Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Kimura

Toshiyuki Kimura 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: 11973239
    Abstract: A protection structure for an on-board battery. The on-board battery includes a battery stack and is configured to be mounted on a vehicle. The protection structure includes a first frame, a second frame, and a fixing member. The first frame is to be coupled to an upper portion of a battery case that contains the battery stack, so as to fix the battery case to a vehicle body of the vehicle. The second frame is to be disposed above the battery case and to be coupled to the first frame. The fixing member is to be fixed to the second frame so as to suspend and support the battery stack. The second frame is to be disposed in a direction crossing a longer direction of the battery stack and at least at an approximate center in the longer direction of the battery stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Hara, Shinichi Kimura
  • Publication number: 20240127471
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure processes information about a position of an object moved by a mobile object, and includes an output unit configured to output the information about the position of the object. The information about the position of the object is obtained based on holding information indicating whether the object is held or not held by the mobile object and information about a position of the mobile object. The information about the position of the mobile object is obtained based on a captured image captured by an imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Toshihiro OKAMOTO, Shin AOKI, Sukehiro KIMURA, Kenji NAGASHIMA, Toshiyuki IKEOH, Soichiro YOKOTA
  • Patent number: 11940463
    Abstract: The particle measurement device includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire pad surface shape data indicating a surface shape of an electrode pad including a probe needle mark where a probe needle has contacted; a roughness calculating unit configured to calculate volume of a recessed portion recessed from a pad reference surface and volume of a protruding portion protruding from the pad reference surface based on the pad surface shape data; and a particle quantity calculating unit configured to calculate a particle quantity from a volume difference between the volume of the recessed portion and the volume of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOKYO SEIMITSU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Natsumi Hayashi, Hideki Morii, Tetsuo Yoshida, Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Patent number: 11885321
    Abstract: A cryopump includes a cryopanel disposed in a cryopump housing and including a non-combustible adsorbent, a heater heating the non-combustible adsorbent and the cryopanel, a purge valve connecting the cryopump housing to a purge gas source, a rough valve connecting the cryopump housing to a rough pump, a sensor that generates a measurement signal indicating a temperature of the non-combustible adsorbent or an internal pressure of the cryopump housing, and a controller that controls at least one of the heater, the purge valve, and the rough valve based on the measurement signal so as to execute either a sublimation regeneration sequence for sublimating water from the non-combustible adsorbent by exposing the non-combustible adsorbent to a vacuum atmosphere or a dehydration sequence for dehydrating the non-combustible adsorbent by exposing the non-combustible adsorbent to a dry atmosphere at room temperature or a temperature higher than the room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Yatsu, Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230417797
    Abstract: The particle measurement device includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire pad surface shape data indicating a surface shape of an electrode pad including a probe needle mark where a probe needle has contacted; a roughness calculating unit configured to calculate volume of a recessed portion recessed from a pad reference surface and volume of a protruding portion protruding from the pad reference surface based on the pad surface shape data; and a particle quantity calculating unit configured to calculate a particle quantity from a volume difference between the volume of the recessed portion and the volume of the protruding portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsumi HAYASHI, Hideki MORII, Tetsuo YOSHIDA, Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230376195
    Abstract: Further improvement in usability is promoted. An information processing device (10) includes a control unit (140) that executes processing of displaying an operation area having a predetermined shape in an edge area of a display screen, and moving the operation area to a center area of the display screen by a first operation set in advance as a predetermined operation on the operation area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki ADACHI, Seiji MURAMATSU, Naoki IWATA, Kenji YOKOYAMA, Kazuki KOZUMA, Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 11733634
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier; a transfer part facing the image carrier; a transfer belt that passes between the image carrier and the transfer part, includes a conveyance surface, and configured to convey a medium on the conveyance surface; plural rollers to which the transfer belt is stretched, the plural rollers including a downstream roller provided on a downstream side in the medium conveyance direction among the plural rollers; and a separating member facing the downstream roller and configured to separate the medium from the transfer belt. The separating member includes a guide surface to guide the medium, wherein the guide surface is arranged at an angle such that a distance from the guide surface to a conveyance reference plane becomes shorter as proceeding in the medium conveyance direction, the conveyance reference plane being a virtual plane extending the conveyance surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230124559
    Abstract: In a conventional multi-window function, when it is desired to switch an application to another application, only one application can be switched, which lacks usability. Therefore, provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an operation unit configured to detect an operation by a user, and a display unit configured to display a first application list and a second application list in response to detecting a first user operation, display a first application selected in a first window in response to detecting a second user operation for selecting the first application from the first application list, and display a second application selected in a second window in response to detecting a third user operation for selecting the second application from the second application list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki ADACHI, Seiji MURAMATSU, Kenji YOKOYAMA, Yukako MURAKAMI, Kazuki KOZUMA, Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220397108
    Abstract: A cryopump includes a cryopanel disposed in a cryopump housing and including a non-combustible adsorbent, a heater heating the non-combustible adsorbent and the cryopanel, a purge valve connecting the cryopump housing to a purge gas source, a rough valve connecting the cryopump housing to a rough pump, a sensor that generates a measurement signal indicating a temperature of the non-combustible adsorbent or an internal pressure of the cryopump housing, and a controller that controls at least one of the heater, the purge valve, and the rough valve based on the measurement signal so as to execute either a sublimation regeneration sequence for sublimating water from the non-combustible adsorbent by exposing the non-combustible adsorbent to a vacuum atmosphere or a dehydration sequence for dehydrating the non-combustible adsorbent by exposing the non-combustible adsorbent to a dry atmosphere at room temperature or a temperature higher than the room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Takahiro Yatsu, Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20220080826
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that controls scenery display according to a current position of a mobile body is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a region where a predetermined object outside the mobile body appears within a window of the mobile body, a display unit that displays a transmissive region and a non-transmissive region within the window, and a control unit that controls the display unit on the basis of a detection result obtained by the detection unit. The detection unit detects an appearance place where the object appears in the window, on the basis of a current position of the mobile body, a moving speed and a traveling direction of the mobile body, and position information associated with the object. Thereafter, a transmissive region is displayed in the region where the object appears, or a non-transmissive region that masks a region where the object is absent is displayed in the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: YUKI SHOJI, TOSHIYUKI KIMURA, NAOTO SHIMIZU, KENTARO SHIBUKAWA, TETSU SUMII, TERUYOSHI MASUDA, OSAMU SAKURAI, SO MORIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20220026840
    Abstract: An image formation apparatus according to an embodiment may include: an image carrier; a transfer part facing the image carrier; a transfer belt that passes between the image carrier and the transfer part, includes a conveyance surface, and configured to convey a medium on the conveyance surface; plural rollers to which the transfer belt is stretched, the plural rollers including a downstream roller provided on a downstream side in the medium conveyance direction among the plural rollers; and a separating member facing the downstream roller and configured to separate the medium from the transfer belt. The separating member includes a guide surface to guide the medium, wherein the guide surface is arranged at an angle such that a distance from the guide surface to a conveyance reference plane becomes shorter as proceeding in the medium conveyance direction, the conveyance reference plane being a virtual plane extending the conveyance surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi KOBAYASHI, Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10622865
    Abstract: Provided is a motor device (1) equipped with a speed reduction mechanism including: an electric motor (2); a case (30) configured to receive a speed reduction mechanism (20) used to reduce a speed of rotation of the electric motor (2); and an output shaft (23) provided on one side of the case (30) to surround a rotational central shaft (O) of the electric motor (2) and coupled to the speed reduction mechanism (20), in which, the case (30) has: a main mount (40) provided on the one side of the case (30) and configured to fix the case (30) to a roof; and an auxiliary mount (50) provided on the other side of the case (30) to surround the rotational central shaft (O) of the electric motor (2) and configured to fix the case (30) to the roof, and the mount (50) has: an auxiliary attachment section (52) integrally formed with the case (30); and an auxiliary mount rubber (54) mounted at the auxiliary attachment section (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Masayuki Ota
  • Patent number: 10613467
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a rotating member rotatable with respect to the apparatus main body, a protective member to protect a predetermined portion of the rotating member and that includes a first engagement part, and an interlocking part that interlocks the rotating member and the protective member and including a second engagement par. The interlocking part causes the first engagement part and the second engagement part to be engaged with the protective member and the rotating member, and the interlocking part releases the engagement of the first engagement part and the second engagement part when the rotating member is in a predetermined rotation state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Oki Data Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190360496
    Abstract: A compressor unit includes a flow control valve controlling a flow rate of a bypass pipe according to a valve command signal, a compressor inverter, and a controller. A range of operation frequency values is limited to a first operation frequency interval from a lower limit value to a first value and a second operation frequency interval from a second value to an upper limit value. When a target flow rate is between a first discharge flow rate and a second discharge flow rate, the controller generates an inverter command signal such that the operation frequency is set to the second operation frequency interval, and generates the valve command signal such that the flow rate of the bypass pipe coincides with a differential flow rate obtained by subtracting the target flow rate from a discharge flow rate of a compressor body obtained by the inverter command signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro OGAWA, Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: 10442401
    Abstract: Since a shape of a stator 44 is made mirror symmetric with respect to a rotor 45 as a 4-pole/6-slot type, rotational deflection of the rotor 45 can be suppressed. As the minimum number of poles and the minimum number of slots, which can suppress the rotational deflection of the rotor 45, a frequency of magnetic noises approaches a frequency of mechanical noises. Thus, it is possible to integrate the whole noises generated by the DR-side wiper motor 21 into a low frequency range thereof, and to make the acoustic sensitivity (dB) of a vehicle interior smaller. Since the stator 44 is fixed inside a housing 40 and mounting legs fixed to a vehicle body fixed portion are provided in the housing 40, the stator 40, which is a source of the magnetic noises, can be fixed to a vehicle via only the housing 40. Therefore, a brushless wiper motor with quietness improved further can be designed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsuba Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Kimura, Tomohiko Annaka, Toshiyuki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20190033776
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a rotating member rotatable with respect to the apparatus main body, a protective member to protect a predetermined portion of the rotating member and that includes a first engagement part, and an interlocking part that interlocks the rotating member and the protective member and including a second engagement par. The interlocking part causes the first engagement part and the second engagement part to be engaged with the protective member and the rotating member, and the interlocking part releases the engagement of the first engagement part and the second engagement part when the rotating member is in a predetermined rotation state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Toshiyuki KIMURA
  • Patent number: D835665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Satoshi Akagawa, Ayaka Satoh
  • Patent number: D841016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasushi Okumura, Ikuo Yamano, Kei Takahashi, Yoshihito Ohki, Ayako Iwase, Daisuke Hiro, Lyo Takaoka, Sheng Wang, Qi Zheng
  • Patent number: D855629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emika Arai, Daisuke Nakata, Katsuya Hyodo, Tsubasa Tsukahara, Toshiyuki Kimura, Yasuyuki Suki
  • Patent number: D911436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: OKI DATA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kimura, Hidenori Ueda, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Mizuno, Morihito Saigusa, Kosei Watanabe