Patents by Inventor Takaaki Matsubayashi
Takaaki Matsubayashi 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).
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Publication number: 20240111366Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a processor configured to execute a program so as to: acquire viewpoint information, motion information and object information; process an object image wherein: the object image is an image representing a virtual substance and is updated based on the viewpoint information and the motion information; calculate a position when superimposing a background image and the object image, wherein: the background image is an image according to the field of view of the user; generate visual information superimposing the background image and the object image based on the position calculated, and output the generated visual information to a display device; and generate tactile information for an ultrasound generator irradiating the user with ultrasound corresponding to the object based on the position calculated, the motion information and the object information, and output the generated tactile information to the ultrasound generator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Mamoru MIYAWAKI, Hiroyuki SHINODA, Takaaki KAMIGAKI, Mitsuru ITO, Tao MORISAKI, Shun SUZUKI, Atsushi MATSUBAYASHI, Ryoya ONISHI, Yasutoshi MAKINO, Seki INOUE
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Patent number: 8715869Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy CorporationInventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Publication number: 20130288141Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Takaaki MATSUBAYASHI, Mitsuo KARAKANE, Yasunori YOSHIMOTO, Akira HAMADA
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Patent number: 8563181Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell having plural membrane-electrode assemblies and plates, fuel and oxidant humidifiers and heater exchanger. Heat exchange between a supply inlet and discharge outlet is carried out between first and second heat exchange mediums. Fuel gas and oxidant gas are directed to flow parallel to each other in the fuel cell. A circulation path is established through the fuel and oxidant humidifiers and the heat exchanger by interconnection among discharge outlet, heat exchanger, fuel and oxidant humidifiers, and inlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Patent number: 8268500Abstract: In a fuel cell stack, gas channels and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels in the one plate. A gas inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel in the plate and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water as a heat medium is supplied from a heat medium supply manifold hole to a heat medium inlet header. Water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels by heating the gas inlet header by heat conduction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Patent number: 8221926Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack. Gas channels and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels in the plate. A gas inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel in the plate and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Patent number: 8206866Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Patent number: 8158287Abstract: A fuel cell system which provides stable cell outputs at startup.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takaaki Matsubayashi
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Publication number: 20120088166Abstract: A fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell having plural membrane-electrode assemblies and plates, fuel and oxidant humidifiers and heater exchanger. Heat exchange between a supply inlet and discharge outlet is carried out between first and second heat exchange mediums. Fuel gas and oxidant gas are directed to flow parallel to each other in the fuel cell. A circulation path is established through the fuel and oxidant humidifiers and the heat exchanger by interconnection among discharge outlet, heat exchanger, fuel and oxidant humidifiers, and inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki MATSUBAYASHI, Mitsuo KARAKANE, Yasunori YOSHIMOTO, Akira HAMADA
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Publication number: 20120082908Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack. Gas channels and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels in the plate. A gas inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel in the plate and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Publication number: 20120077103Abstract: In a fuel cell stack, gas channels and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels in the one plate. A gas inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel in the plate and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water as a heat medium is supplied from a heat medium supply manifold hole to a heat medium inlet header. Water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels by heating the gas inlet header by heat conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki MATSUBAYASHI, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Publication number: 20120021318Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki MATSUBAYASHI, Mitsuo KARAKANE, Yasunori YOSHIMOTO, Akira HAMADA
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Patent number: 8067126Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada
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Publication number: 20100143815Abstract: A fuel cell system which provides stable cell outputs at startup.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2010Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takaaki MATSUBAYASHI
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Patent number: 7691505Abstract: This cathode-side humidification tank 1038 also functions as a coolant tank. The water in the cathode-side humidification tank 1038 cools the fuel cell 1030 and returns to the cathode-side humidification tank 1038. In the foregoing situations where the fuel cell 1030 is low in temperature, such as during the startup of the fuel cell system 1100, the coolant warmed by the heat exchanger HEX05 can also be supplied to the fuel cell 1030 to warm up the fuel cell 1030. Moreover, a coolant channel 1040 for supplying a coolant to a cooling plate 1036 provided in the fuel cell 1030 is in connection with a heat exchanger HEX06 which is formed in an anode-side humidification tank 1042. Consequently, the coolant even plays the role of maintaining the cathode-side humidification tank 1038 and the anode-side humidification tank 1042 in almost the same temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takaaki Matsubayashi
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Patent number: 7584464Abstract: In a multi-processor system constituted by a processor such as a CPU and a DSP, in which the processor and the DSP have an external memory and a bus as shared resources and the DSP carries out a process in response to a processing request from the processor, a monitoring step for status of use includes a step of monitoring the status of use of the DSP, and when contention information obtained in the monitoring step for the status of use indicates frequent uses, an altering step for software process appropriately alters a software processing method to be executed, and switches the corresponding process to an equivalent process so that it becomes possible to avoid bus contention, and consequently to prevent a reduction in the processing speed.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2003Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kei Yoneda, Isao Kawamoto, Seiji Kita, Takaaki Matsubayashi
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Patent number: 7285352Abstract: An objective of this invention is to provide a separator for a fuel cell whereby a fuel, air or cooling water can be evenly and efficiently fed. In a separator for a fuel cell comprising fuel channels 105 in one side and cooling water channels 106 in the other side, the regions where the fuel channels 105 and the cooling water channels 106 are formed rectangular. The fuel gas is fed from a first fuel-feeding manifold 107 and discharged from a first fuel-discharging manifold 109 to the outside of the cell. The cooling water is fed from a first cooling-water-feeding manifold 111 and discharged from a first cooling-water-discharging manifold 113 to the outside of the cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2003Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada, Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Takashi Kawanabe
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Publication number: 20060159969Abstract: A fuel cell system which provides stable cell outputs at startup.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventor: Takaaki Matsubayashi
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Publication number: 20050221149Abstract: In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack, cooling water which is used to cool a cell and which flows through a cooling water emission manifold is made to flow into an end plate and into a practically sigmoidal contiguous stack end passage provided in an upper area of the end plate corresponding to a high-temperature area of the cell. The temperature of cooling water flowing from a cell at the stack end to the cooling water emission manifold is maintained constant by a flow rate control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Akira Hamada, Hirokazu Izaki
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Publication number: 20040180248Abstract: A fuel cell, a method for operating a fuel cell and a fuel cell system, which ensure no dew condensation for a wet reaction gas in the inlet area of gas channels in plates in a fuel cell stack, are provided. Gas channels 2 and heat medium channels are disposed on one surface and the other surface of one plate 1, respectively. Gas channels are disposed on the other plate such that they face the gas channels 2 in the plate 1. A gas inlet header 3 is disposed at the upper part of the gas channel 2 in the plate 1 and a heat medium inlet header is disposed at the upper part of the heat medium channels such that they face the gas inlet header on the other side. Cooling water such as heat medium is supplied from the heat medium supply manifold hole 7 to the heat medium inlet header, thereby warming up the same. The water vapor in the reaction gas (wet fuel gas) is prevented from being condensed in the inlet area of the gas channels 2 by heating up the gas inlet header by the heat conduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2003Publication date: September 16, 2004Inventors: Takaaki Matsubayashi, Mitsuo Karakane, Yasunori Yoshimoto, Akira Hamada