Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Higuchi
Toshiyuki Higuchi 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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Patent number: 9953785Abstract: The reliability of testing a normally closed contact in a relay unit may involve the following. While the load is de-energized, sending a test signal to a normally closed contact (b1, b2) and detecting the state of the returning test signal sent. Resending a test signal when a detection result does not satisfy a predetermined criteria, and re-detecting the state of the returning test signal resent. The state of the returning test signal resent may be assessed as normal when the re-detection result satisfies the predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Fukumoto, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Kohei Murakami, Keishi Yayama, Satoshi Fujii
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Patent number: 9939491Abstract: The reliability of testing a normally closed contact in a relay unit may involve the following. Sending a first test signal to the first normally closed contact and detecting a return state of the first test signal sent, sending a second test signal different from the first test signal to the second normally closed contact and detecting a return state of the second test signal sent; and assessing an abnormality when at least one of the detection result for the return state of the first test signal does not satisfy a first predetermined criteria, and the detection result of the return state of the second test signal does not satisfy a second predetermined criteria different from the first predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Tetsuya Fukumoto, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Kohei Murakami, Satoshi Fujii
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Publication number: 20160225563Abstract: Provided is a relay unit that is inexpensive and has a long life, and a method for controlling a relay circuit. A series circuit of mechanical switches is connected in series to a load and a load power supply, and a control unit selects one of the mechanical switches as a selected switch, and performs a switching timing shift, which is constituted by at least one of a first operation in which the selected switch is switched to the closed state after the mechanical switch other than the selected switch, and a second operation in which the selected switch is switched to the open state prior to the mechanical switch other than the selected switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160225561Abstract: The reliability of testing a normally closed contact in a relay unit may involve the following. While the load is de-energized, sending a test signal to a normally closed contact (b1, b2) and detecting the state of the returning test signal sent. Resending a test signal when a detection result does not satisfy a predetermined criteria, and re-detecting the state of the returning test signal resent. The state of the returning test signal resent may be assessed as normal when the re-detection result satisfies the predetermined criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIGUCHI, Kohei MURAKAMI, Keishi YAYAMA, Satoshi FUJII
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Publication number: 20160223614Abstract: The reliability of testing a normally closed contact in a relay unit may involve the following. Sending a first test signal to the first normally closed contact and detecting a return state of the first test signal sent, sending a second test signal different from the first test signal to the second normally closed contact and detecting a return state of the second test signal sent; and assessing an abnormality when at least one of the detection result for the return state of the first test signal does not satisfy a first predetermined criteria, and the detection result of the return state of the second test signal does not satisfy a second predetermined criteria different from the first predetermined criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIGUCHI, Kohei MURAKAMI, Satoshi FUJII
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Publication number: 20160225560Abstract: Provided is a relay unit that can sufficiently suppress defects that are caused by an insulation failure of insulating member that insulates and separates a load power supply from a device power supply, and a method for controlling a relay circuit. A control unit includes an insulating member diagnosis unit that performs diagnosis of an insulation failure of the capacitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Tetsuya FUKUMOTO, Toshiyuki HIGUCHI, Kohei MURAKAMI, Satoshi FUJII
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Patent number: 8779778Abstract: Disclosed is a proximity switch provided with an actuator unit and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is provided with an antenna coil, a transmitting circuit which transmits electromagnetic waves at a constant frequency to the antenna coil, a receiving circuit which detects external signals received by means of the antenna coil, and control circuits. The actuator unit is provided with an antenna coil, a power supply circuit which rectifies an electromotive force generated in the antenna coil, and a signal processing circuit which receives power supply from the power supply circuit, performs frequency-dividing to the signals received by means of the antenna coil, and transmits the signals from the antenna coil after the frequency-dividing. The control circuit of the sensor unit has memory for registering the frequency of the signals transmitted from the actuator unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Toshiyuki Higuchi, Teruyuki Nakayama, Daichi Kamisono, Satoshi Nishiuchi, Kazunori Okamoto
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Publication number: 20120032690Abstract: Disclosed is a proximity switch provided with an actuator unit and a sensor unit. The sensor unit is provided with an antenna coil, a transmitting circuit which transmits electromagnetic waves at a constant frequency to the antenna coil, a receiving circuit which detects external signals received by means of the antenna coil, and control circuits. The actuator unit is provided with an antenna coil, a power supply circuit which rectifies an electromotive force generated in the antenna coil, and a signal processing circuit which receives power supply from the power supply circuit, performs frequency-dividing to the signals received by means of the antenna coil, and transmits the signals from the antenna coil after the frequency-dividing. The control circuit of the sensor unit has memory for registering the frequency of the signals transmitted from the actuator unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiyuki Higuchi, Teruyuki Nakayama, Daichi Kamisono, Satoshi Nishiuchi, Kazunori Okamoto
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Patent number: 7242116Abstract: A basic module 2 has operation program storing part for prescribing the relation between the state of a safety input signal to be fetched from external input terminal sections 32, 33 and the state of a safety output signal to be transmitted to external output terminal sections 41, 42 for each type of predetermined safety switches, type-of-switch setting part for setting external input terminal sections 31, 32 and the type of safety switches to be connected to the external input terminal sections, and operation program executing part for selecting a safety operation program corresponding to the type of the switch set by the setting part among a plurality of types of safety operation programs stored in the operation program storing part and executing the selected program for the external input terminal sections 31, 32 set by the setting part.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignees: Japan Control Engineering Co., Ltd., Omron CorporationInventors: Mugen Kawazu, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Hisashi Takeuchi, Ryuichiro Takaichi, Noboru Kawaike
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Publication number: 20040218317Abstract: A basic module 2 has operation program storing part for prescribing the relation between the state of a safety input signal to be fetched from external input terminal sections 32, 33 and the state of a safety output signal to be transmitted to external output terminal sections 41, 42 for each type of predetermined safety switches, type-of-switch setting part for setting external input terminal sections 31, 32 and the type of safety switches to be connected to the external input terminal sections, and operation program executing part for selecting a safety operation program corresponding to the type of the switch set by the setting part among a plurality of types of safety operation programs stored in the operation program storing part and executing the selected program for the external input terminal sections 31, 32 set by the setting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2004Publication date: November 4, 2004Applicants: Japan Control Engineering Co., Ltd., Omron CorporationInventors: Mugen Kawazu, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Hisashi Takeuchi, Ryuichiro Takaichi, Noboru Kawaike
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Patent number: 6276165Abstract: A condenser capable of separating oil is provided, including a mesh 80 disposed at the opening 75a of a coolant inlet 75 in a header 72 in which the coolant inlet 75 is provided, and a return path 78, communicating with an intake side of a compressor, is provided at the lower side of the coolant inlet 75 in the header 72.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hideya Nishijima, Toshiyuki Higuchi
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Patent number: 4736813Abstract: A cruise control system for a vehicle having an automatic transmission comprises a constant speed driving device having an actuator for changing the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine, a first controller for controlling the actuator to control the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine so that the vehicle speed is fixed at a set speed, a manually operated switch for delivering to the actuator an override command for changing the vehicle speed from the set speed; a downshifting solenoid for downshifting the automatic transmission; and a second control means which permits the downshifting solenoid to downshift the automatic transmission a predetermined delay time after the manually operated switch is operated.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1986Date of Patent: April 12, 1988Assignee: Mazda Motor CorporationInventors: Mamoru Hayama, Toshiyuki Higuchi, Kazuhiko Ohbatake
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Patent number: D453144Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Toshinori Sato, Yutaka Kurata, Toshiyuki Higuchi
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Patent number: D453147Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2000Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: Omron CorporationInventors: Toshinori Sato, Toshiyuki Higuchi