Patents by Inventor Yuko Endo

Yuko Endo 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: 20250029431
    Abstract: The mobile body includes a power storage device and a control device. The control device stores identification information of a first power storage device when the first power storage device is installed in the mobile body as the power storage device. When the first power storage device is replaced with the second power storage device and the identification information of the first power storage device stored in the control device is rewritten to the identification information of the second power storage device, the control device transmits a first signal indicating that the power storage device is replaced to the outside of the mobile body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuko TERASAWA, Tomoyoshi UEKI, Masahiro KAGAMI, Yasuhide KURIMOTO, Hiroshi YAMASAKI, Kenji ZAITSU, Yoshihiko ENDO
  • Patent number: 9542031
    Abstract: An input device of the present invention is configured in the following manner: an input part includes electrode parts, which are contactable arranged with facing each other and one of which is to be an operation object, and a pressure-sensitive layer disposed between the electrode parts facing each other; a charge/discharge waveform forming part includes a charge/discharge circuit having a constant current source, a switching element, a capacitor and a resistor, and forms a charge/discharge waveform with a capacitance detection part and a resistance detection part connected; a charge/discharge waveform calculating part detects the change of a capacitance and of a pressure in the input part based on the charge/discharge waveform formed by the charge/discharge waveform forming part, and calculates an operation state, an operation position and an operation pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi Shibata, Ryomei Omote, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo
  • Patent number: 9377889
    Abstract: A resistive film type touch panel is configured to reduce damage that is caused by contact between electrodes in a resistive film type touch panel that includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes that extend in direction that intersect one another. The resistive film type touch panel includes a plurality of lower side electrodes and a plurality of upper side electrodes. The lower side electrode extends in the Y direction. The upper side electrode X1 extends in the X direction, which intersects the Y direction, and opposes the plurality of lower side electrodes. Each lower side electrode includes an electrically conductive layer and protective layers, and a silver layer and a carbon layer extend in the Y direction. The protective layers are formed on edge parts on both sides in the width direction of the electrically conductive layer such that they extend in the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Endo, Yoshihiro Kai, Daisuke Imura, Yutaka Sakai, Jumpei Morita
  • Publication number: 20150153885
    Abstract: A resistive film type touch panel is configured to reduce damage that is caused by contact between electrodes in a resistive film type touch panel that includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes that extend in direction that intersect one another. The resistive film type touch panel includes a plurality of lower side electrodes and a plurality of upper side electrodes. The lower side electrode extends in the Y direction. The upper side electrode X1 extends in the X direction, which intersects the Y direction, and opposes the plurality of lower side electrodes. Each lower side electrode includes an electrically conductive layer and protective layers, and a silver layer and a carbon layer extend in the Y direction. The protective layers are formed on edge parts on both sides in the width direction of the electrically conductive layer such that they extend in the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Yuko Endo, Yoshihiro Kai, Daisuke Imura, Yutaka Sakai, Jumpei Morita
  • Patent number: 9007338
    Abstract: A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device for detecting a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a pressure sensitive layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other along normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode, the second electrode and the pressure sensitive layer together form a series circuit in the form of a loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo, Seiko Hirai
  • Patent number: 8857276
    Abstract: A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pressure detection portion having a pair of electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and a load transmission member disposed between the first substrate and the pressure detection portion and/or between the second substrate and the pressure detection portion, the load transmission member transmitting the load to the pressure detection portion in a concentrated manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yuko Endo, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai
  • Publication number: 20140218334
    Abstract: An input device of the present invention is configured in the following manner: an input part includes electrode parts, which are contactable arranged with facing each other and one of which is to be an operation object, and a pressure-sensitive layer disposed between the electrode parts facing each other; a charge/discharge waveform forming part includes a charge/discharge circuit having a constant current source, a switching element, a capacitor and a resistor, and forms a charge/discharge waveform with a capacitance detection part and a resistance detection part connected; a charge/discharge waveform calculating part detects the change of a capacitance and of a pressure in the input part based on the charge/discharge waveform formed by the charge/discharge waveform forming part, and calculates an operation state, an operation position and an operation pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Junichi Shibata, Ryomei Omote, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo
  • Patent number: 8749508
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive conductive member is arranged in a through hole of a base-material bonding layer so as to be in contact with a peripheral-switch upper electrode and a peripheral-switch lower electrode, and when a force applied to a peripheral switch is transmitted to the pressure sensitive conductive member through an upper electrode base material and the upper electrode, a current flows, so that the upper electrode and the lower electrode are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Takai, Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo
  • Patent number: 8698777
    Abstract: [Subject] To provide a mount structure of a touch input device having a pressure sensitive sensor in which visibility can be prevented from being lowered even when the pressure sensitive sensor is mounted, water-proofness and dust-proofness are excellent, and a pressure can be easily detected with high measurement accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuko Endo, Yuichiro Takai, Yoshihiro Kai, Takahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20130333922
    Abstract: There is provided a spacerless input device that suppresses reflection at an interface, prevents generation of Newton's rings, improves visuality, does not operate erroneously even with no provision of a dot spacer, and has a pressure sensitive function even responsive to input with a solid matter. In an input device of a resistive film type accepting multiple touches, a pressure-sensitive conductive layer and an intermediate layer are filled in a gap between a surface provided with an upper transparent electrode group of an upper transparent electrode base member and a surface provided with a lower transparent electrode group of a lower transparent electrode base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kai, Junpei Morita, Takao Hashimoto, Junichi Shibata, Yuichiro Takai, Yuko Endo
  • Publication number: 20130201150
    Abstract: A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device for detecting a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a pressure sensitive layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layer, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other along normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate. The first electrode, the second electrode and the pressure sensitive layer together form a series circuit in the form of a loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo, Seiko Hirai
  • Patent number: 8502797
    Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member (1) and a lower transparent electrode base member (2) is filled with a transparent adhesive layer (3) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai, Yuko Endo, Ryomei Omote
  • Patent number: 8482541
    Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member and a lower transparent electrode base member is filled with a transparent adhesive layer as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nissha Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai, Yuko Endo, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20130169589
    Abstract: A pressure detection unit is disposed in a peripheral portion of a panel member of an information input device in order to detect a press operation to the panel member. The pressure detection unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, pressure sensitive layers disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and a first electrode provided on the first substrate and a second electrode provided on the second substrate for detecting resistance change via the pressure sensitive layers, respectively, the first electrode and the second electrode being provided at positions not facing each other on normal lines of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo, Kazumasa Takahashi, Yuichiro Takai
  • Publication number: 20130063387
    Abstract: A pressure sensitive conductive member is arranged in a through hole of a base-material bonding layer so as to be in contact with a peripheral-switch upper electrode and a peripheral-switch lower electrode, and when a force applied to a peripheral switch is transmitted to the pressure sensitive conductive member through an upper electrode base material and the upper electrode, a current flows, so that the upper electrode and the lower electrode are electrically connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yuichiro Takai, Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo
  • Publication number: 20120327023
    Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member (1) and a lower transparent electrode base member (2) is filled with a transparent adhesive layer (3) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Takao HASHIMOTO, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai, Yuko Endo, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20120256865
    Abstract: A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member (1) and a lower transparent electrode base member (2) is filled with a transparent adhesive layer (3) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai, Yuko Endo, Ryomei Omote
  • Publication number: 20120204657
    Abstract: A pressure detection unit includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed in opposition to each other and subject to load from the outside, a pressure detection portion having a pair of electrodes provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the first substrate and the second substrate, and electrically conductive pressure-sensitive ink disposed between the pair of electrodes and having electrical characteristics which varies according to the load, and a load transmission member disposed between the first substrate and the pressure detection portion and/or between the second substrate and the pressure detection portion, the load transmission member transmitting the load to the pressure detection portion in a concentrated manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: NISSHA PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Suzuki, Yuko Endo, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuichiro Takai
  • Publication number: 20120182249
    Abstract: [Subject] To provide a mount structure of a touch input device having a pressure sensitive sensor in which visibility can be prevented from being lowered even when the pressure sensitive sensor is mounted, water-proofness and dust-proofness are excellent, and a pressure can be easily detected with high measurement accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Yuko Endo, Yuichiro Takai, Yoshihiro Kai, Takahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20120113054
    Abstract: There is provided a resistive film type touch panel with a pressing detection function capable of detecting not only a pressed position (X, Y coordinates) of a screen, but also a Z direction (pressure) at the same time, superior in visibility, and low in cost. According to a resistive film type transparent touch panel, a first member and a second member are bonded with a transparent bonding layer having many uniformly dispersed through holes between the first and second transparent conductive films, and a conductive pressure sensitive ink member is arranged in each of the through holes, formed on at least one surface of opposed surfaces of the first member and the second member, and has electric characteristics to be changed by an applied pressed force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Takao Hashimoto, Kazuhiro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Kai, Yuko Endo