Patents by Inventor Yuki Tokuyama
Yuki Tokuyama 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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Patent number: 11967838Abstract: An auxiliary power receiving device includes a power receiving unit, a notification unit, and a notification controlling unit. The power receiving unit receives power from a power transfer signal, which is used to supply power from a power transmitting device to a power receiving device. The notification unit may be provided on a main surface of a plate-shaped member. The notification controlling unit controls a notification performed by the notification unit in accordance with a power reception condition of the power transfer signal at the power receiving unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomokazu Sakai, Shinichiro Fuki, Teppei Abe, Shigeo Takeda, Yuki Tokuyama
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Patent number: 11916409Abstract: A power transmitting device includes a power transmission unit using contactless power supply, processing circuitry configured to switch a power transmission mode of the power transmission unit between a normal output mode and a limit mode, and a transmission-side communication unit configured to execute communication with a power receiving device. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the power receiving device is a registered power receiving device based on information related to the power receiving device obtained from the transmission-side communication unit, determine whether the registered power receiving device is located inside a power transmission range of the power transmission unit, set the power transmission mode to the normal output mode when determining that the registered power receiving device is located inside the range, and set the power transmission mode to the limit mode when determining that the registered power receiving device is not located inside the range.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Sugihara, Shinichiro Fuki, Kazuhito Kawamura, Yuki Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20230318357Abstract: A charger includes a power receiving unit, a power storage unit, and a power transmission unit. The power receiving unit is configured to receive, through wireless power supply via radio waves, power transmitted from a power transmitting device disposed in a vehicle. The power storage unit is configured to be supplied and charged with the power received by the power receiving unit. The power transmission unit is configured to transmit, through wireless power supply via electromagnetic induction, the power stored in the power storage unit to an electrical device that is to be charged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Teppei ABE, Shinichiro FUKI, Tomokazu SAKAI, Shigeo TAKEDA, Yuki TOKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230291245Abstract: A power transmitting device includes a power transmission unit using contactless power supply, processing circuitry configured to switch a power transmission mode of the power transmission unit between a normal output mode and a limit mode, and a transmission-side communication unit configured to execute communication with a power receiving device. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the power receiving device is a registered power receiving device based on information related to the power receiving device obtained from the transmission-side communication unit, determine whether the registered power receiving device is located inside a power transmission range of the power transmission unit, set the power transmission mode to the normal output mode when determining that the registered power receiving device is located inside the range, and set the power transmission mode to the limit mode when determining that the registered power receiving device is not located inside the range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Atsushi SUGIHARA, Shinichiro FUKI, Kazuhito KAWAMURA, Yuki TOKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230266806Abstract: A power transmitting device includes a power transmitting unit configured to perform power transmission to the power receiving device through contactless power supply, and a memory unit that stores appropriate power supply information, and processing circuitry that is configured to switch a power transmission mode of the power transmitting unit. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire power supply information in a surrounding environment at execution of the power transmission, determine whether the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are different from each other, set the power transmission mode to a limit mode when determining that the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are different from each other, and set the power transmission mode to a normal-output mode when determining that the power supply information and the appropriate power supply information are not different from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Yuki TOKUYAMA, Shinichiro FUKI, Teppei ABE, Tomokazu SAKAI
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Publication number: 20230253832Abstract: An electronic device includes a power receiving device, a reception-side power storage unit configured to store power received by the power receiving device, a drive unit configured to be activated together with the power receiving device by the power stored in the reception-side power storage unit, a notification unit configured to notify a user of a state of the power in the reception-side power storage unit, a first power measurement unit configured to measure supplied power, a second power measurement unit configured to measure power consumption, and circuitry configured to change a notification mode in the notification unit based on a relationship between the supplied power and the power consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Atsushi SUGIHARA, Shinichiro FUKI, Yuki TOKUYAMA, Ryo OSAWA, Kazuhito KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20230246487Abstract: A power transmitting device performs power transmission to a power receiving device. The power receiving device is provided in a space that a person can enter or exit. The power transmitting device includes a power transmitting unit, a processing circuitry, and a reception unit. The power transmitting unit is configured to perform power transmission to the power receiving device through contactless power supply. The processing circuitry is configured to switch a power transmission mode of the power transmitting unit between a normal-output mode and a limit mode in which a transmitted power is more limited than in the normal-output mode. The reception unit is configured to receive a limit instruction for the power transmission given by the person. The processing circuitry is configured to set the power transmission mode to the limit mode when the reception unit receives the limit instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Yuki TOKUYAMA, Shinichiro FUKI, Tomokazu SAKAI, Atsushi SUGIHARA, Kazuhito KAWAMURA
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Publication number: 20230246482Abstract: A contactless power supply system includes one or more power receiving devices, a power transmitting device, and a determining unit. The power receiving devices each include a transmitting unit and a power receiving unit. The power transmitting device includes a receiving unit and a power supplying unit. The determining unit is configured to determine, based on a prevention condition information that represents a prevention condition, whether the power receiving device that has transmitted the beacon signal satisfies the prevention condition. The power received by the power receiving device is prevented from increasing when the prevention condition is satisfied. The power supplying unit is configured to reduce power supply to the power receiving device that satisfies the prevention condition based on a determination result of the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Inventors: Yuki TOKUYAMA, Shinichiro FUKI, Atsushi SUGIHARA
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Publication number: 20230208207Abstract: An auxiliary power receiving device includes a power receiving unit configured to receive power from a power transfer signal, which is used to supply power from a power transmitting device to a power receiving device, a notification unit configured to be provided on a main surface of a plate-shaped member, and a notification controlling unit configured to control a notification performed by the notification unit in accordance with a power reception condition of the power transfer signal at the power receiving unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Tomokazu SAKAI, Shinichiro FUKI, Teppei ABE, Shigeo TAKEDA, Yuki TOKUYAMA
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Publication number: 20230208168Abstract: A power transmitting device is configured to perform contactless power supply using a power transfer signal to a power receiving device that supplies power to a power supply target. The power transmitting device includes a power transmitting antenna, a region indicator unit, and processing circuitry. The power transmitting antenna is configured to transmit a power transfer signal to the power receiving device. The region indicator unit emits a visible beam. Based on a transmitted power that is transmitted as the power transfer signal, the processing circuitry derives a power receivable region, in which the power receiving device is capable of receiving the power transfer signal as a received power greater than or equal to a specified threshold. The processing circuitry uses the region indicator unit to emit the visible beam toward at least a part of the power receivable region.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Atsushi SUGIHARA, Shinichiro FUKI, Yuki TOKUYAMA, Tomokazu SAKAI, Takahiro ITO
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Publication number: 20230208199Abstract: A contactless power supply system includes power receiving devices, a power transmitting device, and a determining unit. The power receiving devices each include a transmitting unit and a power receiving unit. The power transmitting device includes a receiving unit and a power supplying unit. Efficiency condition information is defined that includes an efficiency condition that indicates that the power transmitting device can transmit power to a power receiving device efficiently. The determining unit is configured to determine, based on the efficiency condition information, the power receiving device that satisfies the efficiency condition as the power receiving device to which the power transmitting device transmits power, among the power receiving devices from which the receiving unit has received the beacon signals. The power supplying unit is configured to supply power to the power receiving device that has been determined by the determining unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Teppei ABE, Shinichiro FUKI, Tomokazu SAKAI, Shigeo TAKEDA, Yuki TOKUYAMA
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Patent number: 11510399Abstract: A grip for fishing rod and a fishing rod including the grip that is disposed at a rear end portion of a fishing rod body of an elongated rod shape are disclosed. The grip includes a core body having a cylindrical shape of a predetermined thickness, and a tail end body. The core body is configured to be fitted onto an outside of a core having a cylindrical shape at the rear end portion of the fishing rod body 11. The tail end body is configured to cover a rear end opening of the core body. The core body and the tail end body are integral. The core body has a peripheral wall that has a void portion along a grip axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SHIMANO INC.Inventors: Yuki Matsuda, Yuki Tokuyama, Nobuhiro Suganuma
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Patent number: 11337411Abstract: A fishing rod includes a rod body. The rod body includes a plurality of strips, each of the plurality of strips includes a tip strip portion having a first narrowing section which gradually narrows in width towards the rod end side and an end strip portion having a second narrowing section which gradually narrows in width towards the rod tip side. At least a part of the first narrowing section and at least a part of the second narrowing section overlap with each other to form an overlapping portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Soshi Iwata, Yuki Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20210112796Abstract: A grip for fishing rod and a fishing rod including the grip that is disposed at a rear end portion of a fishing rod body of an elongated rod shape are disclosed. The grip includes a core body having a cylindrical shape of a predetermined thickness, and a tail end body. The core body is configured to be fitted onto an outside of a core having a cylindrical shape at the rear end portion of the fishing rod body 11. The tail end body is configured to cover a rear end opening of the core body. The core body and the tail end body are integral. The core body has a peripheral wall that has a void portion along a grip axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Shimano Inc.Inventors: Yuki MATSUDA, Yuki TOKUYAMA, Nobuhiro SUGANUMA
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Publication number: 20200383305Abstract: A fishing rod includes a rod body. The rod body includes a plurality of strips, each of the plurality of strips includes a tip strip portion having a first narrowing section which gradually narrows in width towards the rod end side and an end strip portion having a second narrowing section which gradually narrows in width towards the rod tip side. At least a part of the first narrowing section and at least a part of the second narrowing section overlap with each other to form an overlapping portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Soshi IWATA, Yuki TOKUYAMA
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Patent number: 10525935Abstract: In a door control system, a reservation signal is transmitted when a user operates a mobile device and reserves opening a door, a control device transmits a reservation acceptance signal and starts transmitting a response request signal upon receipt of the reservation signal. When the mobile device receives the reservation acceptance signal, a mobile device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized and a notification unit notifies the user of authorization. When the mobile device receives the response request signal, the mobile device transmits a response signal including the stored information indicating authorization. When the control device receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, a controller performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Tomita, Yosuke Kajima, Hirofumi Ohata, Koichi Eguchi, Yuki Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20180099642Abstract: In a door control system, a reservation signal is transmitted when a user operates a mobile device and reserves opening a door, a control device transmits a reservation acceptance signal and starts transmitting a response request signal upon receipt of the reservation signal. When the mobile device receives the reservation acceptance signal, a mobile device memory stores information indicating that the reservation is accepted and authorized and a notification unit notifies the user of authorization. When the mobile device receives the response request signal, the mobile device transmits a response signal including the stored information indicating authorization. When the control device receives the response signal including the information indicating authorization in response to the response request signal, a controller performs at least one of unlocking or opening the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yosuke Tomita, Yosuke Kajima, Hirofumi Ohata, Koichi Eguchi, Yuki Tokuyama
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Patent number: 9805532Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of LF transmitters transmitting response request signals that reach an area around a vehicle and an interior of a vehicle chamber, and a UHF receiver receiving a signal transmitted from a portable machine. The portable machine includes an LF receiver receiving the response request signal and a UHF transmitter transmitting a response signal. The LF receiver in the portable machine has a reception region in which the response request signals transmitted from at least two of the LF transmitters are receivable when the portable machine approaches the vehicle. Door locking/unlocking is permitted if the LF receiver in the portable machine receives the response request signals transmitted from at least two of the LF transmitters within a predetermined time period. In contrast, door locking/unlocking is inhibited if the LF receiver receives the response request signal transmitted from one of the LF transmitters.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Hamada, Takahiro Inaguma, Yosuke Tomita, Tetsuo Nishidai, Yuki Tokuyama
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Publication number: 20170108919Abstract: A portable electronic device includes: a housing that is configured to be held by one hand of a human being; a holding detection unit that detects holding of the housing by the one hand; an input operation detection unit that detects an input operation; and a control section that outputs a control signal based on detection results of the holding detection unit and the input operation detection unit. The control section validates the input operation detection unit if the holding of the housing is detected by the holding detection unit, and after the validation, outputs a control signal based on a detection result of the input operation detection unit regardless of the detection result of the holding detection unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuki Tokuyama, Yosuke Tomita, Masayuki Motoki, Mitsuaki Kono
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Publication number: 20160267735Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a plurality of LF transmitters transmitting response request signals that reach an area around a vehicle and an interior of a vehicle chamber, and a UHF receiver receiving a signal transmitted from a portable machine. The portable machine includes an LF receiver receiving the response request signal and a UHF transmitter transmitting a response signal. The LF receiver in the portable machine has a reception region in which the response request signals transmitted from at least two of the LF transmitters are receivable when the portable machine approaches the vehicle. Door locking/unlocking is permitted if the LF receiver in the portable machine receives the response request signals transmitted from at least two of the LF transmitters within a predetermined time period. In contrast, door locking/unlocking is inhibited if the LF receiver receives the response request signal transmitted from one of the LF transmitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Hamada, Takahiro Inaguma, Yosuke Tomita, Tetsuo Nishidai, Yuki Tokuyama