Patents Assigned to Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 9354258Abstract: A device including: a conductor through which a current to be measured flows; multiple coils arranged around the conductor; a first magnetic body provided to face one of end surfaces of each of the multiple coils and configured to magnetically short-circuit the multiple coils; and a second magnetic body provided to face another one of the end surfaces of each of the multiple coils, configured to magnetically short-circuit the multiple coils, and including through-holes through which coil wires from the multiple coils are passed, respectively, the through-holes being provided at positions facing the other end surfaces of the multiple coils, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Ryochi, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Tatsuya Kimura
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Publication number: 20140111190Abstract: A device including: a conductor through which a current to be measured flows; multiple coils arranged around the conductor; a first magnetic body provided to face one of end surfaces of each of the multiple coils and configured to magnetically short-circuit the multiple coils; and a second magnetic body provided to face another one of the end surfaces of each of the multiple coils, configured to magnetically short-circuit the multiple coils, and including through-holes through which coil wires from the multiple coils are passed, respectively, the through-holes being provided at positions facing the other end surfaces of the multiple coils, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinichi Ryochi, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Tatsuya Kimura
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Patent number: 8433529Abstract: In a watt-hour meter, encoders 116, 117, 118 and 119 respectively convert a signal concerning a current and voltage used by a customer into a code sequence signal by Reed-Solomon codes or convolutional codes. Decoders 121, 122, 123, and 124 reversely convert the code sequence signal to the signal concerning the current and voltage. A power calculating section 125 converts the signal concerning the current and voltage into data concerning electricity consumption.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Nakano, Yoshito Sameda, Yukio Takanohashi, Tadanori Maoka, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama, Fuyuki Kurokawa
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Patent number: 8219330Abstract: A gas appliance judgment apparatus and method by which a type of gas appliance in use and the existence of a gas leak can be identified. In operation, noise is removed from measured instantaneous flow volume, whereupon the “length”, “initial flow volume” and “sequence of transited regions” of the variable portion of the flow volume and the “length”, “average value” and “gradient” of the flat portion of the flow volume are extracted. A rule having characteristics data which matches the characteristics of the variable portion and the flat portion of the flow volume is then searched, and points are added respectively for the type of gas appliance and for the existence of a gas leak. When the added points are not less than a previously established threshold value, then the type of gas appliance in use is determined, and appliance type information is output as a judgment result.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sameda, Kenji Nakano, Yukio Takanohashi, Hiroto Uyama, Masaaki Ishino
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Patent number: 8217643Abstract: A current detector includes a plate conductor (4) that is folded in one portion in a longitudinal direction to have two parts parallel to and facing each other having a predetermined width (w1) therebetween, so as to compose a looped current path (2a) in the conductor, and a magneto-electric transducer (2) that is placed between the two parts of the conductor (4; 4a, 4b) so that a magnetic sensing axis is parallel to a width direction of the conductor (4), of which a length (a) in a direction of the magnetic sensing axis is smaller than the width (w1) of the conductor.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yuta Kuroki, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama
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Publication number: 20110231115Abstract: A gas appliance judgment apparatus and method by which a type of gas appliance in use and the existence of a gas leak can be identified. In operation, noise is removed from measured instantaneous flow volume, whereupon the “length”, “initial flow volume” and “sequence of transited regions” of the variable portion of the flow volume and the “length”, “average value” and “gradient” of the flat portion of the flow volume are extracted. A rule having characteristics data which matches the characteristics of the variable portion and the flat portion of the flow volume is then searched, and points are added respectively for the type of gas appliance and for the existence of a gas leak. When the added points are not less than a previously established threshold value, then the type of gas appliance in use is determined, and appliance type information is output as a judgment result.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TOKO METER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshito SAMEDA, Kenji Nakano, Yukio Takanohashi, Hiroto Uyama, Masaaki Ishino
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Patent number: 7987698Abstract: According to the present invention, mistaken detection of a gas leak can be prevented even when using an appliance which has been newly installed in a dwelling receiving a gas supply, and whereby a gas leak can be detected rapidly, efficiently and accurately. The characteristics extraction means 5 extracts characteristics of a gas flow including a combination of the instantaneous flow volume data and the instantaneous flow volume time differential value, on the basis of the data obtained by the flow volume measurement means 1, pressure measurement means 2, instantaneous flow volume time differential operation means 3 and pressure time differential operation means 4.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Nakano, Yoshito Sameda, Yukio Takanohashi, Hiroto Uyama, Masaaki Ishino
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Patent number: 7974794Abstract: An electric energy meter comprises a terminal unit and a measurement unit. The terminal unit includes plural electric lines each of which carries an electric current supplied from an external power source to a load, and a coil which is provided to at least one of the plural electric lines and converts the electric current flowing to the load into a magnetic field directly proportional to the electric current. The measurement unit includes a hall element which generates a voltage directly proportional to the magnetic field converted by the coil, a voltage detector which detects voltages of the plural electric lines, and a processing unit which calculates electric energy consumption based on the voltage generated by the hall element and the voltages detected by the voltage detector. The electric energy meter can facilitate the replacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2007Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventor: Fuyuki Kurokawa
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Patent number: 7970557Abstract: A gas appliance judgment apparatus and method by which a type of gas appliance in use and the existence of a gas leak can be identified. In operation, noise is removed from measured instantaneous flow volume, whereupon the “length”, “initial flow volume” and “sequence of transited regions” of the variable portion of the flow volume and the “length”, “average value” and “gradient” of the flat portion of the flow volume are extracted. A rule having characteristics data which matches the characteristics of the variable portion and the flat portion of the flow volume is then searched, and points are added respectively for the type of gas appliance and for the existence of a gas leak. When the added points are not less than a previously established threshold value, then the type of gas appliance in use is determined, and appliance type information is output as a judgment result.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshito Sameda, Kenji Nakano, Yukio Takanohashi, Hiroto Uyama, Masaaki Ishino
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Patent number: 7919960Abstract: An electricity meter capable of minimizing a risk of data destruction in case of lightning or surge that involves improperly high voltage is provided. The electricity meter includes a measurement part, an operation part, and an insulation part. The measurement part includes a detection unit to detect electricity consumption of an objective system and a transmission unit to wirelessly transmit data representative of the detected electricity consumption. The operation part includes a reception unit to receive the wirelessly transmitted data and an operation unit to process the received data into data representative of electric energy consumed by the objective system. The insulation part electrically insulates the measurement part and operation part from each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Toko Meter Systems Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yukio Takanohashi, Yoshito Sameda, Kenji Nakano, Tadanori Maoka, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama
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Publication number: 20110012590Abstract: A current detector includes a plate conductor (4) that is folded in one portion in a longitudinal direction to have two parts parallel to and facing each other having a predetermined width (w1) therebetween, so as to compose a looped current path (2a) in the conductor, and a magneto-electric transducer (2) that is placed between the two parts of the conductor (4; 4a, 4b) so that a magnetic sensing axis is parallel to a width direction of the conductor (4), of which a length (a) in a direction of the magnetic sensing axis is smaller than the width (w1) of the conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: TOSHIBA TOKO METER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yuta Kuroki, Fuyuki Kurokawa, Mitsuhiro Sakoyama