Patents by Inventor Koji Iwahashi

Koji Iwahashi 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: 10135379
    Abstract: An LED indicator 4 connected to industrial machinery including an inverter 1, includes: an LED substrate 8 into which a display control signal according to a state relating to the industrial machinery is input; and a plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery, on the basis of the display control signal input by the LED substrate 8. The plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 each include a partially circular-arc shape, and are generally arranged in an approximately annular shape. The plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 include the two displays 31, 32 that generally configure a half ring at one side of the approximately annular shape, and the one display 33 that generally configures a half ring at the other side of the approximately annular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Koji Iwahashi, Satoshi Sueshima, Tetsuo Yanagimoto, Yuto Kubo, Yuki Kawafuchi
  • Publication number: 20180107170
    Abstract: An electric motor drive control system includes an electric motor drive control device, a manual command device connected to the electric motor drive control device, a radio that performs radio communication with a telecommunication device that is a radio connection destination, and processing circuitry that sets a radio communication mode in which the radio responds to a radio connection request from the telecommunication device to establish a radio connection, the radio communication mode being set when the manual command device issues no manual command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Koji IWAHASHI, Satoshi SUESHIMA, Yasushi KIBE, Takeshi UEDA
  • Publication number: 20170294861
    Abstract: An LED indicator 4 connected to industrial machinery including an inverter 1, includes: an LED substrate 8 into which a display control signal according to a state relating to the industrial machinery is input; and a plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 configured to display in a lighting state corresponding to a state of the industrial machinery, on the basis of the display control signal input by the LED substrate 8. The plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 each include a partially circular-arc shape, and are generally arranged in an approximately annular shape. The plurality of displays 31, 32, and 33 include the two displays 31, 32 that generally configure a half ring at one side of the approximately annular shape, and the one display 33 that generally configures a half ring at the other side of the approximately annular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Koji IWAHASHI, Satoshi SUESHIMA, Tetsuo YANAGIMOTO, Yuto KUBO, Yuki KAWAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 9660545
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches configured to control a conducting direction using a plurality of switching elements; a command generator configured to generate a control command for a PWM control on the plurality of switching elements; and a commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control on the plurality of bidirectional switches in a case where the control command changes. In a case where the control command changes during execution of the commutation control, the commutation controller executes a handover step for handover to a next commutation control and then executes the next commutation control from a step in a course of the next commutation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kinomura, Joji Ebisu, Koji Iwahashi
  • Publication number: 20150102797
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches configured to control a conducting direction using a plurality of switching elements; a command generator configured to generate a control command for a PWM control on the plurality of switching elements; and a commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control on the plurality of bidirectional switches in a case where the control command changes. In a case where the control command changes during execution of the commutation control, the commutation controller executes a handover step for handover to a next commutation control and then executes the next commutation control from a step in a course of the next commutation control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi KINOMURA, Joji EBISU, Koji IWAHASHI
  • Patent number: 8918668
    Abstract: An interface circuit includes a general-purpose CPU configured to transmit a clock to a serial encoder with which bidirectional serial communication of clock synchronization type is to be performed, the CPU being configured to transmit and receive data to and from the serial encoder; and an additional circuit configured to detect a start bit of reception data transmitted from the serial encoder. The general-purpose CPU starts counting the number of bits of the reception data in response to a detection signal from the additional circuit, the detection signal indicating the detection of the start bit. The CPU stops transmitting the clock to the serial encoder upon completion of counting a predetermined number of bits of the reception data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Koji Iwahashi, Hidetoshi Ryu, Satoshi Sueshima
  • Publication number: 20120166857
    Abstract: An interface circuit includes a general-purpose CPU configured to transmit a clock to a serial encoder with which bidirectional serial communication of clock synchronization type is to be performed, the CPU being configured to transmit and receive data to and from the serial encoder; and an additional circuit configured to detect a start bit of reception data transmitted from the serial encoder. The general-purpose CPU starts counting the number of bits of the reception data in response to a detection signal from the additional circuit, the detection signal indicating the detection of the start bit. The CPU stops transmitting the clock to the serial encoder upon completion of counting a predetermined number of bits of the reception data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Koji IWAHASHI, Hidetoshi Ryu, Satoshi Sueshima
  • Patent number: 5603105
    Abstract: A baseband signal processing circuit for a radio communication apparatus has an amplifier for amplifying the amplitude of an input baseband signal, a limiter for limiting the amplitude of the amplified baseband signal, an amplitude detector for detecting the amplitude of the output signal of the amplifier, and a control unit for controlling the gain of the amplifier in response to the output of the amplitude detector. When the amplitude detector detects an amplitude greater than a predetermined level, the control unit controls the gain of the amplifier in such a manner as to maintain the output of the amplifier at a constant level. As a result, the output level of the amplifier is prevented from exceeding the limiter level of the limiter. This allows the maximum frequency transition to be set up with no regard to frequency and suppresses distortions regarding signals exceeding the standard frequency transition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 5201070
    Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes a transmitting portion supplied with input baseband signals for selectively transmitting the input baseband signals in response to a selection signal. The transmitting portion includes a selector for selecting one of the input baseband signals as a selected baseband signal in response to the selection signal. A level controller has a controllable gain and controls the selected baseband signal so that the selected baseband signal has a level which is determined by the controllable gain. A gain controller has predetermined gains in correspondence to the input baseband signals and controls the controllable gain in response to the selection signal so that the controllable gain becomes equal to one of the predetermined gains that corresponds to the selected baseband signal. A converter converts the selected baseband signal into a radio signal carrying the selected baseband signal. The gain controller may have a memory for memorizing the predetermined gains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 5033293
    Abstract: An alcohol concentration detecting device is disclosed, which comprises an alcohol sensor of capacitance type having a probe portion which is to be submerged in an alcohol-mixed fuel, the alcohol sensor issuing an output signal which varies in accordance with the concentration of alcohol in the alcohol-mixed fuel; a first oscillating circuit which receives the output signal of the alcohol sensor and issues a variable pulse signal whose duty ratio is variable in accordance with the output signal; a second oscillating circuit which issues a reference pulse signal, the reference pulse signal being the same as the pulse signal which is provided by the first oscillating circuit when there is no alcohol in the fuel; and an alcohol concentration detecting circuit which receives and compares the variable pulse signal and the reference pulse signal and issues an alcohol concentration representing signal which is variable in accordance with a difference in duty ratio between the variable pulse signal and the reference
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Calsonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Honma, Fumio Hagi, Yukihiro Niide, Takenosuke Sano, Koji Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 4983904
    Abstract: A battery charger for a vehicle-mounted equipment comprises a first sensor for detecting when the voltage of the vehicle battery is higher than a specified level. A second sensor is provided for detecting when the engine of the vehicle is running. The outputs of the sensors determine the start timing of a charging operation. A switch is connected between the vehicle battery and the equipment's rechargeable battery. A timing circuit is responsive to the output signals of the first and second sensors for causing the switch to establish a path between the batteries for an interval sufficient to charge the rechargeable battery with a current supplied from the vehicle battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 8, 1991
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 4742565
    Abstract: A radio reciever having a plurality of intermediate frequency amplifiers and a field intensity detector. A control circuit is provided which generates a control signal for reducing the gains of the intermediate frequency amplifiers in response to an output of the field intensity detector and when a voltage associated with an input field intensity has risen beyond a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Iwahashi
  • Patent number: 4052172
    Abstract: A process and apparartus for gasifying coal or other carbon containing material in which at least a gas stream communicates which comprises providing a fluidizing bed reaction chamber disposed upstream and a jet-system reaction chamber disposed downstream, providing means for supplying an object of gasification such as coal and a gasifying agent in said jet-system reaction chamber, providing a dust removing device at the exit flue of said jet-system reaction chamber, said fluidizing bed reaction chamber having a system of supplying collected solid of said dust removing device, means for supplying a gasifying agent and means for taking out ashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Seiichi Shirakawa, Koji Iwahashi, Akio Nishi, Keisuke Honda, Kiyomichi Taoda