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).
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Publication number: 20240138263Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Makoto YAMAMOTO, Keigo HOSHI, Yuji SUZAKI, Hirokazu KUWABARA, Nobutaka AKASHI, Ryuhei FURUE, Toshiyuki MATSUURA, Yoshiro SUGITA, Yuma AOKI, Yuuki MIYAZAKI
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Publication number: 20240001982Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Ryuichiro YASUHARA, Toshiyuki HOSHI, Takeaki MAEHATA, Hidemitsu KONDO, Houda MORCHID
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Patent number: 11325546Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Hirohashi, Toshiaki Asakura, Hiroyuki Sato, Toshiyuki Hoshi, Hiroshi Hanzawa, Satoshi Terashita
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Publication number: 20210070238Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Makoto HIROHASHI, Toshiaki ASAKURA, Hiroyuki SATO, Toshiyuki HOSHI, Hiroshi HANZAWA, Satoshi TERASHITA
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Publication number: 20170220106Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Tatsuhiro Tomiyama, Takumi Makinouchi, Takuya Abe, Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Patent number: 9178406Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Kenji Watanabe
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Patent number: 9172281Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Kenji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20140300212Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Toshiyuki HOSHI, Kenji WATANABE
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Publication number: 20140079285Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Tatsumaro YAMASHITA, Takeshi SHIRASAKA, Toshiyuki HOSHI
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Patent number: 8674561Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventor: Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Patent number: 8427015Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventor: Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Publication number: 20120086287Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Toshiyuki HOSHI, Kenji Watanabe
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Publication number: 20120062046Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventor: Toshiyuki HOSHI
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Patent number: 8093766Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa DenkiInventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Toru Takano, Masahiko Tanabe, Takahisa Yamada, Seigo Nagamatu
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Publication number: 20110043054Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventor: Toshiyuki HOSHI
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Publication number: 20090289509Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2007Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKIInventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Toru Takano, Masahiko Tanabe, Takahisa Yamada, Seigo Nagamatu
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Patent number: 6843672Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 17, 2004Date of Patent: January 18, 2005Assignee: ALPS Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Publication number: 20040161959Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2004Publication date: August 19, 2004Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Patent number: 6736645Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 16, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kato, Yoshio Sanpei, Toshiyuki Hoshi
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Patent number: 6704829Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: March 9, 2004Assignees: Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Sony CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Hoshi, Ken Shibazaki, Ken Mizuta