Patents by Inventor Motonao Niizuma

Motonao Niizuma 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).

  • Publication number: 20160381829
    Abstract: A cooling device of the present disclosure is attached to a park station where wireless power supply is performed to a vehicle using a coil and cools a coil provided on the vehicle by spraying a coolant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Motonao NIIZUMA, Akio UEDA
  • Patent number: 9481258
    Abstract: A vehicle (3, 3A) is provided with: a power receiving coil (3a) that is provided so as to face a ground power supply coil (2a) and that receives electric power from the ground power supply coil (2a); a storage battery (3d) that stores the electric power received by the power receiving coil (3a); and a power supply coil (3f) that supplies the electric power received by the power receiving coil (3a) to the outside. A transporting system is provided with: a plurality of travel tracks (1A, 1B) along which the plurality of vehicles (3, 3A) travel; and power transfer areas (Ka, Kb) where a vehicle (3, 3A) traveling along a travel track (1A) and a vehicle (3, 3A) traveling along another travel track (1B) are able to mutually transfer electric power to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Patent number: 9467005
    Abstract: An underwater power supply system is provided with an ascending/descending station that ascends and descends underwater between the water depth at which an underwater moving body works and the vicinity of the water surface, and a charging station that supplies electrical power wirelessly to the ascending/descending station in the vicinity of the water surface. At the aforementioned water depth, the underwater moving body moves adjacent to the ascending/descending station, and electrical power is supplied wirelessly from the ascending/descending station to the underwater moving body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Patent number: 9457678
    Abstract: A vehicle electric power feeding system that is provided with an electric power feeding device (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) that is provided at a location at which a vehicle (M) can stop; and a control means (3) that instructs the electric power feeding device (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) to feed electric power to the vehicle in a stopped state (M: stopped vehicle) on the basis of a detection result of a detecting means (4) that detects the stopped state of the vehicle (M).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20160046192
    Abstract: A movement mechanism includes a plurality of primary power-supplying coils each serving as a power-supplying coil that is able to supply power to another power-supplying coil in a wireless manner and arranged along an imaginary line parallel to the movement path, a secondary power-supplying coil serving as a power-supplying coil configured to receive power from another power-supplying coil in a wireless manner; and a movement structure serving as a structure configured to support the secondary power-supplying coil and to move along the movement path, wherein power is able to be supplied in a wireless manner to the secondary power-supplying coil from one or more of the primary power-supplying coils sequentially selected from among the plurality of primary power-supplying coils depending on an arrangement sequence when the movement structure moves along the movement path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Akihiko TSUCHIYAMA, Kazushi SEDOKUBO, Masaki KAWAKITA, Mai KANDA, Gongwei LI, Ryota KOKUBU
  • Publication number: 20160049799
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes: a primary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil capable of wirelessly supplying electric power to another power-supplying coil; a first machine that supports the primary power-supplying coil; a secondary power-supplying coil which is a power-supplying coil wirelessly supplied with electric power from another power-supplying coil; and a second machine that can move while supporting the secondary power-supplying coil. The relative positional relationship or the relative attitudinal relationship between the first machine and the second machine can be adjusted corresponding to the movement or change in attitude of the second machine so that a state in which electric power is wirelessly supplied from the primary power-supplying coil to the secondary power-supplying coil is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji TAKATSU, Akio UEDA, Motonao NIIZUMA, Kei AKUNE, Tooru HAYASHI, Akihiko TSUCHIYAMA, Kazushi SEDOKUBO, Masaki KAWAKITA, Mai KANDA, Gongwei LI, Ryota KOKUBU
  • Patent number: 9260029
    Abstract: The present invention is vehicle electric power supply system (A) that supplies electric power wirelessly to a vehicle (M) that is positioned within an electric power supply area (X). The vehicle electric power supply system (A) has: a power-receiving device (m1) that is provided in the vehicle; a plurality of power-transmitting devices (1a1, 1a2, 1a3, 1b1, 1b2, 1b3, 1c1, 1c2, 1c3) that are provided at mutually different positions within the electric power supply area; a position detecting device (4) that detects the position of the power-receiving device within the electric power supply area; and a control device (4) that, based on detection results from the position detecting device, selects from among the plurality of power-transmitting devices the power-transmitting device that is located in a position that corresponds to the power-receiving device, and then causes power to be supplied wirelessly from the selected power-transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20160039293
    Abstract: A wireless power-transmitting device includes a power-transmitting coil installed in a predefined parking area, a receiving device configured to receive a signal for a power supply instruction transmitted through a windshield or through a rear window of a vehicle, and a control device configured to control supply of electric power from the power-transmitting coil to a power-receiving coil of the vehicle based on the signal received by the receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Patent number: 9248475
    Abstract: A foreign matter removal mechanism for removing foreign matter on a power-supplying coil that wirelessly supplies power to a parked vehicle from below, including: a movable unit that is pushed by the vehicle to move horizontally; and a movable cleaning unit that is coupled to the movable unit and moves, in conjunction with a movement of the movable unit, along an upper surface of the power-supplying coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20160013664
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes a power supply coil installed on the ground, an inner balloon in which a power supply coil is mounted and configured to expand and contract to adjust a vertical position of the power supply coil, and an outer balloon provided to cover both the power supply coil and the inner balloon and configured to expand to occupy a space between the power supply coil and a power receiving coil, and wirelessly supplies power from the power supply coil to the power receiving coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji MAEKAWA, Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20160009187
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission device includes a power-supplying coil configured to wirelessly transmit power to an electric vehicle (EV) serving as a vehicle, be installed in a slanted state or perpendicularly to a horizontal plane, and form an electromagnetic coupling circuit along with a power-receiving coil provided in the EV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150333540
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes a first underwater vehicle that has a power-receiving coil for wirelessly receiving electric power and a second underwater vehicle that has a power-supplying coil for wirelessly supplying electric power and transmits electric power between the power-receiving coil and the power-supplying coil while moving in parallel to the first underwater vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150327405
    Abstract: A wireless power-supply system (1) performing a wireless power supply between a vehicle (10) and a stop station (20), wherein the wireless power-supply system includes a heat-transfer device (30). The heat-transfer device (30) transfers heat generated due to the wireless power supply to the stop station (20) having high heat capacity from the vehicle (10) having low heat capacity. The heat-transfer device (30) includes a flexible heat-transfer member (32), in which the flexible heat-transfer member has tiltability in a moving direction of the vehicle (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150308905
    Abstract: A foreign matter detection device of the present invention is provided with a temperature detection means that detects a temperature distribution in a magnetic field that is formed by a power-supplying device that transmits power wirelessly to a power-receiving device; and a signal processor that, based on a detection result from the temperature detection means, detects a conductive foreign matter in the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150288226
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes a power-supplying device mounted on one of a mobile object and a structure different from the mobile object and a power-receiving device mounted on the other of the mobile object and the structure and supplies electric power from the power-supplying device to the power-receiving device disposed to face the power-supplying device under water or on surface of water. The wireless power supply system includes a contact portion that is disposed in the mobile object and that comes in contact with the structure and a thruster that presses the contact portion against the structure during the transmission of electric power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150263536
    Abstract: A wireless power supply device, which supplies electric power to a movable body by causing an end surface of a power supply coil that is provided in an electric power supply space to face a power receiving coil that is provided in the movable body, and by electromagnetically coupling the power supply coil with the power receiving coil, includes a position setting member configured to set the end surface of the power supply coil in a vertical position in a state of not detecting entry of the movable body into the electric power supply space, and to cause a position of the end surface of the power supply coil to change from the vertical position to a horizontal position upon detecting entry of the movable body into the electric power supply space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Patent number: 9132739
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a motor capable of producing motive power for movement; a storage battery capable of supplying electric power to drive the motor; and a secondary coil capable of performing wireless transmission of electric power between the secondary coil and a primary coil at an outside of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle includes a command generation part capable of generating a command to move the vehicle so as to adjust a relative position of the secondary coil with respect to the primary coil, using a first received power value indicating an amount of electric power received by the secondary coil from the primary coil or using a second received power value indicating an amount of electric power received by the primary coil from the secondary coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: IHI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20150249348
    Abstract: A wireless power supply system includes a power-supplying device having a power-supplying coil and a power-receiving device having a power-receiving coil and wirelessly supplies electric power from the power-supplying coil to the power-receiving coil, and the power-supplying device and the power-receiving device communicate with each other using an acoustic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20150239361
    Abstract: A wireless power supply device that is installed in a parking space in which a vehicle can stop and that has a power-supplying coil which wirelessly supplies electric power to a power-receiving coil of the vehicle is provided. The wireless power supply device includes a vehicle wheel detecting unit that is installed in the parking space in which the vehicle can stop and that detects vehicle wheels of the vehicle and traveling assistance means that assists with traveling of the vehicle such that the power-receiving coil and the power-supplying coil have a power-suppliable positional relationship depending on a detection result of the vehicle wheel detecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao NIIZUMA
  • Patent number: 9109503
    Abstract: There is disclosed a waste heat recovery device including a turbine 1 driven by an exhaust gas and a compressor 8 which compresses a gas, comprising: a generator 2 which generates electric power by rotation of the turbine 1; an electric motor 7 which rotationally drives the compressor 8; and a control device 17 which drives the electric motor 7 by using the electric power generated by the generator 2 as a power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Motonao Niizuma