Patents by Inventor Toru CHIKAMITSU

Toru CHIKAMITSU 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: 11668824
    Abstract: Provided is an obstacle determination apparatus including: a first determiner determining a difference in a propagation distance or a propagation time between a first round-trip path of a detection wave and a second round-trip path of a detection wave; and a second determiner determining whether the object is an obstacle based on a determination result of the first determiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Nakamura, Ryutaro Seno, Shingo Kawahara, Toru Chikamitsu
  • Publication number: 20230001919
    Abstract: An object detection device includes first and second detectors each configured to detect an object by transmitting an ultrasonic wave in a moving direction of the moving object and receiving a reflected wave of the ultrasonic wave, a second detector, a memory, and a hardware processor coupled to the memory, and configured to: determine that an obstacle is present in the moving direction of the moving object, based on object detection results by the first and second detectors; determine crossing of the obstacle based on object detection results by the first and second detectors in a state in which it is being determined that the obstacle is present; and cause a driving controller mounted on the moving object, to release driving restriction control of restricting movement of the moving object when determining the crossing, or prohibit the driving controller from releasing the driving restriction control under a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sumiaki HAZAMA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Hiroki YAMASHITA, Shingo KAWAHARA, Chiaki IZUMOTO, Yusuke NAKAMURA, Teppei SHIBATA, Toru CHIKAMITSU
  • Publication number: 20220043146
    Abstract: Provided is an obstacle determination apparatus including: a first determiner determining a difference in a propagation distance or a propagation time between a first round-trip path of a detection wave and a second round-trip path of a detection wave; and a second determiner determining whether the object is an obstacle based on a determination result of the first determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke NAKAMURA, Ryutaro SENO, Shingo KAWAHARA, Toru CHIKAMITSU