Patents Assigned to Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 5332995
    Abstract: A graphic data generating apparatus includes an output producing a graphic image having a plurality of bits; a display memory connected to the output for storing pixel data defining the graphic data for each of the pixel data having a plurality of bits; and a graphic data processing apparatus performing read out of word data having a plurality of pixel data at a word position of the display memory specified by a source memory address, selecting pixel data specified by a source pixel address in the readout word and writing the selected pixel data in the display memory at a pixel position specified by a destination pixel address of word data specified by the destination memory address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Katsura, Hideo Maejima, Hisashi Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 5319750
    Abstract: A graphic processor which controls reading, writing and transfer of graphic data for a display memory that stores graphic data. The processor includes a first unit which stores first address information for addressing the display memory and first pixel address information which points a pixel position in a word specified by the first address information, a second unit which stores second address information for addressing the display memory and second pixel address information which points a pixel position in a word specified by the second address information, a third unit which shifts graphic data of multiple pixels included in two consecutive words to extract continuous 1-word graphic data, and a fourth unit which implements drawing computations pixel-wise concurrently for one word depending on the number of pixels included in a word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuo, Koyo Katsura, Jun Sato, Takashi Sone, Nasakatu Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5300947
    Abstract: A graphic data processing apparatus for accessing memory which stores pixels where each of the pixels is a picture element of a unique point in two-dimensional space and having a number of pixels which may be selected in the memory and for generating graphic data with two or more bits per pixel being used and a plurality of pixels of data being stored in one word of the memory is disclosed. A physical address operation unit stores information of a current drawing point including a memory address of a word in the memory and a pixel address defining a position of a pixel in one word specified by the memory address. A data operation unit modifies a particular pixel in the one word specified by the pixel address in accordance with a drawing instruction with a number of pixels within a word being selectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi, Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koyo Katsura, Hideo Maejima, Hisashi Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 5293558
    Abstract: A multiplication, division and square root extraction apparatus which calculates the solutions to addition, division and square root extraction functions by approximation using iteration has a multiplier, an adder-subtracter and a shifter of prescribed bit width connected to a bus. Iteration is conducted by inputting the output of the multiplier to the adder-subtracter or the shifter and returning the result to the input of the multiplier via the bus. A shifter and an arithmetic and logic unit connected to a second bus connected to the aforesaid bus via a switch have a greater bit width than the prescribed bit width and are used for large scale calculations, thus preventing a reduction in processing speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd, Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahisa Narita, Hisashi Kaziwara, Takeshi Asai, Shigeki Morinaga, Hiroyuki Kida, Mitsuru Watabe, Tetsuaki Nakamikawa, Shunpei Kawasaki, Junichi Tatezaki, Norio Nakagawa, Yugo Kashiwagi
  • Patent number: 5265139
    Abstract: A fuel assembly comprises a plurality of fuel rods supported by an upper tie plate and a lower tie plate respectively at each of upper end portion ad lower end portion, and a channel box surrounding a bundle of the fuel rods and the lower tie plate. The fuel assembly forms a natural uranium region at lower end portion of effective fuel length portion. A wall thickness at a lower thick wall region of the channel box is thicker than the wall thickness at a region disposed upwardly from the lower thick wall region and between corner portions of the channel box. An upper end of the lower thick wall region is disposed from an upper side of the lower tie plate and downwardly from an upper end of the natural uranium region. A wall thickness at the corner portion of the channel box is thicker than the wall thickness at a middle portion of the side wall between the corner positions at the region locating upward from the lower thick wall region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Yanagi, Junjiro Nakajima, Kenji Kanamori, Hajime Umehara, Yasuhiro Aizawa, Toraki Sakuma, Hiromasa Hirakawa, Hideaki Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 5263123
    Abstract: A system for controlling a target apparatus includes a supplying section, a reasoning section, and a control section. The supplying section supplies n states of the target apparatus (n.gtoreq.2 and an integer). The reasoning section receives the n sensed states as n results from the supplying section and performs fuzzy backward reasoning for data representing the n results and causality data to generate certainties of m causes (m.gtoreq.2 and an integer). The control section controls the target apparatus in accordance with the certainties of the causes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5251285
    Abstract: A prediction control of a process containing a non-linear behavior is effected by predicting a transition of process quantities (control quantities) of an object to be controlled a predetermined time period after the current time to provide predicted values and by determining manipulation quantities of at least a control effector in accordance with a difference between the predicted values and predetermined target values of the controlled object. A quantitative operation is carried out arithmetically identifying a process as a linear behavior, and a fuzzy inference or qualitative operation, including a fuzzy rule based on empirical knowledge, is carried out for simulating a process, wherein for input process information and current manipulation quantities to be maintained, both operations parallelly determine predicted values of control quantities. A process behavior determination is arithmetically carried out to determine whether the process linearly behaves (i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haruki Inoue, Motohisa Funabashi, Masakazu Yahiro, Yoshiyuki Satoh
  • Patent number: 5203159
    Abstract: A pressurized fluidized bed combustion combined cycle power plant has a gas turbine unit of single spindle type in which a turbine, driven by combustion gas from burning of coal in a pressurized fluidized bed combustion boiler, drives an electrical generator at constant speed and drives a compressor supplying compressed combustion air to the boiler. To permit partial load operation, a control arrangement is provided to effect, in dependence upon an operating load of the boiler, control of at least one of the flow rate of the combustion air into the boiler, and the operating pressure in the combustion chamber of the boiler. The control arrangement may be, for example, a valve controlling a by-pass flow of the combustion air and/or inlet guide vanes of the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoto Koizumi, Asao Takashi, Shinichi Hoizumi, Yoshiki Noguchi, Toshihiko Sasaki
  • Patent number: 5202898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laser oscillator, especially to a laser oscillator suitable for ultrafine manufacturing such as an apparatus for manufacturing of a semiconductor wherein the laser oscillator is provided with constant directivity chronically, although the directivity is not so fine, for avoiding a blurred image spatially and chronically in order to obtain a stable mask in the ultrafine manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Sugawara, Toshiharu Shirakura, Takeshi Yamamura, Hideki Yamai
  • Patent number: 5202962
    Abstract: A graphic processor which controls reading, writing and transfer of graphic data for a display memory that stores graphic data. The processor includes a first unit which stores first address information for addressing the display memory and first pixel address information which points a pixel position in a word specified by the first address information, a second unit which stores second address information for addressing the display memory and second pixel address information which points a pixel position in a word specified by the second address information, a third unit which shifts graphic data of multiple pixels included in two consecutive words to extract continuous 1-word graphic data, and a fourth unit which implements drawing computations pixel-wise concurrently for one word depending on the number of pixels included in a word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuo, Koyo Katsura, Jun Sato, Takashi Sone, Masakatu Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 5192943
    Abstract: A cursor display control in a graphic display system is provided in which a storage range is provided for exclusive use for a cursor pattern and a desired shape is defined in the storage range to thereby perform a high-speed cursor movement. A display control apparatus in the graphic display system includes a memory for storing a cursor pattern, shift register for performing a shift processing in a non-display period of the cursor for positioning in the display screen, and parallel-serial converter for performing parallel to serial conversion at the display timing of the cursor, whereby the apparatus is suitable to be integrated in the form of an LSI and the cursor can be moved at a high speed on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Matsuo, Tadashi Fukushima, Tooru Komagawa, Masahisa Narita
  • Patent number: 5188078
    Abstract: A throttle body comprises a light metal first body having an operation space of a throttle valve and a synthetic resin second body which faces to the first body through a space. The first body and the second body are connected by a connecting member through a seal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1993
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shigeo Tamaki
  • Patent number: 5164153
    Abstract: A control rod assembly for a boiling water reactor comprises a tie-rod of a cross-shaped section, and four sheaths. Each of the sheaths is of a U-shaped section and mounted to the respective arms of the tie-rod. One or more neutron absorber materials are disposed within a space defined by the arm and the sheath. The neutron absorber material is axially separated into two portions. One of two portions is supported by a supporting member. The other portion is suspended by a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Fukumoto, Hiromasa Hirakawa, Norio Kawashima, Yasuhiro Aizawa, Hideaki Ishizaki
  • Patent number: 5155671
    Abstract: A power converter comprising a current-type inverter is disclosed, in which an output of a converter unit is applied as an input to the inverter unit through a DC reactor, and AC power is supplied to a load from the inverter unit. A ripple component of the DC input of the inverter unit is detected, and the switching elements of the inverter unit are controlled by modulation rate if they are to be subjected to PWM control, thus completing a sinusoidal waveform of the output of the inverter unit. Specifically, since the input to the inverter unit is allowed to contain a ripple, the DC reactor is reduced in size. The output of the inverter unit is a sinusoidal AC power containing no high harmonics and therefore the load is free of effects of high harmonics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Elevator Engineering and Service Co., Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Inaba, Kiyoshi Nakamura, Sadao Hokari, Yoshio Sakai, Naoyuki Outi, Takeki Ando, Satoshi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 5140165
    Abstract: A vessel for solidifying radioactive waste pellets includes a vessel body, an inner lid mounted within the vessel body and fixedly secured to an upper portion of the vessel body, and a device for preventing the pellets from floating fixedly secured one end thereof to the inner lid. The inner lid has an opening formed at a generally central portion thereof, and the pellet float prevention device is extended into the opening of the inner lid to define gaps therebetween allowing the passage of a solidifying material in the state of a liquid or a slurry therethrough but preventing the passage of the radioctive waste pellets therethrough. The pellet prevention device, when receiving a downward urging force, is bent downward to enlarge the gaps therebetween for allowing the radioactive waste pellets to pass therethrough. The pellet float prevention device is returned by a resilient restoring force to its initial position when the downward urging force is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachi Nuclear Engineering Co., Ltd., Hitachi Engineering and Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Kiuchi, Takahiro Sanada, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Shoichi Ouchi
  • Patent number: 5127470
    Abstract: An apparatus for heat recovery from an exhaust gas with waste heat from a heat machinery unit, which comprises a pair of first and second chemical heat-storing units, each comprising a vessel containing a reactant material capable of releasing a reaction-susceptible material upon heating with an exhaust gas and emitting the heat of reaction upon combination with the reaction-susceptible material and a heat exchanger piping provided in the vessel and through which a heat transfer medium is passed. The high temperature gas from the heat machinery unit is applied to the vessel in one of the first and second chemical heat-storing units, thereby resulting in a reaction for leasing the reaction-susceptible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Inaba, Kenji Tokunaga, Akihiro Shimizu, Tetsuzo Kuribayashi
  • Patent number: 5125095
    Abstract: A microcomputer system has a microprocessor and a number of independent coprocessors for executing individual instructions according to instruction data sent from the microprocessor. An address bus and a data bus interconnect the coprocessors with the microprocessor. The microprocessor sends instruction data to the coprocessors via the data bus and concurrently sends coprocessor designation data to the coprocessors via the address bus. The coprocessor designated by the designation data reads and reacts to the instruction data while the other coprocessors within the system disregard the instruction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi Microcomputer Engineering Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuichiro Nakazawa, Makoto Hanawa, Atsushi Hasegawa, Ikuya Kawasaki, Kazuhiko Iwasaki, Shigeki Morinaga, Hisashi Kaziwara, Takeshi Asai, Junichi Tatezaki
  • Patent number: 5115386
    Abstract: A mathematical model for simulating a dynamic characteristic of an electric power supply apparatus, a model control function for controlling an output from the mathematical model in a closed loop fashion and an electric power supply apparatus control function for approximating a control variable for the electric power supply apparatus to a reference value are provided in a control circuit, wherein an output from the mathematical model is output as a pulse width reference signal, and the pulse width reference signal is corrected by an on-delay portion due to switching elements by means of a gain revision circuit, thereby promptly and stably controlling the electric power supply apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Shirahama, Ikuo Yamato, Norikazu Tokunaga, Yasuo Matsuda, Mitsufumi Iwanaka, Takeshi Nagano, Youuji Ishida
  • Patent number: 5106575
    Abstract: A nuclear fuel assembly has a plurality of fuel rods and a lower tie plate supporting their lower ends. Coolant apertures extending through the lower tie plate. A channel box surrounds the fuel rods and receives the lower tie plate, to confine the coolant. To restrict leakage of coolant between the tie plate and the channel box, the coolant apertures include, adjacent the periphery of the lower tie plate, a plurality of peripheral apertures which are located at least partly outside the outermost fuel rods. The peripheral apertures each provide a coolant velocity peak located further from the axial center line of the tie plate than the axial center lines of the closest neighboring fuel rods. The invention also provides venturis in the leakage path between the channel box and the tie plate, to restrict deformation of the tie plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shozo Nakamura, Tadashi Mizuno, Tetsuo Yasuda, Akira Maru, Yoshishige Kawada, Yoshihiko Yanagi, Hiromasa Hirakawa, Junjiro Nakajima, Yasuhiro Aizawa, Yorihide Segawa
  • Patent number: 5083455
    Abstract: An air meter for an internal combustion engine. The air intake passage of the internal combustion engine includes a main passage and an L-shaped auxiliary passage. The auxiliary passage includes a first flow passage, a second flow passage and a corner portion arrnaged at a corner thereof. The first flow passage communicates to the second flow passage through the corner portion. The first flow passage is disposed in parallel with the main passage and has a hot wire sensor arranged therein. The second flow passage is arranged perpendicularly to the main passage. The first flow passage has a circular radial cross section. The second flow passage is in the shape of a groove with a bottom, the groove having a square cross-section. The first flow passage is open to the corner portion at a level of the bottom of the second flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Co., Ltd., Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Saito, Toshifumi Usui, Hirotoshi Kawano, Shinya Igarashi, Youichi Furuhashi