Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Higashikata

Tsuyoshi Higashikata 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: 10366829
    Abstract: A coil assembly for non-contact charging has a power supplying surface facing a power receiving device and is provided in a power transmission device which wirelessly transmits power to the power receiving device. The coil assembly includes: a first coil; a second coil which is positioned as close as or farther than the first coil from the power supplying surface; and a magnetic body which is positioned farther than the second coil from the power supplying surface, and overlaps with the second coil and does not overlaps with the first coil when seen from the power supplying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kessoku, Tokihiko Sugiura, Tsuyoshi Higashikata
  • Publication number: 20170263377
    Abstract: A coil assembly for non-contact charging has a power supplying surface facing a power receiving device and is provided in a power transmission device which wirelessly transmits power to the power receiving device. The coil assembly includes: a first coil; a second coil which is positioned as close as or farther than the first coil from the power supplying surface; and a magnetic body which is positioned farther than the second coil from the power supplying surface, and overlaps with the second coil and does not overlaps with the first coil when seen from the power supplying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Kessoku, Tokihiko Sugiura, Tsuyoshi Higashikata
  • Patent number: 9358919
    Abstract: A photodetection device has a light passing part in an upper portion, a light guiding member, and a photodetection element in a lower portion. Light passing through the light passing part is guided by the light guiding member to be detected by the photodetection element. The light guiding member has an incident curved surface provided annularly around a central axis on a side of the light passing part, and a reflective curved surface provided around the central axis inside the incident curved surface so as to be opposed to the incident curved surface. The light guiding member reflects light at the reflective curved surface to guide the light to a light receiving surface of the photodetection element, the light passing through the light passing part and entering the incident curved surface at a predetermined inclination angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Higashikata, Mitsuharu Sugimoto, Takanori Kamo
  • Publication number: 20140346333
    Abstract: A photodetection device has a light passing part in an upper portion, a light guiding member, and a photodetection element in a lower portion. Light passing through the light passing part is guided by the light guiding member to be detected by the photodetection element. The light guiding member has an incident curved surface provided annularly around a central axis on a side of the light passing part, and a reflective curved surface provided around the central axis inside the incident curved surface so as to be opposed to the incident curved surface. The light guiding member reflects light at the reflective curved surface to guide the light to a light receiving surface of the photodetection element, the light passing through the light passing part and entering the incident curved surface at a predetermined inclination angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Higashikata, Mitsuharu Sugimoto, Takanori Kamo
  • Patent number: 6046688
    Abstract: A navigation system can indicate a relationship in position between a main vehicle and a related vehicle without reducing a map picture on a display unit. A second display unit (6a) is provided independently of a first display unit (3a) for a map picture in a navigation system. The second display unit (6a) indicates a position of the related vehicle by means of a direction (11) relative to the main vehicle and a distance (12) from the main vehicle to the related vehicle. Preferably, the direction (11) and distance (12) are indicated by an arrow or characters and by digits, respectively. This makes the display obvious.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignees: Harness Systems Technologies Research, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Higashikata, Ryo Tanaka