Patents by Inventor Toshio WATARI

Toshio WATARI 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: 11525872
    Abstract: The magnetic field detector includes an x-axis magnetic sensor, a y-axis magnetic sensor, and a z-axis magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic field components in three orthogonal axis directions. Each of the magnetic sensors includes a magnetic impedance element having an impedance that varies in accordance with an ambient magnetic field and an output circuit configured to output a magnetic field detection value that varies in accordance with the impedance of the magnetic impedance element. The magnetic field detector includes an oscillator configured to supply a common drive signal to the magnetic impedance element of each of the magnetic sensors, wherein each of the magnetic sensors outputs, in response to the drive signal, the magnetic field detection value from the output circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenichi Ichinose, Soichiro Ota, Toshio Watari, Keishi Miwa, Mikiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20220231550
    Abstract: In a motor for a vehicle, a protrusion portion is formed to protrude from a stator body of a stator. Therefore, an amount of a magnetic field emitted to a side of an occupant of a vehicle is suppressed. In addition, a reduction value of the magnetic field emitted to the side of the occupant of the vehicle is decided based on an amount of protrusion of the protrusion portion and a length of the protrusion portion in a circumferential direction of a rotation of a rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ryota Morimoto, Kenichi Ichinose, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Toshio Watari
  • Publication number: 20220087080
    Abstract: A power converter includes a power card that houses switching elements therein, an electrically conductive cooler that is in contact with the power card with an insulation plate disposed between the cooler and the power card, and a grounded electrically conductive case that houses the power card and the cooler therein, wherein the power converter converts power through switching operation of the switching elements, and wherein the cooler is attached to the case with an insulation spacer and an insulation tube disposed between the cooler and the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Le Dinh Thanh, Kenichi Ichinose, Toshio Watari, Ryota Morimoto, Ayumi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20220050148
    Abstract: The magnetic field detector includes an x-axis magnetic sensor, a y-axis magnetic sensor, and a z-axis magnetic sensor for detecting magnetic field components in three orthogonal axis directions. Each of the magnetic sensors includes a magnetic impedance element having an impedance that varies in accordance with an ambient magnetic field and an output circuit configured to output a magnetic field detection value that varies in accordance with the impedance of the magnetic impedance element. The magnetic field detector includes an oscillator configured to supply a common drive signal to the magnetic impedance element of each of the magnetic sensors, wherein each of the magnetic sensors outputs, in response to the drive signal, the magnetic field detection value from the output circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kenichi Ichinose, Soichiro Ota, Toshio Watari, Keishi Miwa, Mikiko Suzuki, Takeshi Kawano
  • Publication number: 20180334269
    Abstract: A thermal emission structure capable of exhibiting heat release characteristics reverse to those of a Phase-change material used therein includes a first conductor layer, a dielectric layer on the first conductor layer, and a second conductor layer on the dielectric layer and having a periodic geometry, at least one of the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer comprises a Phase-change material having an electrical conduction property that varies between a high-temperature phase and a low-temperature phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Toshio Watari, Kota Ito, Hideo Iizuka
  • Patent number: 8963324
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a semiconductor module is pressed against a cooler by a spring member. The spring member is compressed by a beam member that is connected with a strut fixed to the cooler. The cooler has a pressed part in which the semiconductor module is pressed, and a strut fixing part to which the strut is fixed. The strut fixing part has higher rigidity than the pressed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takato Sato, Yukio Onishi, Hiroyuki Kono, Hiroaki Yoshizawa, Toshio Watari, Hiromi Yamasaki
  • Publication number: 20140291833
    Abstract: In a semiconductor device, a semiconductor module is pressed against a cooler by a spring member. The spring member is compressed by a beam member that is connected with a strut fixed to the cooler. The cooler has a pressed part in which the semiconductor module is pressed, and a strut fixing part to which the strut is fixed. The strut fixing part has higher rigidity than the pressed part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takato SATO, Yukio ONISHI, Hiroyuki KONO, Hiroaki YOSHIZAWA, Toshio WATARI, Hiromi YAMASAKI