Patents by Inventor Yoshihisa Kato

Yoshihisa Kato 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: 11934746
    Abstract: An information generation device generating a test case being a simulation model for reproducing a road traffic condition in an area on a road including a target point, the information generation device including: a first storage unit that stores moving-object information being information regarding a moving object existing in the area; a determination unit that determines whether or not an incident in which the moving object existing in the area shows a behavior that leads to occurrence of an accident has occurred, on the basis of the moving-object information; an extraction unit that extracts, as target information, moving-object information in a target period being a predetermined time period including a time point at which the incident occurred; and a generation unit that generates the test case upon occurrence of the incident on the basis of the target information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Yamanouchi, Yosuke Seto, Minori Orita, Hiroki Saito, Takeharu Kato
  • Publication number: 20240066047
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound having a STING agonistic activity, which may be expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of STING-related diseases. The present disclosure relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the description, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: MASATO YOSHIKAWA, MORIHISA SAITOH, TAISUKE KATO, YAYOI NAKAYAMA, TOMOHIRO SEKI, YASUO NAKAGAWA, YUSUKE TOMINARI, MASAKI SETO, YUSUKE SASAKI, MASANORI OKANIWA, TSUNEO ODA, AKITO SHIBUYA, KOSUKE HIDAKA, ZENYU SHIOKAWA, SHUMPEI MURATA, ATSUTOSHI OKABE, YOSHIHISA NAKADA, MICHIYO MOCHIZUKI, BRIAN SCOTT FREEZE, TAISUKE TAWARAISHI, YASUFUMI WADA, PAUL D. GREENSPAN
  • Patent number: 11535106
    Abstract: A power supply system includes power circuit which connects first and second batteries with a drive motor, and a management ECU which controls transfer of power between the batteries and the drive motor. The management ECU limits the output power of the second battery to no more than a second output upper limit, during combined output travel which drives the drive motor by way of the combined output of the first and second batteries. In addition, the management ECU sets the second output upper limit to a second maximum output of the second battery in the case of the first SOC of the first batter being greater than a remaining amount warning threshold, and sets the second output upper limit to a range extending upper limit which is smaller than the second maximum output, in the case of the first SOC being less than the remaining amount warning threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Oguma, Yasuo Yamada, Arata Ohishi, Minoru Nagasawa, Yoshihiro Kanamaru, Yoshihisa Kato
  • Patent number: 11524589
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a first power circuit coupled to a capacity-type first battery and a drive motor, a second power circuit coupled to an output-type second battery, a voltage converter that converts a voltage between the first power circuit and the second power circuit, and a converter ECU and a management ECU that operate the voltage converter to control converter passing power in the voltage converter. The management ECU sets, when a first SOC that is a percentage of charge in the first battery is less than a predetermined lamp-on threshold and a first maximum output P1_lim that is a maximum output of the first battery is more them a predetermined output threshold Pe0 maximum converter passing power Pcnv_max corresponding to maximum power with respect to the converter passing power to 0 to prohibit discharging of the second battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kato, Hirokazu Oguma, Kenta Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20220185116
    Abstract: A power supply system includes power circuit which connects first and second batteries with a drive motor, and a management ECU which controls transfer of power between the batteries and the drive motor. The management ECU limits the output power of the second battery to no more than a second output upper limit, during combined output travel which drives the drive motor by way of the combined output of the first and second batteries. In addition, the management ECU sets the second output upper limit to a second maximum output of the second battery in the case of the first SOC of the first batter being greater than a remaining amount warning threshold, and sets the second output upper limit to a range extending upper limit which is smaller than the second maximum output, in the case of the first SOC being less than the remaining amount warning threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Hirokazu OGUMA, Yasuo YAMADA, Arata OHISHI, Minoru NAGASAWA, Yoshihiro KANAMARU, Yoshihisa KATO
  • Publication number: 20210300188
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a first power circuit coupled to a capacity-type first battery and a drive motor, a second power circuit coupled to an output-type second battery, a voltage converter that converts a voltage between the first power circuit and the second power circuit, and a converter ECU and a management ECU that operate the voltage converter to control converter passing power in the voltage converter. The management ECU sets, when a first SOC that is a percentage of charge in the first battery is less than a predetermined lamp-on threshold and a first maximum output P1_lim that is a maximum output of the first battery is more them a predetermined output threshold Pe0, maximum converter passing power Pcnv_max corresponding to maximum power with respect to the converter passing power to 0 to prohibit discharging of the second battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KATO, Hirokazu OGUMA, Kenta SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10923614
    Abstract: A photodiode that multiplies a charge generated by photoelectric conversion in an avalanche region includes: a p? type semiconductor layer having interfaces; an n+ type semiconductor region located inside the p? type semiconductor layer and in contact with the interface; an n+ type semiconductor region located inside the p? type semiconductor layer and connected to the n+ type semiconductor region; and a p type semiconductor region located between the n+ type semiconductor region and the interface, wherein the n+ type semiconductor region, the n+ type semiconductor region, and the p type semiconductor region each have a higher impurity concentration than the p? type semiconductor layer, the avalanche region is a region between the n+ type semiconductor region and the p type semiconductor region inside the p? type semiconductor layer, and the n+ type semiconductor region has a smaller area than the n+ type semiconductor region in planar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakata, Manabu Usuda, Mitsuyoshi Mori, Yutaka Hirose, Yoshihisa Kato
  • Patent number: 10845348
    Abstract: A gas sensor includes: a cell array which includes a plurality of cells disposed in rows and columns; a read-out circuit which reads out signals from the plurality of cells; and a signal processor which processes the signals read out. Each of the plurality of cells includes: a gas molecule detector which is electrically isolated between adjacent ones of the plurality of cells; and an amplifier circuit which is electrically connected to the gas molecule detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Okino, Yutaka Hirose, Yoshihisa Kato, Akio Oki
  • Patent number: 10837896
    Abstract: An electronic prepared slide includes: an image sensor that has a light receiving surface and receives, on the light receiving surface, light that has passed through a specimen disposed above the light receiving surface; and a removable nonvolatile transparent film that is disposed on the light receiving surface and seals the light receiving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Okino, Shota Yamada, Yutaka Hirose, Yoshihisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Manabu Kamoshida, Hideto Motomura, Yoshihide Sawada
  • Patent number: 10812729
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a detector, a count value storage, and a reader. The detector includes an avalanche amplification type light receiving element that detects a photon, and a resetter that resets an output potential of the light receiving element, and outputs a digital signal that indicates the presence or absence of incidence of a photon on the light receiving element. The count value storage performs counting by converting the digital signal output from the detector to an analog voltage, and stores the result of counting as a count value. The reader outputs an analog signal indicating the count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigetaka Kasuga, Seiji Yamahira, Yoshihisa Kato
  • Patent number: 10513291
    Abstract: An automatic tilting vehicle including a pair of wheels rotatably supported by wheel carriers and laterally spaced apart and a vehicle tilting device that tilts the vehicle to the inside of a turn when turning. The vehicle tilting device includes a swing member, an actuator that swings the swing member about a swing axis, and a pair of connecting rods pivotally attached to the swing member and the wheel carriers on both lateral sides of the vehicle. Each connecting rod has a preset weakest portion that is buckled to be deformed in a preset direction in a preset area when a buckling load equal to or larger than a preset value is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kato, Takashi Murakami, Satoshi Adachi
  • Publication number: 20190268590
    Abstract: A display calibration system includes: a display device; an capture device that captures the image displayed on the display device; and a server connected to the capture device through a communication path. The server acquires the image captured by the capture device through the communication path, generates correction data used to correct the display characteristic of the display device by performing arithmetic operation of the acquired image, and transmits the generated correction data to the display device or a control device connected to the display device through the communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KATO, Junichi MARUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20190265937
    Abstract: A display calibration device includes: an capture unit that captures an image displayed on the display device; a communicator that communicates with the display device; and a controller that controls the capture unit and the communicator. The controller includes: an calculating unit that generates correction data used to correct the display characteristic by performing arithmetic operation on the image captured by the capture unit; and a transmission unit that transmits the correction data generated by the calculating unit to the display device through the communicator, and the capture unit, the communicator, and the controller are integrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KATO, Junichi MARUYAMA
  • Patent number: 10300755
    Abstract: A suspension device for a non-steered driving wheel including a wheel carrier having an in-wheel motor incorporated therein for driving the driving wheel, and a suspension arm pivotally supported on a vehicle body and connected to the wheel carrier by a connecting structure. The connecting structure includes a plate member fixed to the wheel carrier by fastening and a pair of elastic bushing devices attached to the plate member. The suspension arm has an open cross sectional portions for receiving portions of the plate member and the elastic bushing devices, and the elastic bushing devices are fixed to the open cross sectional portions at both ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Kato, Satoshi Adachi
  • Patent number: 10256572
    Abstract: A socket includes a first base member that includes a module mount unit allowing a module including an imaging device and an object to be placed thereon and an electric connector that electrically connects the imaging device to an external apparatus, a second base member having an opening, and an engagement unit that causes the first base member to be engaged with the second base member under a condition that the module placed on the module mount unit is sandwiched by the first and second base members. When the first base member is engaged with the second base member by the engagement unit under a condition that the module placed on the module mount unit is sandwiched by the first base member and the second base member, the electric connector is electrically connected to the imaging device, and the object receives illumination light from a light source through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Hirose, Yoshihisa Kato, Hiroyuki Mori, Taichi Sato, Yoshihide Sawada, Tsuyoshi Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20190049710
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an imager that is electrically connected to an image sensor disposed at a position where light that has passed through a sample slice is incident on the image sensor, and an illumination system that emits illumination light successively in different illumination directions relative to a sample slice to illuminate the sample slice with the illumination light and that emits a first light having a peak in a first wavelength range and a second light having a peak in a second wavelength range. The image forming apparatus obtains a plurality of first-color images with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the first light serving as the illumination light successively in the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus obtains at least one second-color image with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the second light in at least one of the different illumination directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Hideto MOTOMURA, Yasuhiko ADACHI, Yoshihisa KATO
  • Patent number: 10192920
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a substrate of P type and a wiring layer. The substrate includes: a first semiconductor region disposed on a first principle surface and extending in a direction from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface; a second semiconductor region disposed between the second principal surface and the first semiconductor region and connected to the first semiconductor region; a P type semiconductor region disposed between the second principal surface and the second semiconductor regions of two pixels; and a pixel isolation region disposed inside the substrate, between the first semiconductor regions of the two pixels. The second semiconductor region and the P type semiconductor region form an avalanche multiplication region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Sakata, Manabu Usuda, Mitsuyoshi Mori, Yoshihisa Kato
  • Publication number: 20180334001
    Abstract: A suspension device for a non-steered driving wheel in which an in-wheel motor for driving the driving wheel is incorporated in a wheel carrier and which includes suspension arm pivotally supported on a vehicle body at one end and connected at the other end to the wheel carrier via at least two elastic bushing devices. A principal elastic axis which is determined by the at least two elastic bushing devices and extends vertically passes through a grounding area of the driving wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KATO, Satoshi ADACHI
  • Publication number: 20180334002
    Abstract: A suspension device for a non-steered driving wheel including a wheel carrier having an in-wheel motor incorporated therein for driving the driving wheel, and a suspension arm pivotally supported on a vehicle body and connected to the wheel carrier by a connecting structure. The connecting structure includes a plate member fixed to the wheel carrier by fastening and a pair of elastic bushing devices attached to the plate member. The suspension arm has an open cross sectional portions for receiving portions of the plate member and the elastic bushing devices, and the elastic bushing devices are fixed to the open cross sectional portions at both ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshihisa KATO, Satoshi ADACHI
  • Patent number: 10133047
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an imager that is electrically connected to an image sensor disposed at a position where light that has passed through a sample slice is incident on the image sensor, and an illumination system that emits illumination light successively in different illumination directions relative to a sample slice to illuminate the sample slice with the illumination light and that emits a first light having a peak in a first wavelength range and a second light having a peak in a second wavelength range. The image forming apparatus obtains a plurality of first-color images with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the first light serving as the illumination light successively in the different illumination directions. The image forming apparatus obtains at least one second-color image with the image sensor while the sample slice is being illuminated with the second light in at least one of the different illumination directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideto Motomura, Yasuhiko Adachi, Yoshihisa Kato