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).

  • Publication number: 20190127017
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Masahiro FUKUDA
  • Publication number: 20190127018
    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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi Nishino, Toshihiko Takahashi, Daisuke Nago, Hitoshi Takayama, Masahiro Nakakura
  • Publication number: 20190118903
    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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHINO, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Daisuke NAGO
  • Publication number: 20190118900
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHINO, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Daisuke NAGO
  • Publication number: 20190118785
    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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190118892
    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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Takafumi NISHINO, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190061711
    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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190061716
    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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi TAKAYAMA, Masahiko FUKUDA, Masahiro NAKAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190031283
    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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: SHIMANO INC.
    Inventors: Takafumi SUZUKI, Takaya MASUDA, Toshihiko TAKAHASHI, Masafumi TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20180009267
    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 equal to or smaller than an angle ?2 formed by a side surface of the second projection and the surface of the side wall portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20180009273
    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: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20170120690
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a rib formed in a center region of a tread portion and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction. The rib has a plurality of respective recessed portions disposed along the tire circumferential direction at a center portion thereof. A bottom surface of each of the plurality of recessed portions is formed of a pair of inclined surfaces respectively deepened toward both sides. A groove portion extending in a tire width direction toward a kicking-out side in the tire circumferential direction is configured to communicate with one side of the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9409447
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread having at least one main groove and a plurality of ribs extending in the tire-circumferential direction. At least one of the ribs has a plurality of narrow grooves formed at intervals in the tire-circumferential direction. At least one intermittent sipe is formed corresponding to at least one of the narrow grooves. The narrow grooves are grooves each having a portion extending substantially along the tire-circumferential direction and having a groove width smaller than the at least one main groove. The at least one intermittent sipe has a plurality of holes that are intermittently formed, and at least one solid part located between adjacent two of the holes. The holes and the solid part are arranged in a direction intersecting the narrow grooves. The intermittent sipe intersects the corresponding narrow groove in the at least one solid part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: D768065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Shingo Kuwano
  • Patent number: D773980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: D774444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Takahashi, Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D777094
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: D782406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: D786182
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiki Sato, Toshihiko Takahashi
  • Patent number: D800642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshihiko Takahashi