Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Kitagawa

Tomohiro Kitagawa 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: 10839690
    Abstract: A communication device accurately reports the position a vehicle or a pedestrian with respect to a local vehicle and supports safer driving. The communication device is mounted on a moving body and includes a communication unit that receives communication information according to a preset communication condition, a determination unit that determines whether a service is provided in accordance with the received communication information and a display controller that displays display information needed to provide the service on a map displayed on a display unit, when the service is provided according to a result determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: MICWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Takamura, Tomohiro Kitagawa, Kazuhiro Otsuki, Teruaki Koshiba, Yuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190378413
    Abstract: A communication device accurately reports the position a vehicle or a pedestrian with respect to a local vehicle and supports safer driving. The communication device is mounted on a moving body and includes a communication unit that receives communication information according to a preset communication condition, a determination unit that determines whether a service is provided in accordance with the received communication information and a display controller that displays display information needed to provide the service on a map displayed on a display unit, when the service is provided according to a result determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: MICWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro TAKAMURA, Tomohiro KITAGAWA, Kazuhiro OTSUKI, Teruaki KOSHIBA, Yuya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10438491
    Abstract: A communication device is provided that is capable of accurately reporting which position a vehicle or a pedestrian exists in with respect to the local vehicle and of supporting safer driving. A communication device mounted on a moving body includes: a communication unit that receives communication information according to a preset communication condition; a determination unit that determines whether a service is provided in accordance with the received communication information; and a display controller that displays display information needed to provide the service on a map displayed on a display unit, when the service is provided according to a result determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: MICWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Takamura, Tomohiro Kitagawa, Kazuhiro Otsuki, Teruaki Koshiba, Yuya Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20180075750
    Abstract: A communication device is provided that is capable of accurately reporting which position a vehicle or a pedestrian exists in with respect to the local vehicle and of supporting safer driving. A communication device mounted on a moving body includes: a communication unit that receives communication information according to a preset communication condition; a determination unit that determines whether a service is provided in accordance with the received communication information; and a display controller that displays display information needed to provide the service on a map displayed on a display unit, when the service is provided according to a result determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: MICWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro TAKAMURA, Tomohiro KITAGAWA, Kazuhiro OTSUKI, Teruaki KOSHIBA, Yuya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 9105138
    Abstract: A vehicle behavior data storage control system including a storage control device and an ECU is disclosed. Upon determining occurrence of an unexpected behavior, the storage control device stores an unexpected behavior data in a memory and transmits the unexpected behavior data. The ECU determines whether or not the unexpected behavior data matches an estimated behavior data indicative of a behavior estimated to occur due to control processing of the ECU. When both data match each other, the ECU transmits the matching information. The storage control device, upon receipt of the matching information, deletes or permits overwriting the unexpected behavior data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kitagawa, Masayoshi Kondoh
  • Patent number: 8989957
    Abstract: A vehicle behavior data storage control system is disclosed. The system includes a storage control device and an electronic control unit (ECU). The storage control device determines whether or not an unexpected behavior has occurred based on a behavior data. When the ECU determines that a change in the behavior data is attributed to control performed by the ECU, the ECU transmits a determination result to an in-vehicle network. At a time when the storage control device determines that the unexpected behavior has occurred, the storage control device records the behavior data at this time in the memory. When determining that the unexpected behavior relates to the control performed by the ECU, the storage control device deletes or permits overwriting the behavior data stored in the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kitagawa, Masayoshi Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20120185125
    Abstract: A vehicle behavior data storage control system including a storage control device and an ECU is disclosed. Upon determining occurrence of an unexpected behavior, the storage control device stores an unexpected behavior data in a memory and transmits the unexpected behavior data. The ECU determines whether or not the unexpected behavior data matches an estimated behavior data indicative of a behavior estimated to occur due to control processing of the ECU. When both data match each other, the ECU transmits the matching information. The storage control device, upon receipt of the matching information, deletes or permits overwriting the unexpected behavior data stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro KITAGAWA, Masayoshi Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20120166039
    Abstract: A vehicle behavior data storage control system is disclosed. The system includes a storage control device and an electronic control unit (ECU). The storage control device determines whether or not an unexpected behavior has occurred based on a behavior data. When the ECU determines that a change in the behavior data is attributed to control performed by the ECU, the ECU transmits a determination result to an in-vehicle network. At a time when the storage control device determines that the unexpected behavior has occurred, the storage control device records the behavior data at this time in the memory. When determining that the unexpected behavior relates to the control performed by the ECU, the storage control device deletes or permits overwriting the behavior data stored in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kitagawa, Masayoshi Kondoh
  • Publication number: 20080160777
    Abstract: A cleaning method for a processing chamber of semiconductor substrates is provided which is capable of rapidly removing deposits and accretions generated inside the chamber of processing semiconductor substrates of a high-dielectric-constant oxide and of preventing any reaction product depositing. The cleaning method for a processing chamber of semiconductor substrates includes activating a mixed gases which contains a halogenated gas and either an oxygen-contained gas or an oxidizing gas during a plasma treatment or a heating treatment in order to etch off the deposits or accretions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kouichi Ono, Tomohiro Kitagawa, Minoru Inoue, Masanori Oosawa
  • Patent number: 6241886
    Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma separation filter capable of easily, speedily and safely separating plasma from a small quantity of blood without damaging blood cell components in the blood. The plasma retains the same protein concentration as in the blood. The present invention also provides a method using such a filter and an apparatus comprising such a filter. The filter of the present invention comprises a micro fiber medium formed of micro fibers with an average hydraulic radius of 0.5 &mgr;m to 3.0 &mgr;m. Such a micro fiber medium is placed in a container having an inlet and an outlet so that a ratio (L/D) of a blood flow passage length (L) to a blood flow passage diameter (D) is 0.15 to 6. The present invention provides such a filter, a plasma separation method using the filter, and a plasma separation apparatus comprising the filter. The present invention can significantly contribute to promote the automation and enhance speediness and safety in clinical tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kitagawa, Hidehiko Sakurai, Takafumi Hayashi, Makoto Ohno