Patents by Inventor Koichi SHIMOZATO

Koichi SHIMOZATO 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).

  • Load control apparatus and load control system
    Patent number: 9991720
    Abstract: A load control apparatus and a load control system capable of more efficiently using power generated from a private power generator, in which a load control apparatus includes a memory, a selector, and a load controller. The memory is configured to store a plurality of patterns having a plurality of control operations that are prioritized for a plurality of loads operated by consuming electric power. The selector is configured to select one of the patterns stored in the memory. The load controller is configured to operate the loads in order of priority on the basis of the control operation of the selected pattern while a total sum of power consumed by the loads does not exceed a target power value representing a value based on power suppliable by the electric generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Nagako Hisada, Koichi Shimozato, Takao Nosaka, Kenichi Yamazaki, Saori Machida, Koji Kimura, Ikuro Komamura, Tomohiro Asazuma
  • LOAD CONTROL APPARATUS AND LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160285275
    Abstract: A load control apparatus and a load control system capable of more efficiently using power generated from a private power generator, in which a load control apparatus includes a memory, a selector, and a load controller. The memory is configured to store a plurality of patterns having a plurality of control operations that are prioritized for a plurality of loads operated by consuming electric power. The selector is configured to select one of the patterns stored in the memory. The load controller is configured to operate the loads in order of priority on the basis of the control operation of the selected pattern while a total sum of power consumed by the loads does not exceed a target power value representing a value based on power suppliable by the electric generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Nagako HISADA, Koichi SHIMOZATO, Takao NOSAKA, Kenichi YAMAZAKI, Saori MACHIDA, Koji KIMURA, Ikuro KOMAMURA, Tomohiro ASAZUMA