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).

  • Patent number: 11001239
    Abstract: An electric brake system that appropriately brakes a rotary body of a human powered vehicle in various situations is applicable to a human powered vehicle and includes a brake device including an electric actuator operated by electric power from a power supply, and a braking portion driven by the electric actuator to brake a rotary body of the human powered vehicle, a state detector detecting a state of the human powered vehicle other than an operation of the brake device performed by a user, and a control unit controlling the brake device so that the braking portion brakes the rotary body based on a detection result of the state detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiko Fukuda, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 11001338
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takaya Masuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11001237
    Abstract: To provide a brake device and an electric brake system that appropriately brakes a rotary body of a human powered vehicle in various situations, a brake device is applicable to a human powered vehicle and includes an electric actuator operated by electric power from a power supply, a braking portion driven by the electric actuator to brake a rotary body of the human powered vehicle, and a power storage provided separately from the power supply to supply electric power to the electric actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Takayama
  • Patent number: 10974708
    Abstract: A brake control device and a brake system are configured to appropriately apply a braking force to a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle. The brake control device includes an electronic controller that controls a braking portion electrically driven to brake a rotary body rotating in accordance with traveling of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller controls the braking portion in accordance with an operation amount of an operating device and a state related to the human-powered vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Takayama, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 10967931
    Abstract: To provide a brake controller and a brake system that appropriately brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle, a brake controller includes one or more processors configured to programmatically control a braking portion of a brake device so that the braking portion brakes a rotary body of the human-powered vehicle based on first information related to travel of the human-powered vehicle, the first information excluding a road surface gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 10940909
    Abstract: A wireless receiving device for a human powered vehicle comprises a receiver having a first mode, and a second mode in which the receiver consumes less electric power than in the first mode. A controller is configured to set the receiver with the second mode if the receiver does not receive the communication signal in a first-mode period during which the receiver operates in the first mode. The controller is configured to count a consecutive number of a plurality of no-communication periods if no-communication periods consecutively occur. The controller is configured to set the receiver with the first mode if the consecutive number of the no-communication periods is less than a count threshold. The controller is configured to control the receiver to continue the second mode until a release condition is satisfied if the consecutive number is more than or equal to the count threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takaya Masuda, Takafumi Suzuki, Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10913507
    Abstract: A human-powered vehicle system and a control method are provided that reduce power consumption of a detection device. The human-powered vehicle system includes an electronic controller having at least one processor configured to control a detection device provided at a human-powered vehicle to detect an electromagnetic wave having a frequency that is greater than or equal to 30 GHz and excluding visible light. The at least one processor is configured to control the detection device in at least one of a first mode and a second mode that consumes less power than the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Patent number: 10906608
    Abstract: A brake system includes a driving part driven by electric power to brake a rotary body of a human-powered vehicle and an electronic controller configured to control the driving part. 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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago
  • Publication number: 20210003351
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Gaiken O, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Akira KOIZUMI
  • Patent number: 10792958
    Abstract: A tread portion is provided with a first block and a second block, which protrudes outward in a tire width direction more than the first block, alternately in a tire circumferential direction in a shoulder region. A first projection is provided in an outer side of the first block, and a second projection is provided in an outer side of the second block. An outside end of the second projection is connected to a side surface of the second block and is arranged closer to an outer side in the tire diametrical direction than an outside end of the first projection. An angle ?1 formed by a side surface of the first projection and a surface of the side wall portion is greater than an angle ?2 formed by a side surface of the second projection and the surface of the side wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20190308691
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Takaya MASUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masafumi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190287828
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Koji Yoshii, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Mitsuhiro Okada, Satoshi Takagi, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Shoji, Kazuya Kitamura
  • Publication number: 20190248438
    Abstract: A wireless receiving device for a human powered vehicle comprises a receiver having a first mode, and a second mode in which the receiver consumes less electric power than in the first mode. A controller is configured to set the receiver with the second mode if the receiver does not receive the communication signal in a first-mode period during which the receiver operates in the first mode. The controller is configured to count a consecutive number of a plurality of no-communication periods if no-communication periods consecutively occur. The controller is configured to set the receiver with the first mode if the consecutive number of the no-communication periods is less than a count threshold. The controller is configured to control the receiver to continue the second mode until a release condition is satisfied if the consecutive number is more than or equal to the count threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takaya MASUDA, Takafumi SUZUKI, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10377187
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of linear projections which are formed linearly from an edge portion over the edge portion, in at least a partial area on an outer surface of a side wall portion and a plurality of protruding portions which are formed linearly in the area. The protruding portion is arranged so that at least a part of the protruding portion is positioned between the linear projections, and the protruding portion intersects with the linear projection and the other protruding portion at one position or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10377444
    Abstract: A bicycle electric component comprises a wireless communicator and a detector. The wireless communicator is configured to receive a wireless signal. The wireless communicator has a first operating mode and a second operating mode. A power consumption of the second operating mode is lower than a power consumption of the first operating mode. The detector is to detect an operational state of a bicycle. The wireless communicator is configured to change from the second operating mode to the first operating mode in a state where the wireless communicator receives the wireless signal and the detector detects the operational state of the bicycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi Suzuki, Takaya Masuda, Toshihiko Takahashi, Masafumi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190233048
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiko FUKUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Daisuke NAGO, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takafumi NISHINO, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190233049
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiko FUKUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190225298
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiko FUKUDA, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Daisuke NAGO, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takehiko NAKAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20190161140
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Satoshi Shahana
  • Publication number: 20190152389
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Masahiro NAKAKURA, Kazuki KOSHIYAMA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Satoshi SHAHANA, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masafumi TANAKA, Yasuhiro NAKASHIMA, Takafumi NISHINO, Shingo SAKURAI