Patents by Inventor Yutaka Kubo
Yutaka Kubo 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: 12194494Abstract: The present invention provides a coloring base coating material capable of forming a base coating film superior in design property (e.g., unevenness of a luster pigment), adhesion, and water resistance while satisfying environmental considerations such as shortening of drying time, and also provides a coated article obtained from the coloring base coating material. The present invention provides a coating method including: a step of applying a coloring base coating material to a molded article for an automobile part made of a plastic material to form an uncured first coating film, a step of applying a two-pack clear coating material to the uncured first coating film to form an uncured second coating film, and a step of baking and curing the uncured first coating film and the uncured second coating film to form a multilayer coating film, wherein the coloring base coating material is specified.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobusuke Jinno, Yoshiki Takaira, Naoto Kozakura, Yutaka Kubo, Shinichi Horii
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Patent number: 12035215Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards; a UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device during the BLE communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yutaka Kubo, Tadashi Fukagai, Masateru Furuta, Yuki Kono
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Publication number: 20240006754Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a chip antenna that is disposed on a substrate; and a metal element that is disposed above or below the chip antenna in a direction orthogonal to a plane of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yuki KONO, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Masateru FURUTA, Yutaka KUBO
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Publication number: 20240006751Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a chip antenna arranged on a substrate; and a metal element arranged on the same substrate as the chip antenna, wherein the metal element is arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the metal element is vertical with respect to the substrate in a direction in which a current flows in the chip antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TAIWAN INPAQ ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Taiichi YAMAGUCHI, Ta-Fu CHENG, Chih-Ming SU, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Junzou OHE
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Publication number: 20240006750Abstract: There is provided an antenna device comprising: a pattern antenna formed on a substrate; and a metal element arranged on the same substrate as the pattern antenna, wherein the metal element is arranged such that a longitudinal direction of the metal element is vertical with respect to the substrate near an area surface in which a current flows in the pattern antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Tetsuya KOBAYASHI, Junzou OHE
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Publication number: 20230372969Abstract: The present invention provides a coloring base coating material capable of forming a base coating film superior in design property (e.g., unevenness of a luster pigment), adhesion, and water resistance while satisfying environmental considerations such as shortening of drying time, and also provides a coated article obtained from the coloring base coating material. The present invention provides a coating method including: a step of applying a coloring base coating material to a molded article for an automobile part made of a plastic material to form an uncured first coating film, a step of applying a two-pack clear coating material to the uncured first coating film to form an uncured second coating film, and a step of baking and curing the uncured first coating film and the uncured second coating film to form a multilayer coating film, wherein the coloring base coating material is specified.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nobusuke JINNO, Yoshiki TAKAIRA, Naoto KOZAKURA, Yutaka KUBO, Shinichi HORII
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Publication number: 20230314589Abstract: A control device including a control section configured to obtain distance measurement information, and perform a process according to the obtained distance measurement information, the distance measurement information being information that is obtained by transmitting and receiving a distance measurement signal between at least two communication devices, and the distance measurement signal being a signal that is transmitted and received to measure a distance between the two communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yutaka KUBO, Shigenori NITTA, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Yosuke OHASHI
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Publication number: 20230239821Abstract: A wireless communication device having a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Publication number: 20230198697Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a control unit configured to control ranging with a wireless signal in conformity with a regulated communication standard, wherein the control unit controls output intensity of a data transmission signal that has a payload based on reception sensitivity for a plurality of ranging signals transmitted to and received from other communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2022Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Patent number: 11659506Abstract: To provide a mechanism capable of matching timings at which communication is performed between devices. A communication device for performing wireless communication with another communication device, the communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a first wireless communication standard; a second wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a second wireless communication standard; and a control unit configured to control the first wireless communication unit so that the first wireless communication unit transmits, a plurality of times, a first signal, the first signal being a signal conforming to the first wireless communication standard and being a signal including setting information that is information for setting a timing at which the second wireless communication unit performs communication.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru Furuta, Tadashi Fukagai, Yuki Kono, Yutaka Kubo
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Patent number: 11647474Abstract: To calculate the propagation times of signals transmitted and received between the devices more easily and accurately. There is provided a wireless communication device comprising a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru Furuta, Tadashi Fukagai, Yuki Kono, Yutaka Kubo
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Publication number: 20230133362Abstract: A control device includes a control section configured to obtain one or more distance measurement values, and estimate a relative position of a position changeable type communication device with respect to a target space based on the one or more distance measurement values, the one or more distance measurement values being obtained when one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device perform wireless communication, and indicating a distance between each of the one or more position fixed type communication devices and the position changeable type communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO, Yosuke OHASHI
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Publication number: 20220295251Abstract: There is provided a communication device comprising: a BLE communication section configured to perform BLE communication with another communication device different from the communication device, the BLE communication being wireless communication conforming to BLE communication standards; a UWB communication section configured to perform UWB communication with the another communication device, the UWB communication being wireless communication conforming to UWB communication standards; and a control section configured to control the BLE communication of the BLE communication section and the UWB communication of the UWB communication section, wherein the control section performs control to start the UWB communication based on a response signal transmitted by one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device as a response to a request signal transmitted by other one of the BLE communication section and the another communication device during the BLE communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yutaka KUBO, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO
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Publication number: 20220264327Abstract: A communication device comprising: a wireless communication section capable of wirelessly transmitting and receiving a signal to and from another communication device; and a control section configured to control the wireless communication section in such a manner that the wireless communication section performs a first process and a second process, the first process including transmitting the signal while switching a frequency to be used among a plurality of frequencies, the second process including performing communication by using an optimum frequency that is a frequency selected from among the plurality of frequencies in the first process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Publication number: 20220167292Abstract: There are provided a new and improved wireless communication device, storage medium, and system that can more precisely measure a distance between devices. A wireless communication device includes: a wireless communication section configured to transmit and receive a signal that conforms to predetermined communication standards; and a processing section configured to execute a correction process of correcting an operation error during an operation, the operation error being caused by a clock shift between the wireless communication device and another wireless communication device, and the operation being based on a time at which the signal has been transmitted and received between the wireless communication device and the another wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yosuke OHASHI, Masateru FURUTA, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Publication number: 20220086785Abstract: To calculate the propagation times of signals transmitted and received between the devices more easily and accurately. There is provided a wireless communication device comprising a control section configured to control transmission and reception of a wireless signal by an antenna in conformity with a designated communication standard, wherein the control section controls a timing of causing the antenna to transmit a second signal in response to a first signal received by the antenna, on a basis of fixed time and delay time related to internal transfer in the wireless communication device, the fixed time being decided in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Publication number: 20210297962Abstract: To provide a mechanism capable of matching timings at which communication is performed between devices. A communication device for performing wireless communication with another communication device, the communication device comprising: a first wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a first wireless communication standard; a second wireless communication unit configured to perform communication conforming to a second wireless communication standard; and a control unit configured to control the first wireless communication unit so that the first wireless communication unit transmits, a plurality of times, a first signal, the first signal being a signal conforming to the first wireless communication standard and being a signal including setting information that is information for setting a timing at which the second wireless communication unit performs communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masateru FURUTA, Tadashi FUKAGAI, Yuki KONO, Yutaka KUBO
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Patent number: 10647298Abstract: A valet key control system includes a time monitoring unit and a communication subject setting unit. The time monitoring unit is configured to monitor a remaining time of a reserved period during which the valet key is allowed to be used as the vehicle key. The communication subject setting unit is configured to set a communication subject of the valet key in accordance with the remaining time of the reserved period.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yuichi Inami, Masahiko Oya, Masahiro Arakawa, Yutaka Kubo
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Patent number: 10596999Abstract: A valet key operable as a vehicle key when lending a vehicle to a third person includes a state determination unit configured to determine whether or not the valet key is operable as the vehicle key when the valet key transmits a radio wave. The valet key further includes a communication subject setting unit configured to set a communication subject to which the valet key transmits the radio wave based on the determination result of the state determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: KABUSHIKl KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Yuichi Inami, Masahiko Oya, Masahiro Arakawa, Yutaka Kubo
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Patent number: 10493953Abstract: A car sharing system includes a car sharing device installed in a vehicle. The car sharing device is configured to perform ID verification via an electronic key system of the vehicle in a state in which key information registered to the mobile terminal has been authenticated to allow an onboard device to be operated by the mobile terminal. The car sharing system includes a key function unit that implements a smart function to perform the ID verification through bidirectional short-range wireless communication with the electronic key system, a determination processing unit that determines whether or not a condition for permitting actuation of the smart function has been satisfied, and an actuation switching unit that validates the smart function if the condition for permitting actuation of the smart function has been satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Masahiro Arakawa, Masahiko Oya, Masaki Oshima, Kiyotoshi Sekine, Yutaka Kubo, Hiroaki Iwashita