Patents by Inventor Satoru Inakagata

Satoru Inakagata 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: 10862322
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Toya, Satoru Inakagata
  • Patent number: 10651666
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoichi Toya, Satoru Inakagata
  • Publication number: 20180159349
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Shoichi TOYA, Satoru INAKAGATA
  • Publication number: 20180159350
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Shoichi TOYA, Satoru INAKAGATA
  • Patent number: 9923398
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shoichi Toya, Satoru Inakagata
  • Patent number: 9590422
    Abstract: An autonomous distribution board receives feeding of power via a distribution board for a period during which grid power is supplied from a grid power source, while receiving power via an autonomous terminal of a power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of grid power from grid power source is stopped. Autonomous distribution board is connected with a specific load and the like. A measurement point switching apparatus is configured to select one from a current sensor configured to monitor a current that flows through a main breaker, and a current sensor configured to monitor a current that is supplied from power conversion apparatus to autonomous distribution board. A fuel battery is configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of the selected one so that power by fuel battery is consumed by a general load, specific load and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Inakagata, Hiroshi Nagasato, Hiroaki Kaku, Yoshikatsu Ito, Kiyoshi Ando, Yasuhisa Ihira
  • Publication number: 20160322967
    Abstract: This circuit constant variable circuit changes the circuit constant of a passive element for which the impedance fluctuates according to the frequency of an AC current. The circuit constant variable circuit is equipped with a first bidirectional switch (Q1) connected in series, a series circuit (20) including a passive element (C1), and a second bidirectional switch (Q2) connected in parallel to the series circuit (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Satoru INAKAGATA, Hideki TAMURA, Yutaka IWAHORI, Kazushi NAKAZAWA, Mariko KIFUJI
  • Patent number: 9236790
    Abstract: A power distribution device includes a direct current power source DC/DC converter connected to a direct current power source, and an AC/DC converter connected to an alternating current power source. The direct current power source DC/DC converter and the AC/DC converter are accommodated in a single container from which a DC load supply line is led out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Inakagata
  • Publication number: 20150380967
    Abstract: An electricity-storage system 110a is configured to be able to charge and discharge by connecting a plug to an electrical outlet 140a. Power discharged from the electricity-storage system 110a is monitored by a reverse-power monitoring device 100 and discharge from the electricity-storage system 110a is executed according to instruction from the reverse-power monitoring device 100, in order to avoid reverse power flow to an electrical grid 150.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Shoichi TOYA, Satoru INAKAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150318700
    Abstract: An autonomous distribution board receives feeding of power via a distribution board for a period during which grid power is supplied from a grid power source, while receiving power via an autonomous terminal of a power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of grid power from grid power source is stopped. Autonomous distribution board is connected with a specific load and the like. A measurement point switching apparatus is configured to select one from a current sensor configured to monitor a current that flows through a main breaker, and a current sensor configured to monitor a current that is supplied from power conversion apparatus to autonomous distribution board. A fuel battery is configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of the selected one so that power by fuel battery is consumed by a general load, specific load and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Satoru INAKAGATA, Hiroshi NAGASATO, Hiroaki KAKU, Yoshikatsu ITO, Kiyoshi ANDO, Yasuhisa IHIRA
  • Patent number: 9112421
    Abstract: A converter circuit includes a transformer having primary windings and at least one secondary winding, a rectifier circuit connected to the secondary winding, and oscillating circuits connected to the primary windings. Each of the oscillating circuits has a switch element unit having no body diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kei Murayama, Satoru Inakagata
  • Publication number: 20130135904
    Abstract: A converter circuit includes a transformer having primary windings and at least one secondary winding, a rectifier circuit connected to the secondary winding, and oscillating circuits connected to the primary windings. Each of the oscillating circuits has a switch element unit having no body diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kei Murayama, Satoru Inakagata
  • Patent number: 8421574
    Abstract: According to a first aspect, a secondary side of contactless power transmission apparatus includes: a holding member which is physically separated from a primary side; a magnetic layer; a shield layer for shielding electromagnetic noise; and a heat insulation layer. The secondary coil is a planar coil and supported by the holding member, and at least the magnetic layer is laminated on one side of the planar coil and unified with the planar coil. According to a second aspect, the secondary side of the apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic layers. Each permeability of the magnetic layers is different from each other, and each of the magnetic layers forms a magnetic path with the primary side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Hiroyasu Kitamura, Satoru Inakagata, Atsushi Isaka, Tatsuhiko Keishu
  • Publication number: 20120205985
    Abstract: A power distribution device includes a direct current power source DC/DC converter connected to a direct current power source, and an AC/DC converter connected to an alternating current power source. The direct current power source DC/DC converter and the AC/DC converter are accommodated in a single container from which a DC load supply line is led out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Satoru Inakagata
  • Patent number: 8095211
    Abstract: A body fat measuring device comprises electrodes brought into contact with the waist portion of a subject, an optical sensor composed of a light applying section and a light receiving section, an impedance computing section for computing the impedance between the electrodes, a subcutaneous fat thickness computing section for computing the thickness of the subcutaneous fat of the subject from the value detected by the optical sensor, and a body fat computing section which subtracts the amount of subcutaneous fat determined using the thickness of the subcutaneous fat computed by the subcutaneous thickness computing section from the total fat amount of the subject determined using the impedance computed by the impedance computing section so as to determine the visceral fat amount of the subject. With this, not only the accuracy of measurement of the visceral fat amount is improved but also the visceral fat amount of the subject can be easily computed even without a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Tamura, Satoru Inakagata, Shuji Murakami
  • Patent number: 8016770
    Abstract: A cognitive function training unit including an eye-target showing unit for showing a movable eye-target on a display disposed in front of the subject's eye, an eye movement measuring unit for measuring a position and/or movement of the subject's eye, and a judgment unit for judging whether or not the subject can fixedly look at or follow the eye-target based on the position and/or the movement of the eye-target shown on the display and the position and/or the movement of the subject's eye measured by the eye movement measuring unit, and the eye-target showing unit shows the eye-target repeatedly while changing the position and/or the movement of the eye-target according to a judgment result of the judgment unit. Therefore, it is possible to show a suitable eye-target according to a symptom of a patient, whereby it is possible to conduct training efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Chiba, Shogo Fukushima, Shuji Murakami, Satoru Inakagata, Akira Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100181842
    Abstract: According to a first aspect, a secondary side of contactless power transmission apparatus includes: a holding member which is physically separated from a primary side; a magnetic layer; a shield layer for shielding electromagnetic noise; and a heat insulation layer. The secondary coil is a planar coil and supported by the holding member, and at least the magnetic layer is laminated on one side of the planar coil and unified with the planar coil. According to a second aspect, the secondary side of the apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic layers. Each permeability of the magnetic layers is different from each other, and each of the magnetic layers forms a magnetic path with the primary side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Masayuki Suzuki, Hiroyasu Kitamura, Satoru Inakagata, Atsushi Isaka, Tatsuhiko Keishu
  • Patent number: 7478911
    Abstract: The perimeter comprises a display device 1, infrared light-emitting diodes 2, a CCD camera 3, a half mirror 4, an image processing device 5, a computer 6, and an operating switch 7. The computer 6 shows a fixed eye-target for fixing a line of sight of a subject and a light stimulus eye-target for giving a light stimulus to a pupil of the subject at a plurality of predetermined positions on the display device 1. The infrared light-emitting diodes 2 irradiate infrared light to an eye of the subject. The CCD camera 3 takes an image of the eye of the subject using the infrared light irradiated from the infrared light-emitting diodes 2. The image processing device 5 detects a pupil diameter of the subject based on the image taken by the CCD camera 3. The computer 6 measures a visual field of the subject based on the change of the pupil diameter of the subject detected by the image processing device 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Inakagata, Shuji Murakami, Shogo Fukushima, Hideo Fukunaga, Akio Tabuchi, Kazutaka Kani, Fumiatsu Maeda
  • Publication number: 20090018463
    Abstract: A body fat measuring device comprises electrodes brought into contact with the waist portion of a subject, an optical sensor composed of a light applying section and a light receiving section, an impedance computing section for computing the impedance between the electrodes, a subcutaneous fat thickness computing section for computing the thickness of the subcutaneous fat of the subject from the value detected by the optical sensor, and a body fat computing section which subtracts the amount of subcutaneous fat determined using the thickness of the subcutaneous fat computed by the subcutaneous thickness computing section from the total fat amount of the subject determined using the impedance computed by the impedance computing section so as to determine the visceral fat amount of the subject. With this, not only the accuracy of measurement of the visceral fat amount is improved but also the visceral fat amount of the subject can be easily computed even without a database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Tamura, Satoru Inakagata, Shuji Murakami
  • Publication number: 20080117384
    Abstract: The perimeter comprises a display device 1, infrared light-emitting diodes 2, a CCD camera 3, a half mirror 4, an image processing device 5, a computer 6, and an operating switch 7. The computer 6 shows a fixed eye-target for fixing a line of sight of a subject and a light stimulus eye-target for giving a light stimulus to a pupil of the subject at a plurality of predetermined positions on the display device 1. The infrared light-emitting diodes 2 irradiate infrared light to an eye of the subject. The CCD camera 3 takes an image of the eye of the subject using the infrared light irradiated from the infrared light-emitting diodes 2. The image processing device 5 detects a pupil diameter of the subject based on the image taken by the CCD camera 3. The computer 6 measures a visual field of the subject based on the change of the pupil diameter of the subject detected by the image processing device 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Satoru Inakagata, Shuji Murakami, Shogo Fukushima, Hideo Fukunaga, Akio Tabuchi, kazutaka Kani, Fumiatsu Maeda