Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Oomori
Yoshiharu Oomori 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: 20240121868Abstract: A microwave processing device of the present disclosure is provided with a heating chamber, a microwave generating unit, an amplifying unit, a power supply unit, a detecting unit, a control unit, and a storage unit. The microwave generating unit generates microwave having an optional frequency in a predetermined frequency band. The amplifying unit amplifies an output level of the microwave. The power supply unit radiates the microwave amplified by the amplifying unit into the heating chamber as incident electric power. The detecting unit detects reflected electric power, which returns to the power supply unit from the heating chamber, from among the incident electric power. The control unit controls the microwave generating unit and the amplifying unit. The storage unit stores a value of the reflected electric power, together with a frequency of the microwave and an elapsed time from the start of heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO
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Patent number: 11937360Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus (1A) includes the following components: a first electrode (11) that is flat; a plurality of flat second electrodes (12) that are flat; a high-frequency power supply (20); a matching unit (30); a controller (40); and an electric field regulator (50). The second electrodes (12) are placed opposite to the first electrode (11). The high-frequency power supply (20) applies a high-frequency voltage to the first electrode (11). The matching unit (30) is placed between the first electrode (11) and the high-frequency power supply (20), and is impedance-matched with the high-frequency power supply (20). The controller (40) controls the high-frequency power supply (20). The electric field regulator (50) individually adjusts the electric field strengths in a plurality of regions located between first electrode (11) and the second electrodes (12). This aspect can reduce uneven heating.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Uno, Daisuke Hosokawa, Fumitaka Ogasawara, Mikio Fukui, Koji Yoshino, Yoshiharu Oomori
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Publication number: 20230389143Abstract: In a microwave treatment device according to the present disclosure, a controller selects a plurality of frequencies in a predetermined frequency band and causes a microwave generator to generate microwaves of a selected frequency. The controller causes the amplifier to change the output power level of the microwaves and to thereby supply the microwaves of one of a plurality of output power levels to the heating chamber. The controller measures a reflected wave frequency characteristic based on a radiated power and a reflected power. The controller calculates a linear component and a non-linear component of a power loss consumed by the heating chamber based on the reflected wave frequency characteristic. The controller estimates an amount of absorption power absorbed by a heating target based on the power loss obtained by combining the linear component and the non-linear component.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, TAKASHI UNO
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Publication number: 20230199923Abstract: A microwave treatment device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a heating chamber, a microwave generator, an amplifier, a feeder, a detector, a controller, and a storage. The microwave generator generates a microwave having an arbitrary frequency in a predetermined frequency band. The amplifier amplifies the microwave and outputs the amplified microwave as incident microwave power. The feeder supplies the incident microwave power to the heating chamber. The detector detects the incident microwave power and reflected microwave power that returns from the heating chamber to the feeder. The storage stores the incident microwave power and the reflected microwave power in association with the frequency of the microwave and time elapsed since the start of heating. The controller causes the microwave generator to execute a frequency sweep over the predetermined frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, CHIKAKO HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO
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Patent number: 11683867Abstract: A microwave treatment device includes a plurality of radiation parts, a transmission line, and a plurality of feeding parts. The plurality of radiation parts includes first, second, and third radiation parts, and radiates a microwave. The transmission line has a loop line structure provided with a plurality of branch parts including first, second, and third branch parts, and transmits the microwave to the first, second, and third radiation parts respectively connected to the first, second, and third branch parts. The plurality of feeding parts includes the first feeding part and the second feeding part arranged in the transmission line at an interval of ¼ or less of the wavelength of the microwave, and transmits the microwave to the transmission line. According to this aspect, a radiation part that radiates the microwave can be selectively switched. This enables the intended heating distribution to be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiharu Oomori, Mikio Fukui, Daisuke Hosokawa
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Publication number: 20230052961Abstract: The high-frequency treatment device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a heating chamber that accommodates a heating target; an oscillator; at least one feeder; a detector; and a controller. The oscillator generates high-frequency power having an arbitrary frequency in a predetermined frequency band. At least one feeder supplies incident microwave power based on the high-frequency power to the heating chamber. The detector detects the incident microwave power and reflected microwave power returning from the heating chamber to at least one feeder. The controller causes the oscillator to execute a frequency sweep and measures a reflection characteristic based on the incident microwave power and the reflected microwave power for each heating condition including a frequency. The controller determines, based on a reflection variation range indicating a change in the reflection characteristic for each heating condition, a heating condition to be used next.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, HIDEKI NAKAMURA, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO
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Publication number: 20230047831Abstract: This high-frequency treatment device includes: a heating chamber configured to accommodate a heating target; a high-frequency power generator; a feeder; a detector; a controller; and a storage. The high-frequency power generator generates high-frequency power having a frequency in a predetermined frequency band. The feeder supplies incident microwave power corresponding to the high-frequency power to the heating chamber. The detector detects at least one of the incident microwave power and reflected microwave power that is included in the incident microwave power and returns from the heating chamber to the feeder. The controller controls heating of the heating target by controlling the high-frequency power generator. The storage stores, together with time elapsed from the start of heating, information detected by the detector. The controller causes the high-frequency power generator to repeatedly generate, on a per frequency basis, the high-frequency power having a plurality of frequencies for the heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: HIDEKI NAKAMURA, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO
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Publication number: 20220353960Abstract: A microwave treatment device comprises: a heating chamber that accommodates a heating target, a microwave generator that generates a microwave; a feeding unit that supplies the microwave to the heating chamber; a reflected microwave power detector that detects a reflected microwave power returned to the microwave generator; a controller that controls the microwave generator; and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a level of the reflected microwave power detected by the reflected microwave power detector together with a frequency of the microwave supplied to the heating chamber and an elapsed time after a start of heating the heating target. The controller causes the microwave generator to execute a frequency sweep over a specified frequency band and determines that the heating target is in a boiling state based on a temporal change in a value that is obtained based on the reflected microwave power at each frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, KAZUKI MAEDA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, KOJI YOSHINO, TAKASHI UNO, FUMITAKA OGASAWARA
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Publication number: 20220210877Abstract: A microwave treatment device comprises: a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated; a microwave generator that generates a microwave in a specified frequency band; an amplifier that amplifies the microwave; a feeding unit that supplies the amplified microwave to the heating chamber; a detector that detects a reflected microwave power; and a controller. The controller selects one of plural frequencies in the specified frequency band and causes the microwave generator to generate the microwave with the selected frequency. The controller causes the amplifier to change an output power of the microwave so that the microwave supplied to the heating chamber has one of plural output powers. The controller measures a reflected microwave frequency characteristic based on reflected microwave powers detected under each of a condition that the microwave has a first output power and a condition that the microwave has a second output power.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, KOJI YOSHINO, KAZUKI MAEDA, TAKASHI UNO, MASAYOSHI HIRAMOTO, FUMITAKA OGASAWARA
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Publication number: 20220201813Abstract: A microwave treatment device of the present disclosure includes heating chamber (1) for accommodating object (2) to be heated, microwave generator (3), heater (7), power feeder (4), detector (5), and controller (6). Microwave generator (3) generates microwaves. Heater (7) includes a heat source other than the microwaves and heats an inside of heating chamber (1). Power feeder (4) supplies the heating chamber with the microwaves. Detector (5) detects reflected power from power feeder (4). Controller (6) controls heater (7) and microwave generator (3). When heater (7) carries out heating, Controller (6) causes microwave generator (3) to generate the microwaves in heating by heater (7). The microwaves have output power such that the reflected power at a level detectable by detector (5) returns. By present disclosure, by understanding progress of cooking, a heating target can be appropriately cooked.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2020Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: KAZUKI MAEDA, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI, KOJI YOSHINO, FUMITAKA OGASAWARA, TAKASHI UNO
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Publication number: 20220086970Abstract: A microwave treatment device comprises a heating chamber for accommodating a heating target, a microwave generator, a feeder, a detector, and a controller. The microwave generator generates a microwave having a frequency in a specified frequency band. The feeder radiates the microwave inside the heating chamber. The detector detects a reflected microwave power reflected from the heating chamber. The controller causes the microwave generator to execute a frequency sweeping in the specified frequency band. The controller also controls the microwave generator according to a temporal change in a frequency characteristic of the reflected microwave power. The temporal change in the frequency characteristic of the reflected microwave power is based on the frequency of the microwave, a level of the reflected microwave power, and a time passed from a start of heating. In this aspect, it is possible to accurately recognizes the progress of cooking while heating the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, FUMITAKA OGASAWARA, MIKIO FUKUI, KOJI YOSHINO, TAKASHI UNO
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Publication number: 20220086971Abstract: A high-frequency heating apparatus includes heating chamber (1), generator (2), radiator (3), and controller (30). Heating chamber (1) has a wall surface including metal, and accommodates object (4) to be heated. Generator (2) generates high-frequency power at any frequency in a band of 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz. Radiator (3) includes loop antenna (3) including a plurality of loop portions (3A, 3B), and radiates the high-frequency power generated by generator (2) to heating chamber (1). Controller (30) controls a frequency of the high-frequency power generated by generator (2). According to this aspect, a heating target can be uniformly heated or partially heated without a waveguide for transmitting high-frequency power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: KAZUKI MAEDA, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, YOSHIHARU OOMORI
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Publication number: 20210352777Abstract: A microwave treatment device includes a plurality of radiation parts, a transmission line, and a plurality of feeding parts. The plurality of radiation parts includes first, second, and third radiation parts, and radiates a microwave. The transmission line has a loop line structure provided with a plurality of branch parts including first, second, and third branch parts, and transmits the microwave to the first, second, and third radiation parts respectively connected to the first, second, and third branch parts. The plurality of feeding parts includes the first feeding part and the second feeding part arranged in the transmission line at an interval of ¼ or less of the wavelength of the microwave, and transmits the microwave to the transmission line. According to this aspect, a radiation part that radiates the microwave can be selectively switched. This enables the intended heating distribution to be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, MIKIO FUKUI, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA
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Publication number: 20210267025Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus (1A) includes the following components: a first electrode (11) that is flat; a plurality of flat second electrodes (12) that are flat; a high-frequency power supply (20); a matching unit (30); a controller (40); and an electric field regulator (50). The second electrodes (12) are placed opposite to the first electrode (11). The high-frequency power supply (20) applies a high-frequency voltage to the first electrode (11). The matching unit (30) is placed between the first electrode (11) and the high-frequency power supply (20), and is impedance-matched with the high-frequency power supply (20). The controller (40) controls the high-frequency power supply (20). The electric field regulator (50) individually adjusts the electric field strengths in a plurality of regions located between first electrode (11) and the second electrodes (12). This aspect can reduce uneven heating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: TAKASHI UNO, DAISUKE HOSOKAWA, FUMITAKA OGASAWARA, MIKIO FUKUI, KOJI YOSHINO, YOSHIHARU OOMORI
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Patent number: 10937584Abstract: A common mode noise filter includes a non-magnetic body and first to third coil conductors provided inside the non-magnetic body. The second coil conductor is provided in a downward direction from the first coil conductor. The third coil conductor is provided in the downward direction from the second coil conductor. The first and third coil conductors deviate in a direction perpendicular to the downward direction with respect to the second coil conductor. At least one of the first and third coil conductors overlaps the second coil conductor viewing from the direction perpendicular to the downward direction. This common mode noise filter allows these coil conductors to be magnetically coupled to each other with a preferable balance, thereby preventing degradation of differential signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuji Kawashima, Yoshiharu Oomori, Yoichi Nagaso, Atsushi Shinkai
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Patent number: 10880960Abstract: There are provided heating chamber, and reflection angle control device provided on upper wall configuring at least part of walls of heating chamber and configured to control a reflection angle of a microwave to control standing wave distribution in heating chamber. Reflection angle control device controls the reflection angle of the microwave when the microwave radiated from microwave radiation device is not directly absorbed into heating target but is reflected by the wall. Standing wave distribution in heating chamber can thus be controlled to be different from ordinary distribution for improvement in local heating performance.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Koji Yoshino, Yoshiharu Oomori, Masafumi Sadahira, Masayuki Kubo, Osamu Hashimoto, Ryosuke Suga
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Patent number: 10778177Abstract: A common mode noise filter includes a laminated body including first to fourth insulating layers stacked on one another, first to fourth coil conductors spirally extending and disposed on upper surfaces of the first to fourth insulating layers, respectively, a first via-electrode connecting the first coil conductor to the second coil conductor, a second via-electrode connecting the third coil conductor to the fourth coil conductor, first and second connection parts connecting the first via-electrode to first and second inner ends of the first and second coil conductors, respectively, and third and fourth connection parts connecting the second via-electrode to third and fourth inner ends of the third and fourth coil conductors, respectively. The first connection part overlaps the second connection part when viewed from above. The third connection part overlaps the fourth connection part when viewed from above. The common mode noise filter is operable in high frequencies.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiharu Oomori, Kenichi Matsushima, Takeshi Ichihara
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Patent number: 10636561Abstract: A common mode noise filter includes plural non-magnetic layers stacked in a laminating direction, and first, second, and third coil conductors constituting first, second, and third coils which are formed on the non-magnetic layers and are independent from one another. The first and third coil conductors deviate from the second coil conductor in a direction perpendicular to the laminating direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management, Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryohei Harada, Yoshiharu Oomori, Kenichi Matsushima, Kenji Ueno, Atsushi Shinkai
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Patent number: 10470258Abstract: High frequency heating device is provided with heater disposed adjacent to mount base on which object to be heated is mounted and having a plurality of surface wave transmission lines electrically isolated from each other, and first and second high frequency power generators, each of which generates high frequency power having different frequency. Surface wave transmission lines receive at least one of the high frequency power generated by first high frequency power generator and the high frequency power generated by second high frequency power generator. According to this aspect, interference between the high frequency powers is not occurred and electromagnetic field coupling is not occurred. As a result, in the high frequency heating device provided with the surface wave transmission line using a periodic structure, uneven baking caused by the electromagnetic field coupling can be suppressed, and a heating state of an object to be heated can be easily controlled.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshiyuki Okajima, Yoshiharu Oomori, Koji Yoshino
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Publication number: 20190333673Abstract: A common mode noise filter includes a laminated body including first to fourth insulating layers stacked on one another, first to fourth coil conductors spirally extending and disposed on upper surfaces of the first to fourth insulating layers, respectively, a first via-electrode connecting the first coil conductor to the second coil conductor, a second via-electrode connecting the third coil conductor to the fourth coil conductor, first and second connection parts connecting the first via-electrode to first and second inner ends of the first and second coil conductors, respectively, and third and fourth connection parts connecting the second via-electrode to third and fourth inner ends of the third and fourth coil conductors, respectively. The first connection part overlaps the second connection part when viewed from above. The third connection part overlaps the fourth connection part when viewed from above. The common mode noise filter is operable in high frequencies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: YOSHIHARU OOMORI, KENICHI MATSUSHIMA, TAKESHI ICHIHARA