Patents by Inventor Naoki Furusawa

Naoki Furusawa 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: 11509748
    Abstract: A HART modem includes: a HART/Host communication conversion unit, which relays communication between a HART device and a HART host device; a communication waveform detection unit configured to generate data sampled from HART communication signals transmitted and received to and from the HART device; and a communication interface unit configured to transmit the data generated by the communication waveform detection unit to the HART host device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Furusawa, Mamoru Kagoura, Naoyuki Fukao, Hiroyuki Tsugane
  • Patent number: 11415966
    Abstract: A HART modem includes: a HART/Host communication conversion unit, which relays communication between a HART device and a diagnostic device or a host device; a communication waveform detection unit configured to record data sampled from HART communication signals transmitted and received to and from the HART device in a communication waveform temporary storage unit; a communication content monitoring unit configured to monitor contents of HART communication and instruct the communication waveform detection unit to start recording and stop the recording of data according to a signal acquisition timing specified by a user; and a waveform acquisition management unit configured to transmit data accumulated in the communication waveform temporary storage unit to the diagnostic device when the recording of the data is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: AZBIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Furusawa, Mamoru Kagoura, Naoyuki Fukao, Hiroyuki Tsugane
  • Publication number: 20210144234
    Abstract: A HART modem includes: a HART/Host communication conversion unit, which relays communication between a HART device and a HART host device; a communication waveform detection unit configured to generate data sampled from HART communication signals transmitted and received to and from the HART device; and a communication interface unit configured to transmit the data generated by the communication waveform detection unit to the HART host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki FURUSAWA, Mamoru KAGOURA, Naoyuki FUKAO, Hiroyuki TSUGANE
  • Publication number: 20210141365
    Abstract: A HART modem includes: a HART/Host communication conversion unit, which relays communication between a HART device and a diagnostic device or a host device; a communication waveform detection unit configured to record data sampled from HART communication signals transmitted and received to and from the HART device in a communication waveform temporary storage unit; a communication content monitoring unit configured to monitor contents of HART communication and instruct the communication waveform detection unit to start recording and stop the recording of data according to a signal acquisition timing specified by a user; and a waveform acquisition management unit configured to transmit data accumulated in the communication waveform temporary storage unit to the diagnostic device when the recording of the data is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Naoki FURUSAWA, Mamoru KAGOURA, Naoyuki FUKAO, Hiroyuki TSUGANE
  • Patent number: 8660584
    Abstract: Equipment information including an installation height, which is an elevation, is stored as equipment information in an equipment management DB as location information for the location wherein an applicable piece of equipment is installed, and in a terminal device, the equipment information for the applicable equipment is acquired from the equipment management DB by a location information displaying unit in response to a display request operation, and a differential height, acquired through subtracting the current height, detected by a height detecting unit, from the installation height of the equipment, included in the equipment information that was acquired, is displayed on the screen of a screen displaying unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Azbil Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Furusawa
  • Patent number: 8250242
    Abstract: A controller is provided with a first memory area and a second memory area, where a pre-update software is stored with the first memory area as the active area and an updated software is downloaded with the second memory area as an inactive memory area. A microprocessor for simulations performs a simulation of the control of the operation of a field device using the updated software that has been downloaded. The execution status of the simulation can be monitored using a host computer. If the evaluation result of the state of execution of the simulation by an operator is “Pass,” then an activate command is sent to the controller. As a result, the active/inactive are switched in the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Azbil Corporation
    Inventor: Naoki Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20110223941
    Abstract: Equipment information including an installation height, which is an elevation, is stored as equipment information in an equipment management DB as location information for the location wherein an applicable piece of equipment is installed, and in a terminal device, the equipment information for the applicable equipment is acquired from the equipment management DB by a location information displaying unit in response to a display request operation, and a differential height, acquired through subtracting the current height, detected by a height detecting unit, from the installation height of the equipment, included in the equipment information that was acquired, is displayed on the screen of a screen displaying unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: YAMATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Furusawa
  • Publication number: 20110137435
    Abstract: A controller is provided with a first memory area and a second memory area, where a pre-update software is stored with the first memory area as the active area and an updated software is downloaded with the second memory area as an inactive memory area. A microprocessor for simulations performs a simulation of the control of the operation of a Held device using the updated software that has been downloaded. The execution status of the simulation can be monitored using a host computer. If the evaluation result of the state of execution of the simulation by an operator is “Pass,” then an activate command is sent to the controller. As a result, the active/inactive are switched in the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: YAMATAKE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki FURUSAWA
  • Publication number: 20060261856
    Abstract: A semiconductor chip is composed of first and second pads receiving first and second input signals, respectively, a logic circuit, and a circuit block connected to an output of the logic circuit. The logic circuit is responsive to the first and second input signals for selecting one of the first and second input signals, and for feeding the selected one of the first and second input signals to the circuit block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
    Inventor: Naoki Furusawa
  • Patent number: 5884079
    Abstract: In a design part reusing method in a configuration tool, a reference link defining an alias relationship between one functional object and another functional object is set. The reference link is explicitly displayed on a display between icons respectively representing one functional object and another functional object. One functional object and another functional object are set as aliases on the basis of the reference link. The reference link is explicitly disconnected to cancel the alias relationship on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Yamatake-Honeywell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoki Furusawa