Patents by Inventor Takeaki SUGIMOTO

Takeaki SUGIMOTO 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: 20240133064
    Abstract: Provided is an analysis system including a terminal device having an element acquisition unit which acquires an amount of an element contained in an object in an electrolyzer, and a server having a reception unit which receives the amount of the element which is acquired by the element acquisition unit, and a state analysis unit which analyzes a state of the object based on the amount of the element which is received by the reception unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Manabu SUGIMOTO, Takeaki SASAKI, Toshinori HACHIYA
  • Patent number: 10256651
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes a conversion part that converts an alternating current output from an alternating-current generator into a direct current by a switching element and supplies the direct current to a battery; a number-of-revolutions acquisition part that acquires a number of revolutions of the alternating-current generator based on a signal responsive to the operation of the alternating-current generator; and an output control part that determines an energization phase angle that defines a timing of energization of the switching element of the conversion part for supplying a charging current from the alternating-current generator to the battery, and controls energization of the switching element based on the energization phase angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeaki Sugimoto, Yuuta Inoguchi
  • Publication number: 20180006480
    Abstract: A battery charging device includes a conversion part that converts an alternating current output from an alternating-current generator into a direct current by a switching element and supplies the direct current to a battery; a number-of-revolutions acquisition part that acquires a number of revolutions of the alternating-current generator based on a signal responsive to the operation of the alternating-current generator; and an output control part that determines an energization phase angle that defines a timing of energization of the switching element of the conversion part for supplying a charging current from the alternating-current generator to the battery, and controls energization of the switching element based on the energization phase angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeaki SUGIMOTO, Yuuta INOGUCHI
  • Patent number: 9401618
    Abstract: Provided is a control circuit capable of efficiently supplying electric power from an alternating-current generator to a load, and a power generation device having this control circuit. A control circuit 1 for controlling electric power to be supplied from a power generator 5 to a battery 6 is provided with: a rate-of-change obtaining unit 11 configured to obtain a rate of change of a sensor cycle for a sensor signal synchronous with an operation of the power generator 5; an estimation unit 12 configured to estimate a next sensor cycle using the rate of change of the sensor cycle obtained by the rate-of-change obtaining unit; and an output-supply control unit 13 configured to perform PWM control of switching elements provided for a drive circuit 30 using the next sensor cycle estimated by the estimation unit 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Inoguchi, Takeaki Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9356462
    Abstract: A battery charging apparatus includes a plurality of input terminals which are connected to respective phases of a three-phase AC dynamo, and a rectifying circuit including a plurality of rectifying elements and a plurality of switching elements. A switching element control unit and pulse generation unit are provided, for controlling the turning on/off of the switching elements, and for generating a pulse signal, respectively. The switching element control unit is configured to control the plurality of switching elements, and includes a potential difference detection unit configured to detect potential differences between potentials of input terminals, and a specifying unit configured to determine a phase order of AC outputs which are input to the input terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sonoda, Katsuhiro Ouchi, Kazuhiko Ono, Takeaki Sugimoto, Yuta Inoguchi
  • Patent number: 9285410
    Abstract: A control circuit 1 for determining a phase sequence of a power generator includes a frequency control unit, a cycle obtaining unit, a determination unit, and an output-supply control unit. The frequency control unit controls a frequency of a sensor signal synchronous with an operation of the power generator, and the cycle obtaining unit obtains a cycle of the sensor signal whose frequency is controlled by the frequency control unit. The determination unit determines the phase sequence of the power generator by detecting timing at which an output voltage outputted from each of the phases of the power generator has risen using the cycle of the sensor signal obtained by the cycle obtaining unit. The output-supply control unit controls a drive circuit according to the phase sequence of the power generator determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Inoguchi, Takeaki Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140368187
    Abstract: A control circuit 1 for determining a phase sequence of a power generator includes a frequency control unit, a cycle obtaining unit, a determination unit, and an output-supply control unit. The frequency control unit controls a frequency of a sensor signal synchronous with an operation of the power generator, and the cycle obtaining unit obtains a cycle of the sensor signal whose frequency is controlled by the frequency control unit. The determination unit determines the phase sequence of the power generator by detecting timing at which an output voltage outputted from each of the phases of the power generator has risen using the cycle of the sensor signal obtained by the cycle obtaining unit. The output-supply control unit controls a drive circuit according to the phase sequence of the power generator determined by the determination unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Yuta Inoguchi, Takeaki Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140306682
    Abstract: Provided is a control circuit capable of efficiently supplying electric power from an alternating-current generator to a load, and a power generation device having this control circuit. A control circuit 1 for controlling electric power to be supplied from a power generator 5 to a battery 6 is provided with: a rate-of-change obtaining unit 11 configured to obtain a rate of change of a sensor cycle for a sensor signal synchronous with an operation of the power generator 5; an estimation unit 12 configured to estimate a next sensor cycle using the rate of change of the sensor cycle obtained by the rate-of-change obtaining unit; and an output-supply control unit 13 configured to perform PWM control of switching elements provided for a drive circuit 30 using the next sensor cycle estimated by the estimation unit 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Yuta Inoguchi, Takeaki Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20130257353
    Abstract: A battery charging apparatus includes a plurality of input terminals which are connected to respective phases of a three-phase AC dynamo, and a rectifying circuit including a plurality of rectifying elements and a plurality of switching elements. A switching element control unit and pulse generation unit are provided, for controlling the turning on/off of the switching elements, and for generating a pulse signal, respectively. The switching element control unit is configured to control the plurality of switching elements, and includes a potential difference detection unit configured to detect potential differences between potentials of input terminals, and a specifying unit configured to determine a phase order of AC outputs which are input to the input terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka SONODA, Katsuhiro OUCHI, Kazuhiko ONO, Takeaki SUGIMOTO, Yuta INOGUCHI