Patents by Inventor Toshihiko Takahashi
Toshihiko Takahashi 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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Patent number: 12077230Abstract: A steering control device, a steering control method, and a steering control system according to the present invention determines a rear wheel steering angle control command for returning a rear wheel steering angle to a predetermined steering angle earlier than a front wheel steering angle when steering wheel operation (that is, operation of a steering wheel) shifts from a state of additional turning to a state of cutback turning, in steering control that steers a rear wheel steering angle of a vehicle in opposite-phase with respect to a front wheel steering angle, and outputs the determined rear wheel steering angle control command to a rear wheel steering device, so that hysteresis of a yaw rate is reduced or eliminated, reducing or eliminating a sense of discomfort given to a driver.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Sonoda, Tomoaki Fujibayashi, Yoshiji Hasegawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Toshihiko Kaneda
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Patent number: 11994349Abstract: A bulkhead heat exchanger includes path walls which divide a space formed between a first bulkhead and a second bulkhead into first paths. The first bulkhead and the second bulkhead separate the first paths from second paths. When a phase overlapping an inflection point of one path wall of adjacent path walls is ?0 (=0°), the path wall is a sinusoidal path wall having a range of ?0 (=0°)<?1<?2<90°<?3<?4<180°<?5<?6<270°<?7<?8<?0 (=360°) as one period. In the one path wall, a main element is formed in ?1??<?3 and ?6??<?8, and in the other path wall, a main element is formed in ?2??<?4 and ?5??<?7.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Gaiken O, Akira Koizumi, Toshihiko Takahashi
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Patent number: 11993344Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator, a casing, and an electromagnetic shield. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The casing has an internal space. The wireless communicator is disposed in the internal space of the casing. The electromagnetic shield includes a shield member to cover at least a part of the wireless communicator. The shield member of the electromagnetic shield is a separate member with respect to the casing.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takaya Masuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Tanaka
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Patent number: 11913732Abstract: A bulkhead heat exchanger includes a first bulkhead, a second bulkhead, and a plurality of flow path walls which divide a space formed between the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead into a plurality of first flow paths, wherein the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead separate the plurality of first flow paths from a plurality of second flow paths through which a second fluid different from a first fluid flowing through the plurality of first flow paths flows, the plurality of flow path walls have the plurality of wall surfaces, and the plurality of wall surfaces conform to sine curves different from each other, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Gaiken O, Toshihiko Takahashi, Akira Koizumi
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Patent number: 11878764Abstract: A control device is provided for controlling a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller. The human-powered vehicle includes a drive unit, a brake device, and a brake control device. The drive unit is provided with an electric motor that assists in propulsion of the human-powered vehicle. The brake device generates brake force. The brake control device controls the brake force with an electric actuator differing from the electric motor. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric motor in accordance with an actuation state of the brake control device.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takuya Katsuki, Kiichiro Nagata, Daiki Iwabuchi, Toshihiko Takahashi, Kazuya Kuwayama, Atsushi Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20230054799Abstract: A charging device basically includes a first power source, first and second device-side connection terminals, a first resistance, a detection unit and a device-side controller. The first resistance is connected between the first power source and the first device-side connection terminal. The detection unit detects an inter-terminal voltage between the first device-side connection terminal and the second device-side connection terminal. A vehicle-side controller is connected between a first vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the first device-side connection terminal and a second vehicle-side connection terminal connected to the second device-side connection terminal. The device-side controller determines that the charging-device-side charging connector and the vehicle-side charging connector are turned into a non-connected state from a connected state by a fact that the inter-terminal voltage detected by the detection unit becomes greater than a predetermined voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventor: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20230034333Abstract: To provide a shifting control device and an electric shifting system allowing a user to comfortably ride a human-powered vehicle, a shifting control device comprising a controller configured to control a shifting device in accordance with a first operation performed on an operating device for braking a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 11498645Abstract: To provide a shifting control device and an electric shifting system allowing a user to comfortably ride a human-powered vehicle, a shifting control device comprising a controller configured to control a shifting device in accordance with a first operation performed on an operating device for braking a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Satoshi Shahana
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Patent number: 11424143Abstract: Provided is a heat insulation structure used for a vertical heat treatment apparatus that performs a heat treatment on a substrate. The vertical heat treatment apparatus includes: a processing container having a double tube structure including an inner tube and an outer tube closed upward, the processing container having an opening at a lower end thereof; a gas supply section and exhaust section provided on a lower side of the processing container; a lid configured to introduce or discharge the substrate into or from the opening and to open/close the opening; and a heating section provided to cover the processing container from an outside. The heat insulation structure is provided between the inner tube and the outer tube.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDInventors: Koji Yoshii, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Okada, Satoshi Takagi, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Shoji, Kazuya Kitamura
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Publication number: 20220260325Abstract: A bulkhead heat exchanger includes a first bulkhead, a second bulkhead, and a plurality of flow path walls which divide a space formed between the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead into a plurality of first flow paths. The first bulkhead and the second bulkhead separate the plurality of first flow paths from a plurality of second flow paths through which a second fluid different from a first fluid flowing through the plurality of first flow paths flows. When a plurality of wall surfaces along a plurality of sine curves are formed and a phase overlapping an inflection point of one flow path wall of adjacent flow path walls is ?0 (=0°), the flow path wall is a sinusoidal flow path wall having a phase range of ?0 (=0°)<?1<?2<90°<?3<?4<180°<?5<?6<270°<?7<?8<?0 (=360°) as one period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITEDInventors: Gaiken O, Akira KOIZUMI, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11407471Abstract: A brake system includes a driving part driven by electric power to adjust braking force applied to a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle and an electronic controller configured to control the driving part in accordance with a rotational state of the rotary body. The electronic controller has a plurality of control modes including a first mode that drives the driving part in accordance with a user operation and a second mode that does not drive the driving part regardless of the user operation. The electronic controller is configured to switch the plurality of control modes based on setting information related to an input to the human-powered vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago
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Publication number: 20220204124Abstract: A control device is provided for controlling a human-powered vehicle. The control device includes an electronic controller. The human-powered vehicle includes a drive unit, a brake device, and a brake control device. The drive unit is provided with an electric motor that assists in propulsion of the human-powered vehicle. The brake device generates brake force. The brake control device controls the brake force with an electric actuator differing from the electric motor. The electronic controller is configured to control the electric motor in accordance with an actuation state of the brake control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Takuya KATSUKI, Kiichiro NAGATA, Daiki IWABUCHI, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Kazuya KUWAYAMA, Atsushi MIYAGAWA
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Patent number: 11345433Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that is configured to control a braking unit that is configured to brake at least one of a plurality of rotating bodies of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is configured to control the braking unit upon determining an ABS control is performed to decrease a braking force of a first rotating body included in the plurality of rotating bodies so that a braking force of a second rotating body, which is different from the first rotating body and included in the plurality of rotating bodies, is increased by a force that is different from hydraulic pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiko Fukuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Masahiro Nakakura, Takafumi Nishino, Takehiko Nakajima
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Patent number: 11203291Abstract: An electronic controller and a control system are provided that allow the rider to comfortably ride a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller includes at least one processor configured to control a notification device based on environmental information related to a surrounding environment of a human-powered vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiro Nakakura, Kazuki Koshiyama, Toshihiko Takahashi, Satoshi Shahana, Hitoshi Takayama, Masafumi Tanaka, Yasuhiro Nakashima, Takafumi Nishino, Shingo Sakurai
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Patent number: 11150351Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that executes an ABS control on a rotating body of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller executes the ABS control based on a relationship between a first speed and a second speed related to the human-powered vehicle. The first speed includes a speed of the human-powered vehicle based on information of a traveling environment. The second speed includes a speed of the human-powered vehicle based on a rotational speed of the rotating body.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Masahiko Fukuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiro Nakakura, Takehiko Nakajima
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Patent number: 11142279Abstract: A brake control device includes an electronic controller that controls a brake unit configured to brake a rotation body of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller limits ABS control in a case where a first predetermined condition for executing ABS control and a second predetermined condition for limiting ABS control are satisfied. The second predetermined condition is set based on limitation information that differs from information related to a traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Masahiko Fukuda, Hitoshi Takayama, Daisuke Nago, Masahiro Nakakura, Takehiko Nakajima
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Publication number: 20210221467Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator, a casing, and an electromagnetic shield. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The casing has an internal space. The wireless communicator is disposed in the internal space of the casing. The electromagnetic shield includes a shield member to cover at least a part of the wireless communicator. The shield member of the electromagnetic shield is a separate member with respect to the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Takaya MASUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masafumi TANAKA
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Patent number: 11052967Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator, a power source, and a switcher. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The power source is configured to supply a first electric power to the wireless communicator. The switcher is configured to change an electric connection state between the wireless communicator and the power source. The switcher includes an electric generator configured to generate a second electric power by an external input to a bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takaya Masuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Tanaka
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Patent number: 11046386Abstract: A control device is provided for controlling for a brake system of a human-powered vehicle that includes a rotary body and a brake device that brakes the rotary body. The control device of the brake system includes an acquisition portion acquiring information related to at least one of the rotary body and the brake device to appropriately brake the rotary body with the brake device.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Masahiro Nakakura, Masahiro Fukuda
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Patent number: 11001338Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator, a power source, and a switcher. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The power source is configured to supply a first electric power to the wireless communicator. The switcher is configured to change an electric connection state between the wireless communicator and the power source. The switcher includes an electric generator configured to generate a second electric power by an external input to a bicycle.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takaya Masuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Tanaka