Patents by Inventor Toshihiro Nakatani
Toshihiro Nakatani 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: 11814049Abstract: A vehicle driving support device performs driving support of supporting a driver's driving of a host vehicle based on traffic information. The vehicle driving support device performs a first process of acquiring traffic information associated with traveling of the host vehicle as first traffic information from forward information of the host vehicle detected by a forward information detecting device, performs a second process of acquiring traffic information associated with traveling of the host vehicle out of traffic information stored in a database as second traffic information by comparing a current position of the host vehicle with map data stored in the database, and performs the driving support based on the first traffic information even when the second traffic information is acquired until a predetermined first condition is satisfied when the first traffic information has been acquired.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kohsuke Fujii, Naoki Nishimura, Toshihiro Nakatani, Hiroaki Ito, Takeshi Matsumura
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Publication number: 20220307840Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a road being traveled includes one or more processors configured to: compare a latest predetermined section of a trajectory of a vehicle with a first map representing roads to detect a section closest to a current position of the vehicle included in a road that matches the trajectory the best of the roads represented in the first map as a candidate for a road being traveled by the vehicle, compare a sensor signal representing environment around the vehicle with a second map representing individual lanes on roads to detect a lane being traveled by the vehicle, identify the candidate for the road as the road being traveled by the vehicle when the detected lane is included in the candidate, and identify a road including the detected lane as the road being traveled by the vehicle when the detected lane is not included in the candidate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Yasutaka TERAMAE
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Publication number: 20220105938Abstract: A vehicle driving support device performs driving support of supporting a driver's driving of a host vehicle based on traffic information. The vehicle driving support device performs a first process of acquiring traffic information associated with traveling of the host vehicle as first traffic information from forward information of the host vehicle detected by a forward information detecting device, performs a second process of acquiring traffic information associated with traveling of the host vehicle out of traffic information stored in a database as second traffic information by comparing a current position of the host vehicle with map data stored in the database, and performs the driving support based on the first traffic information even when the second traffic information is acquired until a predetermined first condition is satisfied when the first traffic information has been acquired.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kohsuke Fujii, Naoki Nishimura, Toshihiro Nakatani, Hiroaki Ito, Takeshi Matsumura
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Publication number: 20180043301Abstract: Provided are a hygroscopic material having a transparent base material, a upper layer including a vinyl acetate resin, and a hygroscopic layer which is arranged between the base material and the upper layer to be adjacent to the upper layer and includes a moisture-absorbing agent which is an inorganic salt, and a resin, a method for producing the same, and a packaging material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Shin OZAWA, Ryuta TAKEGAMI, Takao ASAKURA
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Patent number: 9559148Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed two-dimensionally, an opposite electrode provided opposite to the pixel electrodes, and an organic layer formed of an organic material and provided between the pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode, in which a protrusion and recess section is formed on a surface of the organic layer on the opposite electrode side, and the protrusion and recess section includes a first protrusion and recess section formed at a position opposite to each pixel electrode and a second protrusion and recess section formed at a position opposite to the space between each pixel electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Toshihiro Nakatani
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Publication number: 20160013247Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed two-dimensionally, an opposite electrode provided opposite to the pixel electrodes, and an organic layer formed of an organic material and provided between the pixel electrodes and the opposite electrode, in which a protrusion and recess section is formed on a surface of the organic layer on the opposite electrode side, and the protrusion and recess section includes a first protrusion and recess section formed at a position opposite to each pixel electrode and a second protrusion and recess section formed at a position opposite to the space between each pixel electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Toshihiro NAKATANI
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Patent number: 9142594Abstract: An imaging device includes a substrate, lower electrodes formed on the substrate, an organic layer formed on the lower electrodes and generating electric charges in response to irradiation with light, an upper electrode formed on the organic layer and transmitting the light, a protective film formed on the upper electrode, and a patterned organic film formed on the protective film. The protective film is composed of at least one layer and has a total thickness of 30 to 500 nm. The protective film of a single layer type has an internal stress of ?50 MPa to +60 MPa in the whole of the protective film.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinji Imai, Toshihiro Nakatani
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Patent number: 8927321Abstract: The solid-state imaging device in which pixel electrodes, a photoelectric conversion portion having an organic film generating electric charge in response to incident light, a transparent counter electrode, and a sealing layer are formed on a substrate is produced by the method including causing a metal mask to come into close contact with a substrate surface, on which the pixel electrodes are disposed, by magnetic force; forming the organic film by vapor-depositing an organic substance to the substrate surface on which the pixel electrodes are disposed; removing the metal mask after the organic film is formed; forming the counter electrode on the organic film; and forming the sealing layer covering the counter electrode, wherein the metal mask has undergone half etching to have a half etching portion and comes into close contact with the substrate surface such that a lower surface of the half etching portion faces the pixel electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Toshihiro Nakatani
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Publication number: 20140231782Abstract: An imaging device includes a substrate, lower electrodes formed on the substrate, an organic layer formed on the lower electrodes and generating electric charges in response to irradiation with light, an upper electrode formed on the organic layer and transmitting the light, a protective film formed on the upper electrode, and a patterned organic film formed on the protective film. The protective film is composed of at least one layer and has a total thickness of 30 to 500 nm. The protective film of a single layer type has an internal stress of ?50 MPa to +60 MPa in the whole of the protective film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Shinji IMAI, Toshihiro NAKATANI
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Patent number: 8803211Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an array of pixels, each pixel includes: a pixel electrode; an organic layer; a counter electrode; a sealing layer; a color filter; a readout circuit; and a light-collecting unit as defined herein, the photoelectric layer contains an organic p type semiconductor and an organic n type semiconductor, the organic layer further includes a charge blocking layer as defined herein, an ionization potential of the charge blocking layer and an electron affinity of the organic n type semiconductor in the photoelectric layer has a difference of at least 1 eV, and the sealing layer includes a first sealing sublayer formed by atomic layer deposition and a second sealing sublayer formed by physical vapor deposition and containing one of a metal oxide, a metal nitride, and a metal oxynitride.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Nakatani, Takashi Goto, Yoshiki Maehara, Hideyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20140206128Abstract: The solid-state imaging device in which pixel electrodes, a photoelectric conversion portion having an organic film generating electric charge in response to incident light, a transparent counter electrode, and a sealing layer are formed on a substrate is produced by the method including causing a metal mask to come into close contact with a substrate surface, on which the pixel electrodes are disposed, by magnetic force; forming the organic film by vapor-depositing an organic substance to the substrate surface on which the pixel electrodes are disposed; removing the metal mask after the organic film is formed; forming the counter electrode on the organic film; and forming the sealing layer covering the counter electrode, wherein the metal mask has undergone half etching to have a half etching portion and comes into close contact with the substrate surface such that a lower surface of the half etching portion faces the pixel electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventor: Toshihiro NAKATANI
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Publication number: 20140087514Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a pair of electrodes and a plurality of organic layers. The pair of electrodes is provided above a substrate. The plurality of organic layers is interposed between the pair of electrodes and includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a given organic layer being formed on one electrode of the pair of electrodes. The one electrode is one of pixel electrodes arranged two-dimensionally. The given organic layer has a concave portion that is formed in a corresponding position located above a step portion among the arranged pixel electrodes. An angle ? of the concave portion is less than 50°, where an inclination angle of a tangent plane at a given point on the concave portion to a surface plane of the substrate is defined as ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Takashi GOTO, Yoshiki MORITA, Shinji IMAI, Hideyuki SUZUKI, Daigo SAWAKI
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Patent number: 8378397Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an array of pixels, each pixel includes: a pixel electrode; an organic layer; a counter electrode; a sealing layer; a color filter; a readout circuit; and a light-collecting unit as defined herein, the photoelectric layer contains an organic p type semiconductor and an organic n type semiconductor, the organic layer further includes a charge blocking layer as defined herein, an ionization potential of the charge blocking layer and an electron affinity of the organic n type semiconductor in the photoelectric layer has a difference of at least 1 eV, and the sealing layer includes a first sealing sublayer formed by atomic layer deposition and a second sealing sublayer formed by physical vapor deposition and containing one of a metal oxide, a metal nitride, and a metal oxynitride.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Fujifilm CorporationInventors: Toshihiro Nakatani, Takashi Goto, Yoshiki Maehara, Hideyuki Suzuki
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Publication number: 20120305926Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an array of pixels, each pixel includes: a pixel electrode; an organic layer; a counter electrode; a sealing layer; a color filter; a readout circuit; and a light-collecting unit as defined herein, the photoelectric layer contains an organic p type semiconductor and an organic n type semiconductor, the organic layer further includes a charge blocking layer as defined herein, an ionization potential of the charge blocking layer and an electron affinity of the organic n type semiconductor in the photoelectric layer has a difference of at least 1 eV, and the sealing layer includes a first sealing sublayer formed by atomic layer deposition and a second sealing sublayer formed by physical vapor deposition and containing one of a metal oxide, a metal nitride, and a metal oxynitride.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Takashi GOTO, Yoshiki MAEHARA, Hideyuki SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20120080675Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a pair of electrodes and a plurality of organic layers. The pair of electrodes is provided above a substrate. The plurality of organic layers is interposed between the pair of electrodes and includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a given organic layer being formed on one electrode of the pair of electrodes. The one electrode is one of pixel electrodes arranged two-dimensionally. The given organic layer has a concave portion that is formed in a corresponding position located above a step portion among the arranged pixel electrodes. An angle ? of the concave portion is less than 50°, where an inclination angle of a tangent plane at a given point on the concave portion to a surface plane of the substrate is defined as ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Takashi GOTO, Yoshiki MORITA, Shinji IMAI, Hideyuki SUZUKI, Daigo SAWAKI
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Publication number: 20110241151Abstract: An imaging device includes a plurality of lower electrodes, an upper electrode, an organic photoelectric conversion layer and a passivation layer. The plurality of lower electrodes are arranged in a two dimensional pattern above a substrate. The upper electrode is arranged above the plurality of lower electrodes so as to oppose the lower electrodes. The organic photoelectric conversion layer is sandwiched between the plurality of lower electrodes and the upper electrode. The passivation layer is provided above the upper electrode and covers the upper electrode. An angle which an end side surface of the lower electrode forms with respect to a surface of a lower layer supporting the lower electrode is 45-degree or more. The passivation layer is formed from a plurality of layers. Film stress of the entire passivation layer ranges from ?200 MPa to 250 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Yuuki IMADA, Takashi GOTO
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Publication number: 20110049591Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an array of pixels, each pixel includes: a pixel electrode; an organic layer; a counter electrode; a sealing layer; a color filter; a readout circuit; and a light-collecting unit as defined herein, the photoelectric layer contains an organic p type semiconductor and an organic n type semiconductor, the organic layer further includes a charge blocking layer as defined herein, an ionization potential of the charge blocking layer and an electron affinity of the organic n type semiconductor in the photoelectric layer has a difference of at least 1 eV, and the sealing layer includes a first sealing sublayer formed by atomic layer deposition and a second sealing sublayer formed by physical vapor deposition and containing one of a metal oxide, a metal nitride, and a metal oxynitride.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATIONInventors: Toshihiro NAKATANI, Takashi GOTO, Yoshiki MAEHARA, Hideyuki SUZUKI