Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Hoshi

Toshiyuki Hoshi 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: 20240138263
    Abstract: A light emitting element of one or more embodiments includes a first electrode, a second electrode oppositely to the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light emitting element of one or more embodiments includes a polycyclic compound represented by a specific chemical structure in the emission layer, thereby showing improved emission efficiency and life characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Makoto YAMAMOTO, Keigo HOSHI, Yuji SUZAKI, Hirokazu KUWABARA, Nobutaka AKASHI, Ryuhei FURUE, Toshiyuki MATSUURA, Yoshiro SUGITA, Yuma AOKI, Yuuki MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20240001982
    Abstract: An input device including a rotatable input unit by which it is possible to perform a plurality of types of operations is provided. The input device includes an input unit that can rotate about a rotational center shaft; an electrostatic sensor provided around the input unit; and an operation position detecting unit configured to detect, based on an output of the electrostatic sensor, a position of an operational input that is performed on the input unit or around the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ryuichiro YASUHARA, Toshiyuki HOSHI, Takeaki MAEHATA, Hidemitsu KONDO, Houda MORCHID
  • Patent number: 11325546
    Abstract: A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Hirohashi, Toshiaki Asakura, Hiroyuki Sato, Toshiyuki Hoshi, Hiroshi Hanzawa, Satoshi Terashita
  • Publication number: 20210070238
    Abstract: A rotary connector includes a case including a housing space and fixed to a vehicle body that includes a steering wheel including a steering-side electric component, a rotor that is rotatable around a rotational axis relative to the case, a first connector provided on the rotor and electrically connected to the steering-side electric component, a second connector provided on the case and electrically connected to a vehicle-side electric component in the vehicle body, a flexible cable that is provided in a wound state in the housing space of the case and electrically connects the first connector to the second connector, and a controller that is disposed between the first connector and the flexible cable and performs a predetermined process on an electric signal transmitted between the first connector and the flexible cable. The controller is configured to rotate together with the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Makoto HIROHASHI, Toshiaki ASAKURA, Hiroyuki SATO, Toshiyuki HOSHI, Hiroshi HANZAWA, Satoshi TERASHITA
  • Publication number: 20170220106
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes an image data processor configured to generate image data for at least one information image, an image forming unit configured to form the information image in a predetermined display area on an image forming plane based on the image data, an importance determination unit configured to determine an importance of the information image, and a level control unit configured to change an enhancement level of the information image based on a determination result of the importance determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Tatsuhiro Tomiyama, Takumi Makinouchi, Takuya Abe, Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 9178406
    Abstract: A linear motor includes a field magnet and an armature. The field magnet includes a pair of opposing field magnet yokes. A yoke base is disposed on a first end of each field magnet yoke in a Y axis direction. Between the field magnet yokes, a first magnet row is disposed including, along an X axis direction, a plurality of opposing pairs of first magnets having different polarities. Between the field magnet yokes, a second magnet row is disposed to a first side or a second side of the first magnet row in the Y axis direction. The second magnet row includes a pair of opposing second magnets having different polarities and forming a single row in the Y axis direction on the field magnet yokes. The armature includes a first armature coil opposite the first magnet row and a second armature coil opposite the second magnet row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Kenji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9172281
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a motor including a stator and a mover. The stator and the mover are arranged facing each other so as to be relatively movable via a magnetic air gap. Any one of the stator and the mover includes a yoke, a plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils. The plurality of teeth are disposed protruding from the yoke to the magnetic air gap side. The plurality of coils are wound around the plurality of teeth. The plurality of coils include, for each phase, coil groups. Each of the coil groups includes a plurality of the coils. The coils are continuously arranged along the relative movement direction and are in-phase with each other and have the same wire diameter with each other. The coil group includes at least one the coil in which a coil width is larger than a teeth pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140300212
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a motor including a stator and a mover. The stator and the mover are arranged facing each other so as to be relatively movable via a magnetic air gap. Any one of the stator and the mover includes a yoke, a plurality of teeth, and a plurality of coils. The plurality of teeth are disposed protruding from the yoke to the magnetic air gap side. The plurality of coils are wound around the plurality of teeth. The plurality of coils include, for each phase, coil groups. Each of the coil groups includes a plurality of the coils. The coils are continuously arranged along the relative movement direction and are in-phase with each other and have the same wire diameter with each other. The coil group includes at least one the coil in which a coil width is larger than a teeth pitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HOSHI, Kenji WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20140079285
    Abstract: A movement prediction device includes a CCD camera (image pickup device) for obtaining image information and a control unit for performing prediction of the movement of an operation body. In the control unit, a region regulation unit identifies a movement detection region on the basis of the image information, a computation unit computes, for example, a motion vector of a center of gravity of the operation body and tracks the movement locus of the operation body which has entered the movement detection region, and a movement prediction unit performs prediction of the movement of the operation body on the basis of the movement locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsumaro YAMASHITA, Takeshi SHIRASAKA, Toshiyuki HOSHI
  • Patent number: 8674561
    Abstract: A multi-head linear motor with cores according to an embodiment includes a permanent magnet field and an armature. The permanent magnet field includes P pieces of permanent magnets. The armature is arranged so as to face the permanent magnet field through a magnetic air gap and includes M pieces of armature coils. Any one of the armature and the permanent magnet field constitutes a mover, the other constitutes a stator, and the mover is arranged in plurality to be lined up over a single piece of the stator to individually drive the movers relative to the stator. Moreover, the movers each include a large thrust mover and a small thrust mover that have different relationships each determined with a magnetic pole number P of the permanent magnets and a number M of the armature coils relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 8427015
    Abstract: A multihead-type coreless linear motor includes a permanent field magnet having P permanent magnets that are arranged such that different magnetic poles appear alternately, and an armature having M armature coils that are closely wounded and connected in three phases. One of the armature and the permanent field magnet is configured as a moving part and the other is configured as a stator. A plurality of moving parts are arranged on the same stator and are driven separately. In this multihead-type coreless linear motor, the plurality of moving parts includes a large-thrust moving part and a small-thrust moving part that are different in relationship with the stator, the relationship being determined by the number of magnetic poles P of the permanent magnets and the number of armature coils M.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20120086287
    Abstract: A linear motor includes a field magnet and an armature. The field magnet includes a pair of opposing field magnet yokes. A yoke base is disposed on a first end of each field magnet yoke in a Y axis direction. Between the field magnet yokes, a first magnet row is disposed including, along an X axis direction, a plurality of opposing pairs of first magnets having different polarities. Between the field magnet yokes, a second magnet row is disposed to a first side or a second side of the first magnet row in the Y axis direction. The second magnet row includes a pair of opposing second magnets having different polarities and forming a single row in the Y axis direction on the field magnet yokes. The armature includes a first armature coil opposite the first magnet row and a second armature coil opposite the second magnet row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki HOSHI, Kenji Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120062046
    Abstract: A multi-head linear motor with cores according to an embodiment includes a permanent magnet field and an armature. The permanent magnet field includes P pieces of permanent magnets. The armature is arranged so as to face the permanent magnet field through a magnetic air gap and includes M pieces of armature coils. Any one of the armature and the permanent magnet field constitutes a mover, the other constitutes a stator, and the mover is arranged in plurality to be lined up over a single piece of the stator to individually drive the movers relative to the stator. Moreover, the movers each include a large thrust mover and a small thrust mover that have different relationships each determined with a magnetic pole number P of the permanent magnets and a number M of the armature coils relative to the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Toshiyuki HOSHI
  • Patent number: 8093766
    Abstract: A cylindrical linear motor capable of solving the problem that a leak flux links an aluminum frame at both ends of an armature of a conventional cylindrical linear motor, which causes a viscous braking force as a motor brake force, is provided. The cylindrical linear motor armature 20 includes a plurality of cylindrical coils 20a arranged in the axial direction in a cylindrical yoke 20b formed by a magnetic material and frames 20d and 20e covering the outside of the cylindrical yoke 20b. Only in the axial direction region of the frame 20d where the cylindrical yoke 20b exists, the frame 20d is formed by an aluminum frame 20d, and the axial direction both end portions are formed by a resin cap 20e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Toru Takano, Masahiko Tanabe, Takahisa Yamada, Seigo Nagamatu
  • Publication number: 20110043054
    Abstract: A multihead-type coreless linear motor includes a permanent field magnet having P permanent magnets that are arranged such that different magnetic poles appear alternately, and an armature having M armature coils that are closely wounded and connected in three phases. One of the armature and the permanent field magnet is configured as a moving part and the other is configured as a stator. A plurality of moving parts are arranged on the same stator and are driven separately. In this multihead-type coreless linear motor, the plurality of moving parts includes a large-thrust moving part and a small-thrust moving part that are different in relationship with the stator, the relationship being determined by the number of magnetic poles P of the permanent magnets and the number of armature coils M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Toshiyuki HOSHI
  • Publication number: 20090289509
    Abstract: A cylindrical linear motor capable of solving the problem that a leak flux links an aluminum frame at both ends of an armature of a conventional cylindrical linear motor, which causes a viscous braking force as a motor brake force, is provided. The cylindrical linear motor armature 20 includes a plurality of cylindrical coils 20a arranged in the axial direction in a cylindrical yoke 20b formed by a magnetic material and frames 20d and 20e covering the outside of the cylindrical yoke 20b. Only in the axial direction region of the frame 20d where the cylindrical yoke 20b exists, the frame 20d is formed by an aluminum frame 20d, and the axial direction both end portions are formed by a resin cap 20e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Toru Takano, Masahiko Tanabe, Takahisa Yamada, Seigo Nagamatu
  • Patent number: 6843672
    Abstract: The rotary connector comprises a stationary housing 11 having a cylindrical portion 17 therein, a movable housing 12 having a cylindrical portion 19 therein provided on the stationary housing so as to be rotatable relatively thereto, and a flexible cable 14 accommodated within a housing section 13 formed between the stationary housing and the movable housing, in which the rotary connector further includes temperature detection means 41 for detecting the temperature of the flexible cable in a state of the temperature detection means being exposed within the housing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Publication number: 20040161959
    Abstract: The rotary connector comprises a stationary housing 11 having a cylindrical portion 17 therein, a movable housing 12 having a cylindrical portion 19 therein provided on the stationary housing so as to be rotatable relatively thereto, and a flexible cable 14 accommodated within a housing section 13 formed between the stationary housing and the movable housing, in which the rotary connector further includes temperature detection means 41 for detecting the temperature of the flexible cable in a state of the temperature detection means being exposed within the housing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 6736645
    Abstract: The rotary connector comprises a stationary housing 11 having a cylindrical portion 17 therein, a movable housing 12 having a cylindrical portion 19 therein provided on the stationary housing so as to be rotatable relatively thereto, and a flexible cable 14 accommodated within a housing section 13 formed between the stationary housing and the movable housing, in which the rotary connector further includes temperature detection means 41 for detecting the temperature of the flexible cable in a state of the temperature detection means being exposed within the housing section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
  • Patent number: 6704829
    Abstract: The switch input processing module has: a control unit; a first external connection terminal to which either an analog signal of an analog signal system or a serial signal of a serial signal system is supplied; an analog signal transmission and serial signal transmission line which is disposed between the first external connection terminal and the control unit; and a second external connection terminal to which a determination signal indicating that either the analog signal system or the serial signal system is connected to the first external connection terminal is supplied. When the control unit determines that the determination signal indicates connection of the serial signal system, the control unit makes the serial signal transmission line conductive. When the control unit determines that the determination signal indicates connection of the analog signal system, the control unit makes the serial signal transmission line nonconductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignees: Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Ken Shibazaki, Ken Mizuta