Patents by Inventor Kenji Yasui
Kenji Yasui 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: 20100176121Abstract: A microwave oven includes a microwave generation device and a case. Three antennas are provided in the case. The two antennas are opposite each other along a horizontal direction. In the microwave generation device, a power distributor almost equally distributes a microwave generated by a microwave generator among phase variators. Each of the phase variators adjusts the phase of the fed microwave. This causes a phase difference between microwaves respectively radiated from the opposite two antennas to change. The microwaves are respectively radiated from the antennas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2007Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomotaka Nobue, Makoto Mihara, Kenji Yasui
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Publication number: 20100177392Abstract: In this method for producing an anti-reflective film, pores are formed on a surface of a polymer molding material to continuously change a refractive index and then reduce reflectance, in which anodic oxidized porous alumina, in which pores having a tapered shape and whose pore diameter continuously changes, are formed by repeating anodic oxidation at about the same formation voltage and pore diameter enlargement treatment, is used as a mold, or a stamper, which is produced by using the anodic oxidized porous aluminum as a mold, is used as a mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hideki MASUDA, Kenji YASUI, Yasushi KAWAMOTO
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Publication number: 20100178466Abstract: In this method for producing an anti-reflective film, pores are formed on a surface of a polymer molding material to continuously change a refractive index and then reduce reflectance, in which anodic oxidized porous alumina, in which pores having a tapered shape and whose pore diameter continuously changes, are formed by repeating anodic oxidation at about the same formation voltage and pore diameter enlargement treatment, is used as a mold, or a stamper, which is produced by using the anodic oxidized porous aluminum as a mold, is used as a mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Hideki Masuda, Kenji Yasui, Yasushi Kawamoto
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Publication number: 20100176123Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes a microwave generation part (5) having a plurality of output parts, a heating chamber (4) to contain an object to be heated, a plurality of feeding parts (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d) supplying outputs of the plurality of output parts to the heating chamber, and a control part (6) controlling microwave radiation from the plurality of feeding parts to control an electromagnetic wave distribution in the heating chamber, in which a microwave is concentrated on the object to be heated put in the heating chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: July 15, 2010Inventors: Makoto Mihara, Tomotaka Nobue, Kenji Yasui, Yoshiharu Oomori
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Publication number: 20100155393Abstract: A power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the magnetron type or characteristic, and power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter 10 for rectifying 31 an AC power supply voltage 20, performing high-frequency switching of the voltage, and converting the voltage to high-frequency power. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating converts a switching frequency control signal 92 provided by mixing input current waveform information 90 and power control information 91 into a drive signal of a semiconductor switching element 3, 4 of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20100155394Abstract: A power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the magnetron type or characteristic, and power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter 10 for rectifying 31 an AC power supply voltage 20, performing high-frequency switching of the voltage, and converting the voltage to high-frequency power. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating converts a switching frequency control signal 92 provided by mixing input current waveform information 90 and power control information 91 into a drive signal of a semiconductor switching element 3, 4 of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20100155395Abstract: A power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the magnetron type or characteristic, and power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter 10 for rectifying 31 an AC power supply voltage 20, performing high-frequency switching of the voltage, and converting the voltage to high-frequency power. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating converts a switching frequency control signal 92 provided by mixing input current waveform information 90 and power control information 91 into a drive signal of a semiconductor switching element 3, 4 of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20100136493Abstract: Prvided is a catalyst degradation preventing apparatus of a catalyst device containing a catalyst component that comes into contact with gas to chemically change the gas, including a burner for burning a fuel by combustible air to generate a gas containing nitrogen oxides by combustion, an endothermic device for absorbing heat from gas, a catalyst device having a catalyst component for decreasing nitrogen oxides contained in the gas after passing through the endothermic device, and a first poisoning substance removing device for removing a poisoning substance containing at least sulfur, which is contained in the fuel and adsorbs to a catalyst component or reacts with the catalyst component to form a compound. According to the apparatus, the decrease in performance of the catalyst device is prevented, and the effect of decreasing pollution can be retained over a long period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Tanaka, Kenji Yasui, Masashi Nakashima, Takashi Shindo, Kohei Yamaguchi, Motoshi Kohaku
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Patent number: 7713768Abstract: In this method for producing an anti-reflective film, pores are formed on a surface of a polymer molding material to continuously change a refractive index and then reduce reflectance, in which anodic oxidized porous alumina, in which pores having a tapered shape and whose pore diameter continuously changes, are formed by repeating anodic oxidation at about the same formation voltage and pore diameter enlargement treatment, is used as a mold, or a stamper, which is produced by using the anodic oxidized porous aluminum as a mold, is used as a mold.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Kanagawa Academy of Science and TechnologyInventors: Hideki Masuda, Kenji Yasui, Yasushi Kawamoto
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Publication number: 20100089908Abstract: A power control unit for high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the types or the characteristics of magnetrons, power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The unit has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter circuit 10 for rectifying 31 AC power supply voltage 20, performing high frequency switching, and converting into high frequency power, mixes input current waveform information 90 of the input current detection section and power control information 91 for controlling so that output of the input current detection section becomes a predetermined value in a mix circuit 81, outputs ON voltage information 92, makes a comparison between the ON voltage information and a sawtooth wave from a sawtooth wave generation circuit 83 in a PWM comparator 82, performs pulse width modulation, and outputs a drive signal for controlling turning on/off of a switching transistor 39 of an inverter circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20100065553Abstract: A power control unit for high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the types or the characteristics of magnetrons, power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The unit has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter circuit 10 for rectifying 31 AC power supply voltage 20, performing high frequency switching, and converting into high frequency power, mixes input current waveform information 90 of the input current detection section and power control information 91 for controlling so that output of the input current detection section becomes a predetermined value in a mix circuit 81, outputs ON voltage information 92, makes a comparison between the ON voltage information and a sawtooth wave from a sawtooth wave generation circuit 83 in a PWM comparator 82, performs pulse width modulation, and outputs a drive signal for controlling turning on/off of a switching transistor 39 of an inverter circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20100065554Abstract: A power control unit for high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the types or the characteristics of magnetrons, power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The unit has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter circuit 10 for rectifying 31 AC power supply voltage 20, performing high frequency switching, and converting into high frequency power, mixes input current waveform information 90 of the input current detection section and power control information 91 for controlling so that output of the input current detection section becomes a predetermined value in a mix circuit 81, outputs ON voltage information 92, makes a comparison between the ON voltage information and a sawtooth wave from a sawtooth wave generation circuit 83 in a PWM comparator 82, performs pulse width modulation, and outputs a drive signal for controlling turning on/off of a switching transistor 39 of an inverter circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20090325112Abstract: Provided is a catalyst degradation preventing apparatus, which is for a catalyst device containing a catalyst component that comes into contact with gas to chemically change the gas, in which the catalyst device is provided with a poisoning substance removing device on a primary side thereof, for removing a poisoning substance which is contained in the gas and adsorbs to the catalyst component or forms a compound with the catalyst component. Further, the poisoning substance removing device and the catalyst device are provided with an interval placed therebetween and to be exchangeable with each other, or a carrier of a component that adsorbs to the poisoning substance of the poisoning substance removing device or forms a compound with the poisoning substance and a carrier of a catalyst component of the catalyst device are integrally formed so as to be exchangeable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Tanaka, Kenji Yasui, Masashi Nakashima, Takashi Shindo, Kohei Yamaguchi, Motoshi Kohaku
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Publication number: 20090289056Abstract: A power control unit for high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the types or the characteristics of magnetrons, power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The unit has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter circuit 10 for rectifying 31 AC power supply voltage 20, performing high frequency switching, and converting into high frequency power, mixes input current waveform information 90 of the input current detection section and power control information 91 for controlling so that output of the input current detection section becomes a predetermined value in a mix circuit 81, outputs ON voltage information 92, makes a comparison between the ON voltage information and a sawtooth wave from a sawtooth wave generation circuit 83 in a PWM comparator 82, performs pulse width modulation, and outputs a drive signal for controlling turning on/off of a switching transistor 39 of an inverter circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2006Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20090272735Abstract: A power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating not affected by variations in the magnetron type or characteristic, and power supply voltage fluctuation, etc., is provided. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating has an input current detection section 71, 72 for detecting input current of an inverter 10 for rectifying 31 an AC power supply voltage 20, performing high-frequency switching of the voltage, and converting the voltage to high-frequency power. The power control unit for a high-frequency dielectric heating converts a switching frequency control signal 92 provided by mixing input current waveform information 90 and power control information 91 into a drive signal of a semiconductor switching element 3, 4 of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2007Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya, Manabu Kinoshita
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Publication number: 20090206073Abstract: Occurrence of a defect of the moding phenomenon, etc., accompanying rise in output of a magnetron after power down control is prevented and the reliability of a high-voltage dielectric heating apparatus is further improved. After power down control, when the temperature of a thermistor T1 falls again, the resistance value of the thermistor T1 increases and potential Vpc at a point PC also rises and when the potential Vpc becomes higher than Vc3 of another input potential of a comparator C3 (Vpc>Vc3), the comparator C3 outputs “0.” In association with this, a switch S2 is turned off and PD (power down) 2 of a resistor R7 is turned off and thus the input voltage to a positive terminal A and a negative terminal B of a comparator C1 is again restored to 3 V. When the temperature of the thermistor T1 further falls, the resistance value of the thermistor T1 increases and the potential Vpc at the point PC also starts to rise.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2007Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATIONInventors: Manabu Kinoshita, Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui, Shinichi Sakai, Nobuo Shirokawa, Hideaki Moriya
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Publication number: 20090183661Abstract: [Object] To provide a combustion device capable of suppressing poisoning and deterioration of a CO oxidation catalyst due to adhesion of S (sulfur) to the CO oxidation catalyst, which is provided in the combustion device such as a boiler for the purpose of reducing and removing the CO in the combustion gas. [Solving Means] Provided is a combustion device including at least one can body which has a gas flow passage R allowing passage of a combustion gas G1 generated at a burner 16 and which heats a heat medium through heat exchange with the combustion gas G1 passing through the gas flow passage R, in which, in the gas flow passage R, a CO oxidation catalyst C1 is arranged in a region corresponding to a temperature range at the time of passing of the combustion gas G1 where adhesion of S (sulfur) contained in the combustion gas G1 to the CO oxidation catalyst C1 is suppressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2009Publication date: July 23, 2009Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.Inventors: Hideo FURUKAWA, Kenji YASUI, Takashi SHINDO, Masashi NAKASHIMA, Kohei YAMAGUCHI
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Patent number: 7535331Abstract: A booster transformer 100 for driving a magnetron includes a bobbin 11 on which at least a first winding 13 and a secondary winding 15 are wound and a core 19 inserted through the center of the bobbin 11, wherein a winding area of the secondary winding 15 is divided into two areas while interposing a partition wall 23, and an outer diameter d of a wire material of the secondary winding 15 and a width t1 of each of the divided winding areas are so set as to satisfy the relation t1<11d.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2004Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shinichi Sakai, Keiichi Satou, Kenji Yasui, Haruo Suenaga, Hisahi Morikawa
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Publication number: 20090065502Abstract: The object of the invention is not only to simplify the structure of a high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus and reduce the size of the apparatus but also to eliminate the need for control and design corresponding to the kind of a magnetron and thus enhance the running efficiency of the apparatus. An input current to an inverter circuit is detected by a shunt resistor 71 and is converted to an input current wave form through an input current signal amplifier 72. On the other hand, based on an alternating current power supply voltage wave form from an alternating power supply voltage, there is obtained through a gain variable amplifier 91 a reference wave form following the size of the input current wave form. A wave form error detect circuit 92 compares the input current wave form with the reference wave form to obtain a wave form error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Haruo Suenaga, Kenji Yasui
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Publication number: 20090042152Abstract: First, to decrease an amount of emitted nitrogen oxides to zero as much as possible and also decrease an amount of emitted carbon monoxide to a permissible level. Second, to save energy on combustion at a low air ratio close to 1.0. Third, to attain a stable air ratio control in a low air ratio combustion region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2007Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: MIURA CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Tanaka, Yukihiro Tokunaga, Yusuke Okamoto, Kenji Yasui