Patents by Inventor Toru Nishimura
Toru Nishimura 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: 20240151553Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryosuke NISHIMURA, Toru HIGUCHI, Yuta WADA
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Patent number: 11964665Abstract: A vehicle speed calculating device includes a vehicle speed calculating unit configured to calculate a control vehicle speed that is acquired by estimating a vehicle body speed that is a speed at which a vehicle is actually traveling, as a state variable used to control an onboard device configured to operate to realize various functions provided in the vehicle. The vehicle speed calculating unit is configured to include an extraction function of extracting at least one wheel speed acquired from at least one wheel that is assumed to be rotating in a state in which an influence causing a difference from the vehicle body speed is likely to be small, out of wheel speeds of a plurality of wheels, and a calculation function of calculating the control vehicle speed based on the at least one wheel speed extracted by the extraction function.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takashi Kodera, Toru Takashima, Koichi Nishimura, Takahito Ishino
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Publication number: 20240074495Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device, includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a case which constitutes a surface of the power supply unit, and a sensor which is disposed in the vicinity of the case and is configured to output a value related to a temperature of the case. Protection control for prohibiting one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater is executed based on an output value of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Hiroki NAKAAE, Toru NAGAHAMA, Yuki NISHIMURA, Takashi FUJIKI, Yuki MASUDA, Ryo YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20220085526Abstract: Providing an anti-corrosion terminal material having high corrosion resistance effect and good adhesiveness of a film. A first film is formed on at least a part of a base material in which at least a surface is made of copper or copper alloy; in the first film, a zinc layer made of zinc or zinc alloy is formed on a mixed layer in which a copper-tin alloy region made of copper tin alloy and a tin region made of tin or tin alloy other than copper tin alloy are mixed; the zinc layer is in contact with both the copper-tin alloy region and the tin region of the mixed layer; a ratio R1/R2 is 0.05 or more and 2.5 or less where a length in contact with the copper-tin alloy region in a cross section along a thickness direction is R1 (?m) and a length in contact with the tin layer is R2 (?m).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenji Kubota, Takashi Tamagawa, Toru Nishimura, Yoshie Tarutani, Kiyotaka Nakaya
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Patent number: 9813846Abstract: This short-distance radio communication system for a vehicle includes an in-vehicle unit having more than one antenna and a portable unit performing radio communications with the in-vehicle unit. The in-vehicle unit transmits a first burst together with a call signal for calling the portable unit through a first antenna, and transmits a second burst subsequent to the first burst through a second antenna. The portable unit receives the signals transmitted from the in-vehicle unit, measures respective received signal strength indicators from the first burst and the second burst contained in the received signals, and responds to the in-vehicle unit according to results of comparing the respective indicators with given thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Masami Takigawa, Naoki Hayashi, Jun Fujiyama, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 9605148Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material includes 5 to 45 parts by weight of carbon fibers; 1 to 45 parts by weight of organic fibers; 20 to 93 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin; and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers, the organic fibers, the thermoplastic resin, and the compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin is contained at an outer side of a composite obtained by impregnating a fiber bundle including the carbon and organic fibers with the compound; the carbon and organic fibers are unevenly distributed in a cross section of the fiber bundle; and the length of the fiber bundle and the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 9605149Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material includes a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material, comprising 5 to 45 parts by weight of carbon fibers, 94 to 35 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers, the thermoplastic resin, and the compound having a melt viscosity at 200° C. lower than that of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin is contained at an outer side of a composite obtained by impregnating the carbon fibers with the compound, and the length of the carbon fibers and the length of the carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material are substantially the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Publication number: 20170029580Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material includes 5 to 45 parts by weight of carbon fibers; 1 to 45 parts by weight of organic fibers; 20 to 93 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin; and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers, the organic fibers, the thermoplastic resin, and the compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin is contained at an outer side of a composite obtained by impregnating a fiber bundle including the carbon and organic fibers with the compound; the carbon and organic fibers are unevenly distributed in a cross section of the fiber bundle; and the length of the fiber bundle and the fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Publication number: 20170029581Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material includes a carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material, comprising 5 to 45 parts by weight of carbon fibers, 94 to 35 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of a compound having a melt viscosity lower than the thermoplastic resin based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers, the thermoplastic resin, and the compound having a melt viscosity at 200° C. lower than that of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the thermoplastic resin is contained at an outer side of a composite obtained by impregnating the carbon fibers with the compound, and the length of the carbon fibers and the length of the carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molding material are substantially the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 9505928Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article includes 5 to 40 parts by weight of carbon fibers (A), 1 to 40 parts by weight of organic fibers (B), and 20 to 94 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (C) based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers (A), the organic fibers (B), and the thermoplastic resin (C), wherein the carbon fibers (A) have an average fiber length (LA) of 0.3 to 1.5 mm, and an average straight-line distance between two edges of a single fiber (DA), and the organic fibers (B) have an average fiber length (LB) of 1.5 to 4 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Publication number: 20160205498Abstract: This short-distance radio communication system for a vehicle includes an in-vehicle unit having more than one antenna and a portable unit performing radio communications with the in-vehicle unit. The in-vehicle unit transmits a first burst together with a call signal for calling the portable unit through a first antenna, and transmits a second burst subsequent to the first burst through a second antenna. The portable unit receives the signals transmitted from the in-vehicle unit, measures respective received signal strength indicators from the first burst and the second burst contained in the received signals, and responds to the in-vehicle unit according to results of comparing the respective indicators with given thresholds.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: MASAMI TAKIGAWA, NAOKI HAYASHI, JUN FUJIYAMA, TORU NISHIMURA
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Publication number: 20150291789Abstract: A fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin molded article includes 5 to 40 parts by weight of carbon fibers (A), 1 to 40 parts by weight of organic fibers (B), and 20 to 94 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (C) based on 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the carbon fibers (A), the organic fibers (B), and the thermoplastic resin (C), wherein the carbon fibers (A) have an average fiber length (LA) of 0.3 to 1.5 mm, and an average straight-line distance between two edges of a single fiber (DA), and the organic fibers (B) have an average fiber length (LB) of 1.5 to 4 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Shin Hirata, Yuki Mitsutsuji, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 8951929Abstract: A process for the pre-treatment of Mo/ZSM-5 and Mo/MCM-22 catalysts is provided, which process comprises heating the catalyst at 500° C. in the presence of propane. The treated catalyst, when used in the non-oxidative dehydrogenation of methane demonstrates improved benzene yield and catalyst stability as compared to catalysts pre-treated with He, methane or H2.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignees: Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Mitsui Chemicals Inc.Inventors: Yan Liu, Toru Nishimura
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Patent number: 8546518Abstract: A method is provided for producing a polyarylene sulfide by reacting a sulfidizing agent with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, the method includes <Step 1>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 230° C. to less than 245° C. (T1a) is not less than 30 minutes and less than 3.5 hours and that the conversion ratio of the dihalogenated aromatic compound at the end of the step is 70 to 98 mol. % and <Step 2>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 245° C. to less than 280° C. (T2) is not less than 5 minutes and less than 1 hour.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Unohara, Hiroyuki Isago, Toru Nishimura, Masahiro Inohara
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Patent number: 8481787Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a tertiary amine by using a secondary amine and an alcohol as starting materials to obtain a corresponding tertiary amine. The method of the present invention includes reacting a secondary amine with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is previously used in the reaction of a primary amine with an alcohol to obtain a tertiary amine.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Toru Nishimura, Wataru Nomura, Yushin Takahashi
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Publication number: 20120277470Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a tertiary amine by using a secondary amine and an alcohol as starting materials to obtain a corresponding tertiary amine. The method of the present invention includes reacting a secondary amine with an alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is previously used in the reaction of a primary amine with an alcohol to obtain a tertiary amine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2010Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Nishimura, Wataru Nomura, Yushin Takahashi
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Patent number: 8293944Abstract: A reaction apparatus which is used for conducting a gas-liquid chemical reaction in a state that a liquid is in a continuous phase, wherein its reactor has therein a shear type stirring impeller for dispersing a raw reaction gas or a carrier gas and a film-formed catalyst, which apparatus is capable of producing a target reaction product; and a process for producing a tertiary amine in such reaction apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Atsushi Hirota, Toru Nishimura
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Publication number: 20120178898Abstract: A method is provided for producing a polyarylene sulfide by reacting a sulfidizing agent with a dihalogenated aromatic compound in an organic polar solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide, the method includes <Step 1>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 230° C. to less than 245° C. (T1a) is not less than 30 minutes and less than 3.5 hours and that the conversion ratio of the dihalogenated aromatic compound at the end of the step is 70 to 98 mol. % and <Step 2>: carrying out the reaction in such a manner that the polymerization time in a temperature range of 245° C. to less than 280° C. (T2) is not less than 5 minutes and less than 1 hour.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2010Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: Toray Industries, Inc.Inventors: Takeshi Unohara, Hiroyuki Isago, Toru Nishimura, Masahiro Inohara
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Publication number: 20120142986Abstract: Provided is a process for producing an aromatic hydrocarbon efficiently at high yield from a lower hydrocarbon containing methane as a major component, and such a process for producing an aromatic hydrocarbon includes the step of reacting a lower hydrocarbon containing methane as a major component in the presence of a transition-metal-containing crystalline metallosilicate catalyst which is obtainable by supporting 5 to 25 parts by weight of a transition metal (X) on 100 parts by weight of a modified crystalline metallosilicate obtainable by subjecting a crystalline metallosilicate to a series of treatment (A) including a step (i) of eliminating part of a metal from the crystalline metallosilicate and a silylation step (ii).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicants: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.Inventors: Akihiro Okabe, Yoshimichi Namai, Hideyuki Ito, Satoshi Akiyama, Michiaki Umeno, Takashi Ono, Toru Nishimura
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Publication number: 20120123167Abstract: A reaction apparatus which is used for conducting a gas-liquid chemical reaction in a state that a liquid is in a continuous phase, wherein its reactor has therein a shear type stirring impeller for dispersing a raw reaction gas or a carrier gas and a film-formed catalyst, which apparatus is capable of producing a target reaction product; and a process for producing a tertiary amine in such reaction apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: KAO CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Hirota, Toru Nishimura