Patents Assigned to Energy Systems
  • Publication number: 20200326136
    Abstract: A pivot window includes a laminated body capable of rotating in a state where a first plate material is directed outdoors and in a state where a second plate material is directed outdoors. The laminated body uses at least one of solar heat, atmospheric heat, and atmospheric humidity, and provides a humidity control effect to the room in both of the state where the first plate material is directed outdoors and the state where the second plate material is directed outdoors. The laminated body is not limited to the one providing the humidity control effect, but may be the one providing a temperature control effect. The laminated body may use the concentration of a specific gas in the atmosphere such as atmospheric oxygen concentration, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, and atmospheric volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration, and may provide a component concentration adjusting effect to the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
    Inventor: Takuju NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200325722
    Abstract: A window body includes two sheets of plate members that form a space sandwiched therebetween, a liquid HF that is enclosed between the two sheets of plate members, and a slop having a liquid circulation structure in which a reservoir Res for the hydraulic fluid HF is formed on one plate member side of the two sheets of plate members, the hydraulic fluid HF in the reservoir Res evaporated by heat of the one plate member side reaches the other plate member side, and the hydraulic fluid HF condensed on the other plate member side returns to the reservoir Res again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
    Inventor: Takuju NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20200328717
    Abstract: A solar energy utilization window includes two plate members, and a first prism, and an energy collection portion, in which the energy collection portion is installed with a predetermined gap interposed between the energy collection portion and a second side of a first prism, and in a triangular prism, a refractive index and each internal angle of the triangle are set so that there are three types of optical paths of sunlight that has passed through an outer glass and entered into a first prism from the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
    Inventor: Takuju Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10799721
    Abstract: A particle beam therapy apparatus 10 includes: a particle beam irradiator 16 outputting a particle beam B; a movable supporting structure 21 supporting the particle beam irradiator 16; movable plates 37 disposed on a displacement trajectory of the particle beam irradiator 16, forming a substantially horizontal enveloping surface below a table 18 for placing an irradiation object 13, and including first and second floor members in at least one of the movable plates 37, the second floor member being larger in X-ray transmittance than the first floor member; an X-ray generator 27a provided in a non-collision area 31 where the X-ray generator 27a does not collide with any of the particle beam irradiator 16, the supporting structure 21, and the movable plates 37; and an X-ray detector 27b installed at a position where the X-ray detector 27b faces the X-ray generator 27a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Nagamoto, Kiyohiko Kitagawa, Kazutaka Maeta
  • Patent number: 10794161
    Abstract: A fluid transport system has electromagnetic elements spaced along a tubular that are controlled by a controller. A fluid thruster is provided in the tubular and has a thruster body having a downstream end and an upstream end, and a magnetic element carried by the thruster body. A valve member is carried by the thruster body that is actuatable between an open position that permits fluid flow to traverse the thruster body, and a closed position that prevents fluid flow to traverse the thruster body, in response to fluid pressure. The controller sequentially activates the electromagnetic elements to propel the fluid thruster in either the upstream direction or the downstream direction. In the upstream direction, the valve member is moved to the open position, and in the downstream direction, the valve member is moved to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Pep Energy Systems Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert Bonthron Durward
  • Publication number: 20200313610
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for supplying power to at least one power consuming device using a solar panel. The solar panel includes at least two solar modules, an output connector, and a cable. The at least two solar modules are connected via a first electrical harness in a first combination of parallel and/or series to provide a first output voltage and via a second electrical harness in a second combination of parallel and/or series to provide a second output voltage. The at least one power consuming device is preferably a rechargeable battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
    Inventors: Laura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi
  • Publication number: 20200288089
    Abstract: A personal tactical system including a ballistic load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, an electronic processor, a communication device, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to power the camera and communication device. The processor runs image recognition software operable to identify approaching objects and alert the user. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
    Inventors: Laura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi, Carlos Cid
  • Patent number: 10765387
    Abstract: A position adjustment device for a flat panel detector comprising: a guide that is provided on a surface side of the flat panel detector and can be measured by an optical device; and a fixing member configured to fix the guide to one of a side of the flat panel detector of a position adjustment unit and a side of a support portion for supporting the flat panel detector, the position adjustment unit being provided between the flat panel detector and the support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, TOSHIBA PLANT SYSTEMS & SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Kobayashi, Hiromasa Itoh, Shigeru Kasai
  • Patent number: 10753549
    Abstract: An adapter bracket for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture includes one of a channel, a base portion, and a frame member, each configured to rest on a T-bar of a ceiling system. The channel is configured to receive and retain a portion of a troffer housing for the existing troffer light fixture. The base portion is configured to support the troffer housing along a full length of the troffer housing. The frame member defines an aperture configured to receive a portion of a troffer door assembly. The aperture includes a slot and a notch, where the notch is defined adjacent to the slot and is narrower than the slot. Each of the base portion, the channel, and the frame member includes a mounting surface configured to engage with a retainer of the troffer door assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Green, John H. Scribante, Matthew S. Tlachac, Brandon J. King
  • Publication number: 20200266639
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles for a portable power case are disclosed. The portable power case is comprised of at least one battery and at least one PCB. The portable power case is operable to supply power to a transceiver. The portable power case is operable to be charged using a DC power source (e.g., solar panel, wind turbine, water turbine). A plurality of portable power cases, DC power sources, and transceivers are operable to form a mesh network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
    Inventors: Laura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi, Carlos Cid
  • Patent number: 10740092
    Abstract: A protection and control system which is capable of surely updating a program without a program update by an operator and without deactivating a power system is provided. A protection and control device 1 includes an update accepting unit 1c that determines whether or not to accept the update of the program from a managing server 3, and an updating processing unit 1d that receives an updating program and that updates the program. The managing server 3 includes an update determining unit 3c that determines whether or not a supplied update program is for updating the program of the predetermined protection and control device 1, a transmitting unit 3b that transmits an update notification to the protection and control device 1 on which the program to be updated is loaded, and a receiving unit 3a that receives a reply to the update notification from the protection and control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yotaro Nose, Hironori Sakashita, Koichi Okuno, Tokujiro Takizawa
  • Patent number: 10738658
    Abstract: An axial flow turbine according to an embodiment includes: an outer casing; an inner casing provided inside the outer casing; a discharge pipe that is welded and joined to the outer casing and through which a working fluid discharged from the axial flow turbine flows; a sleeve that is provided inside the outer casing and the discharge pipe and guides the working fluid discharged from the axial flow turbine to the discharge pipe; a tubular member that is provided over an outer periphery of the sleeve inside the outer casing and the discharge pipe and covers an inner periphery side of a joint portion between the outer casing and the discharge pipe; an introduction port that introduces a cooling medium into a space demarcated by the outer casing, the discharge pipe, and the tubular member; and a discharge port that discharges the cooling medium introduced into the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tejima, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Norikazu Takagi, Shogo Iwai
  • Patent number: 10737117
    Abstract: A medical apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquirer, an identifier, an output controller, a display controller, and an input operation acquirer. The acquirer acquires a fluoroscopic image of a object from an imager which performs imaging by irradiating the object with an electromagnetic wave to generate the fluoroscopic image. The identifier identifies a target position of the object in the fluoroscopic image. The output controller outputs an irradiation permission signal to a therapeutic device which irradiates the object with a therapeutic beam when the target position identified by the identifier is settled within an irradiation permission range. The display controller causes a display to display an interface image for receiving an instruction to start each of a preparation stage of a therapy and an irradiation stage of the therapeutic beam. The input operation acquirer acquires details of an input operation performed by a user in the interface image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Mori, Keiko Okaya, Ryusuke Hirai, Koki Yanagawa, Fumi Maruyama, Yasushi Iseki
  • Patent number: 10738657
    Abstract: A gas turbine facility of an embodiment includes: a combustor casing; a combustor provided in the combustor casing; a cylinder surrounding a periphery of the combustor and dividing a space between the combustor casing and the combustor; a turbine rotated by combustion gas exhausted from the combustor; a heat exchanger cooling the combustion gas exhausted from the turbine; a pipe through which a part of the combustion gas cooled in the heat exchanger passes in the heat exchanger to be heated, the pipe guiding the combustion gas heated in the heat exchanger into the cylinder; and a pipe guiding another part of the combustion gas cooled in the heat exchanger to a space between the combustor casing and the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yuichi Morisawa, Hideyuki Maeda, Yasuaki Nakamura, Yasunori Iwai, Masao Itoh
  • Publication number: 20200251910
    Abstract: Devices, methods and systems for providing electrical power are provided. In some embodiments, hybrid generator systems are provided that are capable of both receiving and delivery powering to various different devices and applications, and that are operable to service various demands. Efficiencies in production and signal conditioning are provided wherein stored energy devices and related controls are capable of responding to variable power demands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Moser Energy Systems
    Inventor: Darrin Moorman
  • Patent number: 10732078
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an inspection system comprises: a moving body including a moving main body movable along a structure; a detector attached to the moving main body; a shape information storage unit for storing shape information indicating shape and size of the structure; an inspection location information storage unit for storing information of inspection locations to be inspected; an inspection item information storage unit for storing information of inspection items to be inspected; a moving body location detecting unit for detecting moving body location information indicating location of the moving body; a moving control unit for controlling movement of the moving body; and an inspection control unit for inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Manabu Watanabe, Akihiro Matsuzaki, Fumio Sato, Fujio Terai, Hitoshi Katayama, Yuichiro Gunji
  • Patent number: 10731800
    Abstract: A light fixture includes a frame, a plurality of LED mounting panels that are removably coupled to the frame, a plurality of LEDs that are disposed on each of the plurality of LED mounting panels, and a plurality of drivers. Each of the plurality of drivers is disposed on a corresponding one of the plurality of LED mounting panels and is electrically coupled to the plurality of LEDs disposed on each of the plurality of LED mounting panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Orion Energy Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Kenneth J. Wetenkamp, Matthew S. Tlachac, Neal R. Verfuerth
  • Patent number: 10718741
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus comprises an array prove, an element-group defining circuit, a calculator, a signal receiver and a generator. The array probe comprises a plurality of piezoelectric elements, each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements being configured to transmit and receive an ultrasonic wave to and from an inspection object. The element-group defining circuit is configured to select, as an element group, plural consecutive piezoelectric elements from the plurality of piezoelectric elements, set a reference position of the element group based on array arrangement information of the plurality of piezoelectric elements in the element group and based on a weighting value of each of the plurality of piezoelectric elements in the element group, and calculate a propagation path of an ultrasonic beam from the element group based on the reference position and a predetermined refraction angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Setsu Yamamoto, Azusa Sugawara, Jun Semboshi, Kentaro Tsuchihashi, Takeshi Hoshi, Masaru Otsuka
  • Patent number: 10714936
    Abstract: A system interconnecting facility is connected to a power system, and includes a plurality of power converters connected to the power system, a plurality of transformers provided between the power system and the power converters, a plurality of switches provided between the transformers and the power converters, and a controller that controls the opening and closing of the switch. The controller outputs, to the switches, open and close commands in so that the number of closed switches is out of a closed switch number range where a harmonic voltage of the system interconnecting facility increases, based on a harmonic voltage containing rate characteristic that is a relation between the number of closed switches and a harmonic voltage containing rate of the system interconnecting facility. The system interconnecting facility is capable of suppressing a harmonic voltage even if a circuit structure differs depending on a situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kubota, Tsutomu Tanno, Mami Mizutani, Shinya Naoi, Masako Kiuchi, Midori Otsuki, Kazuyoshi Shimada
  • Patent number: 10712099
    Abstract: A heat pipe, includes; an outer tube including first and second ends, the first end closed air tight; a box connected to the second end, a cross-sectional area of the box perpendicular to the outer tube central axis is larger than a cross-sectional area of the outer tube perpendicular to its axis; an inner tube positioned in the outer tube, a central axis of the inner tube parallel to the outer tube central axis, including third and fourth ends, the third end closer to the first end than the fourth end and open in the outer tube; a partition tube including fifth and sixth ends widening from the fifth end toward the sixth end, the fifth end connected with the fourth end, part of the sixth end connected on an inner surface of the box; and fluid in a space formed by the outer tube and the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kunio Hoshino, Rei Kimura, Yasushi Yamamoto, Masato Fukuta, Takashi Mawatari, Satoru Abe