Patents by Inventor Yukari Nakane

Yukari Nakane 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: 11188293
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yukari Nakane, Chisato Komurasaki, Hiroshi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20200341723
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Yukari NAKANE, Chisato KOMURASAKI, Hiroshi ISHII
  • Patent number: 10761803
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yukari Nakane, Chisato Komurasaki, Hiroshi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20200081686
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Yukari NAKANE, Chisato KOMURASAKI, Hiroshi ISHII
  • Patent number: 10514886
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yukari Nakane, Chisato Komurasaki, Hiroshi Ishii
  • Publication number: 20180293047
    Abstract: A playback sound provision device includes: a surrounding information detection device configured to detect detection information including information on a three-dimensional object or a planar display around the vehicle; and a control device configured to determine a playback method for a playback sound based on a music piece based on the detection information when a predetermined target is included in the detection information, and provide the playback sound based on the playback method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro SUZUKI, Yukari NAKANE, Chisato KOMURASAKI, Hiroshi ISHII
  • Patent number: 8974723
    Abstract: A process for producing a honeycomb structure includes: a mixing step where forming raw materials including a ceramic raw material are mixed to obtain a forming blended material, a kneading step where the forming blended material is kneaded to obtain kneaded clay, a forming step where the kneaded clay is formed into a honeycomb shape to obtain a honeycomb formed article, and a firing step where the honeycomb formed article is fired to obtain a honeycomb structure. The ceramic raw material is a cordierite forming raw material, and a magnetic powder contained in the kneaded clay is at a ratio of 400 ppm or less with respect to solid content conversion mass of the whole kneaded clay. There is provided a honeycomb structure capable of improving trapping efficiency, in particular, initial trapping efficiency by reducing the number of coarse pores in the partition walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Noguchi, Takehiko Watanabe, Takeshi Tokunaga, Yukari Nakane
  • Patent number: 8497009
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure 10 of the present invention is provided with porous partition walls 12 made of a ceramic material containing cordierite as a main crystal phase and separating and forming a plurality of cells 14 functioning as fluid passages. The partition walls 12 contain sodium at 0.08 to 0.15 mass % in terms of sodium oxide. A honeycomb structure having a large average pore size can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Noguchi, Yukari Nakane
  • Patent number: 8444739
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter including partition walls having a porous partition wall base material and a surface layer provided on only inflow side or both inflow and outflow sides of the partition wall base material, and satisfying the following conditions capable of using as a DPF. The surface layer has a peak pore diameter of from 0.3 ?m to 20 ?m (exclusive) being equal to or smaller than the average pore diameter of the base material; the porosity of from 60% to 95% (exclusive) when measured by mercury porosimetry being larger than that of the base material; and the thickness L1 of from 0.5% to 30% (exclusive) of the partition wall thickness L2; and mass per filtration area of from 0.01 mg/cm2 to 6 mg/cm2 (exclusive). The base material has an average pore diameter of from 10 ?m to 60 ?m (exclusive) and a porosity of from 40% to 65% (exclusive).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Mizuno, Naomi Noda, Toshio Yamada, Yukio Miyairi, Yukari Nakane, Yasushi Noguchi
  • Publication number: 20100135866
    Abstract: A honeycomb filter including partition walls having a porous partition wall base material and a surface layer provided on only inflow side or both inflow and outflow sides of the partition wall base material, and satisfying the following conditions capable of using as a DPF. The surface layer has a peak pore diameter of from 0.3 ?m to 20 ?m (exclusive) being equal to or smaller than the average pore diameter of the base material; the porosity of from 60% to 95% (exclusive) when measured by mercury porosimetry being larger than that of the base material; and the thickness L1 of from 0.5% to 30% (exclusive) of the partition wall thickness L2; and mass per filtration area of from 0.01 mg/cm2 to 6 mg/cm2 (exclusive). The base material has an average pore diameter of from 10 ?m to 60 ?m (exclusive) and a porosity of from 40% to 65% (exclusive).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio MIZUNO, Naomi NODA, Toshio YAMADA, Yukio MIYAIRI, Yukari NAKANE, Yasushi NOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7704442
    Abstract: A process for producing a honeycomb structure by obtaining clay from a cordierite-forming raw material containing an alumina source, a silica source, and a magnesia source; and forming the clay into a honeycomb shape, wherein a material having, in its volume particle size distribution, a 50 volume % particle size (V50) [?m] of 1 to 25 ?m is used, as each of alumina source, silica source, and magnesia source; and a material having, in the volume particle size distribution of the whole cordierite-forming raw material, a ratio of 90 volume % particle size (Vall90) [?m] to 10 volume % particle size (Vall10) [?m] [a volume particle size distribution ratio (Vall90/Vall10)] of 10 or less and a difference (Vall90?Vall10) between 90 volume % particle size (Vall90) [?m] and 10 volume % particle size (Vall10) [?m] of 25 ?m or less is used, as the cordierite-forming raw material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Noguchi, Takehiko Watanabe, Yukari Nakane
  • Publication number: 20100086731
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure 10 of the present invention is provided with porous partition walls 12 made of a ceramic material containing cordierite as a main crystal phase and separating and forming a plurality of cells 14 functioning as fluid passages. The partition walls 12 contain sodium at 0.08 to 0.15 mass % in terms of sodium oxide. A honeycomb structure having a large average pore size can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi NOGUCHI, Yukari NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20090243166
    Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure capable of inhibiting a cut due to drying or firing from generating upon manufacturing a large-sized honeycomb structure. The method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure comprises the steps of: forming kneaded clay containing 3 to 6 parts by mass of a water-absorbent resin having a water-absorption ratio of 10 to 20 times with respect to 100 parts by mass of an oxide ceramic-forming raw material into a honeycomb shape to obtain a honeycomb formed article, drying the honeycomb formed article to obtain a honeycomb dried article, and firing the honeycomb dried article to obtain a honeycomb structure having a volume of 15 to 30 liter and a porosity of 55 to 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi NOGUCHI, Yukari NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20090146350
    Abstract: A process for producing a honeycomb structure includes: a mixing step where forming raw materials including a ceramic raw material are mixed to obtain a forming blended material, a kneading step where the forming blended material is kneaded to obtain kneaded clay, a forming step where the kneaded clay is formed into a honeycomb shape to obtain a honeycomb formed article, and a firing step where the honeycomb formed article is fired to obtain a honeycomb structure. The ceramic raw material is a cordierite forming raw material, and a magnetic powder contained in the kneaded clay is at a ratio of 400 ppm or less with respect to solid content conversion mass of the whole kneaded clay. There is provided a honeycomb structure capable of improving trapping efficiency, in particular, initial trapping efficiency by reducing the number of coarse pores in the partition walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi NOGUCHI, Takehiko WATANABE, Takeshi TOKUNAGA, Yukari NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20090011919
    Abstract: A process for producing a honeycomb structure by obtaining clay from a cordierite-forming raw material containing an alumina source, a silica source, and a magnesia source; and forming the clay into a honeycomb shape, wherein a material having, in its volume particle size distribution, a 50 volume % particle size (V50) [?m] of 1 to 25 ?m is used, as each of alumina source, silica source, and magnesia source; and a material having, in the volume particle size distribution of the whole cordierite-forming raw material, a ratio of 90 volume % particle size (Vall90) [?m] to 10 volume % particle size (Vall10) [?m] [a volume particle size distribution ratio (Vall90/Vall10)] of 10 or less and a difference (Vall90?Vall10) between 90 volume % particle size (Vall90) [?m] and 10 volume % particle size (Vall10) [?m] of 25 ?m or less is used, as the cordierite-forming raw material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi NOGUCHI, Takehiko WATANABE, Yukari NAKANE
  • Publication number: 20070234694
    Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb filter capable of minimizing an initial pressure loss during an exhaust gas treatment in a state in which a high efficiency is maintained in trapping particulate matters included in an exhaust gas. In the honeycomb filter which includes porous partition walls to define and form a plurality of cells constituting channels of a fluid and in which the predetermined cells each opened at one end thereof and plugged at the other end thereof and the remaining cells each plugged at one end thereof and opened at the other end thereof are alternately arranged, an average pore diameter of the partition walls is in a range of 8 to 18 ?m, and a standard deviation in terms of common logarithm in pore diameter distribution, when pore diameters are expressed in terms of common logarithm, is in a range of 0.2 to 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukio Miyairi, Yasushi Noguchi, Yukari Nakane