Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Shinkawa
Tomohiro Shinkawa 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: 20240081745Abstract: A driver support system includes a processor that acquires a heart rate of a target person; evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the heart rate of the target person; and performs an operation setting of a moving object into which the target person gets as a driver. The processor evaluates the health condition of the target person based on an ordinary heart rate, which is a heart rate of the target person during an ordinary period, and a pre-driving heart rate which is a heart rate of the target person when the target person arrives at the moving object, performs the operation setting of the moving object based on a result of the health condition of the target person evaluated when the target person gets into the moving object as a driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Hideki Sakai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Keisuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Ono
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Publication number: 20240081661Abstract: Provided is a health evaluation system that includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a blood pressure value of a target person; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the target person based on the acquired blood pressure value. The evaluation unit evaluates the health condition of the target person based on: a standing-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value measured when the target person is heading toward a moving body in a standing state; and a seated-state blood pressure value that is a blood pressure value of the target person measured after boarding the moving body and seated on a seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Hideki Sakai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Keisuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Ono
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Publication number: 20240081749Abstract: A health assessment system includes a processor that acquires biometric measurement data measured by a wearable terminal worn by a target person, the biometric measurement data being biometric data of the target person; generates complementary biometric data for complementing the biometric measurement data in a missing period in which the acquisition unit is not able to acquire the biometric measurement data from the wearable terminal; and assesses a health condition of the target person based on the biometric measurement data and the complementary biometric data, the processor acquires exercise information, which is information about exercise of the target person, from a mobile terminal carried by the target person, generates the complementary biometric data in the missing period, based on the exercise information of the target person which is obtained from the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiro Kimura
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Publication number: 20240083245Abstract: A driver support system includes: an acquisition unit that acquires biometric data of a driver of a moving object; an evaluation unit that evaluates a health condition of the driver; and an interactive response unit that executes an interaction operation for interactive response with the driver using an HMI device mounted on the moving object, the evaluation unit being configured to; when estimating based on the biometric data for the driver that the health condition of the driver is poor, instruct the interactive response unit to execute the interaction operation, thereby acquiring a response input, which is a response of the driver to a response facilitating output that facilitates the driver to respond in the interaction operation; and determine the health condition of the driver based on a degree of suitability of the response input to the response facilitating output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono, Masahiro Kimura
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Publication number: 20240085198Abstract: A navigation system includes an evaluation unit for evaluating a degree of a health state quality for a driver of a moving body, and a route guidance unit for searching a route from a current position of the moving body to a destination, and for performing guidance of the searched route, the route guidance unit determines a search condition of a route to the destination based on an evaluation result of a health state of the driver in the evaluation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Tomohiro Imai, Shigenobu Mitsuzawa, Keisuke Nakamura, Satoru Shinkawa, Hideki Sakai, Hiroshi Ono
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Patent number: 11336345Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a demodulation device, and a fixing member. The first antenna transmits radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency. The second antenna receives the radio waves containing the signal via a medium. The demodulation device demodulates the signal and connected to the second antenna. The fixing member fixes the first antenna and the second antenna to the medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hirokazu Suzuki, Toshiyuki Sugawara
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Patent number: 11309640Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a switching unit configured to switch directivity of the antenna between a first state and a second state, a detection unit configured to detect switching of the switching unit, and an output unit configured to output a detection result of the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hisanobu Suzuki
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Patent number: 11101543Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, an antenna, a metal plate, a sensor and a controller. The antenna placed within the housing. The metal plate is detachably placed in the housing. The metal plate is higher in electric conductivity than the housing and has a surface facing the antenna when the metal plate is placed in the housing. The sensor is configured to sense placement of the metal plate. The controller is configured to receive a result of sensing detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Yamaha CorporationInventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
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Publication number: 20210075126Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a switching unit configured to switch directivity of the antenna between a first state and a second state, a detection unit configured to detect switching of the switching unit, and an output unit configured to output a detection result of the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hisanobu SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20210058122Abstract: A signal transmission device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a demodulation device, and a fixing member. The first antenna transmits radio waves containing a signal modulated at a first frequency. The second antenna receives the radio waves containing the signal via a medium. The demodulation device demodulates the signal and connected to the second antenna. The fixing member fixes the first antenna and the second antenna to the medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hirokazu SUZUKI, Toshiyuki SUGAWARA
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Patent number: 10916848Abstract: Provided is a lower-profile multi-band antenna. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an antenna including a linear first antenna portion, a conductive portion that connects the first antenna portion with a power feeding point, grounding regions where opposite ends of the first antenna portion are short-circuited and grounded, and a second antenna portion, at least a part of which overlaps with the conductive portion with a dielectric substance interposed between the conductive portion and the second antenna portion. The second antenna portion is disposed in a region surrounded by the grounding regions and the first antenna portion. The conductive portion may be connected to the first antenna portion at a middle point between the opposite ends of the first antenna portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
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Patent number: 10892563Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a metal plate removably attached onto the housing, having reflectance higher than reflectance of the housing, and having an opposing surface opposing the substrate when attached onto the housing, a detection unit that detects attachment of the metal plate, and an output unit that outputs a detection result of the detection unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Hisanobu Suzuki
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Publication number: 20200112083Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, an antenna, a metal plate, a sensor and a controller. The antenna placed within the housing. The metal plate is detachably placed in the housing. The metal plate is higher in electric conductivity than the housing and has a surface facing the antenna when the metal plate is placed in the housing. The sensor is configured to sense placement of the metal plate. The controller is configured to receive a result of sensing detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA
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Publication number: 20190044233Abstract: Provided is a lower-profile multi-band antenna. According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an antenna including a linear first antenna portion, a conductive portion that connects the first antenna portion with a power feeding point, grounding regions where opposite ends of the first antenna portion are short-circuited and grounded, and a second antenna portion, at least a part of which overlaps with the conductive portion with a dielectric substance interposed between the conductive portion and the second antenna portion. The second antenna portion is disposed in a region surrounded by the grounding regions and the first antenna portion. The conductive portion may be connected to the first antenna portion at a middle point between the opposite ends of the first antenna portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA
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Publication number: 20180294579Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a housing, a substrate provided inside the housing, an antenna provided on the substrate, a metal plate removably attached onto the housing, having reflectance higher than reflectance of the housing, and having an opposing surface opposing the substrate when attached onto the housing, a detection unit that detects attachment of the metal plate, and an output unit that outputs a detection result of the detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Tomohiro SHINKAWA, Hisanobu SUZUKI
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Patent number: 8619000Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground section including a planar section, a feeding section, a first feeding element arranged along the planar section of the ground section, and a second feeding element including a loop-like body portion arranged parallel to the first feeding element at a predetermined distance from the first feeding element, the loop-like body portion including one end portion bent to be electrically connected to the ground section, and the other end portion bent to be electrically connected to the feeding section. Both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the second feeding element are provided in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the ground section.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomohiro Shinkawa
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Publication number: 20120081256Abstract: An antenna apparatus is provided with an antenna cover formed so as to widen toward the rear and to rise in a streamlined shape toward the rear along the longitudinal central axis, an antenna base to which the antenna cover is attached in a watertight fashion, and an antenna section accommodated in a space formed by the antenna cover and the antenna base. The antenna section is set upright on the antenna base, and has a configuration in which an antenna wire of predetermined length corresponding to a frequency band of medium frequency wave to very high frequency wave is wound vertically at a predetermined inter-wire pitch around a winding member accommodated in a space corresponding to the raised section of the antenna cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Inventors: Toshiaki AIZAWA, Tomohiro Shinkawa, Junichi Noro
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Patent number: 8094088Abstract: In an antenna apparatus, a radiation element includes a perturbation element. A first power feeding line has a first end connected to the radiation element and is configured to feed power to the radiation element. A second power feeding line has a first end configured to feed power to the radiation element through electromagnetic coupling. The radiation element, the first power feeding line and the second power feeding line are arranged on a same plane to constitute a balance type antenna.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Masaaki Miyata, Hisamatsu Nakano
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Patent number: 8022883Abstract: In an automobile rear windowpane antenna apparatus including a defogger disposed on a rear windowpane plate at a lower portion thereof an antenna pattern is disposed above the defogger on the rear windowpane plate at an upper portion thereof and is disposed so as to extend between near a right end edge of a window frame and near a left end edge thereof. A feeding point is disposed inside the antenna pattern.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Shinkawa, Takao Kato, Nobuo Tamura, Wassom Pierre
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Publication number: 20110074648Abstract: An antenna device includes a ground section including a planar section, a feeding section, a first feeding element arranged along the planar section of the ground section, and a second feeding element including a loop-like body portion arranged parallel to the first feeding element at a predetermined distance from the first feeding element, the loop-like body portion including one end portion bent to be electrically connected to the ground section, and the other end portion bent to be electrically connected to the feeding section. Both of the one end portion and the other end portion of the second feeding element are provided in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the ground section.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Applicant: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Tomohiro SHINKAWA