Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Hirano

Toshiyuki Hirano 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: 11926064
    Abstract: A remote control manipulator system includes: a manipulator being controlled by an operator remotely to handle an object; a stereoscopic display device that displays a right-eye image and a left-eye image so as to be stereoscopically viewed; a model image generator that generates a model image being an image of an integrated three-dimensional model viewed from a viewpoint designated by the operator, the integrated three-dimensional model being a three-dimensional model obtained by integrating the manipulator model and a surrounding environment model being generated by performing image processing on the right-eye image and the left-eye image and being a three-dimensional model of the object and a surrounding environment thereof; and a model image display device that displays the model image and is configured to be able to be viewed by the operator switching between the stereoscopic display device and the model image display device through moving the head of the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Narasaki, Noboru Kawaguchi, Masaki Hirano, Muneharu Kuwata, Masashige Suwa, Toshiyuki Ando, Hitomi Ono, Akihiro Fujie, Yoshitaka Koda, Toru Sato
  • Publication number: 20230184226
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes: a blade body; and a leading edge protector covering a leading edge portion of the blade body. The leading edge protector includes: a body layer; and a coating layer having higher hardness than the body layer and at least partially covering a surface of the body layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroaki TAKEUCHI, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Takayuki SHIMIZU, Shuhei YOSHIZU, Takeshi FUJITA, Atsushi YUGE
  • Patent number: 11536584
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that can appropriately display route icons. A map display system includes a display section obtaining part that obtains display sections each being a section of a route to be displayed on a map; a connecting point obtaining part that obtains a connecting point, the connecting point being a point where different routes are connected together on the display sections; and a map display part that displays at least one route icon for each split section, the route icon being an image associated with a route, and the split section being obtained by splitting each of the display sections by the connecting point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Kazuya Ueda, Xin Jin
  • Patent number: 11493021
    Abstract: A windmill blade includes a leading edge protector at a leading edge portion of a blade main body including a skin surrounding a hollow space. The leading edge protector is fixed to the skin from the hollow space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Fujita, Kentaro Shindo, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Toshiyuki Hirano, Atsushi Yuge
  • Patent number: 11293775
    Abstract: A map image and a character string indicating information relating to a spot included on the map image are displayed on a liquid crystal display, in a case where determination is made that a plurality of character strings displayed on the map image overlaps one another with displacement of a display range of the map image, at least one character string is set to non-display to restrain the character strings from overlapping one another, and thereafter, in a case where a state in which the character strings do not overlap one another is returned, and a predetermined time has elapsed or the map image has been rotationally moved at a predetermined angle or more after the character string is set to non-display, the character string is displayed again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Kazuya Ueda, Xin Jin
  • Publication number: 20210363963
    Abstract: A windmill blade includes a blade main body and a leading edge protector. The leading edge protector includes a conductive plate covering a leading edge, and a conductive mesh member connected to the conductive plate along a blade chord direction of the windmill blade. The conductive mesh member is provided with a plurality of holes. A skin or an adhesive at least partially enters the plurality of holes, so that the leading edge protector is fixed to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi FUJITA, Keisuke Ota, Kentaro SHINDO, Hiroaki TAKEUCHI, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Atsushi YUGE
  • Publication number: 20210363962
    Abstract: A windmill blade includes a leading edge protector provided at a leading edge portion of a blade main body including a skin surrounding a hollow space. The leading edge protector is fixed to the skin from the inner side of the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi FUJITA, Kentaro SHINDO, Hiroaki TAKEUCHI, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Atsushi YUGE
  • Publication number: 20210156707
    Abstract: There is provided a technique that can appropriately display route icons. A map display system includes a display section obtaining part that obtains display sections each being a section of a route to be displayed on a map; a connecting point obtaining part that obtains a connecting point, the connecting point being a point where different routes are connected together on the display sections; and a map display part that displays at least one route icon for each split section, the route icon being an image associated with a route, and the split section being obtained by splitting each of the display sections by the connecting point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicants: AISIN AW CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HIRANO, Kazuya UEDA, Xin JIN
  • Publication number: 20200182644
    Abstract: A map image and a character string indicating information relating to a spot included on the map image are displayed on a liquid crystal display, in a case where determination is made that a plurality of character strings displayed on the map image overlaps one another with displacement of a display range of the map image, at least one character string is set to non-display to restrain the character strings from overlapping one another, and thereafter, in a case where a state in which the character strings do not overlap one another is returned, and a predetermined time has elapsed or the map image has been rotationally moved at a predetermined angle or more after the character string is set to non-display, the character string is displayed again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HIRANO, Kazuya Ueda, Xin Jin
  • Patent number: 10566144
    Abstract: Provided are a solar cell that can be manufactured by non-vacuum process and can have more excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and a manufacturing method therefor as well as such a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. A solar cell, includes at least a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer includes metal oxide particles of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less in average particle size and a compound having relative permittivity of 2 or more and 1,000 or less. For instance, the content of the organic compound in the first semiconductor layer is 10 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toru Yumoto, Toshiyuki Hirano, Takahiro Sawamura, Akira Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180374652
    Abstract: Provided are a solar cell that can be manufactured by non-vacuum process and can have more excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and a manufacturing method therefor as well as such a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. A solar cell, includes at least a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer includes metal oxide particles of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less in average particle size and a compound having relative permittivity of 2 or more and 1,000 or less. For instance, the content of the organic compound in the first semiconductor layer is 10 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru YUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Takahiro SAWAMURA, Akira WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10109429
    Abstract: Provided are a solar cell that can be manufactured by non-vacuum process and can have more excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and a manufacturing method therefor as well as such a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. A solar cell, includes at least a first semiconductor layer (140) and a second semiconductor layer (130). The first semiconductor layer (140) includes metal oxide particles of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less in average particle size and a compound having relative permittivity of 2 or more and 1,000 or less. For instance, the content of the organic compound in the first semiconductor layer (140) is 10 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Tohoku University
    Inventors: Toru Yumoto, Toshiyuki Hirano, Takahiro Sawamura, Akira Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180223793
    Abstract: Provided are a wind turbine blade, with which effective reinforcement against possible flexural deformation in a longitudinal direction is realized, and a reinforcing method for the wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade includes a hollow blade main body having a cylindrical blade root portion and extending from the blade root portion along a blade length direction, and a reinforcing plate provided in contact with an inside surface of the blade root portion and formed of an elongated member having a dimension along the blade length direction that is larger than a dimension along a circumferential direction of the blade root portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Yasutaka KIMURA, Takao KUROIWA, Kouji ESAKI, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Kentaro SHINDO, Takeshi FUJITA, Keisuke OTA
  • Patent number: 10041471
    Abstract: Provided are a wind turbine blade, with which effective reinforcement against possible flexural deformation in a longitudinal direction is realized, and a reinforcing method for the wind turbine blade. The wind turbine blade includes a hollow blade main body having a cylindrical blade root portion and extending from the blade root portion along a blade length direction, and a reinforcing plate provided in contact with an inside surface of the blade root portion and formed of an elongated member having a dimension along the blade length direction that is larger than a dimension along a circumferential direction of the blade root portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasutaka Kimura, Takao Kuroiwa, Kouji Esaki, Toshiyuki Hirano, Kentaro Shindo, Takeshi Fujita, Keisuke Ota
  • Publication number: 20160293342
    Abstract: Provided are a solar cell that can be manufactured by non-vacuum process and can have more excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and a manufacturing method therefor as well as such a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method therefor. A solar cell, includes at least a first semiconductor layer (140) and a second semiconductor layer (130). The first semiconductor layer (140) includes metal oxide particles of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less in average particle size and a compound having relative permittivity of 2 or more and 1,000 or less. For instance, the content of the organic compound in the first semiconductor layer (140) is 10 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicants: ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Toru YUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Takahiro SAWAMURA, Akira WATANABE
  • Patent number: 8475135
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is provided with an outer skin layer formed of fiber-reinforced plastic, and a plurality of main structural members formed of fiber-reinforced plastic integrally with the outer skin layer to extend in a blade length direction. The main structural members include a plurality of main dorsal structural members positioned on a dorsal side of the wind turbine blade, and a plurality of main ventral structural members positioned on a ventral side of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Kuroiwa, Toshiyuki Hirano, Nobuyasu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8172542
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade includes a laminated structure having an outer shell (1) having a shape of the blade, an upwind-side reinforcing section (4a) which reinforces a upwind-side part of the blade in the outer shell 1 and a downwind-side reinforcing section 4b which reinforces a downwind-side part of the blade in the outer shell 1. The outer shell 1 includes a first multidirectional material, a first unidirectional reinforcing material 12 and another multidirectional material 11 which are layered. The upwind-side reinforcing section 4a includes another unidirectional reinforcing material 12 provided between the first unidirectional reinforcing material 12 and another multidirectional material 11. The downwind-side reinforcing section 4b includes yet another unidirectional reinforcing material provided between the unidirectional reinforcing material 12 and the multidirectional material 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hirano, Kouji Esaki, Takao Kuroiwa
  • Patent number: 8133031
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a lightning protection device of a windmill blade, comprising a tip receptor assembly having receptors which are mounted, in particular to, the tip end part of the blade where the blade profile becomes smaller, and having a simple structure so as to be readily assembled, and an intermediate receptor assembly having a receptor which is set at the outer surface of the blade so as to exhibit an effective countermeasure against increasing of the air pressure in the blade upon a lightning striking upon the blade, a lightening current being discharged to the ground from the receptors through connection equipment such as lead wires laid through the inside of the blade the windmill body and bypass brushes, characterized in that a base plate made of an electrically conductive material and connected thereto with the lead wires is embedded in the blade, and the receptors are secured and supported to the base plate, being exposed at the outer surface of the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Arinaga, Masaaki Shibata, Nobuyasu Nakamura, Takatoshi Matsushita, Kazuhisa Tsutsumi, Takao Kuroiwa, Toshiyuki Hirano, Kai Karikomi
  • Patent number: 8129304
    Abstract: A methanol-reforming catalyst containing a Ni3Al intermetallic compound as a main component that is superior in heat resistance and abrasion resistance and has a high activity and selectivity even at a high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Ya Xu, Kyosuke Kishida, Masahiko Demura, Toshiyuki Hirano
  • Publication number: 20120014804
    Abstract: A wind turbine blade is provided with an outer skin layer formed of fiber-reinforced plastic, and a plurality of main structural members formed of fiber-reinforced plastic integrally with the outer skin layer to extend in a blade length direction. The main structural members include a plurality of main dorsal structural members positioned on a dorsal side of the wind turbine blade, and a plurality of main ventral structural members positioned on a ventral side of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takao KUROIWA, Toshiyuki HIRANO, Nobuyasu NAKAMURA