Patents by Inventor Kenji Nojima

Kenji Nojima 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).

  • Patent number: 11971563
    Abstract: Disclosed is a near-infrared absorbing composition, including: a near-infrared absorbing agent; and a solvent, wherein the near-infrared absorbing agent includes at least one of the following Component (A) and Component (B): Component (A): a component composed of a compound having a structure of the following general formula (I) and a metal ion; Component (B): a component composed of a metal complex that is obtainable by a reaction of the compound having the structure of the following general formula (I) and a metal compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
    Inventors: Koji Daifuku, Yosuke Mizutani, Natsumi Itamoto, Keigo Tamaki, Yutaro Horie, Kenji Hayashi, Issei Nakahara, Takahiko Nojima, Kiyoshi Fukusaka
  • Patent number: 8223521
    Abstract: In a 2-shunt system, accurate sensorless vector control can be realized without increasing shunt resistors. There is disclosed an inverter device including an inverter main circuit obtained by connecting, in a three-phase bridge-like manner, three arms formed by coupling, in series with a direct-current power source, two switching elements which perform mutually opposite on/off operations, to apply three-phase pseudo alternating-current voltages of a three-phase PWM system to an electric motor; shunt resistors connected to the direct-current power source in series with at least two of the three arms of the inverter main circuit; and a controller for detecting currents flowing through the shunt resistors in a predetermined cycle to control the on/off operations of the switching elements of the inverter main circuit based on the detected currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Inoue, Kenji Nojima
  • Publication number: 20100320950
    Abstract: In a 2-shunt system, accurate sensorless vector control can be realized without increasing shunt resistors. There is disclosed an inverter device including an inverter main circuit obtained by connecting, in a three-phase bridge-like manner, three arms formed by coupling, in series with a direct-current power source, two switching elements which perform mutually opposite on/off operations, to apply three-phase pseudo alternating-current voltages of a three-phase PWM system to an electric motor; shunt resistors connected to the direct-current power source in series with at least two of the three arms of the inverter main circuit; and a controller for detecting currents flowing through the shunt resistors in a predetermined cycle to control the on/off operations of the switching elements of the inverter main circuit based on the detected currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Inoue, Kenji Nojima
  • Publication number: 20090309525
    Abstract: A drive for motor that can be operated up to a high load while improving efficiency of an inverter is provided. The drive for a motor includes: a voltage conversion circuit 2 that changes a value of a DC voltage and outputs the DC voltage; an inverter 3 that converts the DC voltage output from the voltage conversion circuit into an AC voltage, the conversion being performed by a switching operation of a switching element; and control means that controls the DC voltage output from the voltage conversion circuit and controls a voltage output from the inverter by the switching element so as to drive the motor 1. The control means executes DC voltage adjustment control in which the DC voltage output from the voltage conversion circuit is controlled based on a modulation factor of the DC voltage modulated by the inverter so that the modulation factor becomes closer to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Kenji Nojima, Kazuhisa Otagaki
  • Patent number: 7439704
    Abstract: An object is to provide an inverter device capable of detecting the welding of a switching device in early stages, and in summary, the inverter device is equipped with a parallel circuit of a charging circuit and a switch connected between a battery and an inverter module, and comprises a capacitor charged from the battery via the charging circuit; a resistor to discharge the capacitor; a serial circuit including resistors to detect a voltage after the switch; and a diode connected between a connection point of the serial circuit including the resistors on a positive line and a connection point of the capacitor, and directed forward to the capacitor side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nojima, Shigeharu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 7388340
    Abstract: An object is to provide a driving device capable of detecting a current of a motor without any trouble even in a low rotation speed/low load state to continue a sensor-less vector control, in a case where the motor is driven by the sensor-less vector control, and the driving device comprises: a main inverter circuit for applying a pseudo alternating voltage to a permanent magnet type motor M to drive the motor; a current sensor 6 which detects the current flowing through the motor; and a control circuit which controls the main inverter circuit. Based on an output of the current sensor, the control circuit separates the current flowing through the motor into a torque current component and a field current component to control commutation of the main inverter circuit by the sensor-less vector control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Nojima
  • Patent number: 7375482
    Abstract: An object is to provide a driving device capable of smoothly shifting from a starting state to a sensor-less vector control, in a case where the device drives a motor by the sensor-less vector control, and the device includes a voltage detecting circuit which detects an induced electromotive voltage of the motor. A control circuit starts the motor by rectangular wave control. A magnetic pole position of a rotor is detected based on an induced electromotive voltage of one remaining phase of the motor detected by the voltage detecting circuit. The control circuit controls a main inverter circuit based on the detected magnetic pole position, and accelerates the motor by the rectangular wave control. In a case where a predetermined shift revolution speed is reached, the control circuit shifts to vector control by the sensor-less in which the magnetic pole position detected during the rectangular wave control is used as an initial value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Kenji Nojima, Kazuhisa Otagaki, Yoshio Tomigashi, Keiji Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20080072619
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in case of driving to control a motor for a refrigerant compressor by a sensorless system, a driving device that reduces vibrations and noises at starting, and realizes a smooth connection to the sensorless system. The driving device 22 includes a main inverter circuit 1 that applies quasi three-phase ac voltages to and drives the motor 21 for driving the refrigerant electric compressor forming a refrigerant circuit, current sensors 6V and 6W that detect the currents flown into the motor, and a control circuit 23 that executes driving and controlling by the sensorless system on the basis of the outputs from the current sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Kenji Nojima, Mamoru Kubo
  • Publication number: 20070063667
    Abstract: An object is to provide a driving device capable of detecting a current of a motor without any trouble even in a low rotation speed/low load state to continue a sensor-less vector control, in a case where the motor is driven by the sensor-less vector control, and the driving device comprises: a main inverter circuit for applying a pseudo alternating voltage to a permanent magnet type motor M to drive the motor; a current sensor 6 which detects the current flowing through the motor; and a control circuit which controls the main inverter circuit. Based on an output of the current sensor, the control circuit separates the current flowing through the motor into a torque current component and a field current component to control commutation of the main inverter circuit by the sensor-less vector control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Kenji Nojima
  • Publication number: 20070063666
    Abstract: An object is to provide a driving device capable of smoothly shifting from a starting state to a sensor-less vector control, in a case where the device drives a motor by the sensor-less vector control, and the device includes a voltage detecting circuit which detects an induced electromotive voltage of the motor. A control circuit starts the motor by rectangular wave control. A magnetic pole position of a rotor is detected based on an induced electromotive voltage of one remaining phase of the motor detected by the voltage detecting circuit. The control circuit controls a main inverter circuit based on the detected magnetic pole position, and accelerates the motor by the rectangular wave control. In a case where a predetermined shift revolution speed is reached, the control circuit shifts to vector control by the sensor-less in which the magnetic pole position detected during the rectangular wave control is used as an initial value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Kenji Nojima, Kazuhisa Otagaki, Yoshio Tomigashi, Keiji Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 7109680
    Abstract: An object is to provide an inverter device capable of realizing exact protection of the winding of a motor. An inverter device for generating a pseudo alternating current by switching a direct current to drive a motor, comprises a controller that executes vector control on the basis of a secondary current applied to the motor. The controller calculates a current density from the secondary current to execute a predetermined protection operation on the basis of the calculated current density. The controller imposes a restriction on the operation frequency of the motor on the basis of the current density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Kenji Nojima
  • Publication number: 20050254275
    Abstract: An object is to provide an inverter device capable of detecting the welding of a switching device in early stages, and in summary, the inverter device is equipped with a parallel circuit of a charging circuit and a switch connected between a battery and an inverter module, and comprises a capacitor charged from the battery via the charging circuit; a resistor to discharge the capacitor; a serial circuit including resistors to detect a voltage after the switch; and a diode connected between a connection point of the serial circuit including the resistors on a positive line and a connection point of the capacitor, and directed forward to the capacitor side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Kenji Nojima, Shigeharu Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20050174075
    Abstract: An object is to provide an inverter device capable of realizing exact protection of the winding of a motor. An inverter device for generating a pseudo alternating current by switching a direct current to drive a motor, comprises a controller that executes vector control on the basis of a secondary current applied to the motor. The controller calculates a current density from the secondary current to execute a predetermined protection operation on the basis of the calculated current density. The controller imposes a restriction on the operation frequency of the motor on the basis of the current density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Mamoru Kubo, Kenji Nojima
  • Patent number: 5519188
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an incubator with improved control performance for the temperature and humidity in an inner box. The present invention is an incubator comprising an outer box having an inner portion made from a heat insulating material, an inner box disposed in the outer box through a space defined between the inner portion of the outer box and the inner box, a heating unit disposed in the space and adapted for heating the inside of the inner box, the heating unit being constructed of a plurality of heating means disposed at least on a bottom wall and left and right side walls of the inner box, and a control unit for independently controlling each of the heating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1996
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tamaoki Yuichi, Sadami Hagiguchi, Kenji Nojima, Tetsuya Miyoshi