Patents by Inventor Yasuhiro Yamanaka
Yasuhiro Yamanaka 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: 20250015397Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery case includes: preparing a tubular body having a first opening end and a second opening end that are respectively located at opposite sides in one direction; closing the first opening end with a first plate member; closing the second opening end with a second plate member; in a state where the first opening end is closed with the first plate member and the second opening end is closed with the second plate member, cutting the tubular body, the first plate member, and the second plate member along a plane parallel to the one direction, to obtain a case body having an opening formed by respective cut edges of the tubular body, the first plate member, and the second plate member; and closing the opening of the case body with the lid portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro Obayashi, Atsushi Yamanaka, Masashi Chihara, Kazuki Sugie, Kosuke Yonekawa, Yasuhiro Hirao
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Publication number: 20250007047Abstract: In a secondary battery, a main body of a housing includes a bottom surface portion, a first side surface portion, a second side surface portion, a first top surface portion, a second top surface portion, and a weld. The first top surface portion extends toward the second side surface portion, from an end of the first side surface portion opposite to the bottom surface portion. The second top surface portion extends toward the first side surface portion, from an end of the second side surface portion opposite to the bottom surface portion. The weld connects respective leading ends of the first top surface portion and the second top surface portion to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro Obayashi, Atsushi Yamanaka, Masashi Chihara, Kazuki Sugie, Kosuke Yonekawa, Yasuhiro Hirao
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Publication number: 20250007048Abstract: In a secondary battery, a first end face portion extends toward a second side surface portion, from one end of a first side surface portion in the width direction. A second end face portion extends toward a first side surface portion, from one end of the second side surface portion in the width direction. An end face weld connects respective leading ends of the first and second end face portions to each other. The leading end of the first end face portion is located closer to a center of the housing in the width direction, than a joint at which it is connected to the first side surface portion. The leading end of the second end face portion is located closer to the center of the housing in the width direction, than a joint at which it is connected to the second side surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20250007105Abstract: A power storage module includes a plurality of power storage cells, a module case, and a connection member. The plurality of power storage cells each include an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an external terminal. The external terminal is electrically connected to the electrode assembly, located outside the cell case, and disposed at a side of the cell case in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction. The module case includes a bottom surface portion and a peripheral side surface portion. The connection member is in contact with the external terminal of each of power storage cells adjacent to each other, among the plurality of power storage cells. At least a part of the connection member is embedded in the peripheral side surface portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2024Publication date: January 2, 2025Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20240429563Abstract: In an accommodation space of a case body of a power storage module, a partition portion forms a first and second compartments adjacent to the first compartment with the partition portion interposed between the first and second compartments. A connection conductive member has a first end portion located at one side in the first direction and embedded in the case body. A second end portion of the connection conductive member is located at the other side in the first direction and embedded in the case body. A first inner surface portion thereof is exposed to the first compartment and electrically connected to a first electrode assembly contained in the first compartment, among a plurality of electrode assemblies. A second inner surface portion thereof is exposed to the second compartment and electrically connected to a second electrode assembly contained in the second compartment, among the plurality of electrode assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20240429498Abstract: A power storage module includes a plurality of electrode assemblies and a case. The case includes a bottom portion, a peripheral sidewall portion, a lid portion, and at least one partition portion. The bottom portion is located at one side of the electrode assemblies in a second direction. The partition portion is formed integrally with the bottom portion and the peripheral sidewall portion. The partition portion is located between the electrode assemblies adjacent to each other. Each of the bottom portion, the peripheral sidewall portion, and the lid portion includes a resin layer and a barrier layer. The resin layer is made from a resin composition. The barrier layer is superposed on the resin layer. The barrier layer has a lower moisture permeability than that of the resin layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20240421392Abstract: In a power storage cell, a case includes a bottom portion, first and second side surface portions, first and second end face portions, a welding portion, and a rib. The first side surface portion extends upright from the bottom portion. The second side surface portion extends upright from the bottom portion and faces the first side surface portion. The first end face portion extends from the first side surface portion in a direction in which the first side surface portion faces the second side surface portion. The second end face portion extends from the second side surface portion in a direction in which the second side surface portion faces the first side surface portion. The welding portion connects the first and second end face portions to each other. The rib is located along a corner edge formed by the first side surface portion and the first end face portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20240412280Abstract: A purchase type determining unit 244 determines whether content is rental content, which has a valid time limit for enjoying, from purchasing type information included in the license information. An icon image processing unit 352 disposes an icon image of the content in a menu screen. In case the content is determined to be rental content by the purchase type determining unit 244, a rental mark disposing unit 356 disposes a rental mark indicating that associated content is rental content near the icon image of the content or disposes the rental mark so as to overlap with the icon image of the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMANAKA, Masaki HIGUCHI, Hirofumi SHIMADA, Syunichi SOUMA, Kiyobumi MATSUNAGA, Yuichiro TO
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Publication number: 20240377630Abstract: There is provided a vehicular display device including: a display unit configured to emit a display image including display light and projected onto a projection target member provided in a vehicle; a first optical component configured to reflect the display light emitted from the display unit; a first case having a space configured to accommodate the first optical component; and a second case configured to press the first optical component accommodated in the space against the first case.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sano, Takahiro Osawa, Tetsuya Suganuma, Yu Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20240375515Abstract: There are a display unit and a vehicular display device. The display unit emits a display image including display light to be projected onto a projection target member provided in a vehicle. The display unit includes: a lens including a lens body and a first support portion protruding from an edge portion of the lens body; and a case that has a space configured to accommodate the first support portion and holds the lens by fitting the first support portion into the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sano, Takuya Ishigami, Takayuki Mizushima
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Publication number: 20240380081Abstract: A power storage cell includes an electrode assembly, a cell case, and an external terminal. The cell case houses the electrode assembly. The external terminal is fixed to the cell case. The external terminal includes a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion. The first terminal portion is arranged above the cell case. The second terminal portion extends from the first terminal portion along the side surface of the cell case. The second terminal portion is provided with a recess. The recess is formed on a surface of the second terminal portion opposite to the other surface thereof that faces the cell case.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yosuke SHIMURA, Yoshiro OBAYASHI, Atsushi YAMANAKA, Masashi CHIHARA, Kazuki SUGIE, Kosuke YONEKAWA, Yasuhiro HIRAO
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Publication number: 20240377675Abstract: A display apparatus includes a light source, a display unit in a plate shape including a display area on which light emitted by the light source is focused, a heat dissipation portion in a plate shape arranged on one side or another side in a plate thickness direction of the display unit, a housing containing the display unit and the heat dissipation portion, a first fixing portion provided on the housing to sandwich and fix the display unit and the heat dissipation portion in a plane extension direction intersecting the plate thickness direction, and a second fixing portion that limits displacement of the display unit and the heat dissipation portion by collectively pressing the display unit and the heat dissipation portion in the plate thickness direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yuki MIYOSHI, Yasuhiro KATSUMATA, Akira YAMANAKA, Hiroshi SANO, Takuya ISHIGAMI, Takahiro OSAWA
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Publication number: 20240377631Abstract: There are provided a display unit and a vehicular display device. The display unit is mounted on a vehicular display device and emits a display image including display light to be projected onto a projection target member provided outside the vehicular display device. The display unit includes: a display panel configured to display the display image based on light from a light source; a case that supports the display panel; and a heat dissipation member configured to dissipate heat accumulated in the display unit. A shield case of the case and the heat dissipation member are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sano, Tetsuya Suganuma, Yu Kobayashi, Naoto Tsubakihara
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Publication number: 20240367642Abstract: A parking assist method performs a parking assist control of a host vehicle based on a target travel path when a distance between a self-position and a target parking position is determined to be equal to or less than a first predetermined distance, a parking assist permission condition is satisfied, and a shift operation for switching direction has been detected. The parking assist permission condition is satisfied where either a condition in which a predetermined time or longer has elapsed since the host vehicle departed from the target parking position, or a condition in which the distance between the self-position and the target parking position since the host vehicle departed from the target parking position exceeds a second predetermined distance that is equal to or less than the first predetermined distance. The parking assist control is suppressed when the parking assist permission condition is not satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Yasuhiro SUZUKI, Yusuke MUSHA, Ryota YAMANAKA, Satoshi MURAMATSU
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Patent number: 12122300Abstract: A parking assistance device includes: a sensor-information processing circuit that detects an empty parking space around a host vehicle; a surrounding-image generation circuit that generates a surrounding image that is a view of surroundings of the host vehicle from above; an image display circuit that displays a first assistance image at a position of the empty parking space in the surrounding image, the first assistance image indicating the empty parking space; and a stop determination circuit that determines whether the host vehicle has stopped. In a case where it is determined by the stop determination circuit that the host vehicle has stopped, the image display circuit displays the first assistance image.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Ko Sato, Daisuke Tanaka, Yasuhiro Sakurai, Ryota Yamanaka, Junya Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20240308341Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a housing that includes an opening and a first wall, in which the housing is attached to a vehicle in an orientation in which the opening faces an upper side in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and the first wall faces a rear side in a front-rear direction of the vehicle, an image display device, and a transparent cover. The first wall includes a pinch part pinched by one hand of an operator. The pinch part includes a first recessed portion and a second recessed portion, which are spaced apart from each other. The first recessed portion is recessed toward the second recessed portion. The second recessed portion is recessed toward the first recessed portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventors: Yuki Miyoshi, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Akira Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sano, Yoshihide Takada, Takahiro Osawa, Tetsuya Suganuma, Yu Kobayashi, Makoto Fujii, Koichi Kase, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Tadashi Okubo, Ryosuke Tsuchite
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Patent number: 12093033Abstract: A vehicle remote control method controls a vehicle having an autonomous travel control function to execute autonomous travel control. The method includes detecting an input position at which a touch operation is performed by an operator on a touch panel of a remote operation device and making a gesture determination area variable in accordance with the input position. The gesture determination area is an area in which a gesture for remotely controlling the vehicle is received. The method further includes detecting the gesture from the gesture determination area and determining whether or not the detected gesture is a command gesture that is preliminarily set. When the gesture is the command gesture, the vehicle is controlled to execute the autonomous travel control.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki, Junya Kobayashi, Ryota Yamanaka
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Patent number: 12088950Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus, a control method, and a program that make it possible to easily provide an image suitable for the operation of a vehicle. The controller controls reading of an image from an image sensor that captures the image, on the basis of vehicle information acquired by a vehicle, the image being displayed on a display section of the vehicle. Embodiments may be applicable to a viewing system that displays an image of a region behind a vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Go Yamanaka, Yasuhiro Yukawa, Takuya Yamaguchi
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Publication number: 20240267398Abstract: A detection device includes a feature value database configured to store a packet feature value, a label assigned to each packet feature value, and a threshold used for determination in advance. The detection device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to perform operations including: converting a target packet into a feature value using a first natural language processing model that has been trained using normal communication packets as learning data; assigning a label to the feature value converted using the first natural language processing model, based on the feature value converted using the first natural language processing model and the data stored in the feature value database; and determining whether the target packet has an anomaly based on the assigned label.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: August 8, 2024Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro TERAMOTO, Masanori YAMADA, Yuki YAMANAKA, Tomokatsu TAKAHASHI, Tomohiro NAGAI, Takaaki KOYAMA
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Patent number: 12036106Abstract: A low-weight infant diaper has a longitudinal direction and a width direction that intersect each other. The low-weight infant diaper includes: an exterior sheet disposed closer to a non-skin side than an absorbent body; and a belt including a first locking member on a first side in the width direction and a second locking member on a second side opposite to the first side in the width direction. The belt is locked to a non-skin side of the exterior sheet by the first locking member. The belt includes a first additional joining portion that causes a part of the belt to join the exterior sheet. The first additional joining portion is disposed in a region in the first side.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Unicharm CorporationInventors: Maki Tsujii, Yasuhiro Yamanaka, Satoru Sakaguchi