Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Tokiwa

Masayoshi Tokiwa 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: 7235891
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the operation of power conditioners (10) for supplying the generated power to an external power system such as a commercial power system, in which power conditioners (10) are interconnected to an external power system, the power conditioners (10) are interconnected through information exchange means, at least one of the power conditioners (10) monitors the reverse power flow, and the power conditioners (10) exchange the monitor information with information of the other power conditioners (10), thereby equalizing the outputs of all the power conditioners (10). A generator (42) has armature windings (60), and an inverter circuit (13) of the power conditioner (10) provided for each of the armature windings (60) is controlled by cable or radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Inventors: Masayoshi Tokiwa, Shinji Hibi, Kotaro Nakamura, Masao Mabuchi, Nobuyuki Toyoura, Kenichi Inoue, Katsutaka Tanabe, Yasuyuki Okoba
  • Patent number: 7146256
    Abstract: Each power source switching unit (8) of a electric power system (1) constituted of a power operating system having a power generator (3) driven by an external power source (40) and an engine (4) is constituted of a means for sensing information on a selected power source and supply power in time series, calculating a supply power quantity every power source on the basis of sense data, and storing these sensing and calculated data. This power source switching unit (8), disposed every power load group, comprises a means for communication with another power source switching unit (8). A power source management system, constituted of the power source switching unit (8), comprises a means for transmitting the sensed data or calculated data of each power source switching unit (8) to the control system of the power generating system, a means for receiving data transmitted from the power source management system, and an image display means for displaying the received data by graphing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Yasunori Goda, Mamoru Fukae, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 6927499
    Abstract: A control unit (5) for controlling each device which constitutes a electric power generator set (1) is provided with an operation-and-display device (28) so constituted as to calculate each electric power value data and each electric energy data on external electric power, generated electric power, and load electric power on the basis of sensed data on each value of external electric power and generated electric power transmitted from inverters (6a, 6b) and as to store these calculated data and the sensed data, and connected to the electric power generator set (1) by wires or radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Kozo Yamamuro, Mamoru Fukae
  • Publication number: 20050128659
    Abstract: Each power source switching unit (8) of a electric power system (1) constituted of a power operating system having a power generator (3) driven by an external power source (40) and an engine (4) is constituted of a means for sensing information on a selected power source and supply power in time series, calculating a supply power quantity every power source on the basis of sense data, and storing these sensing and calculated data. This power source switching unit (8), disposed every power load group, comprises a means for communication with another power source switching unit (8). A power source management system, constituted of the power source switching unit (8), comprises a means for transmitting the sensed data or calculated data of each power source switching unit (8) to the control system of the power generating system, a means for receiving data transmitted from the power source management system, and an image display means for displaying the received data by graphing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Yasunori Goda, Mamoru Fukae, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
  • Publication number: 20050116475
    Abstract: A control unit (5) for controlling each device which constitutes a electric power generator set (1) is provided with an operation-and-display device (28) so constituted as to calculate each electric power value data and each electric energy data on external electric power, generated electric power, and load electric power on the basis of sensed data on each value of external electric power and generated electric power transmitted from inverters (6a, 6b) and as to store these calculated data and the sensed data, and connected to the electric power generator set (1) by wires or radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Kozo Yamamuro, Mamoru Fukae
  • Publication number: 20040032127
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the operation of power conditioners (10) for supplying the generated power to an external power system such as a commercial power system, in which power conditioners (10) are interconnected to an external power system, the power conditioners (10) are interconnected through information exchange means, at least one of the power conditioners (10) monitors the reverse power flow, and the power conditioners (10) exchange the monitor information with information of the other power conditioners (10), thereby equalizing the outputs of all the power conditioners (10). A generator (42) has armature windings (60), and an inverter circuit (13) of the power conditioner (10) provided for each of the armature windings (60) is controlled by cable or radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Masayoshi Tokiwa, Shinji Hibi, Kotaro Nakamura, Masao Mabuchi, Nobuyuki Toyoura, Kenichi Inoue, Katsutaka Tanabe, Yasuyuki Okoba