Patents by Inventor Koji Wakabayashi

Koji Wakabayashi 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: 9950589
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner includes a blower for blowing air into a space of a vehicle compartment, and an air-conditioning mode switching portion for switching between air conditioning modes. The air conditioning modes include a normal air conditioning mode in which air conditioning of a specific region including a driver seat and air conditioning of a non-specific region not including the specific region in the space of the vehicle compartment are performed, and a specific-region prioritizing air conditioning mode in which an air conditioning capability for the non-specific region is decreased as compared to the normal air conditioning mode. The air-conditioning mode switching portion adjusts the air conditioning capability for the non-specific region based on a pressure of air drawn into the blower, in the specific-region prioritizing air conditioning mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Sagou, Manabu Maeda, Shinichirou Hirai, Yoshinori Yanagimachi, Koji Wakabayashi, Koji Ota
  • Patent number: 9859804
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a rectifier having an input terminal connected to one end of a switching element configured to perform synchronous rectification; a coil having one end connected to an output terminal of the power supply device; and a second capacitor connected in series to a first capacitor, the first capacitor having one end grounded, the second capacitor having one end connected to a connection point between another end of the first capacitor and the one end of the coil, and the second capacitor having another end connected to an output terminal of the rectifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Konosuke Nitta
  • Patent number: 9796242
    Abstract: In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a flow speed of air flowing through a first ventilation part of an evaporator is faster than a flow speed of air flowing through a second ventilation part of the evaporator when an intensive air-conditioning operation for a driver seat is operated, with respect to a case where a normal air-conditioning operation is performed. In this case, a correct target evaporator temperature is calculated to be higher by a predetermined temperature than a target evaporator temperature, and a detected temperature detected by an evaporator sensor is approached to the correct target evaporator temperature. Therefore, it can restrict the second ventilation part from being frosted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Mizutani, Koji Wakabayashi, Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9735691
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a switching element that performs synchronous rectification on a power to be induced in a first secondary wiring of a transformer that performs voltage conversion; a first current detection circuit that detects a value of a current to be induced in a second secondary wiring of the transformer; a second current detection circuit that detects a change in the current to be induced in the second secondary wiring, the second current detection circuit having a higher response speed with respect to conversion of the current than that of the first current detection circuit; and a control unit (control circuit) that determines based on the change in the current detected by the second current detection circuit whether or not backflow is occurring, and controls the switching element in accordance with a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Konosuke Nitta
  • Patent number: 9698697
    Abstract: A storage (80) stores a first drooping characteristic of a rated current Ioc1, and a second drooping characteristic of an allowable current value Ico2 that is greater than the rated current value Ioc1. A controller (70) is configured to select a drooping characteristic stored in the storage (80) in accordance with the current value detected by an output current detector (50) and a mask condition, and perform droop control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Konosuke Nitta
  • Publication number: 20160301320
    Abstract: A storage (80) stores a first drooping characteristic of a rated current Ioc1, and a second drooping characteristic of an allowable current value Ico2 that is greater than the rated current value Ioc1. A controller (70) is configured to select a drooping characteristic stored in the storage (80) in accordance with the current value detected by an output current detector (50) and a mask condition, and perform droop control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Koji WAKABAYASHI, Konosuke NITTA
  • Publication number: 20160241151
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a switching element that performs synchronous rectification on a power to be induced in a first secondary wiring of a transformer that performs voltage conversion; a first current detection circuit that detects a value of a current to be induced in a second secondary wiring of the transformer; a second current detection circuit that detects a change in the current to be induced in the second secondary wiring, the second current detection circuit having a higher response speed with respect to conversion of the current than that of the first current detection circuit; and a control unit (control circuit) that determines based on the change in the current detected by the second current detection circuit whether or not backflow is occurring, and controls the switching element in accordance with a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Koji WAKABAYASHI, Konosuke NITTA
  • Publication number: 20160241152
    Abstract: A power supply device includes: a rectifier having an input terminal connected to one end of a switching element configured to perform synchronous rectification; a coil having one end connected to an output terminal of the power supply device; and a second capacitor connected in series to a first capacitor, the first capacitor having one end grounded, the second capacitor having one end connected to a connection point between another end of the first capacitor and the one end of the coil, and the second capacitor having another end connected to an output terminal of the rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Koji WAKABAYASHI, Konosuke NITTA
  • Publication number: 20140373563
    Abstract: In an air conditioner for a vehicle, a flow speed of air flowing through a first ventilation part of an evaporator is faster than a flow speed of air flowing through a second ventilation part of the evaporator when an intensive air-conditioning operation for a driver seat is operated, with respect to a case where a normal air-conditioning operation is performed. In this case, a correct target evaporator temperature is calculated to be higher by a predetermined temperature than a target evaporator temperature, and a detected temperature detected by an evaporator sensor is approached to the correct target evaporator temperature. Therefore, it can restrict the second ventilation part from being frosted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Masashi Mizutani, Koji Wakabayashi, Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: D786749
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Oohashi, Koji Wakabayashi, Tooru Yamashita
  • Patent number: D788657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Oohashi, Koji Wakabayashi, Tooru Yamashita
  • Patent number: D789845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genta Oohashi, Koji Wakabayashi, Tooru Yamashita
  • Patent number: D913855
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Takashi Utsunomiya, Marten Wallgren
  • Patent number: D917351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Takashi Utsunomiya
  • Patent number: D917742
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youhei Shimizu, Koji Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: D917743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youhei Shimizu, Koji Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: D917744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hirata, Youhei Shimizu, Koji Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: D925413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Takashi Utsunomiya
  • Patent number: D927369
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Wakabayashi, Takashi Utsunomiya
  • Patent number: D996341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTORSPORTS AND CUSTOMIZING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Wakabayashi