Patents by Inventor Yohei Ando

Yohei Ando 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: 20240005225
    Abstract: A task management device includes a control unit that executes, when satisfaction of a specific condition is detected during a period in which a vehicle to be operated in a mode corresponding to an application is operated in a first mode, operation start control to start an operation of the vehicle in a second mode that is different from the first mode before a schedule end time of the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hirotaka NOGAMI, Jun TSUKAMOTO, Tsuyoshi OKADA, Fumiyuki KAGARA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yoshiki TERASHIMA, Yohei ANDO
  • Publication number: 20230419742
    Abstract: A task management device includes a control unit that detects a deterioration of an internal environment of a vehicle as an environmental deterioration during a period in which the vehicle to be operated in a mode in accordance with an application is operated in a first mode, calculates a time required for maintenance of the internal environment of the vehicle in accordance with the detected environmental deterioration and determines whether the maintenance is completed by a mode switching time limit for switching the mode of the vehicle to a second mode that is different from the first mode, and executes operational control in accordance with a determination result obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka Nogami, Jun Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Okada, Fumiyuki Kagara, Kotaro Hirose, Yoshiki Terashima, Yohei Ando
  • Publication number: 20230419209
    Abstract: A task management device includes a control unit that calculates a required time for maintenance of an internal environment of at least one vehicle to be operated in a mode corresponding to an application before the mode of the at least one vehicle is switched from a first mode to a second mode based on information acquired from any one of a first target to be transported by the at least one vehicle in the first mode and a second target to be transported by the at least one vehicle in the second mode that is different from the first mode, and adjusts a dispatch schedule of the at least one vehicle in accordance with the required time calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Hirotaka NOGAMI, Jun TSUKAMOTO, Tsuyoshi OKADA, Fumiyuki KAGARA, Kotaro HIROSE, Yoshiki TERASHIMA, Yohei ANDO
  • Publication number: 20230334916
    Abstract: The task management device includes a control unit that performs maintenance start control for starting maintenance of the internal environment of the vehicle during a period in which the vehicle operated in the mode corresponding to the application is operated in the first mode, and performs mode switching control for switching the vehicle to the second mode different from the first mode after the maintenance is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hirotaka NOGAMI, Jun Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Okada, Fumiyuki Kagara, Kotaro Hirose, Yoshiki Terashima, Yohei Ando
  • Publication number: 20230273043
    Abstract: In a state where a point corresponding to a specific category located in a map image displayed on a display is set as a target, a POI icon indicating the point is superimposed and displayed on a located position of the point, and based on an operation of a user, the user selects, as a preferred brand, a brand of which an icon is to be preferentially displayed from among a plurality of brands belonging to the specific category. When there is a point corresponding to the preferred brand within a target area in the map image displayed on the display, only points corresponding to the preferred brand will be displayed with the POI icons, whereas when there is no point corresponding to the preferred brand within the target area, points that do not correspond to the preferred brand are also displayed with the POI icons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke NISHIYAMA, Yohei ANDO, Shinya HIROSAWA
  • Patent number: 10930926
    Abstract: The invention provides a cathode sheet for use in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a composite material comprising a collector and a layer of a cathode active material provided thereon. The layer of a cathode active material includes: (a) a conductive polymer and (b) at least one selected from a polycarboxylic acid and a metal salt of a polycarboxylic acid; and the conductive polymer is a polymer in a dedoped state or in a dedoped and reduced state. The polymer constituting the conductive polymer is at least one selected from polyaniline, a polyaniline derivative, polypyrrole, a polypyrrole derivative, and polythiophene; and the polycarboxylic acid is at least one selected from polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polyvinylbenzoic acid, polyallylbenzoic acid, polymethallylbenzoic acid, polymaleic acid, polyfumaric acid, polyglutaminic acid, polyaspartic acid, alginic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, and a copolymer including repeating units of at least two of the polymers listed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Abe, Akira Otani, Yujiro Kawashima, Yoshihiro Uetani, Hiroyoshi Take, Yutaka Kishii, Aimi Matsuura, Yuki Kajisa, Yohei Ando
  • Publication number: 20200274153
    Abstract: A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei ANDO, Yoshihiro UETANI
  • Patent number: 10734645
    Abstract: A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Ando, Yoshihiro Uetani
  • Publication number: 20180108906
    Abstract: A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei ANDO, Yoshihiro UETANI
  • Patent number: 9882208
    Abstract: A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Ando, Yoshihiro Uetani
  • Publication number: 20170317345
    Abstract: The invention provides a cathode sheet for use in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including a composite material comprising a collector and a layer of a cathode active material provided thereon. The layer of a cathode active material includes: (a) a conductive polymer and (b) at least one selected from a polycarboxylic acid and a metal salt of a polycarboxylic acid; and the conductive polymer is a polymer in a dedoped state or in a dedoped and reduced state. The polymer constituting the conductive polymer is at least one selected from polyaniline, a polyaniline derivative, polypyrrole, a polypyrrole derivative, and polythiophene; and the polycarboxylic acid is at least one selected from polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polyvinylbenzoic acid, polyallylbenzoic acid, polymethallylbenzoic acid, polymaleic acid, polyfumaric acid, polyglutaminic acid, polyaspartic acid, alginic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, and a copolymer including repeating units of at least two of the polymers listed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao ABE, Akira OTANI, Yujiro KAWASHIMA, Yoshihiro UETANI, Hiroyoshi TAKE, Yutaka KISHII, Aimi MATSUURA, Yuki KAJISA, Yohei ANDO
  • Patent number: 9735423
    Abstract: The invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a cathode and an anode arranged so as to be opposite to each other, and an electrolyte layer put therebetween; wherein the cathode comprises: (a) a conductive polymer and (b) at least one selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid and a metal salt thereof, and wherein the anode comprises a material into which a base metal or ions thereof can be inserted and from which a base metal or ions thereof can be extracted. The invention further provides a cathode sheet for use in the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery mentioned above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Abe, Akira Otani, Yujiro Kawashima, Yoshihiro Uetani, Hiroyoshi Take, Yutaka Kishii, Aimi Matsuura, Yuki Kajisa, Yohei Ando
  • Patent number: 9347781
    Abstract: A navigation device includes a GPS receiver, map data including tunnel data and periodically acquires a vehicle's speed to provide guidance on the current position N acquired at the GPS receiver, and when GPS radio waves become unreceivable after the vehicle passes a tunnel entrance, calculates a travel distance according to a vehicle speed and a time T up to a branch, and continues providing guidance on the current position up to the branch. After passing the branch, the navigation device suspends guidance, calculates a distance La between the branch and a tunnel exit, which is shorter, and when GPS radio waves are not received even after a movement distance from the branch exceeds distance La, after passing the branch, determines a road whose distance is longer as the road being traveled, and provides guidance on the current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Masuda, Yohei Ando, Yusuke Oohashi
  • Patent number: 9273968
    Abstract: Track information generating devices, methods, and programs acquire a self-contained navigation track of a vehicle indicated by time-series pieces of self-contained navigation information, and acquire a GPS track that is a track of the vehicle indicated by time-series pieces of GPS information. The devices, methods, and compare the self-contained navigation track with the GPS track to acquire a first correction amount for obtaining the highest degree of coincidence between the self-contained navigation track and the GPS track and then correct the self-contained navigation information using a second correction amount that is smaller than the first correction amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Oohashi, Daisuke Sakaki, Yohei Ando
  • Publication number: 20150340698
    Abstract: A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing an electrically conductive polymer (a), at least one of a polyanionic acid and a metal salt thereof (b), and a plasticizer (c), wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution having ion conductivity. The positive electrode has excellent peeling resistance and bending durability, and the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an excellent weight energy density and low dependency on electrolyte solution amount is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi TAKE, Aimi MATSUURA, Yohei ANDO
  • Publication number: 20150311509
    Abstract: A particulate active material for a power storage device positive electrode having a higher energy density is provided, which includes particles of an electrically conductive polymer and a conductive agent, wherein the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a surface coated with the conductive agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei ANDO, Yoshihiro UETANI
  • Publication number: 20150235777
    Abstract: A higher performance positive electrode for a power storage device is provided, which ensures a higher capacity density per unit weight of an active substance and, particularly, a higher initial capacity in initial charge/discharge. The power storage device positive electrode includes electrically conductive polymer particles as an active substance, and the electrically conductive polymer particles each have a flat shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Ando, Yutaka Kishii, Masao Abe, Yoshihiro Uetani, Hiroyoshi Take, Atsuko Mizuike
  • Publication number: 20150162613
    Abstract: A power storage device positive electrode which ensures development of a higher capacity at the initial stage of a charge/discharge process and a higher capacity density is provided. The power storage device positive electrode contains an electrically conductive polymer as a positive electrode substance, where the electrically conductive polymer is present in a particulate form having a median diameter of not greater than 5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yohei Ando, Yutaka Kishii, Masao Abe, Yoshihiro Uetani
  • Publication number: 20150149075
    Abstract: A navigation device includes a GPS receiver, map data including tunnel data and periodically acquires a vehicle's speed to provide guidance on the current position N acquired at the GPS receiver, and when GPS radio waves become unreceivable after the vehicle passes a tunnel entrance, calculates a travel distance according to a vehicle speed and a time T up to a branch, and continues providing guidance on the current position up to the branch. After passing the branch, the navigation device suspends guidance, calculates a distance La between the branch and a tunnel exit, which is shorter, and when GPS radio waves are not received even after a movement distance from the branch exceeds distance La, after passing the branch, determines a road whose distance is longer as the road being traveled, and provides guidance on the current position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Masuda, Yohei Ando, Yusuke Oohashi
  • Patent number: 8880342
    Abstract: A moving body position detection system including an unit acquiring dead reckoning navigation information including a moving body direction; a unit identifying a moving body position based on the dead reckoning navigation information on the moving body; a unit predicting a predicted arrived position of the moving body after a predetermined interval from the position of the moving body based on the dead reckoning navigation information on the moving body; a unit calculating a difference direction angle between a direction from the position of the moving body to the predicted position and the direction of the moving body; a unit correcting the difference direction angle if it is equal to or larger than a threshold; and a unit updating the moving body position based on the difference direction angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yohei Ando, Takuma Yagi