Patents by Inventor Toru Higuchi

Toru Higuchi 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: 20250136146
    Abstract: This automated driving system includes a vehicle having a target traveling path for performing automated traveling, the automated driving system being configured to acquire a position and an azimuth of the vehicle and a measurement reliability therefor. The vehicle includes an automated traveling restart determination unit for switching from a stopped state to automated traveling. In a case where the measurement reliability is equal to or greater than a predetermined first threshold, restart of automated traveling of the vehicle is permitted when an absolute value of a first position deviation between the target traveling path and the position of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined second threshold and an absolute value of an angle deviation between an azimuth of the target traveling path and the azimuth of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined third threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michitoshi AZUMA, Toru Higuchi, Takayuki Tanaka, Kohei Mori
  • Patent number: 12139434
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cover glass that can be installed in an automobile so as to cover a display unit including a plurality of information areas, including a glass body that has a first surface facing the display unit side, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and that includes a plurality of transmission areas respectively corresponding to the information areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Toru Higuchi, Takeshi Yabuta, Satoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20240243208
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical element device. The optical element device includes: a semiconductor substrate, having a light receiving portion; a coating layer, covering the light receiving portion; and a transparent sealing resin, sealing the semiconductor substrate and the coating layer. The coating layer has a first coating layer surface facing the semiconductor substrate and a second coating layer surface located opposite to the first coating layer surface. The coating layer has a recess formed on the second coating layer surface. The transparent sealing resin contacts at least a portion of an inner peripheral surface of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUWAHARA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240234595
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical element device. The optical element device includes: a semiconductor substrate, having a light receiving unit or a light emitting unit; a transparent sealing resin, sealing the semiconductor substrate; and a convex portion, directly or indirectly connected to the semiconductor substrate. The convex portion is covered by the transparent sealing resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUWAHARA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240219488
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic detection device. The magnetic detection device includes: a magnetic detection element; and a magnetic flux converging member, disposed opposite to the magnetic detection element and configured to guide magnetic flux to the magnetic detection element. The magnetic flux converging member includes: a first magnetic flux converging portion, extending in a direction and facing the magnetic flux converging member with respect to the magnetic detection element, and a second magnetic flux converging portion, in a plan view seen from an opposing direction, protruding more laterally than the first magnetic flux converging portion. The magnetic flux converging member guides magnetic flux passing through the second magnetic flux converging portion to the magnetic detection element via the first magnetic flux converging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUWAHARA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240222353
    Abstract: This transformer chip includes a first coil and a second coil provided on a substrate major surface of a substrate. The first coil and the second coil are arranged along a first direction on the substrate major surface of the substrate. The first coil includes first substrate wires and first connection wires arrayed in an X-direction. The first substrate wires extend along a direction transverse to the X-direction. The first connection wires are each connected between two first substrate wires adjacent to each other in the X-direction. The second coil includes second substrate wires and second connection wires arrayed in the X-direction. The second substrate wires extend along the direction transverse to the X-direction. The second connection wires are each connected between two second substrate wires adjacent to each other in the X-direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Eiji KUWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20240210494
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic detection device. The magnetic detection device includes: a magnetic detection element; a substrate, having an opposing surface facing the magnetic detection element; and a magnetic collector, disposed between the magnetic detection element and the substrate and configured to induce a magnetic flux to the magnetic detection element. The substrate has a recess recessed from the opposing surface in a direction opposite to the magnetic detection element. At least a portion of the magnetic collector is disposed within the recess. The magnetic collector includes a first magnetic collecting unit that stands up from a bottom surface of the recess toward the magnetic detection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUWAHARA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240166176
    Abstract: This emergency evacuation device includes: an emergency stop requesting unit which detects abnormality from obstacle information acquired from an obstacle information acquisition unit and a roadside information acquisition unit and an occupant physiological state acquired from an occupant state information acquisition unit, and outputs an emergency stop request; a movement permission determination unit which determines movement permission for a mobile object, using the emergency stop request; a movement permission cancellation unit which determines whether or not to cancel movement permission for the mobile object, using a control state of the mobile object acquired from a mobile object state information acquisition unit; and a mobile object control unit which controls movement of the mobile object, using information about movement permission and cancellation of the movement permission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Hiroshi YAMADA, Kohei MORI, Keisuke MORITA
  • Publication number: 20240166198
    Abstract: This behavior planning device includes: an emergency stop requesting unit which detects abnormality on the basis of obstacle information acquired from an obstacle information acquisition unit and a roadside information acquisition unit and outputs an emergency stop request; a stop position determination unit which calculates a stop position of an own vehicle on the basis of the emergency stop request and determines whether or not the stop position is in an area where advancement of another traffic participant is obstructed; and a behavior plan generation unit which, in a case where it is determined that the own vehicle will stop in the area where advancement of another traffic participant is obstructed, such as an intersection, generates a behavior plan for causing the own vehicle to stop outside the area or after passing over the area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi YAMADA, Toru Higuchi, Michitoshi Azuma, Kohei Mori, Takayuki Tanaka, Nariaki Takehara
  • Publication number: 20240166199
    Abstract: Provided is a behavior planning device, a vehicle control system, and a behavior plan generation method in which whether or not to immediately stop is determined at a time when abnormality has been detected, thus reducing obstruction of advancement of another traffic participant. This behavior planning device includes: a stop request determination unit which determines occurrence of abnormality on the basis of acquired obstacle information, own-position information, road information, and vehicle state information, and outputs an emergency stop request or a stop request; and a behavior plan generation unit which, in a case where the emergency stop request is outputted, generates a behavior plan for immediately stopping a mobile object, and in a case where the stop request is outputted, generates a behavior plan for preventing the mobile object from stopping in an area where advancement of another traffic participant is obstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki TANAKA, Hiroshi YAMADA, Nariaki TAKEHARA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240157975
    Abstract: An autonomous driving integrated control system includes multiple roadside monitoring devices and an autonomous driving device, wherein the multiple roadside monitoring devices each have a sensor and a transmitter that transmits information of a detected object, and wherein the autonomous driving device has: a receiver unit; a vehicle abnormal state detection unit; an escape route generation unit that generates, per each of the roadside monitoring devices, intersection escape routes for escaping from the intersection; a selection unit that compares the thus-generated intersection escape routes with each other in terms of their collision-avoidance levels, to thereby make selections; a travelable distance calculation unit that calculates an abnormal-time travelable distance; a vehicle control unit that, when an abnormal state of the vehicle is detected, causes the vehicle to travel along a high-level intersection escape route corresponding to the abnormal-time travelable distance; and a vehicle operation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michitoshi AZUMA, Kohei MORI, Toru HIGUCHI, Hiroshi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20240151553
    Abstract: Provided is an autonomous travel assistance device including a server device. The server device receives road state information from a roadside unit. The server device stores map information as a combination of a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links. The server device holds route information on a target vehicle. The server device receives, from the target vehicle, vehicle information on a position and a travel state of the target vehicle, selects a part of the nodes as a selected node based on the vehicle information and the route information, and selects a part of the links as a selected link based thereon. The server device transmits, as dynamic map information, information obtained by adding the road state information on the selected node and the selected link to the map information, to the target vehicle that autonomously travels along a planned travel route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ryosuke NISHIMURA, Toru HIGUCHI, Yuta WADA
  • Publication number: 20240067180
    Abstract: An information distribution apparatus includes an obstacle identification apparatus that identifies an obstacle to a vehicle traveling in an area and then outputs obstacle information related to the position of the obstacle, a road database representing the positions of roads, and an impassable-road determination means that determines a road through which the vehicle cannot pass, based on the obstacle information outputted from the obstacle identification apparatus and the road database, and then outputs impassable-road information. A narrow-area automatic driving system is provided with the information distribution apparatus and the vehicle that travels from a departure point to a target point, along a route formed based on information outputted from the information distribution apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihide SATAKE, Keisuke MORITA, Takahisa AOYAGI, Hiroshi YAMADA, Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240059554
    Abstract: A MEMS module includes a MEMS element provided with a substrate in which a hollow portion is formed, the MEMS element including a movable portion of the substrate which covers the hollow portion and has a thickness that allows a shape of the movable portion to be deformable, a first gauge resistor arranged on the substrate such that at least a portion of the first gauge resistor overlaps with the hollow portion, and a second gauge resistor arranged on the substrate in a region surrounding the first gauge resistor without overlapping with the hollow portion, and an electronic component configured to correct detection information of the MEMS element by using a first electrical signal detected by the first gauge resistor and a second electrical signal detected by the second gauge resistor and calculate an amount of change in air pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Kosuke YAMASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20230411273
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first electroconductive member that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and that has a first linear portion extending along a principal surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an organic insulation layer that is formed on the semiconductor substrate and that covers the first electroconductive member, and the first linear portion includes a first side edge portion formed by a curve that is alternately bent to one side and to an opposite side of a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the first linear portion in a plan view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eiji KUWAHARA, Toru HIGUCHI, Daisuke SAKIZONO
  • Publication number: 20230283266
    Abstract: For example, a signal transmission device includes a transmitter provided in a primary circuit system and configured to generate a transmission signal according to an input signal; at least one first isolating element configured to constitute a first signal transmission path for transmission of the transmission signal from the primary circuit system to the secondary circuit system; at least one second isolating element configured to constitute a second signal transmission path, different from the first signal transmission path, for transmission of the transmission signal from the primary circuit system to the secondary circuit system; and a receiver provided in the secondary circuit system and configured to feed a first reception signal and a second reception signal output respectively from the first and second isolating elements to a logic circuit to generate a single output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Toru HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230249688
    Abstract: A vehicle control device includes: an ego-vehicle information acquisition unit which acquires ego-vehicle information; a map information acquisition unit which acquires map information about an intersection; an other-vehicle information acquisition unit which acquires other-vehicle information about another vehicle traveling on a road connected to the intersection; an intersection entry possibility determination unit which calculates a stop time of the other vehicle at a position of a stop line for the intersection, calculates a stop time of the ego vehicle at a position of a stop line for the intersection, and determines whether or not the ego vehicle is allowed to enter the intersection on the basis of the stop time of the other vehicle and the stop time of the ego vehicle; and a vehicle control unit which controls traveling of the ego vehicle at the intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihide SATAKE, Yoshiki KANDA, Hiroshi YAMADA, Toru HIGUCHI, Haiyue ZHANG, Takatoshi KAKUTA, Kohei MORI, Takayuki TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20230128212
    Abstract: An apparatus is obtained which provides, to a vehicle, information on a road-surface and that on an obstacle(s), and information on the degree of reliability, on the basis of information received from roadside units. The apparatus includes a communications circuitry to receive obstacle information from the roadside units where each unit includes a plurality of sensors to detect the obstacle(s) within a predetermined field of view. A reliability determinator determines the degree of reliability of information on an obstacle(s) received, and outputs a reliability value on the bases of the number of roadside units detecting the same obstacle, the number of sensors in one roadside unit detecting the same obstacle, and a difference value of detecting the same obstacle between different roadside units or that of detecting the same obstacle between different sensors; and a correction term is outputted on the basis of information on a road-surface condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michitoshi AZUMA, Toru Higuchi, Takatoshi Kakuta, Toshihide Satake, Fumiaki Kadoya, Takahisa Aoyagi
  • Publication number: 20230016416
    Abstract: A MEMS module includes: a MEMS element provided with a substrate in which a hollow portion is formed, and including a movable portion, which is a part of the substrate, around the hollow portion, the movable portion having a thickness whose shape is changeable by an air pressure difference between an air pressure inside the hollow portion and an air pressure outside the substrate; and an electronic component, to which an output signal of the MEMS element is inputted, formed on the substrate, wherein the electronic component and the MEMS element are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the movable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Kosuke YAMASHIRO
  • Publication number: 20230016038
    Abstract: A MEMS module includes: a first MEMS element and a second MEMS element each including a movable portion which is a portion of a substrate including a hollow portion formed therein, the movable portion configured to warp in shape according to an air pressure difference between an internal air pressure inside the hollow portion and an external air pressure outside the hollow portion; and an electronic component configured to calculate a change in external air pressure outside the substrate by using an amount of warpage of the movable portion of at least one of the first MEMS element and the second MEMS element, wherein the amount of warpage of the movable portion according to the external air pressure differs between the first MEMS element and the second MEMS element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru HIGUCHI, Kosuke YAMASHIRO