Patents by Inventor Atsushi Nishino
Atsushi Nishino 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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Publication number: 20210341166Abstract: An air conditioning control device controls an air conditioning apparatus capable of changing an air environment of a target space. The air conditioning control device includes a first information grasping unit and a control unit. The first information grasping unit grasps a predetermined comfort-related value relating to comfort of a subject. The control unit controls the air conditioning apparatus so as to satisfy a predetermined discomfort condition based on the comfort-related value grasped by the first information grasping unit. An air conditioning apparatus includes the air conditioning control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Shiori EMOTO, Atsushi NISHINO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Shouta HORI, Junya NAKASE, Toshiyuki MAEDA
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Publication number: 20210318015Abstract: An environmental equipment control apparatus controls environmental equipment. The environmental equipment control apparatus includes a grasping unit that grasps physical-and-mental-state information about a physical and mental state of a user, and a control unit that changes a control state of the environmental equipment in a case in which the physical-and-mental-state information satisfies a predetermined state condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Atsushi NISHINO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO
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Patent number: 11097687Abstract: A webbing retractor includes a spool, a motor, a force limiter mechanism, a first rotating body, a second rotating body, a ratchet gear, a pawl body and a control section. The ratchet gear is provided at one of the first rotating body or the second rotating body. The pawl body is provided at another of the first rotating body or the second rotating body. The pawl body can engage with the ratchet gear in a case in which the first rotating body rotates toward one side, and engagement of the pawl body with the ratchet gear being cancelled in a case in which the first rotating body rotates toward another side. The control section drives the motor to rotate in reverse, such that the first rotating body rotates toward another side in a case in which a physical amount relating to load of the passenger exceeds a predetermined value during forward rotational driving.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHOInventors: Tomoya Owaki, Takuhiro Saito, Kazuhiro Yamada, Atsushi Nishino
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Publication number: 20200224916Abstract: An environmental apparatus controller performs control over multiple types of environmental apparatuses, and includes a grasping unit, learning control plan output means, and a selection control unit. The grasping unit grasps current mental and physical condition information of a user, environmental situation information, and target relationship information between a target mental and physical condition and a present mental and physical condition. The learning control plan output means outputs a control change plan for each combination of multiple types of the environmental apparatuses according to the current mental and physical condition information, the environmental situation information, and the target relationship information. The selection control unit selects one of a plurality of the control change plans output by the learning control plan output means and executes the plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Shiori EMOTO, Atsushi NISHINO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Shouta HORI, Junya NAKASE, Masanori TSUJIKAWA, Yukihiro KIUCHI, Toshinobu OGATSU
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Publication number: 20200224914Abstract: An environment-control-means control apparatus controls an environment of a target space using a plurality of environment control means. The control apparatus includes a grasping unit and a control unit. The grasping unit may grasp state information relating to states of a plurality of subject persons. In this case, the control unit controls a plurality of kinds of environment control means such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons grasped by the state information grasping unit satisfies a predetermined target state condition. The grasping unit may grasp a second environmental stimulus given to a subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environment control means. In this case, the control unit controls the environment control means such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus grasped by the environmental stimulus grasping unit on the subject person is cancelled or reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Shiori EMOTO, Atsushi NISHINO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Shouta HORI, Junya NAKASE, Toshiyuki MAEDA
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Publication number: 20200208867Abstract: Provided is an environmental equipment control apparatus capable of immediately executing control for improving a physical and mental state of a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Shiori EMOTO, Atsushi NISHINO, Satoshi HASHIMOTO, Shouta HORI, Junya NAKASE
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Publication number: 20200164833Abstract: A webbing retractor includes a spool, a motor, a force limiter mechanism, a first rotating body, a second rotating body, a ratchet gear, a pawl body and a control section. The ratchet gear is provided at one of the first rotating body or the second rotating body. The pawl body is provided at another of the first rotating body or the second rotating body. The pawl body can engage with the ratchet gear in a case in which the first rotating body rotates toward one side, and engagement of the pawl body with the ratchet gear being cancelled in a case in which the first rotating body rotates toward another side. The control section drives the motor to rotate in reverse, such that the first rotating body rotates toward another side in a case in which a physical amount relating to load of the passenger exceeds a predetermined value during forward rotational driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Tomoya OWAKI, Takuhiro SAITO, Kazuhiro YAMADA, Atsushi NISHINO
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Publication number: 20190168709Abstract: A webbing take-up device is provided with a spool that is rotated in a pull-out direction as a result of a webbing of a seatbelt device being pulled out, a sliding contact surface that is provided on a side in a rotation axis direction of the spool, and a locking component that, as a result of the locking component being moved towards a locking side, causes rotation of the spool in the pull-out direction to be restricted, and in which a curved surface portion that bulges towards the sliding contact surface side is provided further toward an inner side than an outer peripheral edge side of the sliding contact surface side, and in which the curved surface portion is made to slide across the sliding contact surface by the movement of the locking component towards the locking side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventor: Atsushi NISHINO
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Patent number: 9397325Abstract: A safety vent including: a vent 3 that allows gas generated inside a laminate type battery 2 to release to the outside, a gas permeated membrane 4 through which the gas permeates, and a housing case 5 that internally houses the vent 3 and the gas permeated membrane 4, and that is attached to a gas spout out port 24 formed in a laminated exterior casing 21 of the laminate type battery 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTDInventors: Seichin Kinuta, Atsushi Nishino, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Masashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8949073Abstract: A diagnostic aid device is configured to aid diagnosis of an operating efficiency of an air conditioner. The diagnostic aid device includes an obtaining section, a specifying section, a screen generating section and a measure information providing section. The obtaining section obtains an operating data of the air conditioner. Using the operating data obtained by the obtaining section, the specifying section specifies a state value of the air conditioner including air conditioning load factor, COP, power consumption or frequency. The screen generating section generates either a first screen or a second screen based on the state value specified by the specifying section. The first screen represents an operating status of the air conditioner. The second screen represents the operating status and single or plural sets of information related to a measure used to improve the state value.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20140162094Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrochemical element to which a high-concentration and high-viscosity electrolyte is supplied. The electrolyte is dispersed and supplied instantaneously to the electrochemical element in a small fixed quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: OPTNICS PRECISION CO., LTD., FUJIKIN INCORPORATEDInventors: Atsushi Nishino, Ryousuke Dohi, Nobukazu Ikeda, Kouji Nishino, Seichin Kinuta, Yoshiaki Saita, Masashi Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20140120387Abstract: A safety vent including: a vent 3 that allows gas generated inside a laminate type battery 2 to release to the outside, a gas permeated membrane 4 through which the gas permeates, and a housing case 5 that internally houses the vent 3 and the gas permeated membrane 4, and that is attached to a gas spout out port 24 formed in a laminated exterior casing 21 of the laminate type battery 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Seichin Kinuta, Atsushi Nishino, Yoshiyuki Ichinosawa, Masashi Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8694174Abstract: An energy saving support device supports energy saving of an air conditioner and includes an acquiring unit, a first energy calculating unit, a second energy calculating unit, an information generating unit and a reporting unit. The acquiring unit acquires operating data regarding the air conditioner. The first energy calculating unit determines a total consumed energy or a standard consumed energy of the air conditioner as a comparison target energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The second energy calculating unit determines a low-COP consumed energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The information generating unit generates room-for-energy-saving information in order to determine a potential for energy saving based on the comparison target energy and the low-COP consumed energy. The reporting unit reports the room-for-energy-saving information.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8670871Abstract: A load processing balance setting apparatus includes first and second air-conditioners for targeted first and second areas, a calculating unit, a determining unit and an adjusting unit. The first area is included within the second area. The calculating unit calculates a sum of an air-conditioning load for the first and second air-conditioners. Preferably, the determining unit determines a first and second processing throughputs for the first and second air-conditioners so that a COP (Coefficient of Performance) for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is maximized or is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, or so that a power consumption level for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is minimized or is equal to or less than a predetermined level. The adjusting unit controls the first and second air-conditioners based on the first and second processing throughputs.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8571717Abstract: A group management apparatus is configured to manage a plurality of air conditioning facilities installed in a plurality of buildings as a plurality of groups. The group management apparatus includes an obtaining section configured to obtain operational data of the air conditioning facilities through a plurality of control units disposed in the buildings on a one-to-one basis, and an extracting section configured to extract one or more groups satisfying predetermined conditions from the groups based on a plurality of assessment perspectives. The control units are configured to control the air conditioning facilities within the buildings. A group management system includes the group management apparatus and the control units.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Miki, Shigesada Omoto, Takashige Kai
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Patent number: 8229599Abstract: An air conditioning control device includes an operating-unit specifying unit, an adjacent-unit specifying unit and an adjacent-unit control unit, and collectively controls the operation of an indoor unit group. The operating-unit specifying unit specifies an operating unit to perform an air conditioning operation from the indoor units included in the indoor unit group. The adjacent-unit specifying unit specifies an adjacent unit adjacent to the operating unit from the indoor units included in the indoor unit group. The adjacent-unit control unit causes the adjacent unit to perform an air flow generating operation. This air flow inhibits air conditioned by the air conditioning operation of the operating unit from diffusing from an air conditioning target space.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20110257794Abstract: A load processing balance setting apparatus includes first and second air-conditioners for targeted first and second areas, a calculating unit, a determining unit and an adjusting unit. The first area is included within the second area. The calculating unit calculates a sum of an air-conditioning load for the first and second air-conditioners. Preferably, the determining unit determines a first and second processing throughputs for the first and second air-conditioners so that a COP (Coefficient of Performance) for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is maximized or is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, or so that a power consumption level for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is minimized or is equal to or less than a predetermined level. The adjusting unit controls the first and second air-conditioners based on the first and second processing throughputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2009Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 8036778Abstract: An air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioning unit that is switchable between local air-conditioning and overall air-conditioning, a data acquisition unit configured to acquire state quantity data of a requester, and a control unit. The control unit calculates comfort assessment values for both the requester and a neighbor, and controls the air-conditioning unit so that the local air-conditioning is performed to an extent whereby the comfort assessment value of the neighbor is kept in a comfort range and the comfort assessment value of the requester can be within the comfort range.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiyuki Masuda, Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20110190954Abstract: An energy saving support device supports energy saving of an air conditioner and includes an acquiring unit, a first energy calculating unit, a second energy calculating unit, an information generating unit and a reporting unit. The acquiring unit acquires operating data regarding the air conditioner. The first energy calculating unit determines a total consumed energy or a standard consumed energy of the air conditioner as a comparison target energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The second energy calculating unit determines a low-COP consumed energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The information generating unit generates room-for-energy-saving information in order to determine a potential for energy saving based on the comparison target energy and the low-COP consumed energy. The reporting unit reports the room-for-energy-saving information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto
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Publication number: 20110144948Abstract: A diagnostic aid device is configured to aid diagnosis of an operating efficiency of an air conditioner. The diagnostic aid device includes an obtaining section, a specifying section, a screen generating section and a measure information providing section. The obtaining section obtains an operating data of the air conditioner. Using the operating data obtained by the obtaining section, the specifying section specifies a state value of the air conditioner including air conditioning load factor, COP, power consumption or frequency. The screen generating section generates either a first screen or a second screen based on the state value specified by the specifying section. The first screen represents an operating status of the air conditioner. The second screen represents the operating status and single or plural sets of information related to a measure used to improve the state value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Atsushi Nishino, Satoshi Hashimoto