Patents by Inventor Kenji Nishimura

Kenji Nishimura 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: 20240153698
    Abstract: A coil device includes a main unit in which a coil that wirelessly transmits or receives electric power is accommodated in a main housing fixed to an installation target, and a sub-unit in which an electrical function unit that provides the main unit with an electrical function performed by at least one of an electric component and an electronic component is accommodated in a sub-housing detachably configured to be attached to the main housing. The main unit includes an accommodation portion that detachably accommodates the sub-unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji NISHIMURA, Susumu TOKURA
  • Patent number: 11742699
    Abstract: A power feeding device performing wireless power feeding to a flying object includes: a power feeding unit performing power feeding to the flying object disposed at a power feeding position; a power transmission coil provided in the power feeding unit and generating a magnetic field by energization; a relay coil provided in the power feeding unit, receiving the magnetic field generated from the power transmission coil and magnetically coupled to the power transmission coil, and magnetically coupled to a power receiving coil provided in the flying object in a case where the flying object is positioned at the power feeding position; and a second magnetic body provided in the power feeding unit and used for magnetic coupling between the relay coil and the power receiving coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: INCORPORATED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TOHOKU GAKUIN
    Inventors: Kentaro Furiya, Kenji Nishimura, Motonao Niizuma, Fumihiro Sato, Tomohiro Sawa
  • Patent number: 11731521
    Abstract: A foreign object detection device detects, during wireless power transfer from a power transmission unit of a power transmission device to a power reception unit of a power reception device, a foreign object on the power transmission unit, and comprises: a temperature sensitive body that is disposed at the power transmission unit and changes a color with temperature; and a detection unit that detects the foreign object by detecting a change in the color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi Urushibata, Kenji Nishimura, Hideki Nagano
  • Patent number: 11710596
    Abstract: A coil device includes a conductive wire forming a coil, a coil base having a groove for accommodating the conductive wire, and a stopper being separate from the coil base and attached to the coil base to cover the conductive wire. The stopper includes a base portion attached to the coil base at a position adjacent the groove, and a distal end portion integrated with the base portion to cover the conductive wire. The base portion of the stopper is rotatable. Alternatively, the distal end portion of the stopper is deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenji Nishimura
  • Publication number: 20230030526
    Abstract: A technique relating to a method for enzymatically producing maytansinol from an ansamitocin species, such as AP3, is provided. The method for producing maytansinol includes enzymatically producing maytansinol from an ansamitocin species with any one of various proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Yutaro BABA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Yuta MIKI, Yukie KAWASAKI, Tsuyoshi YAMAMOTO, Mayu KAWASAKI, Shogo NAKANO, Sohei ITO
  • Publication number: 20220402397
    Abstract: An operation management device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information necessary for charging an on-vehicle battery of a vehicle entering a charging facility in which charging spaces coexist, power transmission devices having different amounts of transmission power being installed in the charging spaces; and an optimization unit configured to optimize a charging schedule for increasing a charge amount of the on-vehicle battery to a target charging level by charging with an available power transmission device in the charging spaces based on the acquired information so that power consumption in the charging facility is suppressed to a maximum allowable power amount or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220396158
    Abstract: A foreign object detection device detects, during wireless power transfer from a power transmission unit of a power transmission device to a power reception unit of a power reception device, a foreign object on the power transmission unit, and comprises: a temperature sensitive body that is disposed at the power transmission unit and changes a color with temperature; and a detection unit that detects the foreign object by detecting a change in the color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Eiichi URUSHIBATA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Hideki NAGANO
  • Publication number: 20220368280
    Abstract: A solar panel cleaning system includes a detection traveling vehicle configured to travel on a solar panel and detect dirt on the solar panel, a map generation part configured to generate a dirt map including a dirt position of the dirt on the solar panel, a cleaning path generation part configured to generate a cleaning path for performing cleaning of the solar panel, and a cleaning traveling vehicle configured to travel on the solar panel on the basis of the generated cleaning path and perform cleaning of the solar panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Kenji NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220315057
    Abstract: A power supply facility includes a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with a plurality of electric vehicles traveling in line, a plurality of power supply coils installed at a predetermined interval, and an inter-vehicle calculation unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of information including power supply coil interval information indicating a distance of the predetermined interval, information on an entire length of a vehicle body of each of the plurality of electric vehicles, and information on a position of a power reception coil installed in each of the vehicle bodies, and calculate an inter-vehicle distance for leading each of the plurality of electric vehicles to be parked in accordance with the acquired plurality of pieces of information so as to align the plurality of power supply coils with the power reception coils to face each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Michisato MAEKAWA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Satoshi YAZAKI, Naoki OMURA, Tomoya YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11456110
    Abstract: A coil device includes a coil unit for stowing a coil part, and a heat dissipation unit thermally connected to the coil unit. The heat dissipation unit has a heat dissipation body, a heat dissipation fin movable relative to the heat dissipation body, and a fin drive mechanism for driving the heat dissipation fin. The heat dissipation unit has a heat dissipation configuration in which the heat dissipation fin projects from the heat dissipation body in a direction intersecting a winding axis, and a stowed configuration in which the heat dissipation fin is stowed in the heat dissipation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Motonao Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20220285992
    Abstract: A power feeding device performing wireless power feeding to a flying object includes: a power feeding unit performing power feeding to the flying object disposed at a power feeding position; a power transmission coil provided in the power feeding unit and generating a magnetic field by energization; a relay coil provided in the power feeding unit, receiving the magnetic field generated from the power transmission coil and magnetically coupled to the power transmission coil, and magnetically coupled to a power receiving coil provided in the flying object in a case where the flying object is positioned at the power feeding position; and a second magnetic body provided in the power feeding unit and used for magnetic coupling between the relay coil and the power receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: IHI Corporation, Incorporated Educational Institution Tohoku Gakuin
    Inventors: Kentaro FURIYA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Fumihiro SATO, Tomohiro SAWA
  • Publication number: 20220258621
    Abstract: A coil device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a coil generating a magnetic field, a casing accommodating the coil, a conductive part including an input part, an output part, and a conductive pattern connecting the input part to the output part, the conductive part being provided on the casing, and electrically insulated from the casing, and a detection part electrically connected to the input part and the output part, energizing the conductive pattern via the input part and the output part, and detecting deformation in the casing based on an energized state of the conductive pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Motonao NIIZUMA, Kenji NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220201945
    Abstract: An air conditioning system for mushroom cultivation according to an embodiment includes an air passageway (10) having an intake opening for taking air thereinto, and a supply opening connected to a cultivation chamber (100) for cultivating a mushroom; a temperature control apparatus (20) that controls a temperature of air flowing through the air passageway (10), and a return passageway (30) for returning air in the cultivation chamber (100) to the air passageway (10) between the intake opening and a position at which the temperature control apparatus (20) controls air in temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SHINWA CONTROLS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Syunji YAMAGUCHI, Koichiro AOKI, Kenji NISHIMURA
  • Patent number: 11333375
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided, including an air flow path, a cooling unit disposed in the air flow path that cools air introduced into the air flow path to condense vapor contained in the air, and a humidification unit that humidifies the air and which includes a storage tank for storing water and a heater for heating water in the storage tank. A discharged-water storage unit is also provided, which stores water discharged from the cooling unit and water discharged from the humidification unit, and an exhaust pipe is connected to the storage tank and configured to discharge water in the storage tank to the discharged-water storage unit. An exhaust valve is disposed midway on the exhaust pipe, and an overflow pipe connects the storage tank and a part of the exhaust pipe on the downstream side of the exhaust valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Shinwa Controls Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Yasuhiro Naohara
  • Patent number: 11325485
    Abstract: A ground-side coil device includes a ground-side coil disposed on a road surface where a vehicle parks or stops and transmitting or receiving, via a magnetic field, electric power to or from a vehicle-side coil mounted on the vehicle, a position detection sensor disposed around the ground-side coil and acquiring information relating to the position, relative to the ground-side coil, of the vehicle approaching the ground-side coil, a screen disposed at a position visible to a driver of the vehicle approaching the ground-side coil, and a control unit controlling a display mode on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Seishiro Nakajima
  • Patent number: 11328852
    Abstract: A coil device is installed on an installation object. The coil device includes a housing accommodating at least a coil portion and a heat radiation member coming into thermal contact with the installation object. The heat radiation member includes a main body portion interposed in at least a part of a space between the housing and the installation object and a protrusion protruding from the main body portion toward the installation object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taewon Kim, Kenji Nishimura
  • Patent number: D962865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Seishiro Nakajima, Tatsuya Matsui
  • Patent number: D967022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Seishiro Nakajima, Tatsuya Matsui
  • Patent number: D967023
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Nishimura, Seishiro Nakajima, Tatsuya Matsui
  • Patent number: D1020194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ASICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Nishimura, Takayuki Kogure, Kenji Hirata, Masanori Sakaguchi