059225
    Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a lid, a switch, a sensor, and circuitry. The lid opens and closes a fuel inlet through which fuel gas is to be supplied to a tank. The switch takes an opening position to open the lid and a closing position to close the lid. The sensor detects whether the lid opens or closes the fuel inlet. The circuitry is configured to prohibit the fuel cell vehicle from travelling when the sensor detects that the lid opens the fuel inlet while the switch takes the opening position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuto Nakagawa, Tomoaki Nakagawa, Kenji Taruya, Kuniaki Ojima