Patents by Inventor Toru Takashima

Toru Takashima 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: 8996254
    Abstract: A vehicle motion control apparatus which is configured to control a motion of a vehicle comprising a plurality of apparatuses, each of which is configured to selectively control a slip angle or a yaw rate, is provided with: a behavior controlling device which is configured to perform behavior control in which a plurality of apparatuses are controlled such that a slip angle and a yaw rate are a set target slip angle and a target yaw rate, respectively; a turning state quantity specifying device which is configured to specify a turning state quantity of the vehicle; and a selecting device which is configured to select at least one of the slip angle and the yaw rate to be prioritized, on the basis of the specified turning state quantity in a case where the behavior control needs to be performed by one of the plurality of apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Norihisa Nishikawa, Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Yoshitaka Fujita, Toru Takashima, Tetsuhiro Narita, Go Inoue, Takahiro Kojo
  • Publication number: 20150068833
    Abstract: In order to provide a steering device capable of inhibiting generation of abnormal sound without a complicated structure, the steering device is provided with a wheel gear connected to an output shaft which transmits an output to a turning wheel and a worm gear engaging with the wheel gear and capable of transmitting power generated by a motor to the wheel gear, and a rotational speed of the motor is made lower than that during normal operation, at the time driving of the stopped motor is started or at the time a rotational direction of the worm gear is reversed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Takashima, Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Theerawat Limpibunterng
  • Publication number: 20140357748
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin containing, as a raw material, isosorbide that is easy to produce and excellent in such as mechanical properties, etc., and a molded body, particularly a foam-molded body, composed of the resin composition. The present invention provides a foam-molded body of a resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin having at least a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein the strain-hardening factor of uniaxial extensional viscosity of said resin composition is from 0.1 to 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi YAMAOKA, Toru Takashima
  • Publication number: 20140257640
    Abstract: A vehicle travel track control device which includes a forward image capture device which captures an image ahead of a vehicle, and side image capture devices which capture an image on the left side and/or the right side of the vehicle. When it is possible to properly execute a travel track control on the basis of captured forward image information ahead of the vehicle, the travel track control is executed on the basis of the captured forward image information sent from the forward image capture device, and when it is not possible to properly execute a travel track control on the basis of the captured forward image information, the travel track control is executed on the basis of at least captured side image information sent from the side image capture devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hisanori Mitsumoto, Takahiro Kojo, Yoji Kunihiro, Toru Takashima
  • Publication number: 20140179818
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a molded body that is easy to produce and obtained by foaming a polycarbonate copolymer containing, as a raw material, isosorbide that is lightweight and excellent in mechanical properties and like. The present invention relates to a foam-molded body containing a polycarbonate copolymer having a structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (1): and a structural unit derived from other dihydroxy compounds, and having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than 145° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toru TAKASHIMA, Katsushi YAMAOKA, Takeshi ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20130253770
    Abstract: A vehicle motion control apparatus which is configured to control a motion of a vehicle comprising a plurality of apparatuses, each of which is configured to selectively control a slip angle or a yaw rate, is provided with: a behavior controlling device which is configured to perform behavior control in which a plurality of apparatuses are controlled such that a slip angle and a yaw rate are a set target slip angle and a target yaw rate, respectively; a turning state quantity specifying device which is configured to specify a turning state quantity of the vehicle; and a selecting device which is configured to select at least one of the slip angle and the yaw rate to be prioritized, on the basis of the specified turning state quantity in a case where the behavior control needs to be performed by one of the plurality of apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Norihisa Nishikawa, Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Yoshitaka Fujita, Toru Takashima, Tetsuhiro Narita, Go Inoue, Takahiro Kojo
  • Patent number: 8483912
    Abstract: In a vehicle provided with an ARS actuator and an ARS driving apparatus as the rear-wheel steering apparatus, an ECU performs ARS electric power saving control. In the control, electric power supply to the ARS actuator is cut under the conditions that a rudder angle deviation ??r is greater than a reference deviation ??th and that a duration Tlst exceeds a reference value Tlstth in cases where a rear-wheel rudder angle ?r is greater than a reference rudder angle ?rth, wherein the rudder angle deviation ??r is a difference value between a target rear-wheel rudder angle ?rtg and the rear-wheel rudder angle ?r and the duration Tlst is a time in which the state that the rudder angle deviation ??r is greater than the reference deviation ??rth continues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toru Takashima
  • Publication number: 20130124045
    Abstract: A vehicle steering control apparatus (100) in a vehicle (10), which is provided with: a steering system including at least a rudder angle varying device (400, 700) capable of changing a relation between a steering angle, which is a rotation angle of a steering wheel (12), and a rudder angle of steered wheels and a steering torque assisting device (500) capable of assisting a driver steering torque; and a power supply source (800) for supplying electric power to the steering system, is provided with: a limiting device for limiting electric current consumption of the steering torque assisting device if a consumption current value of the steering system is greater than a maximum allowable current value in a case where supply capacity of supplying an electric current in the power supply source is reduced with respect to a reference; and a controlling device for matching a neutral position of the steering wheel with a neutral position of the steered wheels in a situation in which the electric current consumption o
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Suzuki, Theerawat Limpibunterng, Toru Takashima, Takahiro Kojo, Taro Hirose, Yoshiaki Tsuchiya, Masahiro Miyata, Susumu Fujii
  • Publication number: 20130103264
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a vehicle which is provided with a braking/driving force varying device capable of individually changing a braking/driving force acting on each of wheels (FL, FR, RL, RR) with respect to each wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toru Takashima, Norihisa Nishikawa, Mitsutaka Tanimoto, Tetsuhiro Narita
  • Patent number: 8259193
    Abstract: An image file reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reads an image file from a storage medium storing image files capable of storing plural pieces of image data and reproduces the read image file, a first operation unit that receives a command for selecting any one of image files stored in the storage medium, and a second operation unit that receives a command for selecting any one of image data stored in the image file selected by the command received by the first operation unit. The reproduction unit controls selection of image data to be reproduced in a different way according to the operation made on the respective operation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Toru Takashima, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Kenji Maeda, Satoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20120158246
    Abstract: In a vehicle provided with an ARS actuator and an ARS driving apparatus as the rear-wheel steering apparatus, an ECU performs ARS electric power saving control. In the control, electric power supply to the ARS actuator is cut under the conditions that a rudder angle deviation ??r is greater than a reference deviation ??th and that a duration Tlst exceeds a reference value Tlstth in cases where a rear-wheel rudder angle ?r is greater than a reference rudder angle ?rth, wherein the rudder angle deviation ??r is a difference value between a target rear-wheel rudder angle ?rtg and the rear-wheel rudder angle ?r and the duration Tlst is a time in which the state that the rudder angle deviation ??r is greater than the reference deviation ??rth continues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toru Takashima
  • Patent number: 8174586
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an image file from a recording medium that stores an image file of a first type and/or an image file of a second type includes reproducing the first type of image file or second type of image file, detecting whether each of a predetermined number of image files stored on the recording medium is the first type of image file or the second type of image file during the reproduction of an image file, and converting the second type of image file to the first type of image file by reading the main image data from the second type of image file, generating display-image data (image data for display use) based on the read main image data, and storing the generated display-image data in the original image file if the image file is determined to be the second type of image file based on the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Toru Takashima, Kenji Maeda
  • Patent number: 8018493
    Abstract: An image data transfer apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires predetermined information for at least one image file, from a storage medium storing a image file which can store plural pieces of image data, an ID adding unit that adds identification information to at least a part of all pieces of image data stored in at least one image file, based on the acquired predetermined information, a unit that receives a command for selecting at least one of all pieces of the image data each of which is added with the identification information, a transmission unit that transmits the identification information of the selected image data to the external device, and an image data transmission unit that transmits image data in response to a request from the external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Toru Takashima, Kenji Maeda, Satoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20110211092
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an image file from a recording medium that stores an image file of a first type and/or an image file of a second type includes reproducing the first type of image file or second type of image file, detecting whether each of a predetermined number of image files stored on the recording medium is the first type of image file or the second type of image file during the reproduction of an image file, and converting the second type of image file to the first type of image file by reading the main image data from the second type of image file, generating display-image data (image data for display use) based on the read main image data, and storing the generated display-image data in the original image file if the image file is determined to be the second type of image file based on the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Shigeo SAKAUE, Koji AMEMIYA, Yoshimasa OKABE, Hironori KATSUURA, Hisakazu KOBAYASHI, Toru TAKASHIMA, Kenji MAEDA
  • Patent number: 7956904
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an image file from a recording medium that stores an image file of a first type and/or an image file of a second type includes reproducing the first type of image file or second type of image file, detecting whether each of a predetermined number of image files stored on the recording medium is the first type of image file or the second type of image file during the reproduction of an image file, and converting the second type of image file to the first type of image file by reading the main image data from the second type of image file, generating display-image data (image data for display use) based on the read main image data, and storing the generated display-image data in the original image file if the image file is determined to be the second type of image file based on the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Toru Takashima, Kenji Maeda
  • Patent number: 7866278
    Abstract: A thin-film deposition system has a vacuum chamber and a plasma generator. The plasma generator includes a case, a cathode disposed in the case, an anode assembly disposed at an end of the case, a discharge power supply for applying a discharge voltage between the cathode and the anode assembly, and a gas supply means for supplying a discharge gas into the case. Electrons within a first plasma produced in the case are extracted into the vacuum chamber according to the discharge voltage. An evaporated material in a gaseous state inside the vacuum chamber is irradiated with electrons emitted from the plasma generator to produce a second plasma. The potential at the anode assembly is controlled by anode potential-controlling means such that the electrons within the second plasma are directed at the plasma generator and the ions within the second plasma are directed at the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: JEOL Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Takashima, Yoshikazu Homma
  • Patent number: 7760232
    Abstract: A digital camera capable of communicating with an external device through a predetermined communication bus and having a plurality of communication modes of diverse kinds includes a system control section and a USB control section which serve respectively as a judging device for transmitting a notification code for notifying a presently set-up communication mode, and then judging whether a command in response to the notification code is received from the master device within a predetermined time or not; and a communication controlling device for performing control on the basis of a judgment result of the judging device in such a manner that when a command in response to the notification code is received from a master device within the predetermined time, a state permitting communication with the master device is established in correspondence to the command, and when the command is not received within the predetermined time, connection to the master device is electrically released temporarily and then the conn
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Toru Takashima
  • Publication number: 20090167873
    Abstract: An image data transfer apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires predetermined information for at least one image file, from a storage medium storing a image file which can store plural pieces of image data, an ID adding unit that adds identification information to at least a part of all pieces of image data stored in at least one image file, based on the acquired predetermined information, a unit that receives a command for selecting at least one of all pieces of the image data each of which is added with the identification information, a transmission unit that transmits the identification information of the selected image data to the external device, and an image data transmission unit that transmits image data in response to a request from the external device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Toru Takashima, Kenji Maeda, Satoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20090154833
    Abstract: An image file reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction unit that reads an image file from a storage medium storing image files capable of storing plural pieces of image data and reproduces the read image file, a first operation unit that receives a command for selecting any one of image files stored in the storage medium, and a second operation unit that receives a command for selecting any one of image data stored in the image file selected by the command received by the first operation unit. The reproduction unit controls selection of image data to be reproduced in a different way according to the operation made on the respective operation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Shigeo Sakaue, Toru Takashima, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Kenji Maeda, Satoshi Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20090122159
    Abstract: A method of reproducing an image file from a recording medium that stores an image file of a first type and/or an image file of a second type includes reproducing the first type of image file or second type of image file, detecting whether each of a predetermined number of image files stored on the recording medium is the first type of image file or the second type of image file during the reproduction of an image file, and converting the second type of image file to the first type of image file by reading the main image data from the second type of image file, generating display-image data (image data for display use) based on the read main image data, and storing the generated display-image data in the original image file if the image file is determined to be the second type of image file based on the detection result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Shigeo SAKAUE, Koji Amemiya, Yoshimasa Okabe, Hironori Katsuura, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Toru Takashima, Kenji Maeda