Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Abe

Tomohiro Abe 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: 11969975
    Abstract: A protective cover member includes a laminate including: a protective membrane having a shape configured to cover an opening when the protective cover member is placed on the face of an object; a substrate film joined to the protective membrane; and a first adhesive layer configured to fix the protective cover member to the face, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the protective cover member has a step in a laminating direction of the laminate, a first portion of the protective cover member protrudes at the step more outward than a second portion of the protective cover member does when the protective cover member is placed on the face, the first portion being positioned farther from the face than the step, the second portion being positioned closer to the face than the step, and the protective membrane and the substrate film are positioned in the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Abe, Tomohiro Kontani, Takeo Inoue, Bunta Hirai
  • Patent number: 11963558
    Abstract: A circuit mounted article to be fixed to a fabric is provided and includes a circuit board having flexibility, an electronic component mounted on a fabric facing face side, which faces the fabric, of the circuit board, and further a reinforcing portion to be used for fixing of the circuit mounted article to the fabric on the fabric facing face side of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Abe, Tomohiro Fukao, Tomoaki Sawada, Susumu Fukushima
  • Publication number: 20240083364
    Abstract: A vehicle article storage structure includes an article storage box (13) provided with an opening (33a) on the upper side forgetting articles in and out, a housing unit (15) provided on the lower side of an instrument panel (3) to house the article storage box (13), and links (35, 37, and 39) configured to movably support the article storage box (13) along a range from a housed position at which the article storage box (13) is housed in the housing unit (15) to a drawn position at which the article storage box (13) is drawn in a vehicle compartment rearward direction from the housed position via an intermediate position at which the article storage box (13) is located between the housed position and the drawn position, the intermediate position being located below the housed position and the drawn position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Marelli Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Nishimura, Shota Watase, Tomohiro Watanabe, Masato Abe, Masami Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20240006638
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a control device, and a flow regulating mechanism. The fuel cell stack is divided into multiple sections. Each of the multiple sections is constituted by one or more cells. The control device is configured to manage a state of the one or more cells for each of the multiple sections. The flow regulating mechanism is configured to regulate a flow rate of a fluid circulating through each of the multiple sections, based on the state managed by the control device. The control device is configured to divide the fuel cell stack such that the number of cells in a first section of the multiple sections and the number of cells in a second section of the multiple sections other than the first section differ from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Tomohiro ABE
  • Patent number: 11793069
    Abstract: The present invention provides with an electron-accepting compound having a structure of the following formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Gorohmaru, Kazuki Okabe, Koichiro Iida, Tomokazu Umemoto, Yoshimasa Bando, Koichi Ishibashi, Yoshiko Kajiyama, Tomohiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20230294714
    Abstract: A vehicle drive assist apparatus includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories are communicably coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to acquire road condition information of a road where a vehicle is traveling, drive skill information of a driver who drives the vehicle, and drive assist necessity information of the vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to determine which of preset road condition categories applies based on the acquired road condition information. The one or more processors are configured to determine which of preset drive skill categories applies based on the acquired drive skill information. The one or more processors are configured to execute, based on the acquired drive assist necessity information, a drive assist process for the vehicle depending on the determined road condition category and the determined drive skill category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumiya SATO, Tomohiro ABE, Mika SUZUKI, Hiroki MARUMO
  • Publication number: 20230178395
    Abstract: A system for processing a substrate using a plurality of vacuum processing chambers is provided. The system comprises: an atmospheric transfer chamber in an atmospheric atmosphere; a vacuum transfer chamber in a vacuum atmosphere; a plurality of processing modules configured by vertically arranging the vacuum processing chamber and a supplementary device; and a load lock chamber configured to switch an atmosphere therein between the atmospheric atmosphere and the vacuum atmosphere. The vacuum transfer chamber and the load lock chamber are arranged at a height position where a worker can enter thereunder, the load lock chamber and the plurality of vacuum processing chambers are connected to side surfaces of the vacuum transfer chamber, and a space below the vacuum transfer chamber is blocked from outside except for the side surface to which the load lock chamber is connected, and a space below the load lock chamber serves as a maintenance passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Takayuki YAMAGISHI, Tomohiro ABE
  • Publication number: 20230075287
    Abstract: An impedance measurement system configured to measure impedance of a measurement target capable of supplying power to an electrical load device includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more processors are configured to perform a process including: acquiring data about output power from the measurement target when an alternating current signal of at least one frequency is superimposed on the output power; calculating impedance at the at least one frequency with data about an exclusion period when waveform distortion of the output power is detected being excluded; and in a case where how many times the data about the exclusion period is excluded at a certain frequency is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, changing of a setting of an operating condition of an electronic device coupled to the measurement target or the electrical load device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: Tomohiro Abe
  • Publication number: 20230060112
    Abstract: A drive assist apparatus configured to set a drive condition of a vehicle based on a risk map generated by giving a risk potential to a risk object that is present around the vehicle, includes one or more processors and one or more memories connected to the one or more processors to be able to communicate with the one or more processors. The one or more processors is configured to execute a process including: obtaining information on a surrounding environment of the vehicle; obtaining information on an external environmental factor that may cause deviation of a drive track of the vehicle; and expanding a setting range of the risk potential of the risk object which is positioned in a direction of the expected deviation based on the information on the external environmental factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki MARUMO, Fumiya SATO, Mika SUZUKI, Tomohiro ABE
  • Publication number: 20230034419
    Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus includes one or more processors. The one or more processors execute determination as to whether a driving state of the vehicle involves difficulty in continuing the automatic driving. In a case where the driving state is determined as involving difficulty in continuing the automatic driving, the one or more processors execute determination on a difficulty level of operation authority transfer from the automatic driving to the manual driving on the basis of information regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle, information regarding a driving skill of a driver, and information regarding an experience level of the driver of the operation authority transfer. The one or more processors execute setting of a driving-state condition for executing the operation authority transfer in accordance with the difficulty level. The one or more processors execute the operation authority transfer in a case where the driving-state condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Fumiya SATO, Mika SUZUKI, Hiroki MARUMO
  • Publication number: 20230002428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an iridium complex compound represented by the following formula (1): in the formula (1), Ir represents an iridium atom, R5 to R14, R21, and R22 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, D, F, Cl, Br, I, or a substituent group, the groups adjacent to each other may be further bonded to each other to form a ring, and any one of R12 and R13 is a substituent group represented by the formula (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nagayama, Akane Kato, Mami Yamashita, Tomohiro Abe, Daisuke Hiro
  • Publication number: 20220209125
    Abstract: The present invention provides with an electron-accepting compound having a structure of the following formula (1):
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki GOROHMARU, Kazuki OKABE, Koichiro IIDA, Tomokazu UMEMOTO, Yoshimasa BANDO, Koichi ISHIBASHI, Yoshiko KAJIYAMA, Tomohiro ABE
  • Patent number: 11316112
    Abstract: The present invention provides with an electron-accepting compound having a structure of the following formula (1):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Gorohmaru, Kazuki Okabe, Koichiro Iida, Tomokazu Umemoto, Yoshimasa Bando, Koichi Ishibashi, Yoshiko Kajiyama, Tomohiro Abe
  • Patent number: 10823274
    Abstract: A case component of a transaxle includes: a bearing unit having a through-hole through with a shaft member is to be inserted; a matching surface unit having a matching surface on which another member is to be overlapped; bolt hole portions formed on the matching surface unit; bent wall portions, each having a V-shaped or U-shaped cross-section cut in a direction orthogonal to a straight line connecting a shaft center of the bearing unit and a shaft center of the bolt hole portions, each having a valley portion positioned on the straight line, and connecting the bearing unit and the respective bolt hole portions; and V-shaped portions, connected with the respective bent wall portions, provided on an outer circumference of the respective bolt hole portions, and protruding toward the bearing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Hiroaki Kimura, Hiroto Hashimoto, Takayuki Teramoto, Eita Hamada, Fumiaki Shigematsu
  • Patent number: 10639871
    Abstract: A laminate film (30) of the present invention includes a heat sealing layer (10) composed of a resin composition including, with respect to 20 to 95 parts by weight of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of equal to or higher than 120° C. and equal to or lower than 170° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), a total of 5 to 80 parts by weight of two or more kinds of copolymers selected from the group consisting of a propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oku, Tomohiro Abe, Satoshi Ikeda, Kiminori Noda, Makoto Egawa
  • Patent number: 10603883
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stretched laminated film 30 having a heat-sealable layer 10 composed of a resin composition which contains 50 to 97 parts by mass of a propylene-based polymer (A) having a melting point (Tm) of not lower than 120° C. but not higher than 170° C. and comprising more than 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from propylene, 3 to 50 parts by mass of a 1-butene-based polymer (B) having a melting point (Tm) of lower than 120° C. and comprising 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from 1-butene and 10 to 90% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 or 5 to 20 carbon atoms, and optionally 3 to 30 parts by mass of an ethylene ?-olefin copolymer (C) comprising 50 to 99% by mol of a structural unit derived from ethylene and 1 to 50% by mol of a structural unit derived from an ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein the sum of the component (A) and the component (B) is 100 parts by mass; and a base layer 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Oku, Tomohiro Abe, Satoshi Ikeda, Kiminori Noda, Makoto Egawa
  • Patent number: 10535866
    Abstract: A scale-like graphite and carbon material for a battery electrode which is suitable for use as an electrode material for an aqueous-electrolyte secondary battery, wherein the ratio IG/ID (G value) between the peak area (ID) in a range of 1300 to 1400 cm?1 and the peak area (IG) in a range of 1580 to 1620 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy spectra, in which an edge surface of the particle of the scale-like graphite is measured with by a Raman microspectrometer, is 5.2 to 100 and the average interplanar spacing d002 of plane (d002) by the X-ray diffraction method is 0.337 nm or less and optical structures of the scale-like graphite have a specific shape; the method for producing the same; a carbon material for a battery electrode and a paste for an electrode containing the material; and a secondary battery having excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics and high current load characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Wakizaka, Yuichi Kamijo, Tomohiro Abe, Yoshiki Shimodaira, Akinori Sudoh, Chiaki Sotowa, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Takashi Terashima
  • Patent number: 10431809
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer provided on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode; and a separator at least including a porous film, wherein the porous film has a porosity ? [%] and an air permeability t [sec/100 cc] which satisfy formulae of: t=a×Ln(?)?4.02a+100 and ?1.87×1010×S?4.96?a??40 wherein S is the area density of the positive electrode active material layer [mg/cm2] and Ln is natural logarithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Abe, Motomi Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190293168
    Abstract: A case component of a transaxle includes: a bearing unit having a through-hole through with a shaft member is to be inserted; a matching surface unit having a matching surface on which another member is to be overlapped; bolt hole portions formed on the matching surface unit; bent wall portions, each having a V-shaped or U-shaped cross-section cut in a direction orthogonal to a straight line connecting a shaft center of the bearing unit and a shaft center of the bolt hole portions, each having a valley portion positioned on the straight line, and connecting the bearing unit and the respective bolt hole portions; and V-shaped portions, connected with the respective bent wall portions, provided on an outer circumference of the respective bolt hole portions, and protruding toward the bearing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro ABE, Hiroaki KIMURA, Hiroto HASHIMOTO, Takayuki TERAMOTO, Eita HAMADA, Fumiaki SHIGEMATSU
  • Patent number: 10220698
    Abstract: A drive unit of a hybrid vehicle includes an engine; an electric motor; first and second differential mechanisms; a selectable one-way clutch; and a case accommodating the electric motor. Further, the first differential mechanism includes a first rotational element coupled to the electric motor, a second rotational element coupled to the engine, and a third rotational element that outputs power toward drive wheels, the second differential mechanism includes a sun gear coupled to the electric motor, a carrier coupled to the engine, a ring gear whose rotation is regulated by the selectable one-way clutch, and a ring gear flange that rotates integrally with the ring gear, and the selectable one-way clutch switches a state thereof between a locked state and an unlocked state, and the ring gear flange is supported by a rotor shaft of the electric motor via a radial bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Shibata, Hiroyuki Shioiri, Yuki Kurosaki, Shotaro Kato, Hiroki Yasui, Tomohiro Abe, Akira Hibino